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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He is no longer employed with Mission Hospital after a police investigation claims he inappropriately touched a 20-year-old female patient
The California EMSA identifies the following conduct as being grounds for discipline up to and including full license revocation
The public and the law increasingly judges EMS not just on the care provided, but how the care is provided
He was charged after calling 911 three times with no emergency; he has since made enough life changes to indicate he won’t do it again in the future
He was unable to prove that a disciplinary hearing and investigation were retaliation after claims he was wrongly accused of running a satirical Facebook page that mocked the mayor
Person charged in theft of ambulance that was recovered minutes later with no damage
County fire department dispatch supervisor received tickets from ambulance contractor
Operation of any department vehicle or ambulance is a billboard for our reputation and professionalism – or lack thereof
Calif. medic shot earlier this month while trying to break-up a fight
Professional organization for EMS leaders announces new and returning board members
A paramedic has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for stealing $80 from the patient’s home while on an ambulance run
The US DEA served Lynchburg General Hospital pharmacy with a warrant related to hundreds of thousands of dollars in possible thefts from ambulance drug boxes
Investigation showed he double-billed the city to spike his pension and earn a little extra money through overtime
Teen claims he was hit by the propeller of the boat when firefighters rescued him after his kayak flipped
Authorities and healthcare providers fail to protect and report signs of abuse
The photo shows two black men pointing guns at the head of a white police officer; the mayor’s office is investigating
The 911 caller said he appeared to be drunk while he was having sex in a fire department vehicle on duty
Four firefighter-medics say they haven’t been compensated under a ‘propay’ system that established a lower pay grade but included a financial incentive for obtaining a paramedic certification
The service has been unable to recover after a theft that led to convictions of two former squad members and declining membership
An ambulance was initially sent to the wrong location in a 911 call where a man died from a heart attack
The event brought together a broad spectrum of 475 healthcare providers to discuss ways different industries can work together to promote community paramedicine
In federal lawsuit against county ambulance district he claims discrimination and denial of pay, promotions and light duty after he was injured
In what was considered a precedent-setting case, he received probation and community service for not properly treating a patient who later died of his injuries
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Five of the seven have been off the street since July while two others have resigned from the department
She was caught snoozing 12 times; after more than a dozen complains over five years the FDNY took action against her
Current standard of care is “woefully lacking,” but attempts to contract with other ambulance companies for non-emergencies is held up in a lawsuit
Heroin is being investigated as a possible cause of the deaths after the two were found by their 8-and-10-year-old children
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