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.
EMS attorneys Steve Wirth and Scott Moore discuss looming vaccine mandates
Relationships and trust are the foundation of partnerships and contracts
Without advance directives, medics are often asked to trust distraught relatives who may not know the wishes of their dying loved ones
The company provided non-emergency services to many dialysis patients, and billed Medicare for unnecessary transports
A Mass. hospital was fined $218,400 for HIPAA violations stemming from use of an internet document sharing application
If you treat everyone equally, no one will feel the need to go above and beyond because they don’t feel their actions are recognized or rewarded
Questions that need to be answered well before an on duty loss of life or serious injury
The legislation aims to ease the shortage of EMS volunteers by allowing one EMT and one emergency medical responder to legally staff an ambulance
EMS Plus was supposed to start Aug. 17, but surrounding cities haven’t signed a mutual aid agreement to allow the service to operate
The department will stock pediatric-specific equipment such as splints and cervical collars on ambulances as part of a voluntary program
Justifiable and properly executed patient restraint, within protocol guidelines, never looks good to the lay public
Our rigorous and data-driven process starts with observation and allows members to volunteer within their capabilities and talents
First EMS crew reported no patient found; 2nd crew found patient one hour and 48 minutes after the initial 911 call
The director secured an illegal personal loan from the agency and used the money to enhance his retirement benefits
An EMT’s perspective on the legal and civilian expectations for cops to render aid to persons in police custody
Tara Kimberly Lindquist admitted to taking the money from a victim’s wallet to pay for her electric bill; two brothers, ages 18 and 14, died in the crash
Overcome analysis paralysis by focusing on the sequence and process of patient assessment and treatment
A teenager is charged with shooting off-duty medic Quinn Boyer as he was stopped in his car sending a text message about medical equipment
The lawsuit filed last summer said that Ye Mengyuan, who was hurt during the crash, was left in a dangerous area and was run over by two firefighting vehicles
EMS agencies are invited to test and comment on proposed measures for stroke patient assessment, care and transport
Command presence is well-suited to leading teams in emergency situations, but much of health care requires collaboration among experts
Jay Fitch presents transformation opportunities that will require bold leadership, ethical decisions and accountable actions
Experienced leaders of U.S.-based community paramedic programs answered questions about the current state and future of community paramedicine
He was sentenced to seven years of probation and required to quit the EMS service
The EMT is suspected of stealing money and medication from the purses and wallets of colleagues
The lawsuits claim the helicopter had a malfunction or design defect
Stroke patient assessment, care and transport are focus of the first four EMS Compass measures
The disruptive forces of changing reimbursement models, technology and quality initiatives will change how EMS is delivered and funded
The Ind. medic was awarded $223,500 after being fired for her illness and told she should not have been hired in the first place
He was convicted of setting several fires at multi-occupancy dwellings in 2013 and received four to 14 years in prison
The best change in EMS comes from agencies that identify problems, test solutions, and diffuse their best practices
The lawsuit claims she didn’t share the Christian beliefs of coworkers, and one colleague suggested she worshipped the devil
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