West Virginia House Bill 4117: Prohibiting surprise billing of ground emergency medical services by nonparticipating providers

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit out-of-network emergency medical services agencies from balance billing a covered enrollee in a health insurance plan for ground ambulance services. The bill establishes the minimum payment to be made by an insurer to an out-of-network emergency medical services agency for ambulance services. The bill requires payment by the insurer directly to the out-of-network emergency medical services agency and the prompt payment of clean claims.

Latest action

To House Banking and Insurance (2026-01-29)

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