Health: emergency services; ambulance operation adaptive care license; create. Amends sec. 20920 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20920).
Key claim: Michigan House Bill 5249 creates a new ambulance operation adaptive care license by amending the state’s Public Health Code (MCL 333.20920).
Abstract
(HB5249 · 103rd Legislature) Health: emergency services; ambulance operation adaptive care license; create. Amends sec. 20920 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20920). Latest action (2026-07-03): Bill Ordered Enrolled
Why this matters
Ambulance operation license categories determine what kinds of pre-hospital and inter-facility transport services can lawfully operate in Michigan, directly shaping access to emergency and non-emergency medical transportation. Adding an ‘adaptive care’ license category could open a regulated pathway for services tailored to patients whose needs fall between traditional ambulance transport and other modes, with downstream implications for Medicaid transport coverage and rural EMS availability.