Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act
Latest action · Sep 15, 2017 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.
- IntroducedSep 14, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to modify standards and payment for air-ambulance services under the Medicare Program.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall establish minimum standards that must be met by air-ambulance suppliers and providers as a condition of their participation in Medicare. These standards must address: (1) scope of practice, training, and clinical capability; (2) medical equipment and vehicle attributes; (3) documentation; (4) medical direction and oversight; (5) reporting of specified events; (6) patient safety and infection control; (7) clinical quality-management and performance-improvement programs; and (8) particular populations. An air-ambulance provider or supplier that is accredited by an HHS-approved organization shall be deemed to be in compliance with these standards.
HHS must establish an air-ambulance quality-reporting and performance program under which Medicare payment is determined according to a specified performance-based formula. Performance measures shall address patient safety, clinical quality, and over-triage.
An air-ambulance provider or supplier must, subject to suspension of payment under Medicare, annually submit specified cost data to HHS.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission shall report to Congress on whether changes should be made with regard to reimbursement of air-ambulance providers and suppliers under Medicare.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 14, 2017 to Sep 12, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Nov 7, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Nov 15, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Nov 15, 2017 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Dec 5, 2017 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Apr 12, 2018 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Apr 18, 2018 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Apr 25, 2018 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Jun 8, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Sep 12, 2018 |
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 Sep 14, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 15, 2017 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 14, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 14, 2017Introduced in House
- Sep 14, 2017Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 149, September 14, 2017, page H7423.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide under the Medicare program for conditions of participation, reporting requirements, and a quality program with respect to air ambulance services.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Aviation and airports
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Medicare
- Performance measurement
- Transportation safety and security
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2017Introduced 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.
