Webinar April 7 | EMS.gov & ASPRCOVID-19 Clinical Rounds

Please see below for a message from EMS.gov and ASPR about another COVID-19 Clinical Rounds webinar being held tomorrow entitled "Lifesaving Treatment and Clinical Operations: Critical Care." Speakers will provide updates on clinical care for people with COVID-19, followed by Q+A and discussion. COVID-19 CLINICAL ROUNDS Lifesaving Treatment and Clinical Operations: Critical Care A Peer to Peer...

DOL: Guidance for Respiratory Protection During N95 Shortage

U.S. Department of Labor  |  April 3, 2020 U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance for Respiratory Protection During N95 Shortage Due to COVID-19 Pandemic WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim enforcement guidance to help combat supply shortages of disposable N95 filtering face piece respirators (N95 FFRs). The action...

EMS Granted Access to the Amazon COVID-19 Store!

Thank you to the thousands of EMS and fire professionals who joined our social media campaign to encourage Amazon Business to admit mobile healthcare providers into their new COVID-19 Store. In response to the collective voices of our profession, Amazon has updated their policy! Effective April 6, EMS and Fire will begin to be...

Send AAA Your COVID-19 Photos!

We are living through challenging and historic times. Please help the American Ambulance Association share YOUR story, the true impact of EMS on the front lines of the global COVID-19 pandemic. We need your service's photos and videos! Please send us pictures and videos of your medics in action. (Of course no HIPAA violations, please.)...

WaPo: SNS Nearly Depleted

By Nick Miroff, Washington Post |  April 1, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. EDT The government’s emergency stockpile of respirator masks, gloves and other medical supplies is running low and is nearly exhausted due to the coronavirus outbreak, leaving the Trump administration and the states to compete for personal protective equipment in a freewheeling global marketplace rife with profiteering...

DOL: Paid Leave Under the FFCRA

The Department of Labor has issued its 124-page temporary rule on Paid Leave under Families First Coronavirus Response Act. View the full PDF. If you are a member of the Association and have a question regarding Human Resources or Operations, please use the form below to contact Scott Moore, Esq.

FFCRA Summary of Temporary Final Regulations

Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Summary of Temporary Final Regulations Emergency Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (EPFMLA) Cannot Work or Telework Up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave Care for child due to school closure, childcare unavailable due to coronavirus Eligible Employees All employees on payroll for 30 days or more Amount of Pay After...

Summary of Financial Relief Provisions Under the CARES Act

AAA Operations & Human Resources Consultant Scott Moore, Esq has developed a summary of financial relief provisions from the recent CARES Act. The resource will help your organization evaluate in which programs it may qualify to participate. Download the CARES Act Financial Relief Comparison Download the Paycheck Protection Program Calculator

Treasury and SBA Begin Unprecedented Public-Private Mobilization Effort to Distribute Funds

US Treasury Press Release:            March 31, 2020 Contact:                     Treasury Public Affairs, (202) 622-2960 With $349 Billion in Emergency Small Business Capital Cleared, Treasury and SBA Begin Unprecedented Public-Private Mobilization Effort to Distribute Funds WASHINGTON – Following President Trump’s signing of the historic Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and...

CARES Act Changes to Health, Retirement and Student Loan Benefits

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has released an excellent summary of the impact of the CARES Act on key employee benefits. 

FFCRA Emergency Paid Leave Posting

Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Emergency Paid Leave Posting As many of you are aware, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Emergency Paid Family & Medical Leave Act and Emergency Paid Sick Leave provisions become effective tomorrow, April 1st.  I had hoped that the U.S. DOL would have published draft Regulations by the...

Infographic | What Does the CMS COVID-19 IFR Mean for EMS?

Looking for highlights from the new CMS IFR? See below for an infographic! (Members, read Kathy Lester, Esq.'s comprehensive summary.)

Updated U.S. DOL Definition of Health Care Provider & Emergency Responders

The United States Department of Labor (U.S. DOL) has recently published an updated version of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) that provide further insight into which employees are included in the definition of “health care provider” and “emergency responder”. After the final language of the FFCRA was released, there...

EMS Agencies Can Take Advantage of Accelerated or Advanced Payment Opportunities from CMS

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program to a broader group of Medicare Part A providers and Part B suppliers in an effort to provide financial relief and to increase cash flow to providers of services and suppliers impacted by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)...

CMS “Pauses” Prior Authorization Model for Scheduled, Repetitive Non-Emergency Ambulance Transportation

CMS released published a guidance document summarizing some of the steps that it has taken to relieve the administrative burden on health care providers and suppliers during the current public health emergency.  As part of that document, CMS indicated that it will be “pausing” the Prior Authorization Model for scheduled, repetitive non-emergency ambulance transports. ...