{"data":{"id":"us-mt/2-18-715","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"2-18-715","heading":"Legislative findings and purpose.","body":"(1) The legislature finds that:\n(a) air ambulance services provide a necessary, and sometimes lifesaving, means of transporting Montanans experiencing health emergencies;\n(b) Montanans desire adequate access to air ambulance services;\n(c) in many cases the high charges assessed by out-of-network air ambulance services and limited insurer and health plan reimbursements have resulted in Montanans incurring excessive out-of-pocket expenses; and\n(d) the federal Airline Deregulation Act preempts states from enacting any law related to a price, route, or service of an air carrier, which is interpreted as applying to air ambulance services.\n(2) The purpose of 2-18-715 through 2-18-720 is to prevent Montanans from incurring excessive out-of-pocket expenses in out-of-network air ambulance situations in a manner that is not preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act.","path":["TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 18. STATE EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION, COMPENSATION, AND BENEFITS","Part 7. Group Insurance Generally"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0020/chapter_0180/part_0070/section_0150/0020-0180-0070-0150.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:21Z","sha256":"8e112c78b745cb2f7108022c062f67e50a04e5b8949c81fdcd0beae5b4d9f0f1","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/2-18-712","next":"us-mt/2-18-716"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}