Legal Issues
The legal issues topic contains news and information about legal issues affecting EMS personnel, agencies or departments. Find the latest news from personnel misconduct, to disciplinary and harassment cases, to malpractice lawsuits, as well as advice to prevent legal action with EMS training, documentation and management.
They are certainly worth saving, but EMS needs to stop sounding the alarm and look for internal solutions
Steve Grau; Brett Lyle; Scott Moore, JD, MBA; and Mike Poynter share strategies to compete for caregivers in a post-pandemic world
Michael Levin, an entrepreneur and motivational speaker, encouraged Pinnacle EMS attendees to embrace an entrepreneurial workplace that creates powerful positive change
Arthur McArthur suffered fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene
Here are creative ways to prepare EMS volunteers to provide outstanding care when calls are few and far between
This issue features articles on the challenges of and lessons learned from several important innovations
The owners admitted to submitting about $6 million in false claims
The breaks are required every four hours for non-salaried employees
EMS providers were taking a patient inside the hospital when someone stole the rig and drove it seven to eight miles before abandoning it
Ann Marie Thomas was arraigned on a willful neglect of duty charge
A recording or transcript of a 911 call could not be released to the public without consent from the person who placed the emergency call or from their lawyer
Non-participating air ambulance services will be allowed to charge only the average of participating services
The investigation found that the department did not break regulations when a junior firefighter performed CPR on a patient
Officials said they would be allowed to carry in restricted areas only
Violators who attack EMS providers with a bodily fluid could face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine
Jamie Hazan, who has a service dog to help with his PTSD, said he has been turned away twice because of his dog
Insurance commissioner said her office gets about a dozen complaints a year from people who are unable to afford air ambulance bills
Bruce Lamar Griggs was “in this just for the money” when he sold the heroin mixture that sickened 28 people
The incident command structure and coordination with multiple hospitals saved lives
Darrell Lumpkin fatally shot John Ulmschneider last April; a grand jury declined to return an indictment for murder
The state Board of Education will develop regulations for training, storage and notifying parents after incidents
Dr. Henry Lim said the risk of developing melanoma in adulthood is strongly related to a history of sunburns as a child
The free webinar explains strategies that have been developed to improve economic stability
Maryland law makes it illegal to provide medical care to an animal without a veterinary license
Officials said an underage female junior firefighter performed CPR on a patient that later died
Understanding your unconscious biases will make hiring decisions, disciplinary choices, relationships and clinical care more equitable
Awareness of FirstNet’s interconnected broadband network for securing and improving public safety communication is increasing among EMS leaders
Aside from the human costs of a toxic organizational culture, the legal costs can add up just as quickly
Research into non-profit and public sector organizations can help leaders of volunteer and combined EMS departments understand their members’ motivations
MedStar Mobile Health Care shares their experiences to improve driving safety and reduce repair costs through training, technology and culture change
The bill would apply to people who are rushed by ambulance to a facility that doesn’t accept their insurance
Some lawmakers were concerned about the bill’s impact on body cameras, since the measure included language regarding video
Prosecutors said Dr. Byung Kang sold 90-count prescriptions for 30 milligram oxycodone pills to numerous patients who didn’t have a medical need
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