May 22, 2025 – AUSTIN – The Texas EMS Alliance (TEMSA) commends both chambers of the Texas Legislature for unanimously passing SB 916, which extends a landmark patient protection bill […]
Texas EMS Agencies Testify in Favor of Funding for Whole Blood
The Texas EMS Alliance Is Asking State Lawmakers for $4 Million in the State’s Budget to Fund Whole Blood on Ambulances Austin – February 10, 2025 – Physicians representing Texas […]
The 2023 Texas Law Works: TEMSA Supports SB 916 to Keep Patients Out of Billing Disputes
SB 916 Would Continue the 2023 Texas Law, Which Was Agreed to by the Health Plans, EMS Agencies and Lawmakers, to Remove Patients From Ground Ambulance Billing Disputes Austin – […]
Texas EMS Agencies Applaud New Federal Recommendations to Protect Ambulance Patients
AUSTIN — The Texas EMS Alliance and Texas Ambulance Association endorsed key recommendations in an extensive report that the federal advisory committee on Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB) delivered […]
TEMSA Submits SB 2476 Regulatory Comments
Texas EMS Alliance board member Tina Wells offered TEMSA’s verbal comments at the Texas Department of Insurance’s hearing on the proposed rule related to SB 2476 on September 26, 2023. […]
TDI’s Data Portal for EMS Political Subdivsion Rates
TDI creates data portal for political subdivisions to report EMS rates The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has created a data portal for political subdivisions to voluntarily report EMS rate […]
TEMSA Applauds Governor’s Signing of Bill Clarifying How EMS Agencies Respond to Requests During Disasters
SB 2133 Affirms That All Ambulance Patients’ Needs Can Be Addressed During Declared Disasters Austin, Texas – June 19, 2023 – The Texas EMS Alliance (TEMSA) is pleased to announce […]
TEMSA Applauds Governor’s Signing of the Nation’s Model Out-of-Network Billing Law for EMS
SB 2476 Removes Patients From Billing Disputes and Serves as a Model for the U.S. Congress to Utilize as It Considers the Future of EMS Billing at the Federal Level […]
TEMSA Applauds Texas Legislature’s Creation of the Nation’s Model Out-of-Network Billing Law for EMS
The Texas Legislature’s SB 2476 Serves as a Model for the U.S. Congress to Utilize as It Considers the Future of EMS Billing at the Federal Level Austin, Texas – […]
Texas Medical Directors Support Dialysis Legislation
The Texas Chapter of the National Association of EMS Physicians thanked Rep. Tom Oliverson, MD, for his work to address dialysis transports during declared emergencies. Click here to view the […]