Federal News

October 9, 2018

Emergency Nurses Association Praises Passage of Airplane KITS Act in FAA Reauthorization Bill

Provision would require emergency medical kits on airplanes to meet needs of children

October 9, 2018 • Appropriations EMSC

Emergency Nurses Association Applauds Funding for Children's Emergency Care Program

2019 spending bill contains support for EMSC program.

July 23, 2018

House of Representatives Passes ENA-Supported Nursing Workforce Bill

The Emergency Nurses Association applauds the U.S. House of Representatives on the passage of H.R. 959, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act. ENA urges the Senate to quickly consider and pass this important legislation.

June 22, 2018

House of Representatives Advances Comprehensive Opioids Legislation with ENA-Supported Bills

ENA applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act (H.R. 6).

March 28, 2018 • Pediatric

ENA Applauds Increased Funding for the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program as Part of Omnibus Appropriations Bill

ENA applauds Congress for including $22.3 million in funding – a $2.2 million increase over last year – for the Emergency Medical Services for Children program as part of the fiscal year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill. The President’s budget proposal had called for the elimination of the EMSC program.

February 27, 2018

Two Priority Public Health Bills Supported by ENA Pass the House

The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) applauds the House for passing two of ENA’s public health legislative priorities yesterday.

November 20, 2017 • EMS standing orders

ENA Applauds the Signing of Legislation Allowing EMS Personnel to Continue Administering Life-Saving Medication

ENA applauds Congress for passing, and President Trump for signing into law, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act. The new law, one of ENA’s legislative priorities, amends the Controlled Substances Act to ensure EMS personnel may use standing orders to administer a controlled substance in cases in which a delay in treatment could result in harm or death to the patient.

October 25, 2017 • News

ENA Applauds Senate on Passage of Bill to Allow Use of Standing Orders by Emergency Medical Services

Without passage of H.R. 304, EMS practitioners may lose the ability to administer life-saving medications to treat a medical emergency.

September 21, 2017

ENA Urges Opposition to New Senate Legislation to Repeal ACA

Without significant changes to address access to care for emergency department patients, the Emergency Nurses Association is opposed to the passage of the recently-released legislation designed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act proposed by Senators Lindsey Graham, Bill Cassidy, Dean Heller and Ron Johnson.

July 25, 2017 • Legislation News

Emergency Nurses Association Opposes Senate Legislation to Repeal ACA Without Significant Improvements

The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) today issued the following statement in opposition to the passage of any bill in the Senate that would overhaul the Affordable Care Act without protecting emergency health care services and access to care for those who suffer from a mental illness or substance use disorder:

May 24, 2017 • Legislation News

Emergency Nurses, Emergency Medical Service Providers and Children’s Advocates Oppose Proposal to Eliminate Emergency Medical Services for Children Program

The following organizations join the statement below, opposing President Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate funding for the EMSC program in his fiscal year (FY) 2018 budget: the American Ambulance Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Emergency Physicians, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs, Children’s Health Fund, Emergency Nurses Association, National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, National Association of State EMS Officials, National Center for Disaster Preparedness at the Earth Institute, National EMS Management Association and Save the Children.

February 14, 2017 • Legislation

Nursing Organizations Urge President Trump, Congress to Make High-Quality, Affordable Health Care Access a Top Reform Priority

America’s leading nursing organizations and the over 3.5 million nurses they represent, have called on the Trump Administration and Congress to prioritize patient health and the patient-provider relationship in any health reform proposals.