| Category | Title | Description |
| EMS Issue | NAEMT Comment on EMS education standards | Regarding the importance of establishing the content areas which each EMS level should master in order to be able to provide care to their patients as outlined in the national EMS Scope of Practice Model. |
| EMS Issue | Letter to Dr Kadlec, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR) | Regarding the 2019-2022 National Health Security Strategy (NHSS), citing the absence of EMS as a stakeholder and source of expertise for the development of the strategy. |
| Proposed Legislation | Comment to House E&C Committee on No Surprises Act | Request for House to develop policy solutions that support the ability of EMS agencies and fire departments to provide prehospital emergency medical care |
| EMS Issue | NAEMT Comment to Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology | Comments regarding the Proposed Rulemaking to Improve the Interoperability of Health Information. |
| EMS Issue | NAEMT comment to National EMS Education Standards Revision Project | NAEMT provides initial comment to the revision of the National EMS Education Standards |
| EMS Issue | Letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator | Urges CMS to adopt an EMS cost reporting process similar to the one used by Medicaid when providing supplemental ground emergency medical transportation reimbursements in California, Oregon, and Washington. |
| EMS Issue | Letter to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | NAEMT provides comment to the draft ASPR Mass Casualty Triage White Paper. |
| Pending Legislation | Letter to California Governor re: opposition to Legislature bill AB 2293. | Bill would permit convicted felons (excludes rape/murder) to obtain an EMT license and restricts the ability of CA Emergency Medical Service Authority and EMS agencies to protect public safety by denying licenses. |
| Pending Legislation | Letter to California Senate and Assembly re: opposition to Legislature bill AB 2293. | Bill would permit convicted felons (excludes rape/murder) to obtain an EMT license and restricts the ability of CA Emergency Medical Service Authority and EMS agencies to protect public safety by denying licenses. |
| Pending Legislation | Letter to California Senate re: SB 944. | Expresses opposition to SB 944 and local jurisdictions being required to have an Emergency Medical Care Committee (EMCC) as a condition of providing a community paramedic program. |
| EMS Issue | Letter to U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee re: shortage of emergency medications. | EMS leaders ask for elevated attention to the shortage of emergency medications. |
| EMS Issue | Letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee re: shortage of emergency medications | EMS leaders ask for elevated attention to the shortage of emergency medications. |
| EMS Issue | Letter to NHTSA offering support and input on the recent draft of the EMS Agenda 2050. | Letter to NHTSA offering support and input on the recent draft of the EMS Agenda 2050. |
| Pending Legislation | S. 2852, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 | Letter to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions requesting a strengthening of provisions for EMS as a pillar of our nation’s disaster preparedness and response strategy. |
| Pending Legislation | S. 2830, Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) Act | Support of Senate legislation to create a needed grant program for EMS agencies in rural areas. |
| EMS Issue | Letter regarding the shortage of emergency medications | Request to leaders of the Dept. of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration to elevate attention on the shortage of essential emergency medications. |
| Proposed Legislation | H.R. 5429, Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) Act | Support of legislation to create a needed grant program for EMS agencies in rural areas. |
| Pending Legislation | S.1692/H.R. 1037, National EMS Memorial Foundation | Strongly supports legislation to authorize the National EMS Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, to honor the service and sacrifice of our nation’s EMS practitioners. |
| EMS Funding | Letter to FICEMS Chair Edward Gabriel | Requests FICEMS to determine funding for a nationally-applicable EMS Preparedness Agenda consensus document |
| EMS Funding | Letter to National Emergency Management Association President Sprayberry | Request to promote medical preparedness training to EMS agencies and work collaboratively on funding resources. |
| EMS Issue | Letter to Secretary Azar, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Urges that an agency within HHS act as the enforcement authority for regulations contained in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009. |
| EMS Issue | Appreciation letter to the U.S. President | NAEMT letter to U.S. President extends appreciation for his acknowledgement of EMS practitioners. |
| Proposed Legislation | EMS Scope of Practice Model Revision | NAEMT Comment to first draft of EMS Scope of Practice Model revision |
| Pending Legislation | H.R. 3729, Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017. | Joint letter of support from NAEMT, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, and the International Association of Fire Fighters. |
| Pending Legislation | H.R. 880, the Mission Zero Act | Requests House leaders to include provisions for prehospital care in bill to support civilian-military partnerships in trauma care. |
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