House2025-26 sessionFiscal note

HB 2531 — Aligning the quality assurance fee for the ambulance transport fund with federal regulations.

Signed into law — Chapter 31, Laws of 2026

Sponsor
Stuebe
Introduced
January 16, 2026
Status
C 31 L 26
Last action
Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 11, 2026)

What this bill does

Directs the Health Care Authority, beginning July 1, 2026, and continuing each state fiscal year thereafter, to annually set the quality assurance fee rate to the rate in effect as of July 4, 2025. Directs the Health Care Authority to annually calculate the add-on payment for ambulance transport providers to reflect the available quality assurance fee amount in the Ambulance Transport Fund-State.

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Floor votes

  • House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 2026
    94 yea · 0 nay · 4 not voting
  • Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 2026
    49 yea · 0 nay

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