3.0.0 1407 2023-01-11T13:22:36Z 2023-01-11T13:22:36Z Senate S S 2011-07-22 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-07-22T16:29:12Z 2011-07-22 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2011-07-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2011-07-22 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2011-10-18 False Health Aviation and airports Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health information and medical records Medicaid Medicare Rural conditions and development Health 00 2011-07-22 Introduced in Senate 2011-09-30T15:28:21Z Air Ambulance Medicare Accreditation and Accountability Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to condition Medicare payment for air ambulance services upon: (1) provision by the supplier or service provider for appropriate medical oversight by a physician, and (2) accreditation of the air ambulance as level III or higher.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish a process for accrediting air ambulances according to three specified levels of accreditation, from lowest to highest; (2) consider certain factors in designating accreditation organizations; (3) establish criteria for use by an accreditation organization to evaluate an air ambulance; and (4) establish certain requirements for the collection of related data.

Prohibits reimbursement for air ambulance services under a state plan under SSA title XVII (Medicaid) unless the state develops licensing and regulatory requirements for such services that comply with federal guidelines.

Directs the Secretary to establish a revised air ambulance rate structure under the Medicare fee schedule. Requires sole community air ambulance services originating in a rural area to be reimbursed at a higher rate than for services by a non-sole community air ambulance.

Requires the Secretary to reduce the update for ambulance services for the failure of suppliers and providers to submit certain quality data to the Secretary .

Authorizes the Secretary to arrange with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies to study ground critical care transport.

]]> Air Ambulance Medicare Accreditation and Accountability Act Display Title Air Ambulance Medicare Accreditation and Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish accreditation requirements for suppliers and providers of air ambulance services, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Air Ambulance Medicare Accreditation and Accountability Act Introduced in Senate 2011-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1407is/xml/BILLS-112s1407is.xml 2011-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.