Category | Title | Description |
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. |
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. |
EMS Issue | Letter to CMS leaders re: ET3 model | Requests a detailed briefing on the reasons for the ET3 model termination and the immediate release of all qualitative data showing savings in EMS. |
EMS Issue | Letter to U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary | Multiple stakeholders request U.S. DOT to issue a comprehensive standard requiring a system in new vehicles that alerts drivers and detects the presence of an occupant in the entirety of the passenger compartment. |
Proposed Legislation | Letter to Congressional leaders | Supports funds for EMS workforce development. |
EMS Issue | NAEMT comment to GAPB Committee | Expresses concern with the composition of the GAPB Advisory Committee and the failure to identify appointees who can represent the major aspects of the ground ambulance service industry. |
Pending Legislation | SIREN funding for rural EMS | Requests robust appropriations to bolster rural EMS agencies and fire departments in delivering essential health care for rural America. |
Pending Legislation | Funding for the Emergency Medical Services for Children in (FY) 2024 appropriations bill. | Requests $28.134 million in funding for the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). |
EMS Issue | Letter to CAAS Standards Committee | Comment on the proposed revisions to the CAAS Standards as outlined in the draft 4.0 document. |
Pending Legislation | EMS-Fire Letter to Congressional leaders on 4% PAYGO Sequester Cut | Implores Congress to waive the statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules and prevent the 4% additional cut to Medicare provider and supplier reimbursement. |
Pending Legislation | Joint letter to Congressional leaders | Requests that the current Medicare add-ons be raised for ambulance services provided in certain areas for the next five years. |
Pending Legislation | Joint letter to U.S. Appropriations Committee leaders | Request the Labor-HHS-Education Conference Report include the Senate level of $15 million for Rural EMS Equipment and Training Assistance (REMSTEA) grants. |
Pending Legislation | Letter to Senate and House leaders | Request the Labor-HHS-Education Conference Report include the Senate level of $15 million for Rural EMS Equipment and Training Assistance (REMSTEA) grants. |
EMS Issue | Joint letter to Department of Transportation | Shares concerns regarding the crisis-level availability of ambulance chassis and its impact on the delivery of ambulances to all services nationwide. |
EMS Issue | NAEMT Comment to NREMT22-Resolution-13 | Supports state EMS offices selection of accreditation agency(s) for paramedic accreditation in their states; students graduating from regionally or nationally accredited paramedic program being allowed by NREMT to sit for the paramedic exam. |
EMS Funding | Public Statement to NHTSA | Comment provided to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requesting funding and rulemaking in the National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS). |
EMS Funding | Joint letter to Senate and House leaders | Request that Congress extend until the end of this year a moratorium on the 1% sequestration cut to Medicare providers and suppliers scheduled to take effect on July 1. |
Pending Legislation | Written Testimony for the Record – FY2023 Appropriations | Requests $20 million for the SIREN Rural EMS Equipment and Training Assistance (REMSTEA) program. |
Pending Legislation | Letter to U.S. Senate and House leaders | Requests Congress to bring the Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act up for a vote. |
EMS Funding | Joint letter to Congress for FY23 EMSC Appropriations | Request $28.134 million in funding for the EMS for Children program at the Health Resources and Services Administration in the FY2023 Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. |
EMS Funding | Letter to leaders of House and Senate Committee on Appropriations | Ten EMS stakeholder organizations jointly recommend $20 million for the SIREN/REMSTEA program in FY 2023 in order to meet the critical need that exists in rural communities across the United States. |
EMS Funding | Joint letter to HHS Secretary Becerra | Urgent request for $350 million from returned and/or unspent money from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) to fund ground ambulance service organizations. |
Pending Legislation | Letter to U.S. House Reps. Demings and Fletcher | Letter of support for H.R. 6768, to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet). |
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