Montana § 33-2-2301 Legislative Findings And Purpose

Montana Statutes

§ 33-2-2301 — Legislative Findings And Purpose

Montana·Title 33 INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES·Ch. 2 REGULATION OF INSURANCE COMPANIES·Part 23 Air Ambulance Providers and Insurers

33-2-2301 . Legislative findings and purpose.

(1)The legislature finds that:

(a)air ambulance services provide a necessary, and sometimes lifesaving, means of transporting Montanans experiencing health emergencies;

(b)Montanans desire adequate access to air ambulance services;

(c)in many cases the high charges assessed by out-of-network air ambulance services and limited insurer and health plan reimbursements have resulted in Montanans incurring excessive out-of-pocket expenses; and

(d)the federal Airline Deregulation Act preempts states from enacting any law related to a price, route, or service of an air carrier, which is interpreted as applying to air ambulance services.

(2)The purpose of this part is to prevent Montanans from incurring excessive out-of-pocket expenses in out-of-n

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33-2-2301 . Legislative findings and purpose. (1) The legislature finds that:
(a) air ambulance services provide a necessary, and sometimes lifesaving, means of transporting Montanans experiencing health emergencies;
(b) Montanans desire adequate access to air ambulance services;
(c) in many cases the high charges assessed by out-of-network air ambulance services and limited insurer and health plan reimbursements have resulted in Montanans incurring excessive out-of-pocket expenses; and
(d) the federal Airline Deregulation Act preempts states from enacting any law related to a price, route, or service of an air carrier, which is interpreted as applying to air ambulance services.
(2) The purpose of this part is to prevent Montanans from incurring excessive out-of-pocket expenses in out-of-network air ambulance situations in a manner that is not preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act.

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