{"data":{"id":"us-mt/33-2-2301","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"33-2-2301","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 this part 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 33. INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES","CHAPTER 2. REGULATION OF INSURANCE COMPANIES","Part 23. Air Ambulance Providers and Insurers"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0330/chapter_0020/part_0230/section_0010/0330-0020-0230-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:19Z","sha256":"64f9d42c76111a4e7f4a0530cd986414c9d047ed8f81f96b1d84dc133aec87b7","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/33-2-2213","next":"us-mt/33-2-2302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}