2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

SB632: Relating to surprise billing of out-of-network ambulance services

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit out-of-network emergency medical services agencies from balance billing a covered enrollee in a health insurance plan for ground ambulance services. The bill establishes the minimum payment to be made by an insurer to an out-of-network emergency medical services agency for ambulance services. The bill requires payment by the insurer directly to the out-of-network emergency medical services agency and the prompt payment of clean claims.

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Bill History

2/28/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/28/2025
To Health and Human Resources then Finance
Senate
2/28/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/28/2025
To Health and Human Resources
Senate
3/27/2025
Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
Senate
3/27/2025
2nd reference dispensed
Senate
3/28/2025
On 1st reading
Senate
3/28/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
3/29/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
3/29/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/31/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
3/31/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/31/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 246)
Senate
3/31/2025
Effective January 1, 2026 (Roll No. 247)
Senate
3/31/2025
Ordered to House
Senate
4/1/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
To Finance
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
To House Finance
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (Roll No. 246)
3/31/2025
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective January 1, 2026 (Roll No. 247)
3/31/2025
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/31/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Finance(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Vince Deeds
Vince Deeds
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197030.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197030.1 KB