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What should EMS providers consider before carrying a concealed weapon on duty?
–EMS1 columnists react to a Kansas law that prohibits public employers from preventing their employees from carrying a concealed weapon while on duty
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Pharmaceuticals in EMS: Are you compliant?
–The Drug Supply Chain Security Act mandates pharmaceutical tracking, tracing and documentation for EMS agencies
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New Minn. first responder PTSD law goes into effect
–The new law states that any first responder diagnosed with PTSD will be eligible for worker’s compensation
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Are you legally liable for your EMS partner’s poor documentation?
–The Legal Guardian answers a reader's question about legal liability for his partner’s inaccurate and poorly written patient care narratives
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Medical marijuana: Is it worth the liability for EMS providers?
–Our co-hosts continue their discussion with EMS1 columnist and defense attorney David Givot on the impact medical marijuana has in EMS
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The impact of a government shutdown on public safety
–Here's a breakdown of who is considered "essential" and "nonessential" during a federal government shutdown
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Medicare expands prior authorization program for repetitive non-emergency transports
–CMS extends the prior authorization program, through Dec. 1, 2019, to eight states and Washington DC
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Marijuana laws: Why medics should just say no
–What happens if EMS providers who use marijuana safely and legally, but test positive days later in violation of policies?
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Wash. health dept. investigating 9 responders in 'tube check' incident
–Though an investigation said 11 department members admitted to intubating a deceased patient, only nine of them were actually credentialed healthcare providers
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Private ambulance industry asks Calif. voters to change workplace rules
–Proposition 11 asks voters to give private ambulance companies the power to keep their workers on duty during meal and rest breaks
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Federal pursuit of anti-kickback statute takes millions from local EMS
–Expert witness commentary on the recent Paramedics Plus litigation, in which the government alleged violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute
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How much personal liability do individual EMS providers bear?
–Our co-hosts discuss a recent article that raises the question of personal liability for EMS workers
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Closing arguments begin in trial of man who hit paramedic while driving drunk
–Rory Barros spent four months in the hospital, survived 16 surgeries and had his leg amputated after being hit
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Former paramedic arrested for stealing fentanyl
–Jason Howard confessed to police he took the drugs and has been charged with felony drug possession and misdemeanor theft
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DOJ aggressively investigates ALS transport billing
–Submitting false EMS transport claims to Medicare for reimbursement is a violation of the False Claims Act
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