HB 182 Alabama House · 2025 Regular Session

Emergency medical transport providers, assessment period extended

HB 182 amends Alabama's assessment system for emergency medical transport providers. It changes how the assessment rate is calculated by setting it at 5.3% of projected annual gross receipts from emergency transports, divided by the projected total number of transports for the fiscal year. The rate cannot exceed 5.3% and must comply with federal limits (staying at least half a percent below the federal maximum). This directly affects licensed emergency medical transport providers who bill using specific HCPCS codes (like A0429 or A0433), as their payments to the Alabama Health Care Trust Fund will now follow this new formula.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Signed May 27, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 4 edits · May 27, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was finalized for signature (Enrolled) after minor formatting corrections. The substantive policy changes extend the emergency medical transport assessment deadline from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2028, and add new rules to reduce surplus assessments if collected amounts exceed projections.

Scope change

The financial reporting deadline for the emergency medical transport assessment was extended by three years.

TIMELINE

The assessment period was extended from ending July 1, 2025, to ending July 1, 2028.

REQUIREMENT

New language requires the Department to reduce the assessment rate if surplus funds are collected in previous quarters.

DEFINITION

Minor text adjustments were made to the definitions of 'Assessment Pool' and 'Emergency Medical Transport' to clarify calculations and exclusions.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' and minor line number formatting errors were corrected.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Concur In and Adopted Senate Amendment

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 878

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 877

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Introduced

Finance and Taxation General Fund 1st Amendment Offered (Finance and Taxation General Fund)

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Introduced

Finance and Taxation General Fund 1st Amendment (Finance and Taxation General Fund)

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Finance and Taxation General Fund)

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 623

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 622

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Ways and Means General Fund Engrossed Substitute Offered (Ways and Means General Fund)

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Ways and Means General Fund)

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Introduced

Ways and Means General Fund 1st Amendment (Ways and Means General Fund)

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Ways and Means General Fund)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors