Membership
The American Ambulance Association understands the business of caring for people.
AAA advocacy gives ambulance services a voice in public policy, protects their interests, and removes obstacles to growth so that they can better serve their communities. Our exclusive member resources help services do more with less, empowering them to stay focused on patient care.
In an unpredictable industry climate, AAA membership delivers the tools, resources, and connections you need to keep your service rolling.
Why AAA Membership?
The American Ambulance Association has a seat at the table of all major legislative and regulatory organizations that make decisions affecting the ambulance industry. In fact, AAA is the only trade association actively working to ensure accurate Medicare reimbursement. Each year the AAA invests over $1,000,000 in advocacy to present your interests before Congress and regulatory agencies.
In addition to excellence in advocacy, AAA membership brings tremendous value to your organization with benefits including:
- NEW! Free access to Amber Cost Collection software
- NEW! Free access to ALL AAA E-books
- NEW! Free access to ALL live AAA Webinars
- free counselor match services for your medics
- complimentary Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) onsite at your location should disaster occur
- expert analysis on current government affairs topics (sample advisory)
- access to our Medicare, operations, labor relations, and human resources consultants
- bulk buying discounts on everything from office supplies to vehicles through Savvik Buying Group (formerly the North Central EMS co-op)
- Payline credit card payment processing discounts
- weekly industry news digest (sample issue)
- low-cost full-service employee background screening through Sterling Backcheck
- HR and operations toolkits covering workplace violence, suicide prevention, intercultural communication, more
- 50% discount on face-to-face education programs and the AAA Annual Conference & Trade Show
- the ability to grant access to the above to an unlimited number of your staff.
2023 Membership Categories & Dues
Active Member: Single State Provider
Voting Member | $0.32 per ground transport, $1 per air transport ($525 minimum, $12,900 cap)
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Any organization engaged in the business of providing fee for service ground ambulance transportation which meets the standards of the Board of Directors including governmental organizations, and is not eligible for any other membership category. Single State Providers receive one (1) vote for every twenty (20) declared ambulances up to five (5) votes total.
- 20 Ambulances One (1) Vote
- 21 – 40 Ambulances Two (2) Votes
- 41 – 60 Ambulances Three (3) Votes
- 61 – 80 Ambulances Four (4) Votes
- 81 + Ambulances Five (5) Votes
Active Member: Multi-State Provider
Voting Member | $0.12 per ground transport, $1 per air transport ($12,000 minimum, $120,000 cap)
Join or Renew
Any organization engaged in the business of providing fee for service ground ambulance transportation which meets the standards of the Board of Directors including governmental organizations, and is not eligible for any other membership category. Multi State Providers maintain an ambulance operation in two or more states and operates more than one hundred (100) ambulances.
Active/Multi State Providers receive five (5) votes for the first state and one (1) vote for each additional state in which it maintains an ambulance operation.
Aeromedical Provider
Non-Voting | $0.32 per ground transport, $1 per air transport ($525 minimum)
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Any entity with a primary focus on providing air medical transports.
Government Provider
Non-Voting | $0.32 per ground transport, $1 per air transport ($525 minimum)
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Any entity engaged in the business of providing fee for service ground ambulance transportation operated by a fire department or other government entity which is NOT primarily staffed by volunteers.
Affiliate (Vendor) Member
Non-Voting | $2500
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Any person, partnership, corporation or other entity engaged in the manufacture, sale, rental or servicing of equipment or furnishing of services utilized in the provision of medical transportation. Affiliate Members receive a listing in the online Vendor Guide, quarterly member lists (mailing address + phone number), as well as the opportunity to share content through our Affinity Program.
Associate (Volunteer) Member
Non-Voting | $262.50 minimum, $0.12 per ground transport, $1 per air transport with a cap of $600
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Any entity in the business of providing ambulance or public safety services which is staffed predominately by unpaid volunteers. Associate members receive all benefits of active membership.
State Association
Non-Voting | $600.00
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Any entity engaged in the business of providing member benefits to ambulance service providers for a specific geographic region in the United States. (Please note that the benefits of membership for the state association category belong solely to the primary contact. All member communications including E-updates, calls for action, member advisories and newsletters cannot be distributed to the state association members without written prior consent of the AAA staff. Special member rates and discounts do not apply to the state association members but applies to the primary contact on the state association member application.)
International
Non-Voting | $0.32 per ground transport, $1 per air transport ($525 minimum, $12000 cap)
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Any entity engaged in the business of providing fee for service ground ambulance transportation outside of the fifty (50) states and territories of the United States, which meets the standards established by the Association’s Board of Directors from time to time, and provided that the entity is not eligible for any other Association membership category.