An ambulance service, as defined in section 19a-175, shall make a good faith effort to determine whether a person has health insurance coverage prior to attempting to collect payment from such person for services provided to such person. If the ambulance service determines that such person has health insurance coverage, such ambulance service shall not attempt to collect payment, other than a coinsurance, copayment or deductible, for any covered medical services provided to such person prior to receiving oral or written notice from such person's health insurer that it declines to pay for such services. If the health insurer does not pay for such services or provide notice that it declines to pay for such services on or before the sixtieth calendar day after receiving a bill for such services, the ambulance service may attempt to collect payment from such person for such services.
(P.A. 15-110, S. 1.)
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being
Chapter 368d - Emergency Medical Services
Section 19a-175. (Formerly Sec. 19-73u). - Definitions.
Section 19a-177. (Formerly Sec. 19-73w). - Duties of commissioner.
Section 19a-177a. - Waiver of regulations.
Section 19a-178b. - Grants for enhancing emergency medical services and equipment.
Section 19a-178c. - Plan to mobilize emergency medical services during state of emergency. Rates.
Section 19a-179. (Formerly Sec. 19-73aa). - Regulations.
Section 19a-179c. - Interfacility critical care transport. Emergency interfacility transport.
Section 19a-179f. - Transport of patient to an alternate destination.
Section 19a-180c. - Authority of primary service area responder at certain scenes.
Section 19a-180d. - Responsibility for decision-making on scene of emergency medical call.
Section 19a-181a. - Indemnification of emergency medical services instructors.
Section 19a-181b. - Local emergency medical services plan.
Section 19a-181c. - Removal of responder. Revocation of responder's primary service area assignment.
Section 19a-181d. - Hearing re performance standards.
Section 19a-181g. - Primary service area responder sale or transfer of ownership.
Section 19a-183. (Formerly Sec. 19-73ee). - Regional emergency medical services councils.
Section 19a-188. (Formerly Sec. 19-73jj). - Transfer of staff and funds.
Section 19a-193b. - Collection of payment by an ambulance service.
Section 19a-194. (Formerly Sec. 19-73pp). - Motorcycle rescue vehicles.
Section 19a-195. - Regulations re staffing of ambulances.
Section 19a-196. - Complaints against emergency medical services councils, hearings and appeals.
Section 19a-196a. - Termination of services to municipalities restricted.
Section 19a-197a. - Administration of epinephrine.
Section 19a-197b. - Training standards for the use of automatic external defibrillators.
Section 19a-197c. - Automatic external defibrillators required on public golf courses.