Ambulance provider assessment program established, supplemental medical assistance payments provided for ambulance services, certain ambulance services exempted from the MinnesotaCare provider tax, report required, and money appropriated.

HF 87 establishes a quarterly assessment fee on most ambulance providers (excluding public/governmental services and air ambulances) based on their gross revenues from emergency ambulance services. The collected fees fund a special ambulance fee fund, which the state uses to make supplemental payments to ambulance providers. These payments aim to increase medical assistance payments to ambulance providers so they reach a level not exceeding the average commercial insurance rate. The bill also requires annual reports starting January 1, 2027, detailing fund expenditures.