2017 House Bill 5219 / 2018 Public Act 385

Require disclosures for air-ambulance service

Introduced in the House

Nov. 2, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Beau LaFave (R-108)

To require ambulance operations to provide a good-faith estimate of the cost of transferring a patient for non-emergency care by helicopter, and whether this is covered by the patient’s insurance.

Referred to the Committee on Insurance

Nov. 30, 2017

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Dec. 6, 2017

Passed in the House 97 to 13 (details)

Received in the Senate

Dec. 12, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Insurance

June 7, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Received in the House

Dec. 4, 2018

In the Senate

Dec. 5, 2018

Passed in the Senate 33 to 4 (details)

To require ambulance operations to provide a good-faith estimate of the cost of transferring a patient for non-emergency care by helicopter, and whether this is covered by the patient’s insurance.

In the House

Dec. 6, 2018

Passed in the House 102 to 7 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 19, 2018