Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3174-GG is enacted to read:

§3174-GG.__MaineCare reimbursement for ambulance services

The department shall conduct an annual review of MaineCare reimbursement rates paid for ambulance services.__The rates must be adjusted annually to a level that is not less than the average allowable reimbursement rates under Medicare for such services.

SUMMARY

This bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct an annual review of the adequacy of reimbursement rates paid to licensed ambulance services under the MaineCare program. The bill would require the department to adjust reimbursement rates to levels that are no less than the average federal Medicare reimbursement rates for the same services.