HB 1392 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

MS Triage, Treat and Transport to Alternative Destination Act; revise provisions related to.

HB 1392 requires health benefit plans in Mississippi to cover ambulance services for triage, treatment in place (using telemedicine), or transport to lower-acuity facilities like urgent care centers or mental health crisis units - excluding hospitals or critical care settings. It sets minimum reimbursement rates for out-of-network ambulance providers based on contracted county/municipal rates or 250% of Medicare rates, mandates the Department of Insurance to publish these rates, and requires clear billing explanations for enrollees. The law applies to all health plans covering these services starting July 1, 2025, and affects enrollees receiving ambulance care, ambulance providers, and insurance commissioners enforcing the rules. It does not change existing deductibles or co-pays but ensures coverage for non-transport scenarios and alternative destination care.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

Committee Substitute Current version · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended after passing the House to expand telemedicine coverage for in-place emergency treatment, update the effective date to July 1, 2025, require the Department of Insurance to publish contracted ambulance rates online, clarify how billed charges appear on benefit explanations, and modify enforcement responsibilities. These changes strengthen consumer protections by ensuring transparency in ambulance billing and expanding access to remote medical care during emergencies.
Scope change
The bill now explicitly authorizes telemedicine use for treating or assessing enrollees in place and extends the effective date from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025.
REQUIREMENT

Added explicit authorization for telemedicine when treating or assessing an enrollee in place under ambulance service coverage.

Added requirement for the Department of Insurance to publish contracted ambulance rates on its website within 10 days of contract execution or ordinance approval.

Modified how ambulance service provider's billed charges are included in explanation of benefits documents when contracted rates are the lesser amount.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025 and repealed date from June 30, 2025 to one day before passage.

ENFORCEMENT

Added requirement that ambulance service providers be paid in accordance with assignment of benefits before the Commissioner of Insurance enforcement provision.

Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

1047
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 119
Feb 13, 2025
D Democratic39
30 Yea 7 Nay 2
76% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican78
72 Yea 6
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Insurance
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed As Amended
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Insurance
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Bubba Carpenter
Bubba Carpenter
RRepublican
MS
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