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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Lt. Kellene Davis: “If I had known someone was in distress across the street, I would have been over there immediately”
The neighbor said she quit her job and gave up gardening because of his actions
The Pa. woman got into the building by saying she was EMS; the person who buzzed her in got suspicious when there was no ambulance outside
The lawsuit may be a bunch of crapola, but you need to take precautions to make sure it goes away as fast as it comes up
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She says she told her bosses she thought he was intoxicated before he crashed an ambulance into another car; afterwards she was retaliated against and then fired
Firefighter Dennis Walling was set to fly back to the U.S. after a job interview when drug dogs targeted his suitcase; he says the suitcase was given to him by the airline
Many criminal charges involving embezzlement of volunteer fire and EMS department funds could be prevented with basic financial controls
He accepted a plea deal for removing 100 micrograms of fentanyl while assisting a nurse wo was starting an IV for a patient at Exeter Hospital
The state will start tracking ambulance VIN numbers to stop companies from shutting down to avoid paying back large audits, then reopening under a different name
He also worked as a dispatcher, and is accused of getting reimbursed twice by the different departments for the same expenses
It’s alarmingly simple for someone with criminal intent to get into the medical transportation business, which could lead more regulations and less reimbursement
Officials say it explains why a newly released report shows Medicaid paid more to ambulance companies than cancer doctors or orthopedic surgeons
Jeffrey Jones was charged with falsely reporting an incident, second-degree threatening, second-degree reckless endangerment, misuse of the emergency 911 system and breach of peace
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The owner says he’s being treated unfairly by the city after testifying in court that firefighters needed more than a 48-hour training course to become paramedics
“I’m very truly sorry if I scared or frightened anyone; that was not my intention,” medic Ron Miller said
He told employees at his son’s school that he had a gun; he said he was there to test school security and staged his own impromptu active shooter drill, a month after the Sandy Hook shooting
He and his wife stole $240K from the nonprofit by overpaying themselves and using the company credit card for personal expenses
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson bring expert perspective to hot topics, clinical issues, operational and leadership lessons to EMS personnel and leaders to be safe and successful
She will be sentenced in September for charges that stem from submitting unnecessary Medicare claims
He was charged with prescription fraud but says the detective unlawfully gathered information
The $3.1M lawsuit says she suffered brain damage after doctors let hours pass before treating her with clot-busting medication, and instead gave her Ativan
Lt. Kellene Davis’ retirement was approved before she could face punishment after a man suffered a heart attack and died across the street from a firehouse
Medications were stolen in five break-ins over a week in March; this latest theft was from boxes used to replenish supplies
Investigators haven’t found evidence confirming a witness’ claim that the truck was on fire before it crossed the median and collided with the bus, killing 10
A 22-year-old woman fell and was knocked unconscious at a 2011 holiday party; she woke up in an ambulance and felt her breast being rubbed and her vagina being touched
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