PRINTER'S NO. 2903
No. 2067 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY GILLESPIE, BOYD, CAUSER, CLYMER, CUTLER, FLECK,
GEIST, GINGRICH, HALUSKA, HARPER, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY,
HORNAMAN, MANN, MELIO, R. MILLER, MURT, REED, REICHLEY, ROCK,
RUBLEY, SABATINA, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, SWANGER, TURZAI, WATSON
AND YOUNGBLOOD, NOVEMBER 21, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, NOVEMBER 21, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 3, 1985 (P.L.164, No.45), entitled "An
2 act relating to the prevention and reduction of premature
3 death and disability in this Commonwealth; providing for
4 assistance, coordination and support of the development and
5 maintenance of a comprehensive emergency medical services
6 system and for qualifications, eligibility and certification
7 of emergency medical services personnel and licensing
8 ambulance services; imposing powers and duties on the
9 Department of Health; and making repeals," providing for
10 recapture of unpaid ambulance bills; and imposing duties upon
11 the Department of Revenue.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. The act of July 3, 1985 (P.L.164, No.45), known
15 as the Emergency Medical Services Act, is amended by adding a
16 section to read:
17 Section 16.1. Failure to pay ambulance bill.
18 In the event of an unpaid ambulance bill for services
19 rendered, the ambulance owner may submit the unpaid bill, after
20 it has been outstanding and overdue for at least one year, to
21 the Department of Revenue, along with information sufficient to
1 identify the person responsible for payment of the bill. Upon
2 receipt of an unpaid bill under this section, the Department of
3 Revenue shall recapture the amount of the unpaid bill by
4 reducing the amount of the next State income tax refund, if any,
5 due to the person responsible for payment of the bill. Within 30
6 days after making a recapture under this section, the Department
7 of Revenue shall remit the amount recaptured to the owner of the
8 ambulance.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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