Helicopter Medical Services Patient Safety, Protection, and Coordination Act
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A 2009 Senate bill that would authorize states to set medical staffing, equipment, patient-routing, and coordination requirements for air-ambulance helicopter operations, while preserving exclusive federal jurisdiction over pilot certification and aviation operating rules. The bill was referred to committee and did not advance; it reflects a proposed carve-out to the Airline Deregulation Act’s preemption of state economic and service regulation as applied to medical helicopter services.
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Helicopter Medical Services Patient Safety, Protection, and Coordination Act
22-apr-2009
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