Federal Restrictions on Pricing Ambulance Services March 10, 2009 This document is designed to provide an overview of what is required under the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and the Substantially-in-Excess Rule. […]
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Position Papers
Letter on National Scope of Practice Model (2005)
January 20, 2005 Ms. Amy Starchville National Association of State EMS Directors 201 Park Washington Court Falls Church, VA 22046-4527 RE: Request for Comments on the National EMS Scope of […]
(more...)Transportation of the Morbidly Obese
August 22, 2002 Issue Patient transferring and handling injuries typically represents at least 50% of health care providers Worker’s Compensation annual costs. Such tasks continue to become more difficult because […]
(more...)EMS Safe Driving Statement
May 6, 2002 Issue In the 21st century health care environment in the United States, health care providers are attempting to find solutions and systems to reduce the unintended deaths […]
(more...)H5N1 Pandemic Influenza
February 9, 2006 Issue It is the position of the American Ambulance Association (AAA) that all ambulance service providers have access to the necessary funding and resources to be prepared […]
(more...)Smallpox Vaccination of Health Care Workers
January 6, 2003 Voluntary Smallpox Vaccination of Health Care Workers: Making An Informed Decision No doubt by now many of you have been contacted by your state or local health […]
(more...)Medicare Fraud Statement
May 20, 2013 As the primary association representing ambulance suppliers and providers in the United States, the American Ambulance Association (AAA) condemns Medicare fraud in any form. The AAA is […]
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2013 Response to MedPAC Recommendations
June 2013 Statement in Response to MedPAC Recommendations Regarding Medicare Payment of Ambulance Services The American Ambulance Association (AAA) appreciates the thoughtful consideration undertaken by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission […]
(more...)Drug Alteration Policy
Position on Storage of Medications on Ambulances Issue Ambulance services carry multiple medications and other preparations on their ambulances on a routine basis. They do this so that medics can […]
(more...)CMS Data Release Position Statement
April 17, 2014 On April 9, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released data describing the number and type of health care services provided by physicians and other […]
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