Air Ambulance Patient Safety, Protection, and Coordination Act
Latest action · Mar 28, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Air Ambulance Patient Safety, Protection, and Coordination Act - Authorizes states to regulate medical aspects of intrastate air ambulance services with respect to: (1) the quality of emergency medical care provided to patients by air ambulances; (2) the availability of air ambulance services provided to patients with emergency medical conditions; (3) communication between emergency medical and public safety agencies and hospitals as well as the flightcrew and air ambulance medical personnel; (4) the accessibility of emergency medical care provided by air ambulances and the incorporation and integration of air ambulance services into state emergency medical services systems; (5) the acceptability of air ambulance services to ensure the adequate provision by air ambulances of medically necessary emergency medical care to critically ill and injured patients; and (6) the physical attributes of the air ambulance necessary for protection of the ambulance, ground, and emergency response personnel.
Requires an air ambulance medical service provider licensed in more than one state, if the different state air ambulance medical services regulations are inconsistent, to comply with the most stringent regulation.
Requires a state, if necessary, to establish regulations or negotiate mutual aid agreements with adjacent states or air ambulances to ensure access to air ambulance services across state borders.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2011 to Jun 28, 2012, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Original | Mar 16, 2011 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Sep 8, 2011 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Oct 14, 2011 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Jun 28, 2012 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 17, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Mar 16, 2011Introduced in House
- Mar 16, 2011Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
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- Mar 16, 2011Introduced in House
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