REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF MANDATING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR AMBULANCE AND COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE SERVICES.

SCR 97 is a procedural resolution requesting the State Auditor assess the social and financial impacts of mandating health insurance coverage for ambulance services and community paramedicine. It directs the Auditor to evaluate how such a mandate - proposed in S.B. 783 - would affect patients, providers, and insurers, including costs under federal law (PPACA) and current insurance plan availability. The study would cover both benefits (like improved access to care in underserved areas) and burdens (such as added costs for insurers and the state). This resolution does not change current law but requires a report before any coverage mandate could be implemented.