(D) Unique role the in-home registered 
nursing workforce plays in engaging with care-
givers. 
(E) Differences in facility-based care 
verses home-based care from the perspective of 
the nurse, such as clinical competency, burnout, 
level of experience required, cultural sensitivi-
ties required, stressors, and more. 
(4) PUBLIC REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the submission of the recommendations and 
strategies, the Secretary shall submit to the Con-
gress a report containing such recommendations and 
strategies. 
(5) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Members shall 
be appointed to the Task Force the duration of the 
existence of the Task Force. 
(6) COMPENSATION.—Task Force members 
shall serve without compensation. 
(7) SUNSET.—The Task Force shall terminate 
upon the submission of the report required. 
(c) EXPANDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 
WORKFORCE STUDY.— 
(1) GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of Expanding Emergency 
Medical Services (EMS) Workforce Program, the 
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Secretary shall establish a council to study the im-
pacts of expanding the role of emergency medical 
service (EMS) providers in the triage, treatment, 
and transfer of patients in both emergency and non- 
emergency encounters and associated impacts on the 
EMS workforce (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Council’’). 
(2) DUTIES.—Not later than 12 months after 
the establishment of the Council, the Council shall 
develop and submit a study to the Secretary of the 
Department of Health and Human Services that— 
(A) details barriers to EMS providers to 
treating in-place; 
(B) outlines the benefits and other consid-
erations associated with expanding the scope of 
services delivered by EMS providers; 
(C) examines the current EMS provider 
workforce’s ability to expand their role in 
healthcare encounters; 
(D) evaluates best practices for nurse navi-
gation programs that assist in triage and dis-
patch of appropriate level of EMS providers; 
(E) evaluates best practices for community 
paramedicine programs; and 
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(F) assesses the impacts of the Expanding 
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Workforce 
Program on medically and socially underserved 
communities’ access to care and emergency de-
partment utilization. 
(3) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
developing 
the 
study, the Council shall consider the following: 
(A) Previous and existing community 
paramedicine programs. 
(B) Previous and existing nurse navigation 
programs. 
(C) Access to EMS services in rural com-
munities. 
(D) Current and future state of the EMS 
provider workforce, including projected job 
needs. 
(E) Unique role the EMS workforce plays 
in engaging with the community. 
(F) Training of EMS providers. 
(G) Varying roles and capabilities of dif-
ferent levels of EMS professionals, including 
Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency 
Medical Technician, Advanced—EMT, Para-
medic, Community Paramedic. 
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(4) PUBLIC REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the submission of the study, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Congress a report containing rec-
ommendations and strategies for utilizing the EMS 
workforce beyond the scope of their current role in 
healthcare encounters. 
(5) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Members shall 
be appointed to the Council the duration of the ex-
istence of the Council. 
(6) COMPENSATION.—Council members shall 
serve without compensation. 
(7) SUNSET.—The Council shall terminate 
upon the submission of the report required. 
(8) FACA APPLICABILITY.—The Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to the Council. 
(9) COUNCIL PROCEDURES.—The Secretary, in 
consultation with the Comptroller General of the 
United States and the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, shall establish procedures for 
the Council to— 
(A) ensure that adequate resources are 
available to effectively execute the responsibil-
ities of the Council; 
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(B) effectively coordinate with other rel-
evant advisory bodies and working groups to 
avoid unnecessary duplication; 
(C) create transparency to the public and 
Congress with regard to Council membership, 
costs, and activities, including through use of 
modern technology and social media to dissemi-
nate information; and 
(D) avoid conflicts of interest that would 
jeopardize the ability of the Council to make de-
cisions and provide recommendations. 
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