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Medic certification fraud allegation investigated in NY

The investigation involves whether some EMTs and medics may have been fraudulently re-certified without the required training

CNYCentral.com

SYRACUSE — Investigators with the New York State Health Department are looking into allegations against Rural Metro Medical Services in Syracuse.

A source close to the investigation tells investigative reporter Jim Kenyon it involves whether some EMT’s and Paramedics may have been fraudulently recertified without the required training.

Rural Metro General Manager Mike Addario confirms that representatives of the Health Department have been inside the company’s Syracuse headquarters going over files and records. Addario downplayed the significance of the visit.

Full story: Health Department investigates Rural Metro “fraud’ involving paramedic certification