National Health Insurance Law (Amendment – Reimbursement of Ambulance Fees for a Mental Health Patient) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק ביטוח בריאות ממלכתי (תיקון - החזר דמי נסיעה באמבולנס עבור מטופל בתחום בריאות הנפש)
TL;DRThe proposal requires full reimbursement of ambulance transport fees for mental health patients, even if they were not admitted to a hospital.
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What does the bill do?
The proposal amends the National Health Insurance Law so that a mental health patient who was transported to a hospital in a mobile intensive care unit or an ambulance will receive full reimbursement of the expense, regardless of whether they were ultimately admitted. Today, patients who were not admitted must pay for the transport. The proposal defines a "patient" as an insured person who has a mental illness or a mental disability, and eligibility applies when the evacuation or transport was carried out from home or from any other place.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 64 seats
Left the coalition 8 seats
Opposition 48 seats
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