House Bill 56 introduces an ambulance provider assessment fee, requiring each ambulance provider to pay a uniform fee of 5.75% of their net operating revenues to the Department of Revenue. The bill details the procedures for collecting and distributing this fee, including auditing provisions and penalties for late payments. The revenue generated from this fee is designated to supplement Medicaid payments to ambulance providers. Additionally, the bill appropriates $131,000 from the general fund to the Department of Revenue for personal services related to the implementation of the act, with the expectation that this funding will be included in future legislative sessions.

The bill also establishes an ambulance Medicaid reimbursement special revenue account funded by the assessment fee, which will be used to reimburse the general fund for implementation costs and to increase Medicaid payments to emergency ambulance services. It includes a contingent effective date, meaning it will only take effect upon the approval of necessary waivers by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Furthermore, the bill contains a provision for contingent voidness, stating that if federal law changes in a way that impacts the assessment fee's eligibility for federal financial participation, the relevant sections will become void. The act is set to terminate on June 30, 2033, unless extended or amended.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 17-7-502
HB0056_1(1): 17-7-502
HB0056_1(2): 17-7-502
HB0056_1(3): 17-7-502
HB0056_1(4): 17-7-502
HB0056_1(5): 17-7-502
HB0056_1(6): 17-7-502
HB0056_1(7): 17-7-502
HB0056_1: 17-7-502
HB0056_2(1): 17-7-502
HB0056_2(10): 17-7-502
HB0056_2(11): 17-7-502
HB0056_2(2): 17-7-502
HB0056_2(3): 17-7-502
HB0056_2(4): 17-7-502
HB0056_2(5): 17-7-502
HB0056_2(6): 17-7-502
HB0056_2(7): 17-7-502
HB0056_2(8): 17-7-502
HB0056_2(9): 17-7-502
HB0056_2: 17-7-502
HB0056_3(1): 17-7-502
HB0056_3(10): 17-7-502
HB0056_3(11): 17-7-502
HB0056_3(12): 17-7-502
HB0056_3(13): 17-7-502
HB0056_3(2): 17-7-502
HB0056_3(3): 17-7-502
HB0056_3(4): 17-7-502
HB0056_3(5): 17-7-502
HB0056_3(6): 17-7-502
HB0056_3(7): 17-7-502
HB0056_3(8): 17-7-502
HB0056_3(9): 17-7-502
HB0056_3: 17-7-502
HB0056_X(1): 17-7-502
HB0056_X(10): 17-7-502
HB0056_X(11): 17-7-502
HB0056_X(2): 17-7-502
HB0056_X(3): 17-7-502
HB0056_X(4): 17-7-502
HB0056_X(5): 17-7-502
HB0056_X(6): 17-7-502
HB0056_X(7): 17-7-502
HB0056_X(8): 17-7-502
HB0056_X(9): 17-7-502
HB0056_X: 17-7-502