Lawmakers want ambulance services reimbursed for helping patients at home

State could move to pay for ‘treatment in place’ by adjusting Medicaid rules

A group of lawmakers voted Tuesday to back efforts to get ambulance services paid for helping low-income and elderly patients without taking them to a hospital.

The vote came during a meeting of the Legislature’s Emergency Medical Services Interim Committee at the Capitol in Pierre.

Ambulance services in South Dakota need to take patients to a hospital to get reimbursement for their work through Med…