WA People
BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1553: Ambulance quality fee

Concerning an ambulance transport quality assurance fee.

Summary

  • Establishes a quality assurance fee to be paid by all ambulance transport providers.
  • Establishes the Ambulance Transport Fund to collect the quality assurance fee, support the Health Care Authority's administrative costs related to the fee, and provide additional reimbursement to ambulance transport providers.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1553), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marcus Riccelli (D-3)
Introduced
January 24, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Companion bill
SB 5517
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to an ambulance transport quality assurance fee;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marcus Riccelli (D-3)

10 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Dan Griffey R-35Sharon Wylie D-49Beth Doglio D-22Javier Valdez D-46Nicole Macri D-43Laurie Dolan D-22Pat Sullivan D-47Sherry Appleton D-23Laurie Jinkins D-27Timm Ormsby D-3

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1553 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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