{"data":{"id":"us-mt/20-25-1315","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"20-25-1315","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 20-25-1315 through 20-25-1320 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 20. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 25. UNIVERSITY SYSTEM","Part 13. Group Benefits"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0200/chapter_0250/part_0130/section_0150/0200-0250-0130-0150.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:38Z","sha256":"a636c08183ecd2815097db986c5aff1e4a93984b3c9da850b3b33d9fb6f2b0a3","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/20-25-1311","next":"us-mt/20-25-1316"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}