Tennessee HB0150 amends TennCare to set a minimum reimbursement rate for air ambulance services for TennCare recipients.

Tennessee HB0150 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68 and Title 71, relative to TennCare. It establishes a minimum reimbursement rate for air ambulance services provided to TennCare recipients. Specifically, the bureau of TennCare must reimburse a public or private air ambulance service that bills for transports and has a base of operations in Tennessee at a rate not less than 67.5% of the federal Medicare program's allowable charge. This change applies to reimbursement for transports that occur on or after the effective date of this act.

Tennessee HB0150 amends TennCare to set a minimum reimbursement rate for air ambulance services for TennCare recipients.

Tennessee HB0150 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68 and Title 71, relative to TennCare. It establishes a minimum reimbursement rate for air ambulance services provided to TennCare recipients. Specifically, the bureau of TennCare must reimburse a public or private air ambulance service that bills for transports and has a base of operations in Tennessee at a rate not less than 67.5% of the federal Medicare program's allowable charge. This change applies to reimbursement for transports that occur on or after the effective date of this act.