HCS/HB 991 - The act creates provisions relating to air ambulance membership agreements. The act provides that an air ambulance membership organization, as defined in the act, shall not knowingly sell or renew an air ambulance membership agreement to an individual who is enrolled in MO HealthNet.
If an individual who has purchased an air ambulance membership agreement, as defined in the act, enrolls in MO HealthNet during the duration of the agreement, the enrollee may notify the air ambulance membership organization of the enrollment within 30 days after the effective date of the enrollment. If the enrollee timely notifies the organization of the enrollment, the enrollee may request, and the organization shall provide after the request is made, either a prorated refund or a transfer of the membership to another individual as described in the act. If the enrollee does not timely notify the organization of the enrollment, the enrollee is not entitled to a prorated refund. The organization shall still disenroll the enrollee within 30 days of receipt of the notice of the enrollee's enrollment in MO HealthNet unless the enrollee's membership is transferred to another individual in the enrollee's household.
All air ambulance membership agreement websites, brochures, and marketing materials shall include certain disclosures as described in the act.
If an enrollee believes that an individual or entity violated provisions of the act, the enrollee may file a complaint with the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall have all powers, rights, and duties under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act regarding violations under the act.
The act is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 94 (2025).
JULIA SHEVELEVA