Call to Action: A2095/S818: Revising Requirements for Emergency Medical Services Delivery
The EMS Legislation, currently known as S -818/A-2095, passed the full Senate 21-14-4, last Thursday. Earlier this year, its companion bill, Assembly Bill 2095 was passed by the full Assembly 44-31-3. These bills are currently on Governor Christie's desk pending action. If subsequently signed by the Governor, New Jersey's EMS system will have the foundation it needs to progress into the future in a way that will meet the needs patients while allowing advancements in the field of EMS.
In order to ensure the passage of the bill we need your help. The opposition to the bill has engaged in an aggressive grass roots campaign of phone calls, emails, and faxes aimed at requesting Governor Christie to "VETO" S818/A2095. Please take a moment to contact the Governor and request that he "SIGN" S-818/A-2095.
In order to help you do that please refer people to the www.supportnjems.com website to write emails to the Governor supporting S818/A2095. Because all emails to the Governor have to go through his web page, sending an email is not as automatic as those sent to the Assembly and Senate. When people go to the www.supportnjems.com website, a page will immediately pop up with detailed instructions along with a form letter to send to the Governor's office. Even with this approach, it should only take people 1-2 minutes to complete. You can also express your SUPPORT on these bills by contacting the Governor's Office at 609-292-6000, by fax at 609-292-3454.
The Governor's address:
The Honorable Chris Christie
Governor, State of New Jersey
Statehouse, PO Box 001
Trenton, NJ 08625
Please share the link with family and friends and residents of your community. Also share this link with everyone who supports enhancing New Jersey's EMS system in a way that is focused completely on the PATIENT as the primary stakeholder!
For more information about the legislation go to www.supportnjems.com and go to the main page.
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Universal Transfer Form - NEW from NJ Department of Health and Senior Services |
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Effective 10/30/2011, patients transferred to another program or facility will be required to take along a Universal Transfer Form. The form is to be prepared by the sending facility. OEMS has more information and the new form on its website.
In brief:
· The EMS/ambulance crew requests the form at the sending facility along with other medical documentation and then carries it to the receiving facility.
· If a facility does not have the form available, treatment and transport should not be delayed.
· Ambulance and EMS crews do not complete any information on the form.
· The Universal Transfer Form does not replace OEMS-required documentation.
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The MTANJ is appreciative of Highmark Medicare Services' solicitation of feedback on its draft LCD about ambulance services. We received several comments from members and incorporated them into our response.
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2012 MTANJ Board Elections
FCC Narrowbanding Requirements
On January 1, 2013, all public safety and business industrial land mobile radio systems operating in the 150-512 MHz radio bands must cease operating using 25 kHz efficiency technology, and begin operating using at least 12.5 kHz efficiency technology. Make sure any radios purchased before January 1, 2011 comply with the new standard. Visit the FCC's Narrowbanding website to learn more.
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LOOKING FOR MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION?
The MTANJ is a trade association representing EMS, ambulance, and MAV providers and does not offer transportation services. If you need assistance finding a provider, please contact the MTANJ at (732) 719-7229. We will refer you to MTANJ member companies in your area.
If you have Medicaid or a Medicaid HMO as your primary insurance, you will need to arrange your transportation through NJ Medicaid's transportation broker, LogistiCare. The number to call is (856) 527-9933.
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