HB1632 - Ambulance services; health insurance policies shall cover treatment of enrollees in place and transporting to an alternate destination.

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An Act To Be Known As The Mississippi Triage, Treat And Transport To Alternative Destination Act; To Provide That Policies Of Accident And Sickness Insurance Shall Provide Coverage For An Ambulance Service To Treat Or Assess An Enrollee In Place, Or Triage Or Triage And Transport An Enrollee To An Alterative Destination, Or An Encounter Between An Ambulance Service And Enrollee That Results Without Transport Of The Enrollee Under The Policy; To Provide That The Coverage Required Under This Section Is Subject To The Initiation Of Ambulance Service Treatment As A Result Of A 911 Call That Is Documented In The Records Of The Ambulance Service And Subject To Deductibles Or Copayment Requirements Of The Policy, And Does Not Diminish Or Limit Benefits Otherwise Allowable Under The Policy; To Provide That The Reimbursement Rate For An Ambulance Service Provider Whose Operators Assess, Triage, Treat Or Transport An Enrollee To An Alternative Destination Shall Be Not Less Than The Advanced Life Support Rate With Mileage To The Scene; And For Related Purposes.