MA S1513

Establishes a task force under the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to study the structure, support, and delivery of emergency medical services in Massachusetts

Task force will examine designating EMS as an essential service, workforce development, training, compensation, retention, reimbursement rates, and the feasibility of reorganizing the emergency medical care advisory board under public safety

Membership includes representatives from Health and Human Services, Department of Public Health, hospital associations, ambulance associations, fire fighters, fire chiefs, behavioral health organizations, emergency physicians, emergency nurses, and senior care providers

Required analysis covers reimbursement methodologies for ambulance transport, MassHealth wheelchair van brokerage efficacy, EMS point of entry protocols across urban/suburban/rural settings, and emerging models like mobile integrated health

Task force must convene within 30 days of enactment and submit a report with recommendations to the legislature within 6 months