Title II — Reduce Administrative Burdens To Expand Patient Care

“(20) Reducing administrative burden—No later than July 1, 2020—

“(A) The Secretary shall through notice and comment rulemaking eliminate the following requirements to reduce the burden on ambulance services providers and suppliers:

“(i) The vehicle section and the “extra” practice locations for emergency medical services section of the 855B Ambulance Enrollment Form required under section 424.505 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).

“(ii) The requirement that individuals sign ambulance service claims under section 424.36 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), when other documentation establishing that the individual received the ambulance services is available.

“(B) Not later than July 1, 2020, the Secretary shall through notice and comment rulemaking—

“(i) require ambulance providers and suppliers to update the 855B Ambulance Enrollment Form required under section 424.505 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), no more than once a calendar year; and

“(ii) establish a process to take into account inaccuracies in Social Security records or other official death records before revoking billing authority for ambulance providers and suppliers under section 424.535 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).”