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.
Bo Brabo joins The Ultimate Leadership Podcast to discuss after-action reviews and lessons from Washington
Greg Friese turns the tables by interviewing host Rob Lawrence about how his Royal Army Medical Corps service has influenced his leadership through 30 years of EMS
Thousands of miles apart, two public safety professionals point to detailed plans as the reason for their organizations’ disaster response success
Officials are calling for an investigation of the incident and demanding that the police officer be fired for his actions
The move comes after the committee refused to renew the license to practice of a paramedic who disclosed he had PTSD
For one minute and 15 seconds the dispatch center’s phone rang without answer
The female patient accused a Georgia EMT of touching her backside while she was being transported to a hospital
Terry Johnson fraudulently billed the federal health insurance programs for about seven years for transportation services when patients were not transported
The state Supreme Court refused to rule against a law that allowed a Camden hospital to take over EMS services in the city
Tara Lindquist admitted to stealing $120 from the wallets of two teenage brothers killed in the crash
The Williamson County EMS ambulance was left with a large dent in the hood
The hospital has apologized for the incident, but the parents are not satisfied and are considering a lawsuit
Police have released a video of the man suspected of stealing the purse
The driver who ran a red light, causing the 3-vehicle crash, is in a Kansas jail awaiting charges
The 30-year-old UK woman became violent after medics came to assist her and caused $10,000 of damages
More than 5,600 emergency calls failed during the April 2014 outage, including calls about domestic violence and heart attacks
The man’s family is suing the medics and ambulance company for taking the 26-year-old to jail instead of the hospital
A man discharged from a S.C. hospital jumped into an ambulance and drove away with a paramedic still in the patient care compartment
Both rigs were running lights and sirens, but the firefighter driving the ambulance ran a red light
Two employees of the company pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud
The state Supreme Court will hear Virtua Health System’s motion to continue services next Tuesday
A NC paramedic and her boyfriend are accused of stealing albuterol which she later gave to her child
Although Medicare and Medicaid rules are lengthy and confusing, EMS leaders and field providers must ensure compliance
An employee forged and copied doctors’ signatures on to Physician Certification Statements for transports that were medically necessary
The Christmas day attack happened after a boy called 911 to report his mom had taken too much medication
The appeals court stay of a lower court’s decision allows the controversial take over of EMS in Camden by Cooper University Hospital to happen, pending appeal
The indictments name a husband, wife and two of their daughters for the long-running theft scheme
Geneen Richard, 41, is alleged to have pulled out a gun during an ambulance ride and fired three times
Chiefs and field providers need to change the culture that condones fraud into one that truly determines competency
The forensic investigation into the death of Chelsea Michalesko concluded she died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound
The thief was caught on camera wearing a camouflage hoodie and beanie opening the ambulance and removing a bag
Chris and Kelly talk about stories of medics refusing to assist patients in 2015
When stakeholders perceive the process as rushed, pre-determined and opaque, their skepticism and mistrust rule the day