[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1766 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1766

   To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of 
          Emergency Medical Services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 1993

 Mr. Gunderson (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Slattery, Mr. Thomas of 
    Wyoming, Mr. Lancaster, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Kyl) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of 
          Emergency Medical Services, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Medical Services 
Amendments Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

    Title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d et seq.) 
is amended--
            (1) in the heading for the title, by striking ``TRAUMA 
        CARE'' and inserting ``EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES'';
            (2) in the heading for part A, by striking ``General'' and 
        all that follows and inserting ``General Authorities and 
        Duties''; and
            (3) by amending section 1201 to read as follows:

``SEC. 1201. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish an office to be 
known as the Office of Emergency Medical Services, which shall be 
headed by a director appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall 
carry out this title acting through the Director of such Office.
    ``(b) General Authorities and Duties.--With respect to emergency 
medical services (including trauma care), the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) conduct and support research, training, evaluations, 
        and demonstration projects;
            ``(2) foster the development of appropriate, modern systems 
        of such services through the sharing of information among 
        agencies and individuals involved in the study and provision of 
        such services;
            ``(3) sponsor workshops and conferences;
            ``(4) as appropriate, disseminate to public and private 
        entities information obtained in carrying out paragraphs (1) 
        through (4);
            ``(5) provide technical assistance to State and local 
        agencies;
            ``(6) coordinate activities of the Department of Health and 
        Human Services; and
            ``(7) as appropriate, coordinate activities of such 
        Department with activities of other Federal agencies.
    ``(c) Certain Requirements.--With respect to emergency medical 
services (including trauma care), the Secretary shall ensure that 
activities under subsection (b) are carried out regarding--
            ``(1) maintaining an adequate number of health 
        professionals with expertise in the provision of the services, 
        including hospital-based professionals and prehospital-based 
        professionals;
            ``(2) developing, periodically reviewing, and revising as 
        appropriate, in collaboration with appropriate public and 
        private entities, guidelines for the provision of such services 
        (including, for various typical circumstances, guidelines on 
        the number and variety of professionals, on equipment, and on 
        training);
            ``(3) the appropriate use of available technologies, 
        including communications technologies; and
            ``(4) the unique needs of underserved inner-city areas and 
        underserved rural areas.
    ``(d) Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts.--In carrying 
out subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary may make grants and enter 
into cooperative agreements and contracts.
    ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this part:
            ``(1) The term `hospital-based professional' means a health 
        professional (including an allied health professional) who has 
        expertise in providing one or more emergency medical services 
        and who normally provides the services at a medical facility.
            ``(2) The term `prehospital-based professional' means a 
        health professional (including an allied health professional) 
        who has expertise in providing one or more emergency medical 
        services and who normally provides the services at the site of 
        the medical emergency or during transport to a medical 
        facility.''.

SEC. 3. STATE OFFICES OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

    (a) Technical Amendments to Facilitate Establishment of Program.--
            (1) In general.--Title XII of the Public Health Service Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 300d et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating section 1232 as section 1235;
                    (B) by redesignating sections 1231 and 1233 as 
                sections 1241 and 1242, respectively; and
                    (C) by redesignating sections 1211 through 1222 as 
                sections 1221 through 1232, respectively.
            (2) Modifications in format of title xii.--Title XII of the 
        Public Health Service Act, as amended by paragraph (1) of this 
        subsection, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Part B'' and all that follow 
                through ``State Plans'' and inserting the following:

  ``Subpart II--Formula Grants With Respect to Modifications of State 
                                Plans'';

                    (B) by striking ``Part C--General Provisions'' and 
                inserting the following:

                  ``Subpart III--General Provisions'';

                    (C) by redesignating sections 1202 and 1203 as 
                sections 1211 and 1212, respectively; and
                    (D) by inserting before section 1211 (as so 
                redesignated) the following:

                         ``Part B--Trauma Care

            ``Subpart I--Advisory Council; Clearinghouse''.

    (b) State Offices.--Title XII of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by inserting 
after section 1201 the following new section:

``SEC. 1202. STATE OFFICES OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

    ``(a) Program of Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to States 
for the purpose of improving the availability and quality of emergency 
medical services through the operation of State offices of emergency 
medical services.
    ``(b) Requirement of Matching Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may not make a grant under 
        subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees, with respect 
        to the costs to be incurred by the State in carrying out the 
        purpose described in such subsection, to provide non-Federal 
        contributions toward such costs in an amount that--
                    ``(A) for the first fiscal year of payments under 
                the grant, is not less than $1 for each $3 of Federal 
                funds provided in the grant;
                    ``(B) for any second fiscal year of such payments, 
                is not less than $1 for each $1 of Federal funds 
                provided in the grant; and
                    ``(C) for any third fiscal year of such payments, 
                is not less than $3 for each $1 of Federal funds 
                provided in the grant.
            ``(2) Determination of amount of non-federal 
        contribution.--
                    ``(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), non-Federal 
                contributions required in paragraph (1) may be in cash 
                or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, 
                equipment, or services. Amounts provided by the Federal 
                Government, or services assisted or subsidized to any 
                significant extent by the Federal Government, may not 
                be included in determining the amount of such non-
                Federal contributions.
                    ``(B) The Secretary may not make a grant under 
                subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees that--
                            ``(i) for the first fiscal year of payments 
                        under the grant, 100 percent or less of the 
                        non-Federal contributions required in paragraph 
                        (1) will be provided in the form of in-kind 
                        contributions;
                            ``(ii) for any second fiscal year of such 
                        payments, not more than 50 percent of such non-
                        Federal contributions will be provided in the 
                        form of in-kind contributions; and
                            ``(iii) for any third fiscal year of such 
                        payments, such non-Federal contributions will 
                        be provided solely in the form of cash.
    ``(c) Certain Required Activities.--The Secretary may not make a 
grant under subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees that 
activities carried out by an office operated pursuant to such 
subsection will include--
            ``(1) coordinating the activities carried out in the State 
        that relate to emergency medical services;
            ``(2) activities regarding the matters described in 
        paragraphs (1) through (4) section 1201(b);
            ``(3) identifying Federal and State programs regarding 
        emergency medical services and providing technical assistance 
        to public and nonprofit private entities regarding 
        participation in such programs.
    ``(d) Requirement Regarding Annual Budget for Office.--The 
Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the State 
involved agrees that, for any fiscal year for which the State receives 
such a grant, the office operated pursuant to subsection (a) will be 
provided with an annual budget of not less than $50,000.
    ``(e) Certain Uses of Funds.--
            ``(1) Restrictions.--The Secretary may not make a grant 
        under subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees that--
                    ``(A) if research with respect to emergency medical 
                services is conducted pursuant to the grant, not more 
                than 10 percent of the grant will be expended for such 
                research; and
                    ``(B) the grant will not be expended to provide 
                emergency medical services (including providing cash 
                payments regarding such services).
            ``(2) Establishment of office.--Activities for which a 
        State may expend a grant under subsection (a) include paying 
        the costs of establishing an office of emergency medical 
        services for purposes of such subsection.
    ``(f) Reports.--The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection 
(a) unless the State involved agrees to submit to the Secretary reports 
containing such information as the Secretary may require regarding 
activities carried out under this section by the State.
    ``(g) Requirement of Application.--The Secretary may not make a 
grant under subsection (a) unless an application for the grant is 
submitted to the Secretary and the application is in such form, is made 
in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and 
information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out 
this section.''.

SEC. 4. PROGRAMS FOR RURAL AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Title XII of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended by section 3 of this Act, is amended--
            (1) by transferring section 1204 to part A;
            (2) by redesignating such section as section 1203;
            (3) by inserting such section after section 1202; and
            (4) in section 1203 (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
                (d); and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
                new subsection:
    ``(c) Demonstration Program Regarding Telecommunications.--
            ``(1) Linkages for rural facilities.--Projects under 
        subsection (a)(1) shall include demonstration projects to 
        establish telecommunications between rural medical facilities 
        and medical facilities that have expertise or equipment that 
        can be utilized by the rural facilities through the 
        telecommunications.
            ``(2) Modes of communication.--The Secretary shall ensure 
        that the telecommunications technologies demonstrated under 
        paragraph (1) include (interactive) video telecommunications, 
        (static video imaging transmitted through the telephone 
        system), and facsimiles transmitted through such system.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1203 of the Public Health 
Service Act, as redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section, is 
amended in the heading for the section by striking ``ESTABLISHMENT'' 
and all that follows and inserting ``PROGRAMS FOR RURAL AREAS.''.

SEC. 5. FUNDING.

    Title XII of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the 
preceding provisions of this Act, is amended--
            (1) by inserting after subpart III of part B the following:

                          ``Part C--Funding'';

            (2) by transferring section 1235 to part C (as so added); 
        and
            (3) in such section, by striking subsections (a) and (b) 
        and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Emergency Medical Services Generally.--
            ``(1) In general.--For the purpose of carrying out section 
        1201 other than with respect to trauma care, there are 
        authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, 
        and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
        1994 and 1995.
            ``(2) State offices.--For the purpose of carrying out 
        section 1202, there are authorized to be appropriated 
        $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995.
            ``(3) Certain telecommunications demonstrations.--For the 
        purpose of carrying out section 1203(c), there are authorized 
        to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such 
        sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 
        1995.
    ``(b) Trauma Care and Certain Other Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--For the purpose of carrying out part B, 
        section 1201 with respect to trauma care, and section 1203 
        (other than subsection (c) of such section), there are 
        authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, 
        and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
        1994 and 1995.
            ``(2) Allocation of funds by secretary.--
                    ``(A) For the purpose of carrying out subpart I of 
                part B, section 1201 with respect to trauma care, and 
                section 1203 (other than subsection (c) of such 
                section), the Secretary shall make available 10 percent 
                of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under 
                paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) For the purpose of carrying out section 1203 
                (other than subsection (c) of such section), the 
                Secretary shall make available 10 percent of the 
                amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under paragraph 
                (1).
                    ``(C)(i) For the purpose of making allotments under 
                section 1221(a), the Secretary shall, subject to 
                subsection (c), make available 80 percent of the 
                amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under paragraph 
                (1).
                    ``(ii) Amounts paid to a State under section 
                1221(a) for a fiscal year shall, for the purposes for 
                which the amounts were paid, remain available for 
                obligation until the end of the fiscal year immediately 
                following the fiscal year for which the amounts were 
                paid.''.

SEC. 6. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Title XII of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the 
preceding provisions of this Act, is amended--
            (1) in section 1203(b), by striking ``1214(c)(1)'' and 
        inserting ``1224(c)(1)'';
            (2) in section 1211(b)(3), by striking ``1213(c)'' and 
        inserting ``1223(c)'';
            (3) in section 1221--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``1218'' and inserting 
                        ``1228''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``1217'' and inserting 
                        ``1227''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking ``1233'' and inserting 
                        ``1242''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``1213'' and inserting 
                        ``1223'';
            (4) in section 1222--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``1211(a)'' and inserting ``1221(a)''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
                        ``1211(c)'' and inserting ``1221(c)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``1211(a)'' and 
                inserting ``1221(a)'';
            (5) in section 1223--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``1211(b)'' and 
                inserting ``1221(b)'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``1211(a)'' and inserting ``1221(a)''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
                        ``1211(a)'' and inserting ``1221(a)''; and
                    (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``1211(a)'' and 
                inserting ``1221(a)'';
            (6) in section 1224--
                    (A) in each of subsections (a) through (c), by 
                striking ``1211(a)'' and inserting ``1221(a)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``1213(a)(7)'' 
                and inserting ``1223(a)(7)'';
            (7) in section 1225--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``1211(a)'' and inserting 
                        ``1221(a)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``1233'' and inserting 
                        ``1242''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``1211(b)'' and 
                inserting ``1221(b)'';
            (8) in section 1226, in each of subsections (a) through 
        (c), by striking ``1211(a)'' and inserting ``1221(a)'';
            (9) in section 1227--
                    (A) by striking ``1211(a)'' and inserting 
                ``1221(a)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``1214'' and inserting ``1224'';
            (10) in section 1228--
                    (A) in each of subsections (a) through (c), by 
                striking ``1211(a)'' each place such term appears and 
                inserting ``1221(a)'';
                    (B) in subsection (b), in each of paragraphs (2)(A) 
                and (3)(A), by striking ``1232(a)'' and inserting 
                ``1251(a)''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c)(2)--
                            (i) by striking ``1232(b)(3)'' and 
                        inserting ``1251(b)(3)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``1217'' and inserting 
                        ``1227'';
            (11) in section 1229(a), by striking ``1211(a)'' each place 
        such term appears and inserting ``1221(a)'';
            (12) in section 1230(a), by striking ``1211(a)'' each place 
        such term appears and inserting ``1221(a)'';
            (13) in section 1231--
                    (A) in each of subsections (a) and (b), by striking 
                ``1211(a)'' each place such term appears and inserting 
                ``1221(a)''; and
                    (B) in each of subsections (a) and (b), by striking 
                ``1211(b)'' and inserting ``1221(b)'';
            (14) in section 1232, by striking ``1211'' and inserting 
        ``1221'';
            (15) in section 1241--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``this title'' and inserting ``this part''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1213'' and 
                inserting ``1223'';
            (16) in section 1242--
                    (A) in each of subsections (a) and (b), by striking 
                ``1211'' each place such term appears and inserting 
                ``1221'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking ``part B'' and inserting 
                        ``subpart II''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``1214(c)(1)'' and 
                        inserting ``1224(c)(1)''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``1213'' and 
                inserting ``1223''; and
            (17) in section 1251(c)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``1211(a)'' and inserting 
                ``1221(a)'';
                    (B) by striking ``1218(a)(2)'' and inserting 
                ``1228(a)(2)''; and
                    (C) by striking ``part B'' and inserting ``subpart 
                II''.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect October 1, 1992, 
or upon the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later.

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