Author: Keith Douglas

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 […]

New Provider Relief Funding Available Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is announcing $25.5 billion in new funding for health care providers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding includes $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) resources for providers who serve rural Medicaid, […]

BREAKING NEWS National Expansion of Prior Authorization for Repetitive Patient Transports Begins December 1st We knew it was coming!  CMS just announced in today’s Federal Register the implementation schedule to expand the Prior Authorization Model for Repetitive, Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transports (RSNAT) to all remaining states and territories.  This will be a hot topic for our abc360 Conference set for […]

Note: TASA is in communication with TOSHA to obtain direction/guidance on this issue. We will provide updates as soon as we receive information from TOSHA. Services are encouraged to review this ruling with their human resources, risk management and/or legal representative for guidance in the interim. On June 21, 2021, Federal OSHA promulgated an emergency […]

August 10, 2021 Good afternoon, If you have services who are/or plan to use out of state personnel under EO 83, they need to fill out and submit the attached form. This applies to all out of state personnel. The EO supersedes replica and this is required under the EO. These should be emailed to […]

Governor Lee has issued Executive Order #83 which allows non-medically trained personnel to operate on ambulances in certain situations (see item #9 on the attachment below). Additionally, this executive orders suspends the “F” endorsement previously required to operate an ambulance (see item #10 on the attachment below). Executive Order No. 83