Category | Title | Description |
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). |
Pending Legislation | Letter to HHS-ASPR leaders | NAEMT comment provided to the Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) on the National Health Security Strategy for 2023-2026. |
Pending Legislation | Letter to Committee on Appropriations leaders | Requests the Committee to provide $20 million in funding for the SIREN Grant Program. |
Pending Legislation | Healthcare workforce shortage issues | Statement by Bruce Evans, NAEMT President, for Hearing on Recruiting, Revitalizing & Diversifying: Examining the Health Care Workforce Shortage |
Pending Legislation | Joint Letter to Congressional Leaders on PRF and Sequestration | Requests additional funding for ground ambulance services and extension of the moratorium on the 2% Medicare sequestration cut on Medicare providers and suppliers. |
EMS Issue | NIOSH, CDC Request for Comment on Personal Protective Technologies Centers of Excellence | Comment on the need to establish Personal Protective Technology (PPT) Centers of Excellence to address research and practice gaps. |
Pending Legislation | Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee leaders | Requests the Labor-HHS- Education Conference Report include the Senate level of $10 million for Siren Act grants. |
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