,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #b1 #bjba,ms4 
,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,cassidy7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,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 ,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