HB2776 S JUD AMT #1 4-1

Dean  7824

The Committee on Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. House Bill 2776—A Bill to amend and reenact the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §33-11B-1, relating to the creation of the West Virginia Air Ambulance Patient Protection Act; declaring that an air ambulance service provider or affiliated entity who solicits air ambulance membership subscriptions, accepts membership applications, or charges membership fees, is engaged in the business of insurance to the extent that it promises to pay, reimburse, or indemnify the copayments, deductibles, cost-sharing amounts, or post-service payments of a patient related to air ambulance transport as set by the patient’s health insurance provider, health care provider, or other third parties; providing that air ambulance membership agreements or subscriptions declared to be the business of insurance shall be regulated by the commissioner; requiring a valid license issued by the commissioner to solicit or sell \air ambulance membership agreements or subscriptions; providing for rulemaking by the commissioner; and providing for severability.

Adopted

Rejected