Author: Keith Douglas

RSNAT Prior-Authorization Tool KitNow Available!  CLICK HERE To Order Now Now available for immediate download! The RSNAT Prior-Authorization Tool Kit has everything you need to navigate CMS’s RSNAT prior-authorization process.  The RSNAT Prior-Authorization contains: Explanation of the RSNAT Prior-Authorization Model – Everything you need to know about its future.  RSNAT Resources – Links to all the RSNAT resources you need. Seven […]

What Does This Mean For EMS?OSHA ETS: EMS agencies with 100 or more employees are not required to institute vaccination or “test and mask” policies that the ETS would have required. Of course, EMS agencies may implement mandatory vaccination policies if they wish regardless of this OSHA ETS and are still subject to OSHA’s general duty to provide a […]

TASA’s Tennessee EMS Day on the Hill is set for February 8th at the Cordell Hull Legislative Building in Nashville. TASA will be providing a legislative breakfast that morning and then we will adjourn to have meetings with our Representatives and Senators. Our lobbyist is working an agenda to have meetings with the heads of […]

November 19, 2021 at 7:26:50 PM CST Good Evening, I just received word that our Emergency Rule, allowing the continuation of Operators on ambulances, has been filed in the Secretary of State’s Office. This means that services who are currently using operators, under the authorization by the Commissioner, may continue to do so. The Emergency […]

Prior authorization for repetitive, non-emergent, Medicare patients is coming to Tennessee as soon as February 1, 2022.  TASA has partnered with attorneys from Page, Wolfberg & Wirth to provide a webinar for TASA members to learn more about this process and what you need to know to prepare for this significant change to Medicare payment policy. TASA Webinar: Medicare […]

Governor Lee has issued Executive Order #88 which extends the waiver for ambulance operators, F endorsement and age requirements through November 5, 2021. Specific language from Executive Order #83 that was extended through Executive Order #88: 9.      Regulatory flexibility for ambulance transport services. In order to relieve the capacity strain on emergency medical […]

As a reminder, the Governor’s Executive Order #83 is due to expire at 11:59 PM CST on 10-5-2021. Although we anticipate this order will either be extended or a new one issued that will continue the ambulance operators, “F” endorsement removal and driver age requirements, services should prepare for the possibility that it may not […]

BREAKING NEWS HHS Announces New Air Ambulance Reporting Requirements On September 16, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), in conjunction with the Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management, issued the second in a series of proposed rules related to the No Surprises […]

BREAKING NEWS HRSA Announces Reporting 60-Day Grace Period  The Health and Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) has announced a 60-day grace period for Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting requirements for Reporting Period 1.  While the Period 1 deadline remains September 30, 2021, HRSA says it will not take enforcement action against entities that fail to report […]

BREAKING NEWS President’s COVID-19 Action Plan Likely to Require Mandatory Vaccinations for EMS Agencies On September 9, 2021, the White House issued Path Out of the Pandemic – President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan, announcing a new six-pronged approach to combat COVID-19.  The Action Plan will require agencies that participate in Federal healthcare programs – such as Medicare – to mandate […]