Montana § 53-6-152 Ambulance Medicaid Reimbursement Special Revenue Account -- Statutory Appropriation

Montana Statutes

§ 53-6-152 — Ambulance Medicaid Reimbursement Special Revenue Account -- Statutory Appropriation

Montana § 53-6-152

Title 53SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

Ch. 6HEALTH CARE SERVICES

Part 1Medical Assistance -- Medicaid

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Mont. Code Ann. § 53-6-152 (2026).

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53-6-152 . (Temporary -- effective on occurrence of contingency) Ambulance medicaid reimbursement special revenue account -- statutory appropriation.

(1)There is an ambulance medicaid reimbursement account in the state special revenue account provided for in 17-2-102 to the credit of the department of public health and human services.

(2)The account consists of:

(a)money from the assessment fee provided for in 15-27-102 ;

(b)any penalties and interest on penalties collected pursuant to Title 15, chapter 27, part 1;

(c)other money authorized by the legislature to be credited to the account; and

(d)income earned on the account.

(3)Money in the account must be used by the department of public health and human services as follows:

(a)to first reimburse the general fund through a transf

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53-6-152 . (Temporary -- effective on occurrence of contingency) Ambulance medicaid reimbursement special revenue account -- statutory appropriation. (1) There is an ambulance medicaid reimbursement account in the state special revenue account provided for in 17-2-102 to the credit of the department of public health and human services.
(2) The account consists of:
(a) money from the assessment fee provided for in 15-27-102 ;
(b) any penalties and interest on penalties collected pursuant to Title 15, chapter 27, part 1;
(c) other money authorized by the legislature to be credited to the account; and
(d) income earned on the account.
(3) Money in the account must be used by the department of public health and human services as follows:
(a) to first reimburse the general fund through a transfer from this account to the general fund for appropriations made to the department of revenue to implement, collect, and administer the ambulance provider assessment fee;
(b) to fund personal services for the department of revenue for implementing Chapter 420, Laws of 2025; and
(c) to provide funding no later than June 30 September 30 of each year for increases in medicaid payments to emergency ambulance services up to the average commercial rate for the service and for the cost of collection of the fees and other administrative activities associated with the implementation of increases in the medicaid payments to ambulance providers.
(4) Money remaining in the account at the end of a fiscal year may not be expended or transferred for any other purpose except as provided in subsection (3)(a).
(5) Money in the account is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502 , for the purposes provided for in this section. (Void on occurrence of contingency--sec. 20, Ch. 420, L. 2025; terminates June 30, 2033--sec. 21, Ch. 420, L. 2025.)