Sec. 5. Enhancing research in field EMS
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Section 1115A(b)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315a(b)(2)(B) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Enhancing health outcomes for patients receiving field emergency medical services and improving timely and efficient delivery of high-quality field emergency medical services, such as through— regionalization of emergency care; medical transport to alternate destinations; or when medically necessary, the evaluation, treatment, or referral of patients to other medically appropriate health providers. . Section 498D of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289g–4 ) is amended— by redesignating subsections
(c)and
(d)as subsections
(d)and (e), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following: The Secretary shall conduct research and evaluation relating to field EMS through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. In this subsection, the term field EMS has the meaning given such term in section 1291. . Subpart II of part D of title IX of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 299b–33 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Director shall establish within the Office of Research and Evaluation a Field EMS Evidence-Based Practice Center (referred to in this section as the Center ). The purpose of the Center is to conduct or support research to promote the highest quality of emergency medical care in field EMS and the most effective delivery system for the provision of such care, including— comparative safety and effectiveness research; other appropriate clinical or systems research; and research addressing— critical care transport; off-shore operations; tactical emergency medical services; air medical services; and the application of lessons learned in military field medicine in the delivery of emergency medical care in field EMS. In this section, the term field EMS has the meaning given such term in section 1291. . Section 1182 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320e–1 ) is amended by striking section 1181 each place it appears and inserting section 1181 of this Act or section 498D(c) or 938 of the Public Health Service Act . For the purposes of research conducted pursuant to clause
(xxi)of section 1115A(b)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (as added by subsection (a)), subsection
(c)of section 498D of the Public Health Service Act (as added by subsection (b)), section 938 of the Public Health Service Act (as added by subsection (c)), or any other research funded by the Department of Health and Human Services related to emergency medical services in the field in which informed consent is required but may not be attainable, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— evaluate and consider the patient and research issues involved; and address regulatory barriers to such research related to the need for informed consent in a manner that ensures adequate patient safety and notification, and submit recommendations to Congress for any changes to Federal statutes necessary to address such barriers.
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- 42 USC 289g–4
- 42 USC 299b–33
- 42 USC 1320e–1
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Enhancing research in field EMS
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