SENATE HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND SENIOR CITIZENS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 2946

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  OCTOBER 31, 2022

      The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 2946.

      This bill establishes a minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate of $200 for basic life support emergency ambulance transportation services, an increase of $142 from the State’s existing rate of $58 per transport. 

      Currently, New Jersey has the lowest Medicaid reimbursement rate for basic life support emergency ambulance transportation services in the region.  Surrounding states’ rates range from $65.27 in Delaware to $293.90 in Connecticut, and pending legislation in Pennsylvania would increase that state’s rate to $325 per transport, which would be the highest rate in the region.