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The HMS
Patient Safety, Protection and Coordination Act (H.R.
978 & S. 848) will ensure that patient safety, quality
patient care and coordination of helicopter medical
services are properly overseen by state emergency
medical services (EMS) and public health authorities. It
would allow states, to the extent they choose, to
oversee air ambulances just as they currently oversee
ground ambulances, hospitals and other healthcare
entities. The Act does not direct how or whether states
should govern air ambulance services. Rather, it simply
sets forth a sphere in which the state is not preempted
by the Airline Deregulation Act (ADA) from fulfilling
its role in public health oversight. More information on
the legislation is available below.
To see the list of co-sponsors to H.R. 978 & S. 848, please
click
here. In the "Search Bill Summary & Status" box
please type in H.R. 978 or S. 848. You will be directed
to a summary page on the legislation with links to key
information, including a current list of co-sponsors of
the bill.
FAQ on the Snowe Air Ambulance Amendment
Overview of H.R. 978
& S. 848
Differences Between H.R. 978 and S. 848
Text of H.R. 978
Altmire-Miller HMS Patient Safety Act Dear Colleague
Letter
Frequently Asked Questions about H.R. 978
Testimony of PFAA Chairman Tom Judge Before the
House Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee Aviation Subcommittee Hearing on HMS
Text of S. 848
McCaskill-Snowe HMS Patient Safety Act Dear Colleague
Letter
Other Legislation
The Air Medical Safety Act, H.R. 1201
PFAA endorses the Air Medical Safety Act, H.R. 1201 as
an essential means by which to improve aviation safety
for patients and crews. This legislation takes a number
of current guidance documents from the FAA and requires
through rule making that the guidance becomes
regulatory. Assuring the safety of the system requires a
more formal regulatory effort as industry has not fully
achieved the necessary changes on a voluntary basis,
especially in assuring the safety standards of Part 135
operations, standardizing risk assessment, and dispatch
procedures. We look forward to working with the House
Transportation Committee to clarify and enhance this
legislation moving forward.
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