SB 160

ON MARCH 31, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 83, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to require TACIR to study : (1) T he economic impact on counties that ar e required to provide ambulance services, which counties provide services directly or franchise those services, which municipalities provide ambulance services, and whether policy changes may benefit the overall health and delivery of ambulance services i n this state ; and (2) E mergency and non-emergency transport reimbursement including from commercial payors, Medicare, Medicaid, and the way counties and municipalities fund the deficit at which these services operate. U pon completion of the study, this amendment requires TACIR to report its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the chair of the state and local government committee of the senate and the chair of the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdicti on over subject matters pertaining to state and local government, and provide a copy of the report to the legislative librarian.