The bill amends the Arkansas Triage, Treat, and Transport to Alternative Destination Act to clarify the coverage requirements for ambulance services provided by healthcare insurers. It specifies that insurers must cover ambulance services that either treat an enrollee in place through telemedicine or triage and transport an enrollee to an alternative destination, provided that the ambulance service is coordinating care with a physician or behavioral health specialist.

Additionally, the bill modifies the conditions under which an ambulance service can treat an enrollee in place without transport. It removes the previous stipulation that this could only occur if the enrollee declined transport against medical advice, and instead allows for treatment in place when the encounter results in no transport, as long as the care is coordinated through telemedicine. These changes aim to enhance the flexibility and responsiveness of ambulance services in providing care to enrollees.

Statutes affected:
Old version HB1286 Original - 1-28-2025 05:00 PM: 23-79-2703(a)
Old version HB1286 V2 - 2-19-2025 02:06 PM: 23-79-2703(a)
HB 1286: 23-79-2703(a)