This bill expands existing requirements for insurance carriers and the MaineCare program to provide reimbursement for ambulance services to include:
1. Treatment provided on the scene in response to an emergency call, regardless of transport;
2. Care provided by an emergency medical services provider through community paramedicine; and
3. Alternate destination transport to clinically appropriate facilities other than hospital emergency departments. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Maine Emergency Medical Services to adopt rules to implement reimbursement standards.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 2119, HP 1434: 24-A.4303