No. HB 4001
Filed under Local Government.
Jefferson County ; Limits compensation to health care provider that provides medical services for inmate housed in Jefferson County detention center if provider does not have contract with county to provide such services; limits compensation to entity that provides emergency medical transportation services for inmate housed in Jefferson County detention center if entity does not have contract with county to provide such services.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDJefferson County must pay non-contracted medical providers no more than 110% of the Medicare allowable rate for inmate care. This cap applies to hospitals, physicians, and other licensed facilities.
Providers that reported a negative operating margin to the state last year face a higher 125% cap. This exception requires specific financial reporting to the Agency for Health Care Administration.
The county must also pay non-contracted emergency medical transport entities no more than 110% of the Medicare allowable rate. This includes air ambulances and ground emergency vehicles.
The law does not apply to medical services provided at a hospital operated by Jefferson County. Those charges remain uncapped under this specific act.
AILimits what a hospital or doctor can bill the county for treating a Jefferson County inmate if they lack a county contract.
AILimits what an ambulance or air ambulance company can bill the county for transporting a Jefferson County inmate if they lack a county contract.
AIRaises the billing cap to 125% of the Medicare rate for non-contracted hospitals that reported a negative operating margin the previous year.
AIExempts Jefferson County from the billing caps when the inmate is treated at a hospital operated by the county itself.