NAEMT is actively supporting the following pending federal legislation:
H.R. 809 -
Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost-Effectiveness Improvements Act - to address the challenges plaguing field EMS to better fulfill public expectations so that all who need emergency medical care in the field can depend upon the highest quality of care and transport. Read our request to Congress
here.H.R. 235 -
Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act - support assistance for military medics transitioning to civilian emergency medical services (EMS). This bill has passed the House and now needs to be considered by the Senate. Read our request to Congress
here.
NAEMT reviews and monitors all federal legislative initiatives that impact EMS and determines if these bills should be supported by the association, and if so, at what level. The Board has established the following system for designating and implementing NAEMT’s level of support for pending federal legislation or regulation:
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Level |
Action |
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Actively Support |
Post level of support on Capwiz legislation page. Send letter of endorsement to bill sponsors and post on NAEMT website. Other actions may include: initiate or participate in Capwiz campaign, send NAEMT representatives to D.C. to personally advocate, ask state advocacy coordinators to visit congressional district offices. |
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Support |
Post level of support on Capwiz legislation page. |
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Watch |
None |
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Oppose |
Post level of support on Capwiz legislation page. |
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Actively Oppose |
Post level of support on Capwiz legislation page. Send letter of opposition to bill or regulation to sponsors and post on NAEMT website. Other actions may include: initiate or participate in Capwiz campaign, send NAEMT representatives to D.C. to personally advocate, ask state advocacy coordinators to visit congressional district offices. |
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Actively Support with Qualifications |
May post level of support on Capwiz, depending on the types of qualifications. Send letter to bill sponsors explaining our position on the bill and post on NAEMT website. Other actions may include: sending NAEMT representatives to D.C. to explain our position to members of Congress. |
For a complete listing all of pending EMS legislation, click here.