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Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act
119-S3730Introduced in Senate1/29/20261,262 characters
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3730
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 29, 2026
Mr. Welch
(for himself,
Mr. Sanders
,
Ms. Smith
,
Ms. Klobuchar
,
Mr. Fetterman
, and
Mr. Bennet
) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation.
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act”.
2. Coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation
Section 1861(s)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(7)) is amended—
(1) by inserting “(A)” after “(7)”;
(2) in subparagraph (A), as added by paragraph (1), by inserting “and” after the semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A), ambulance service includes such services described in such subparagraph that are furnished on or after January 1, 2027, to an individual by a provider or supplier of ambulance services regardless of whether the provider or supplier provides the transport for the individual at a reimbursement comparable to the transport reimbursement;
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