Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide

Removed all provisions related to Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments, including coverage of FDA-approved medications and counseling services.

Added new provisions requiring insurance plans to cover emergency ambulance transport when requested by first responders.

Introduced new definitions for terms such as 'ambulance provider,' 'clean claim,' 'covered service,' and 'first responder.'

Established minimum reimbursement rates for out-of-network ambulance services, either based on Medicare rates or local contracts.

Limited patient financial responsibility for out-of-network ambulance services to amounts similar to those for in-network services.

Set a specific effective date of January 1, 2027, for the new ambulance billing protections.