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.
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The agency received 18 calls in one hour, which led to a delayed response when a 90-year-old woman drove through the wall of a restaurant
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Field supervisors perform an important job, but they often do so without executive leaders understanding and valuing the role
An EMS agency’s failure to routinely check the Office of Inspector General’s List of Excluded Individuals and Entities can be costly
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The request does not call for the restoration of full paramedic services, but firefighters would be allowed to administer basic first aid and life support
2 paramedics were inside treating a patient with shortness of breath when a single bullet hit the ambulance
The ‘very intoxicated’ woman was told to leave her job at Wendy’s where she then stole an ambulance idling in the parking lot
Unanimous jury decision sets the stage for execution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in what could be the nation’s first execution of a terrorist in the post-9/11 era
They allegedly improperly billed Medicare and Medicaid by charging for “medically unnecessary transportation” for patients going to and from regular dialysis appointments
The driver of the stolen ambulance, estimated to be traveling at 100 mph, may have intentionally collided with the semi-truck
EMS Chief Ryan Greenberg discusses the competencies required of EMS officers
The truck driver and the woman who reportedly stole the ambulance were reported dead; an investigation is underway
Investigators have not revealed the details of an unannounced two-hour search on May 6, which was followed by the EMS director’s resignation for personal reasons on May 11
The female EMT has not returned to work after the firefighter’s sexual comments were broadcast over an open channel
Documents inadvertently received by a Texas station state the STAR Flight nurse fell 100 feet after her harness became detached from the hoisting cable
There were multiple reports of aggressive driving by the EMT, and the incident ended with him and the passenger in another vehicle displaying guns outside the EMS station where he worked
Louie Sanchez will serve three years for federal weapons charges after he finishes his sentence of three years for beating EMT Bryan Stow to the point of brain damage during a fight at Dodgers Stadium
EMS providers who worked 24-hour shifts were paid overtime after working 49 hours a week, a judge agreed they should have received overtime after 40 hours
They allegedly provided deeply discounted ambulance services to health care facilities in exchange for Medicare patient referrals
Jennifer Green submitted her resignation after criticism following the Metro smoke incident in January
AMR was found responsible for the death of a 67-year-old woman who died after an ambulance crew dropped her on the ground
A preliminary report reveals the pilot moved the helicopter forward because the patient and flight nurse McLain were spinning, and then McLain fell from the hoist line
Even though a Pa. paramedic was acquitted of charges from altercation with a patient there are important questions and concerns to address
EMS providers need to understand the unique legal considerations that apply to pediatric patients and add additional details about the incident
The fired medic is accused of endangering at least three patients; the EMS agency and EMS director were also named in the lawsuit
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