Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut SB429: AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION.
Status: Signed into law, June 2, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning medicaid reimbursement for emergency medical transportation. assembly convened.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 17b-273 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2026): (a) On and after April 1, 1983, the Commissioner of Social Services shall increase the payment rate for ambulance rides eligible under the state medical assistance program. Subject to federal approval, beginning with the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2015, the Commissioner of Social Services shall, within available appropriations, revise the payment methodology for ambulance services under the Medicaid program to apply a relative value unit system similar to the payment methodology used in the Medicare program. The basic life support nonemergency transport shall be designated as the base rate with the relative value unit system applied to basic life support nonemergency transports, basic life support emergency transports, advanced life support nonemergency transports, advanced life support emergency transports and paramedic intercept services. For purposes of this section, "relative value unit" means a numeric value for ambulance services relative to the value of a base level ambulance service. Senate Bill No. 429 (b) On and after July 1, 2026, the Commissioner of Social Services shall base the out-of-district mileage calculation for ambulance services reimbursed under the state medical assistance program on the distance traveled by an ambulance with …
Sponsors
- Jeffrey Gordon (R, 35) · primary sponsor
- Kenneth Gucker (D, 138)
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Public Act 26-88
- : In Concurrence
- : House Passed
- : House Calendar Number 385
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Senate Passed
- : File Number 311
Votes
- House Roll Call 261 (May 5, 2026): 150 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 51 (April 8, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (March 19, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Ambulance services, Emergency medical services, State medical assistance program, Social Services, Department of
Common questions
- What is SB429?
- SB429 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION.
- What does SB429 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning medicaid reimbursement for emergency medical transportation. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB429?
- Signed into law as of June 2, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (June 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB429?
- Jeffrey Gordon (R, 35), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB429?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00429&which_year=2026
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