Category | Title | Description |
Proposed Legislation | NAEMT Statement on Ground Ambulance Patient Balance Billing Advisory Committee Recommendations | NAEMT supports the 14 recommendations (in entirety) of GAPBAC’s Report on Prevention of Out-Of-Network Ground Ambulance Emergency Service Balance Billing and believes they represent the best path forward for Congress to help the emergency ambulance service. |
Pending Legislation | Letter to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS | Requests EMS agencies not be immediately required to comply with the provisions of the proposed rule modifying 45 CFR Parts 170, 171, and 172. |
EMS Issue | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | Provides input as part of the 2028 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) revision process to ensure that all EMS personnel are accurately counted. |
EMS Issue | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | Recommends reclassification to address the undercounting of EMS personnel of at least 795,000 due to the exclusion of dual-role firefighter/EMS personnel. |
Proposed Legislation | Letter to U.S. Committee on Veterans Affairs | Request support for the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act (H.R. 5530) when the bill comes before the full Veterans Affairs Committee. |
Proposed Legislation | Letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration | Communicates concern about the significant impacts OSHA’s Emergency Response Proposed Rule would place upon an already under-resourced and stressed EMS infrastructure. |
EMS Issue | Letter to Sony Pictures and Marvel Entertainment | Request for Inclusion of EMS Consultant in Future Productions (following release of Madame Web) |
EMS Issue | Letter to U.S. Senate Finance Committee leaders | Joint EMS organization response to committee’s proposal to provide a long-term solution to address the fundamental market failures creating drug shortages. |
Pending Legislation | Written Testimony for the Record: FY2025 | Susan Bailey, MSEM, NRP, NAEMT President, testimony to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, May 3, 2024 |
Pending Legislation | Written Testimony for the Record: FY2025 | Susan Bailey, MSEM, NRP, NAEMT President, testimony to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), May 9, 2024 |
Pending Legislation | Letter to Representatives Wenstrup, Sewell, Carter and Tonko | Expresses strong support for the Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023 (H.R. 1666). |
EMS Issue | Letter from Members of Congress to House Appropriations Subcommittee | Requests that report language be included directing ASPR and NHTSA to address our country’s emergency medical services (EMS) readiness and workforce shortage. |
EMS Funding | Letter to U.S. Senate and House Appropriations Committee leaders | Requests $32 million in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations bill for the Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance (REMSTEA) grant program (SIREN grant program). |
Pending Legislation | Letter to House Committee on Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health leaders | Supports H.R. 5530, protecting access for veterans to essential 9-1-1 emergency and urgent interfacility ground ambulance services. |
EMS Funding | Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committee leaders | Requests the Labor-HHS-Education Conference Report to include the House level of $31 million in FY 2024 appropriations. |
Pending Legislation | Letter to Senate Leaders | Supports continuation of Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2024 for an additional five years. |
EMS Funding | Memo to CMS on GEMT Reiumbursement Program | Addresses NAEMT's concerns as it relates to CMS approval of GEMT supplemental payment programs for new states. |
Proposed Legislation | Letter to House and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee leaders | Opposes any legislation that would increase the legal size or weight limits of trucks because of the serious safety risks inherent in allowing bigger trucks on our nation’s roads and bridges. |
EMS Issue | Letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee leaders | Requests immediate action to address a longstanding undercounting of EMS personnel. |
EMS Issue | Letter to House Education & Workforce Committee leaders | Requests immediate action to address a longstanding undercounting of EMS personnel. |
Proposed Legislation | Response to GAPB Advisory Committee Questions | NAEMT responds to questions posed by the Ground Ambulance Payment Billing Advisory Committee. |
Pending Legislation | Letter to VA Secretary on Travel Pay Final Rule | Request to delay implementation of the final rule entitled “Change in Rates VA Pays for Special Modes of Transportation.” |
Pending Legislation | Letter to Congressional Transportation Committee Leaders | Requests that Congress oppose H.R. 3372 and H.R. 2948, which would introduce significant weight increases for commercial trucks. |
Proposed Legislation | Increase in size and weight of trucks | Opposes any legislation that would increase the legal size or weight limits of trucks because of the serious safety risks inherent in allowing bigger trucks on our nation’s roads and bridges. |
Pending Legislation | Letter to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration | Urges prioritization of promulgating the final rule implementing the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017. |
|