,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #h1 #bjba,mrs4   
,axne 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,l>son (          
,connecticut1 & ,mr4 ,we/]man7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xi ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act to provide ,secret>ial  
au?ority to tempor>ily waive or modify  
application ( c]ta9 ,m$ic>e requirem5ts 
) respect to ambulance s]vices furni%$  
dur+ c]ta9 em]g5cy p]iods4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,treatm5t 9 ,place ,act4  #b4           
,secret>ial au?ority to tempor>ily waive
 or modify application ( c]ta9 ,m$ic>e  
requirem5ts ) respect to ambulance      
s]vices furni%$ dur+ c]ta9 em]g5cy      
p]iods  7a7 ,waiv] au?ority ,section    

#aace7;b7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#e7;b77 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce-- 7,a7 9   
p>agraph 7#g71 by /rik+ & at ! end2     
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#h71 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by ins]t+
 aft] p>agraph 7#h7 ! foll[+ new        
p>agraph3  7#i7 any requirem5t "u       
section #ahfa7s77#g7 or section #ahcd7l7
 t an ambulance s]vice include !        
transport ( an individual to ! ext5t    
necess>y to all[ paym5t = gr\nd         
ambulance s]vices furni%$ 9 response to 
a #iaa call 7or ! equival5t 9 areas )\t 
a #iaa call sy/em7 9 cases 9 :i* an     
individual w\ld h be5 transport$ to a   
de/9ation p]mitt$ "u ,m$ic>e regulations
 7z describ$ 9 section #daj4dj to title 
#db1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or    
successor regulations77 b su* transport 
did n occur z a result ( community-wide 
em]g5cy m$ical s]vice 7,,ems7 protocols 
due to ! public heal? em]g5cy describ$ 9
 subsection 7g77#a77;,b74  2 &  7#b7 9 !
 flu% matt] at ! end1 by add+ at ! end !

 foll[+3 ,gr\nd ambulance s]vices = :i* 
paym5t is made pursuant to p>agraph 7#i7
 %all be paid at ! base rate t w\ld h   
be5 paid "u ! fee s*$ule e/abli%$ "u    
#ahcd7l7 7exclud+ any mileage paym5t7 if
 ! individual _h be5 s transport$ &1 )  
respect to ambulance s]vices furni%$ by 
a critical access hospital or an entity 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#h7 ( su* section1 
at ! am\nt t o!rwise w\ld be paid "u su*
 p>agraph44  7b7 ,em]g5cy p]iod         
exception ,section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b77 is am5d$1 9 !  
matt] prec$+ clause 7i71 by /rik+       
subsection 7b77#h7 & ins]t+ p>agraphs   
7#h7 & 7#i7 ( subsection 7b74