俺们这小城不可能没钱啊？ 关键是收费太突然，不少人过去同样情况都没被受过费，这次无预警的突然就收了。还有钻法律空子的嫌疑

“No, the Federal No Surprises Act does not cover ground ambulance services, including those provided by a fire department, even when transporting a patient to a public hospital. However, some states have passed their own laws to protect residents from surprise ground ambulance bills. Federal No Surprises Act limitations Excludes ground ambulances: The federal law, which took effect in 2022, protects against surprise bills from out-of-network emergency room doctors and air ambulances, but it explicitly left ground ambulance services unregulated. Gap in protection: The omission was due to the complexities of regulating the ground ambulance industry, which includes a mix of private, public (e.g., fire department), and hospital-owned providers. Potential for future change: Congress created a federal advisory committee to study the issue and provide recommendations, but no federal law has yet been passed to implement these protections. State-level protection Because of the gap in the federal law, some states have passed their own legislation to address surprise ground ambulance bills.

 

不，《联邦无意外法案》不涵盖地面救护服务，包括消防部门提供的服务，即使将患者送往公立医院也不例外。然而，一些州已经通过了自己的法律，以保护居民免受地面救护车意外账单的困扰。

《联邦无意外法案》的限制
不包括地面救护车：

这项联邦法律于2022年生效，旨在保护居民免受来自网络外急诊室医生和空中救护车的意外账单的困扰，但明确规定地面救护服务不受监管。
保护缺口：之所以没有纳入，是因为地面救护行业监管起来比较复杂，该行业包括私营、公共（例如消防部门）和医院自有的医疗服务提供者。

未来可能的变化：国会成立了一个联邦咨询委员会来研究这个问题并提供建议，但尚未通过任何联邦法律来实施这些保护措施。

州级保护
由于联邦法律存在缺口，一些州已经通过了自己的立法来应对意外账单。地面救护车费用。