Pennsylvania HB 857: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, further providing for emergency transportation services.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 895
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 857
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CAUSER, GILLEN, BANTA, BERNSTINE, M. BROWN,
COOPER, GREINER, HAMM, HANBIDGE, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, KOZAK,
KUZMA, PICKETT, PIELLI, RAPP, REICHARD, ROWE, VENKAT AND
WARREN, MARCH 11, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 11, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance,
further providing for emergency transportation services.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 443.13 of the act of June 13, 1967
(P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, is amended to
read:
Section 443.13. Emergency Transportation Services.--(a)
Subject to Federal approval as may be necessary and contingent
on Federal financial participation, from money appropriated for
the department under the act of August 3, 2023 (P.L.471, No.1A),
known as the General Appropriation Act of 2023, sufficient funds
shall be included to provide reimbursement for ground mileage
for every loaded mile and to provide the greater of the highest
Medicare rates published in the Ambulance Fee Schedule Public
Use File for calendar year 2023 or the current Medicaid
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Ambulance Fees as updated by Medical Assistance Bulletin 26-22-
07 effective date January 1, 2023, beginning January 1, 2024,
for services provided under the Medical Assistance - Fee-for-
Service, Medical Assistance - Capitation and Medical Assistance
- Community HealthChoices appropriations in the General
Appropriation Act of 2023.
(b) Beginning July 1, 2025, reimbursement for emergency
services for an enrollee that did not require transport or
refused to be transported, rendered by a licensed emergency
medical services agency shall be the greater of the highest
Medicare rates published in the Ambulance Fee Schedule Public
Use File for calendar year 2025 or the current Medicaid
Ambulance Fees as updated by Medical Assistance Bulletin 26-24-
01 effective date January 1, 2024, for services provided under
the Medical Assistance - Fee-for-Service, Medical Assistance -
Capitation and Medical Assistance - Community HealthChoices
appropriations in the act of , 2025 (P.L. , No. ),
known as the General Appropriation Act of 2025.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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