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 ambulance arrived 13 minutes after the 911 call was placed; the city is in a fight over staffing cuts with the fire union
The fire department is accused of picking calls from areas with higher incomes, more insurance coverage and a greater likelihood of payment
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Town official says his hands are tied from acting until courts decide the case
The department alleges that the firefighter “showed virtually no concern for the patient” and rather than initiate a response, he “did absolutely nothing”
Firefighters union says they are disappointed the position did not go to someone within the department
The firefighters union says any cost savings to the city will come at the expense of public safety
Her name was the only one released as someone responsible for running over Ye Meng Yuan, who was believed to have survived the crash; she alleges she is being made a scapegoat for larger failures in the rescue effort
Lawyers disagree on how the term ‘voluntary’ applies to the rule prohibiting fire, EMS from serving on boards in another district
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
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
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 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
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
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
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