CMS is seeking nominations for charter members of its first Air Ambulance Advisory Committee. HHS and the Department of Transportation established the Advisory Committee on Air Ambulance Quality and Patient Safety to review options to develop quality, patient safety, and clinical capability standards for each clinical capability level of air ambulances. Currently, there are no Medicare standards of care or quality requirements for air ambulance agencies providing life-saving services to the most critically ill and injured patients. The committee is required to hold its first meeting within 90 days of enactment and submit a report to Congress within 180 days of the first meeting. The member nomination period is open for 21 days, and information can be found here.
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