"Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act"; insurance coverage for certain out-of-network ambulance transportation service; provide

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Plain-English Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 20E of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act," so as to provide for insurance coverage for certain out-of-network ambulance transportation service; to provide for the minimum allowable reimbursement rate for such service; to provide for maximum amounts on copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles for such service; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflictin…

Source: OpenStates · fetched March 31, 2026

Who it affects

Medicaid / public insurance

via Georgians for a Healthy Future: Protects consumers from surprise ambulance bills by extending surprise billing protections to emergency ground ambulance transportation.

Low-income / working-class

via Georgians for a Healthy Future: Protects consumers from surprise ambulance bills by extending surprise billing protections to emergency ground ambulance transportation.

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Medicaid / public insurancedirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via Georgians for a Healthy Future
Protects consumers from surprise ambulance bills by extending surprise billing protections to emergency ground ambulance transportation.
Low-income / working-classdirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via Georgians for a Healthy Future
Protects consumers from surprise ambulance bills by extending surprise billing protections to emergency ground ambulance transportation.

What the Bill Does

Did not pass in 2025 session. Companion to HB 506.

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