[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3236 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3236

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare 
   coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 7, 2023

Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare 
   coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Medical Services 
Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF AMBULANCE SERVICES THAT DO NOT INCLUDE 
              TRANSPORTATION.

    Section 1861(s)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(s)(7)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(7);''
            (2) in subparagraph (A), as added by paragraph (1), by 
        inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A), ambulance service 
        includes such services described in such subparagraph that are 
        furnished on or after January 1, 2025, to an individual by a 
        provider or supplier of ambulance services regardless of 
        whether the provider or supplier provides the transport for the 
        individual at a reimbursement comparable to the transport 
        reimbursement;''.
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