(a) A health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after July 1, 2025, shall establish a process to reimburse for services provided by a community paramedicine program, triage to alternate destination program, or mobile integrated health program. (b) (1) A health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after July 1, 2025, shall require an insured who receives covered services from a noncontracting community paramedicine program, triage to alternate destination program, or mobile integrated health program to pay no more than the same cost-sharing amount that the insured would pay for the same covered services received from a contracting community paramedicine program, triage to alternate destination program, or mobile integrated health program. (2) Notwithstanding any other law, reimbursement rates adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed the health insurerâs usual and customary charges for services rendered. (c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) âCommunity paramedicine programâ means a program defined in Section 1815 of the Health and Safety Code. (2) âMobile integrated health programâ means a team of licensed health care practitioners, operating within their scope of practice, who provide mobile health services to support the emergency medical services system. (3) âTriage to alternate destination programâ means a program defined in Section 1819 of the Health and Safety Code.
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