All Roll Calls
Yes: 113 • No: 9
ArkansasHB18502025 Regular SessionHouse
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICES; TO CLARIFY THE MINIMUM ALLOWABLE REIMBURSEMENT FOR GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Sponsored By: Missy Irvin (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican)
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Bill Overview
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1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New minimum payments for ground ambulances
Arkansas health plans must use minimum ground ambulance rates approved or contracted between the provider and local government. Beginning July 1, 2025, a fallback applies when no such rates exist, for both in-network and out-of-network providers. The minimum is the lower of 325% of Medicare’s Arkansas rural ambulance rate or the provider’s billed charges. The Medicare rate must match the service and service date. This replaces the Workers’ Compensation Commission fee schedule benchmark and does not itself set patients’ out-of-pocket charges. The emergency clause makes the act effective upon Governor approval, expiration of the veto period without action, or final veto override.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Missy Irvin
Republican • Senate
Lee Johnson
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Mark Perry
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/14/2025
Senate Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 1:47:04 PM
Yes: 27 • No: 4 • Other: 2
House vote • 4/3/2025
House Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025 4:54:58 PM
Yes: 86 • No: 5 • Other: 5
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1850 is now Act 867
4/17/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/15/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/14/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
4/14/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
4/14/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
4/14/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/14/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
4/8/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
4/3/2025SenateReceived from the House.
4/3/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
4/3/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
4/3/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
4/2/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE
3/19/2025HouseFiled
3/19/2025House
Bill Text
HB1850 - Introduced
3/19/2025
Act Version
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