Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2011
Latest action · Oct 12, 2011 Referred for a period ending not later than October 12, 2011, (or for a later time if the Chairman so designates) to the Subcommittee on Health, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedOct 7, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2011 - Designates the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as the primary federal agency for emergency medical services and trauma care.
Establishes the Office of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma within HHS. Gives the Office responsibilities related to emergency medical services (EMS) and authorizes the Secretary of HHS to delegate additional responsibilities related to EMS.
Requires the Director of the Office to: (1) implement a national EMS strategy; (2) establish the EQUIP grant program to promote excellence, quality, universal access, innovation, and preparedness in field EMS; and (3) the SPIA grant program to improve EMS system performance, integration, and accountability, to ensure preparedness, to enhance oversight and data collection, and to promote standardization of certifications.
Requires the Secretary to improve medical oversight of field EMS, including by: (1) promoting the development and adoption of national guidelines for medical oversight, and (2) convening a Field EMS Medical Oversight Advisory Committee.
Directs the Comptroller General to study issues related to emergency medical care in the field of EMS.
Authorizes the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to maintain, improve, and expand the National EMS Information System.
Sets forth reporting requirements relating to data collection and electronic health records.
Declares that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) shall not be construed to prohibit certain exchanges of information between field EMS practitioners, hospital personnel, state EMS offices, and the National EMS Database. Requires the Secretary to establish guidelines for the exchange of information between field EMS practitioners and hospital personnel.
Authorizes the Director of the Office to make grants for the development, availability, and dissemination of field EMS education programs and courses that improve the quality and capability of field EMS personnel.
Requires the Director to conduct or support demonstrations projects relating to alternative dispositions of field EMS patients.
Amends title XI (General Provisions, Peer Review, and Administrative Simplification) of the Social Security Act to include field EMS as a model for testing by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary to conduct research and evaluation relating to field EMS through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
Requires the Director of AHRQ to establish a Field EMS Evidence-Based Practice Center.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund, and (2) allow taxpayers to designate a portion of any income tax overpayment and make additional contributions to finance such Fund.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 7, 2011 to Sep 13, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Original | Oct 7, 2011 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 17, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Apr 17, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Sep 13, 2012 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 7, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 7, 2011 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Oct 7, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 12, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 12, 2011Referred for a period ending not later than October 12, 2011, (or for a later time if the Chairman so designates) to the Subcommittee on Health, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee concerned.
- Oct 7, 2011Introduced in House
- Oct 7, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 7, 2011Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6676.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for improvement of field emergency medical services, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Education programs funding
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Health
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medicare
- Motor vehicles
- Performance measurement
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
- Transportation safety and security
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
