H.R. 3935: Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-24 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act

Plain summary

Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement that state Medicaid programs cover nonemergency transportation to medically necessary services. The bill also requires states, as a condition of federal payment for such transportation services, to comply with certain utilization management requirements. States must also establish mechanisms that ensure transportation providers and drivers meet specified quality and safety standards. The Government Accountability Office must report on the extent of, and identify measures that prevent, Medicaid fraud and abuse in relation to such services. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must, among other things, establish a stakeholder working group to address certain challenges regarding Medicaid program integrity and coverage of such services.

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Official text

Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · 11 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3935, Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act (2020-12-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Darren Soto (D-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] reported raising $7.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3935.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3935 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116