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.
A message to graduating EMT students
The ZOLL emsCharts NOW app lets providers quickly capture critical patient data at the time of contact, using standard mobile devices
Set a positive example by encouraging open communication, constructive feedback and shared responsibility for patient outcomes
Officials say they were falsely assured that the clinic would not be treating a high number of patients at risk of suicide
Authorities say the woman stole the rig from outside an emergency room entrance
The woman was being transported to the hospital after telling police she had injected heroin, officials say
Allegiance Mobile Health EMT Asante Contreras, 20, was killed in a head-on crash with a fugitive fleeing police one day before his last paramedic exam
Look to the factors impacting EMS revenues – logistics, technology and resource matching – to manage deliverables
The man allegedly drove his SUV through the parade that was paying tribute to hospital staff and later crashed during a police chase
A proposed bill would impose a penalty of up to a year in jail and $5,000 in fines for first responders who take unauthorized photos of crime or accident victims
Paramedic Enesha Yurchak, who served as an onsite medical representative at an Amazon warehouse in Oregon, is suing the company after her firing in April
Gov. Andy Beshear removed Shelbyville Paramedic Robbie Smither from the state’s Board of Emergency Medical Services after his comments on an arrest at a grocery store
The fire department and police are seeking information on the driver who hit the front of the ambulance and fled the scene
Through sheer force of will by first responders, healthcare workers and the city as a whole, the COVID-19 battle is winding down, but leaves scars
A violation of the order is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a maximum fine of $1,000
Coroner’s office officials used dental records to identify South Park Ambulance District Eric Pracht, whose skeletal remains were discovered on a mountain in Colorado
The agency is suing the Small Business Administration, claiming they were unfairly denied a Payment Protection Program loan to assist them during the pandemic
Many county leaders have refused to sign the nine-page non-disclosure and confidentiality agreement required to obtain address lists for their 911 centers
County officials said they weren’t willing to risk potential penalties for violating the required non-disclosure agreement
“For the first time in my career, the key to keeping my patients and paramedics safe was to keep them isolated”
Funding a system of readiness through telehealth, treatment and alternative destination reimbursement for EMS
Police are conducting a DWI investigation after a pickup truck struck the side of an ambulance responding to a call
Beleaguered EMTs can use self-reflection and distance to escape bad partners or agencies
A volunteer fire company is suing the town of Salem after two paid firefighters were barred from volunteering for the town’s sole ambulance service
How to protect your data as cybercriminals capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic
Breaking down the tax benefits, and eligibility cutoffs for stimulus payments outlined by The CARES Act
Risk management expert Gordon Graham details how to combat the five reasons mistakes are made in public safety
Pat Songer has been hired as permanent executive director of the National EMS Management Association after serving as interim director for 18 months
The man allegedly struck one EMT with his fist and forearm and punched another in the face multiple times
The man is facing a charge of felony harassment and was ordered to be tested for COVID-19 after allegedly coughing at the first responders intentionally
The man was arrested after allegedly striking the paramedic in the face while being treated at his home
Working from home is the new normal for support staff: Lifestyle, office setup and HIPAA are key factors for being productive and compliant in the home space
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services allows providers to obtain verbal consent to sign when contamination of a stylus or recording device is of concern