• HR 978/S. 848 - Legislation to clarify federal and state oversight of helicopter medical transport services including as part of expected FAA reauthorization, HR 915/S. 1451; legislation to improve air ambulance safety, HR 1201/S. 1199
• Legislation to establish accreditation for air ambulances in the Medicare program and ensure oversight of the air medical industry in the health care reform legislation (HR 3590).

Duration: November 10, 2008 to November 24, 2009

General Issues: Transportation, Health Issues

Spending: about $390,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Affiliated organizations: MedCenter Air; Mobile Critical Care Services; MedFlight of Ohio; Northwest Medstar; Mayo One Mankato Base; Survival Flight Livingston County; Life Lion Critical Care; LifeFlight of Maine; HeathNet Aeromedical Services