ESHB 1187 — Protecting patients involved in motor vehicle accidents from delayed ambulance bills.
Signed into law — Chapter 126, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Ryu
- Introduced
- February 19, 2025
- Status
- C 126 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 23, 2026)
What this bill does
Requires the Department of Health, in consultation with others, to develop a consumer notice regarding the different types of insurance that may cover an ambulance service bill following a motor vehicle accident. Requires ambulance services to collect insurance information and bill the patient or their insurance within specific timelines and provide the consumer notice.
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Floor votes
- House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 22, 202689 yea · 2 nay · 7 not voting
- House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 9, 202693 yea · 2 nay · 3 not voting
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · February 28, 202649 yea · 0 nay
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