,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,tipton 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 &  
,mr4 ,wittman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide = ! circum/ances "u :i* !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
provide reimbursem5t = em]g5cy ambulance
 s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,reimbursem5t =   
,em]g5cy ,ambulance ,s]vices ,act or !  
,,vreasa4  #b4 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs reimbursem5t = em]g5cy         
ambulance s]vices  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #agbe7;c7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#e7 ,9 del9eat+ !
 circum/ances "u :i* reimbursem5t may be
 made "u ?is section = ambulance s]vices
 = an individual1 ! ,secret>y %all treat
 su* s]vices z em]g5cy s]vices = :i*    
reimbursem5t may be made "u ?is section 

if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t--  7,a7 !     
reque/ = ambulance s]vices 0 made z a   
result ( ! sudd5 onset ( a m$ical       
condition ( su* a nature t a prud5t     
layp]son :o possesses an av]age k (     
heal? & m$ic9e--  7i7 w\ld h reasonably 
expect$ t a delay 9 seek+ imm$iate      
m$ical att5tion w\ld h be5 haz>d\s to ! 
life or heal? ( ! individual2 or  7ii7  
c\ld reasonably expect ! abs5ce (       
imm$iate m$ical att5tion to result 9    
plac+ ! heal? ( ! individual 9 s]i\s    
jeop>dy1 ! s]i\s impairm5t ( bodily     
functions1 or ! s]i\s dysfunction ( any 
bodily organ or "p2 &  7,b7 ! individual
 is transport$ to ! close/ & mo/        
appropriate m$ical facility capable (   
treat+ su* em]g5cy m$ical condition4  4 
7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by  
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
ambulance s]vices provid$ on or aft]    
,janu>y #a1 #bjai4