ConnecticutConnecticut will measure Medicaid ambulance mileage using patient trips
Starting July 1, 2026, Connecticut's Medicaid program will calculate out-of-district ambulance mileage from the distance traveled with each patient onboard.
What it does
For Medicaid-paid ambulance rides, the state calculates out-of-district mileage from the distance traveled with the patient onboard, rounded to the nearest tenth of a mile. Providers must keep records of that distance.
Argument forMeasuring the distance with the patient onboard may help Medicaid base payment on how far the ambulance actually carried someone.
Argument againstKeeping patient names and pickup and destination addresses with trip records may add work for ambulance providers and expose sensitive travel details.
More detail
The commissioner bases out-of-district mileage calculations on the distance an ambulance travels with the patient onboard, rounded to the nearest tenth of a mile. This applies when calculating out-of-district mileage for ambulance services reimbursed under Connecticut's state medical assistance program. Ambulance providers may document mileage using any reasonable method that can be checked, such as GPS, dispatch records, or mapping programs. Providers must keep the mileage records in the patient care record, including a trip report with the patient's name and the pickup and destination addresses. This rule applies to mileage calculations on and after July 1, 2026.
Where do you stand?
Choose your position
Tell your reps
Take a position to see your representatives and ways to contact them.
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 2SIGNED BY Governor Ned LamontBecame Law
- May 22TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORTo Governor
- May 22TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- May 19PUBLIC ACT 26-88
- May 5IN CONCURRENCE
- Vote recorded House Roll Call Vote. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded House Roll Call Vote 261. Result: pass.Lower
- May 5HOUSE PASSEDPassed House
- Apr 9HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 385
- Apr 9FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARMinor
- Apr 8SENATE PASSEDPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Senate Roll Call Vote 51. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1FILE NO. 311
- Apr 1SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 221
- Apr 1FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Minor
- Apr 1RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- Mar 26REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26Minor
- Mar 20FILED WITH LCOMinor
- Mar 19Joint FavorableMinor
- Mar 6PUBLIC HEARING 0310
- Mar 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Human ServicesIntroduced
Healthcare