The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 33 : Human Services
Chapter 019 : Medical Assistance
Subchapter 001 : MEDICAID
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 1901m)-
§ 1901m. Reimbursement for emergency medical services
(a) To the extent permitted under federal law or waivers of federal law, the Agency of Human Services shall reimburse a provider of emergency medical services for delivering emergency medical services to a Medicaid beneficiary who was not transported to a different location during the period of the emergency. The reimbursement shall be in an amount equal to the Medicare basic life support rate.
(b) Annually as part of its budget presentation, the Agency of Human Services shall report the amount of additional funds that would be necessary to reimburse emergency medical service providers at a level equal to the applicable Medicare rate for all emergency medical services delivered to Medicaid beneficiaries. (Added 2023, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 6, 2024.)
