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HF 941Renumbered as HF 977 · March 27, 2025

Relating to the expansion of the ground emergency medical transportation program

Sponsored by the House Health and Human Services Committee

Topics:State budgetHealth care

Same legislation: HSB 249, HF 977

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Also covers HSB 249 and HF 977.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 25, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2025
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 5, 2025
  4. Done: Passes the HouseApril 22, 202592–0
  5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 977 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 977 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to the ground emergency medical transportation program. The bill requires the department of health and human services (department) to employ dedicated staff for the sole purpose of expanding enrollment in the ground emergency medical transportation program. The bill requires the staff to provide technical assistance, actuary support, and Medicaid enrollment assistance to eligible ground emergency medical transportation providers that seek participation in the ground emergency medical transportation program.

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The bill directs the department to develop the ground emergency medical transportation program to ensure access to emergency medical services throughout the state. The bill requires the department to submit a report to the general assembly by December of each year regarding the ground emergency medical transportation program, which shall include the number of ground emergency medical transportation providers enrolled in the ground emergency medical transportation program, the number of ground emergency medical transportation providers that the department provided assistance to in the prior fiscal year, and barriers to enrollment in the ground emergency medical transportation program.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named March 24, 2025. On March 26, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§249A.5

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

Lobbying

1 for · 0 against · 10 undecided · Who →

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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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HSB 249Renumbered

91st General Assembly

HF 941Renumberedfrom HSB 249HF 977Passed a chamberfrom HF 941

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