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In 2024, the Washington legislature enacted a law protecting consumers from out-of-network charges by Ground Ambulance Service Organizations (GASO). The law takes effect January 1, 2025, and bans balance billing for covered emergency and non-emergency ground ambulance transportation.
21 maj 2024 · SSB 5986 (PDF, 171 KB) adds ground ambulance balance billing protections to the Balance Billing Protection Act (BBPA). Rulemaking is necessary to revise Chapter 284-43B WAC to include ground ambulance services.
8 mar 2024 · Washington state will see new protections for consumers from surprise billing for ground ambulance services. SB 5986 passed the House and Senate with nearly universal support. Under the bill, consumers will now be protected from surprising billing when they use ground ambulance services in Washington state. Most of the impacts of the bill fall ...
In 2020, Congress passed the federal No Surprises Act (NSA), which establishes federal protections against balance billing for emergency services, including air ambulance services, and certain other services provided at in-network facilities. In 2022, the Legislature amended the BBPA to align provisions with the NSA.
6 paź 2023 · In 2022, the legislative passed HB 1688 directing the OIC to submit a report to the legislature on applying balance billing regulations to ground ambulances. In early 2023, OIC convened an advisory group made up of public and private ground ambulance providers, insurance providers, and patient advocacy groups.
19 mar 2024 · Beginning January 1, 2025, Washington’s new state law will prohibit out-of-network ambulance companies from sending a surprise “balance bill” to patients who receive emergency medical treatment at the scene or are transported to an appropriate emergency service provider’s location. The law clarifies that patients need only to pay their ...
30 lis 2023 · The report looks at “balance billing” for ambulance services in Washington. Balance billing is when a company charges the patient the difference between what their insurance paid and the total cost of services. In 2022, lawmakers passed a bill to strengthen protections for consumers against surprise medical bills, including for most ...
