2024 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

HB5255: To require insurance companies to reimburse ambulance agencies for providing treatment in place or transportation to alternative destinations

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to establish that an emergency medical services agency may triage and transport a patient to an alternative destination in this state or treat in place if the ambulance service is coordinating the care of the patient through medical command or telehealth services and to require insurance plans to provide coverage for those services.

Bill History

1/29/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
1/29/2024
To Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services then Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/29/2024
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
1/29/2024
To House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services
House of Delegates
2/16/2024
With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/16/2024
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates

Amendments

hb5255 h fd am _1

hb5255 h fd am _1

2/16/2024Not Adopted

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/29/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Judiciary(House of Delegates)
Sine Die

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197021.5 KB