Professional Standards Archives - American Ambulance Association http://ambulance.org/category/professional-standards/ Wed, 24 May 2023 12:38:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ambulance.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cropped-newaaalogosquare-32x32.png Professional Standards Archives - American Ambulance Association http://ambulance.org/category/professional-standards/ 32 32 132285478 Voluntary AEMT Accreditation to Launch January 1, 2025 https://ambulance.org/2023/05/15/voluntary-aemt-accreditation-to-launch-january-1-2025/ Mon, 15 May 2023 12:36:50 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=404657

CAAHEP and CoAEMSP Plan to Launch Voluntary AEMT Accreditation January 1, 2025 To advance the recommendations of the 2019 National EMS Scope of Practice Model and the 2021 National EMS Education Standards, CAAHEP […]

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]]> 404657 NREMT Board of Directors Rescinds Expanded Eligibility Resolution https://ambulance.org/2022/08/18/nremt-22-13/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 18:45:39 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=374756

The National Registry Board of Directors voted to rescind 22-Resolution-13 (the resolution on extending eligibility requirements) yesterday afternoon and will continue this conversation with national partners and key stakeholders to […]

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]]> 374756 CAAS | GVS V3.0 Draft for Public Comment #2 https://ambulance.org/2022/04/01/caas-gvs3/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 20:20:55 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=361107

Driven to a Higher Standard CAAS Releases GVS V3.0 Draft for Public Comment #2 CAAS GVS Announcement The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) formed a Ground Vehicle Standard Revision […]

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]]> 361107 Lights & Siren Vehicle Operations on Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Responses https://ambulance.org/2022/02/14/lights-sirens/ Mon, 14 Feb 2022 14:32:34 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=355109

Joint Statement on Lights & Siren Vehicle Operations on Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Responses February 14, 2022 Douglas F. Kupas, Matt Zavadsky, Brooke Burton, Shawn Baird, Jeff J. Clawson, Chip […]

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]]> 355109 Statement for House Ways & Means Hearing on America’s Mental Health Crisis https://ambulance.org/2022/02/02/hwm-mental-health/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 20:42:52 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=353939

Committee on Ways and Means U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on “America’s Mental Health Crisis” Statement of Shawn Baird, President, American Ambulance Association February 2, 2022 Chairman Neal, Ranking Member […]

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]]> 353939 Wall Time Toolkit https://ambulance.org/2022/01/28/wall-times-toolkit/ Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:49:22 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=349040

Extended ambulance patient offload times (APOT), or “wall times,” at hospitals are causing long waits for 911 and interfacility patients and exacerbating the EMS workforce shortage. Ambulance services across the […]

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]]> 349040 CAAS Releases GVS V3.0 Draft for Public Comment https://ambulance.org/2022/01/10/caas-gv3-draft/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:21:42 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=348899

The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) formed a Ground Vehicle Standard Revision Committee to develop V3.0 of the GVS document. Based on industry feedback, this Committee has developed […]

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]]> 348899 More Court Injunctions Impacting the Federal Contractor & CMS Mandatory Vaccination Rules https://ambulance.org/2021/12/07/courtinj/ Tue, 07 Dec 2021 22:03:58 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=347629

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]]> 347629 Federal Court Injunctions Impacting the Federal Contractor & CMS Mandatory Vaccination Rules https://ambulance.org/2021/12/02/3fedvax/ Thu, 02 Dec 2021 20:29:00 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=347463

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]]> 347463 Federal Court Enjoins the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandates in KY, OH, TN https://ambulance.org/2021/12/01/vaxkyohtn/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:18:27 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=347359

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]]> 347359 Study | EMS education research priorities during COVID-19 https://ambulance.org/2021/08/30/study-ems-ed/ Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:30:40 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=326971

From the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency medical services education research priorities during COVID-19: A modified Delphi study Rebecca E. Cash PhD, MPH, William J. Leggio […]

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]]> 326971 HHS | $103mm for Healthcare Workforce Resiliency and to Address Burnout https://ambulance.org/2021/07/19/hhs-103mm-for-healthcare-workforce-resiliency-and-to-address-burnout/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 12:38:26 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=324066

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2021 Contact: HHS Press Office 202-690-6343 media@hhs.gov HHS Announces $103 Million from American Rescue Plan to Strengthen Resiliency and Address Burnout in the Health Workforce Today, […]

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]]> 324066 Webinar 7/7 | Lights & Sirens Responses https://ambulance.org/2021/06/02/hotresponse/ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 20:42:31 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=319107

Flipping OFF the Switch on HOT Emergency Medical Vehicle Responses! Free Webinar July 7 | 14:00–15:15 ET HOT (red light and siren) responses put EMS providers and the public at […]

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]]> 319107 Study | EMS Super-Utilizers https://ambulance.org/2021/05/11/survey-ems-super-utilizers/ Tue, 11 May 2021 20:53:18 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=318506

The Penn State College of Medicine is conducting a national study of social needs in EMS patients, particularly in regards to potential interventions for EMS super-utilizers (frequent flyers). The study consists […]

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]]> 318506 CMS Releases CY 2021 Physician Fee Schedule https://ambulance.org/2020/08/04/2021-physician-fee-schedule/ Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:31:39 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=280010

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for Calendar Year (CY) 2021 which has traditionally included proposed changes to the Ambulance […]

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]]> 280010 CMS Relaxes Physician Certification Statement Signature Requirements During Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 https://ambulance.org/2020/04/25/relaxed-signature-requirements/ Sat, 25 Apr 2020 17:54:29 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=262664

CMS Relaxes Physician Certification Statement Signature Requirements During Public Health Emergency for COVID-19  By Kathy Lester, J.D., M.P.H.   The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released guidance that […]

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]]> 262664 Infographic | What Does the CMS COVID-19 IFR Mean for EMS? https://ambulance.org/2020/03/31/infographic-what-does-the-cms-covid-19-ifr-mean-for-ems/ Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:52:27 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=260601

Looking for highlights from the new CMS IFR? See below for an infographic! (Members, read Kathy Lester, Esq.’s comprehensive summary.)

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]]> 260601 CMS Waives Restrictions on Ground Ambulances During COVID-19 Pandemic https://ambulance.org/2020/03/30/cms-waives-restrictions-on-ground-ambulances-during-covid-19-pandemic/ Tue, 31 Mar 2020 01:25:53 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=260580

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) promulgated an interim final rule with comment period (IFC) entitled “Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.”  […]

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]]> 260580 CMS Grants State of Florida’s 1135 Waiver Request for Coronavirus Response https://ambulance.org/2020/03/19/cms-florida-waiver-2/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 20:39:05 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=258218

On March 16, 2020, CMS approved an 1135 Waiver request submitted by the State of Florida. The State had requested the flexibility to waive prior authorization requirements, streamline its Medicaid […]

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]]> 258218 Understanding Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Coverage of Ambulance Services under a Declared National State of Emergency https://ambulance.org/2020/03/19/medicare-medicaid-coverage/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 20:36:28 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=258215

On March 13, 2020, President Donald J. Trump announced a national state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, HHS Secretary Alex Azar had declared a public health […]

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]]> 258215 COVID-19 Coronavirus EMS Advisory 1 https://ambulance.org/2020/02/25/covid19/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:28:44 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=255795

This guidance is written to offer American Ambulance Association members the situational background and a list of resources and websites with which to draw guidance and further updates on the […]

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]]> 255795 Non-Emergency Transport: Avoiding the Fraud Trap [Sponsored] https://ambulance.org/2019/10/06/net-mp/ Sun, 06 Oct 2019 16:01:29 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=252498

By Eric van Doesburg, MP Cloud Technologies This sponsored post is not endorsed by the American Ambulance Association. It reflects the views of the author. Did you know that one […]

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]]> 252498 EMS Education – A Look Forward https://ambulance.org/2017/06/29/ems-education-look-forward/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 10:00:25 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=65801

I have always believed EMS parallels the career trajectory of nursing. This is especially true when you look at the infancy of nursing—1750 to 1893—in what was a subservient apprenticeship […]

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]]> 65801 REPLICA Compact Enacted https://ambulance.org/2017/05/09/replica-compact-enacted/ Tue, 09 May 2017 11:50:17 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=56543 REPLICA Meets Goal, Interstate Compact Becomes Official May 8, 2017 For Immediate Release Contact: Sue Prentiss 603-381-9195 prentiss@emsreplica.org May 8, 2017 (Falls Church, VA). With the 10th member state enactment, […]

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]]> 56543 Maintaining Compliance Within an EMS Service https://ambulance.org/2017/03/28/maintaining-compliance-within-ems-service/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 13:51:35 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=49904

Maintaining compliance within an EMS service can be a daunting task, especially given the number of regulations that we must follow. One way to look at EMS is if a […]

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]]> 49904 FDA Issues First Responder Drug Dispenser Guidance https://ambulance.org/2016/03/01/fda-issues-first-responder-drug-dispenser-guidance/ Tue, 01 Mar 2016 19:17:32 +0000 http://ambulance.org/?p=5332 In accordance with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act of 2013, the FDA issued regulations last year to require drug dispensaries to build an electronic system to identify and track […]

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]]> 5332 Spotlight: Kathy Lester https://ambulance.org/2015/08/17/spotlight-kathy-lester-healthcare-law/ Mon, 17 Aug 2015 12:17:23 +0000 http://ambulance.org/?p=3517

Kathy Lester, MPH, JD Washington, DC Healthcare Consultant to AAA Tell us a little about yourself, please. I am from Indianapolis, Indiana.  I graduated from Warren Central High School, best […]

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