By ANDRELL BOWER
Kirksville Daily Express
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — A paramedic suspended without pay after posting photos of an ATV and bus wreck on the Internet was fired Thursday, one day before a hearing with the Adair County Ambulance District board.
Chris Drennan, who worked for ACAD for 11 years, was suspended Sept. 15 because administration alleged the photos he posted on the Internet of a bloodied school bus and wrecked ATV violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and ACAD policy. He is scheduled for a hearing Friday at 7 p.m. at the ACAD office on 606 W. Potter Ave.
The termination notice written by ACAD Chief Jason Albert dropped the HIPAA allegations but stated Drennan did not obtain “proper authorization” from ACAD or “proper written authorization” from the patient to publish photos of the scene and comments related to the condition of 13-year-old Zach Reeves, who was injured in the accident. The notice also states that Drennan’s screen name, which uses the ACAD acronym, indicated he was speaking on behalf of the ambulance district when he made the posts. ...
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