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HB 725 · 2026 · House · Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee

Ambulance service billing rules

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relative to ground ambulance services.

Prohibits balance billing for ambulance services under the managed care law and establishes payment criteria for ambulance services provided by nonparticipating providers.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · January 7, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill prohibits balance billing for ambulance services under the managed care law and establishes criteria for payment of ambulance services provided by nonparticipating ambulance service providers.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“A health plan carrier shall provide payment to a nonparticipating ambulance service provider for ambulance service provided to a covered individual in an amount equal to the lesser of:”
RSA 420-J:8-f
“The payment shall be considered payment in full for the ambulance service provided, except for any copayment, coinsurance, deductible, and other cost sharing amounts that the health plan requires the covered individual to pay; and (2) The nonparticipating ambulance service provider is prohibited from billing the covered individual for any additional amount for the ambulance service provided.”
RSA 420-J:8-f
“Shall remit payment for the ambulance service directly to the nonparticipating ambulance service provider not more than 30 days after receiving the clean claim; and (2) Shall not send payment to the covered individual.”
RSA 420-J:8-f
“If a claim that a health carrier receives for ambulance service provided to a covered individual by a nonparticipating ambulance service provider is not a clean claim, the health carrier, no more than 30 days after receiving the claim, shall:”
RSA 420-J:8-f

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Jerry StringhamDPrime
  • Rep. Katelyn KuttabRClerk· Judiciary
  • Sen. Suzanne PrentissDAssistant Democratic Leader

Also: Rep. Mark ProulxR

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Oct 28, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendarCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate17–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Jan 7, 2026HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 5, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer Affairs1:13:41–1:38:0724m 26slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 12, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamSubcommittee Work Session
  • Mar 12, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer Affairs4:55:47–4:59:283m 41slocated in the stream transcriptSubcommittee Work Session
  • Mar 19, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer Affairs28:19–37:168m 57slocated in the stream transcriptExecutive Session; Retained in Committee
  • Sep 10, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamFull Committee Work Session
  • Oct 8, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamFull Committee Work Session
  • Oct 28, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer Affairs2:08:26–2:10:472m 21slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
  • Jan 7, 2026Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 3 P. 24
  2. Feb 5, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/05/2025 10:30 am LOB 302-304
  3. Feb 12, 2025HouseSubcommittee Work Session: 02/12/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
  4. Mar 12, 2025HouseSubcommittee Work Session: 03/12/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
  5. Mar 19, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/19/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
  6. Mar 19, 2025HouseRetained in Committee
  7. Sep 10, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 09/10/2025 10:00 am GP 229
  8. Oct 8, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 10/08/2025 11:00 am GP 229
  9. Oct 28, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 10/28/2025 11:00 am GP 229
  10. Oct 28, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 10/28/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 51 P. 5
  11. Jan 7, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 46

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.