# Maine LD 5: An Act to Clarify the Law Regarding Prior Authorization for Air Ambulances

Maine LD 5, An Act to Clarify the Law Regarding Prior Authorization for Air Ambulances, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Donna Bailey (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 34); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 5
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Clarify the Law Regarding Prior Authorization for Air Ambulances
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 34
- Sponsor: Donna Bailey (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: INSURANCE, INSURANCE - HEALTH INSURANCE
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (144 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- No prior authorization for nonprofit air ambulances: benefit, low. Health insurers in Maine cannot require prior authorization for urgent air ambulance trips if the provider is a nonprofit. This applies to trips to a hospital or between hospitals. Insurers also cannot require prior authorization for ground ambulances to take you to a hospital, move you between hos…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Donna Bailey (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-10 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP | pass | 144 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-04-22: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 34
- 2025-04-17: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-04-10: Reports READ.On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 79(Yeas 144 - Nays 0 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSEDIn concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report READ On motion by Senator BAILEY of York The Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED Bill READ ONCE Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 6, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0014&item=4&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0014&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed)
- LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed)
- LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed)
- LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0014&item=4&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0014&item=1&snum=132)

## Related
- [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132)
- [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
- [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD5-132 (as of 2026-10-17).