420-J:23 Standardized Ground Ambulance Provider Contract. –
I. The commissioner shall issue a bulletin no later than December 31, 2025, establishing a standardized ground ambulance provider contract template that includes a standardized format and language for contracts between health carriers and ground ambulance providers.
II. Once published by bulletin, all health carriers shall offer ground ambulance providers a standardized ground ambulance contract that incorporates the template established by the commissioner. The health carrier's standardized contract shall be offered to any ground ambulance provider that is qualified and willing to meet the terms and conditions of the standardized ground ambulance provider contract.
III. Nothing shall prevent health carriers and ground ambulance providers from voluntarily negotiating a contract that varies in any respect from the standardized contract.