SIREN Act of 2018

Support H.R. 5429/S.2830, the SIREN Act; Support H.R.1876/S.781, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017; Support H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act (VREASA); Support H.R. 1037/S. 1062, to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the commitment and service represented by emergency medical services; Support H.R. 1022/S.880, Mission Zero; Support S. 256/H.R. 767, the Soar Act; Support S. 1167/H.R. 2485, the Kits Act; Support S. 1666/H.R. 2801, Hot Cars Act; Support S. 3132/H.R. 6235, Securing Airspace for Emergency Responders Support S. 3482/H.R. 6748, Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization; Educate lawmakers and staff on the shortage and access issues for medications used by EMS practitioners; Urge Congressional relief for raising drug prices for medications used by EMS practitioners; Educate lawmakers for the need for of standardization of prehospital trauma care training across the US military; Ambulance Cost Reporting; Urge Support to join the EMS Congressional Caucus.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,231

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Implementation of P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Implementation of P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; issues surrounding GAO and MedPAC reports; Medicare ambulance reimbursement issues; implementation of H.R. 2; Protecting Patient Access to Medications Act (H.R. 304); The Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 967); Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act (H.R. 3236); Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act (H.R. 3729); the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; Siren Act (H.R.5429,S.2830).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and emergency medical services departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the development of a cost reporting system for EMS agencies. H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Service Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they were exposed to bloodborne pathogens while they are providing emergency aid. H.R. 5429/S. 2830, the SIREN Act, and H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act, provisions relating to support rural fire and EMS agencies. Issues relating to federal support for pre-hospital emergency health care. S. 3024, the FY 2019 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-269 relating to the prompt payment of ambulance service claims by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Issues related to federal ambulance standards. H.R. 6378/S. 2852, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018, provisions relating to first responder preparedness.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Lobbied on the SIREN Act (S. 2830, H.R. 5429) and the Farm Bill to allow the Secretary of HHS to continue to have the ability to determine which additional EMS provider types can apply for the Rural EMS Grant program.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Lobbied on the SIREN Act (S. 2830, H.R. 5429) and the Farm Bill to allow the Secretary of HHS to continue to have the ability to determine which additional EMS provider types can apply for the Rural EMS Grant program.

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and emergency medical services departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the development of a cost reporting system for EMS agencies. H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. P.L. 115-194, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, provision to establish a voluntary national registry for firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Service Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they were exposed to bloodborne pathogens while they are providing emergency aid. H.R. 5429/S. 2530, the SIREN Act, and H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act, provisions relating to support rural fire and EMS agencies. Issues relating to federal support for pre=hospital emergency health care. S. 3024, the FY 2019 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the prompt payment of ambulance service claims by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Issues related to federal ambulance standards. H.R. 6378/S. 2852, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018, provisions relating to first responder preparedness.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Support H.R. 5429/S.2830, the SIREN Act; Support H.R.1876/S.781, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017; Support H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act (VREASA); Support H.R. 1037/S. 1062, to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the commitment and service represented by emergency medical services; Support H.R. 1022/S.880, Mission Zero; Commented and emphasized the importance of EMS' role in day to day response and a natural or man-made disasters and need for integration in preparedness plan in House and Senate PAHPA/PAHPAI drafts; Educate lawmakers and staff on the shortage and access issues for medications used by EMS practitioners; Supported drug shortage letter to ASPR, FDA, House Energy and Commerce, and Senate HELP Committee; Urge Congressional relief for raising drug prices for medications used by EMS practitioners; Urge Support to join the EMS Congressional Caucus.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $28,300

Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Lobbied on the SIREN Act (S. 2830, H.R. 5429) and the Farm Bill to allow the Secretary of HHS to continue to have the ability to determine which additional EMS provider types can apply for the Rural EMS Grant program.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Lobbied on the SIREN Act (S. 2830, H.R. 5429) and the Farm Bill to allow the Secretary of HHS to continue to have the ability to determine which additional EMS provider types can apply for the Rural EMS Grant program.

Client expense: $215,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. P.L. 115-123, the Bipartisan Budget Act, provisions to extend the Ambulance Add-On payments for the transport of Medicare patients to hospitals and the development of a cost survey system to ascertain the cost of treatment of Medicare patients to EMS providers. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Service Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while they are providing emergency aid. H.R. 5429, legislation to create a grant program to support rural fire and EMS agencies. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions relating to the reimbursement of fire and emergency services for treating Medicare patients. Senate discussion draft legislation relating to the reimbursement of fire and emergency services for treating Medicare patients. S. 967, Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act, provisions relating to the reimbursement of fire and emergency services for treating Medicare patients. Issues relating to the Bureau of Labor Statistics classification of firefighters and EMTs.