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 bill guarantees that people in high-risk jobs who contract COVID-19 will be eligible for workers’ compensation without having to prove the infection was a direct result of their jobs
Unprecedented challenge to EMS from COVID-19 necessitates rescheduling of the 15th annual conference organized by Fitch & Associates
Chief Steve Pegram details the possible financial impacts facing fire and EMS departments as well as the goals of the IAFC’s Economic Task Force
The proposal would shield EMS providers, healthcare workers and hospitals from civil lawsuits as they make difficult decisions during the pandemic
The patient’s lawsuit claims the crewmember who was driving the ambulance was negligent in causing the crash that delayed his treatment
The ambulance was transporting a patient to the hospital at the time of the incident
The man, who later tested negative for COVID-19, faces three counts of fourth-degree felony assault
Med-Care Ambulance employees said they will continue to serve the community without town assistance despite disagreeing with the town’s decision
First responders in the state are urging lawmakers to pass the bill in order to ease the path to workers’ compensation
As public safety agencies across the country adapt response models, we must not forget the need to adapt leadership strategies
The founder of The Healthy Dispatcher explains why understanding your emotions, and those of others, is so valuable in the 911 call center
PSOB releases statement underscoring need to prove on-the-job exposure
The Columbus Divisions of Fire and Police and Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said they made the decision after consulting with legal counsel
Officials say the 15-year-old driver of the other vehicle was speeding and now faces charges of manslaughter and assault
Officials say the town suspended EMS operations due to COVID-19 exposure concerns without giving proper notice to the community and state licensing agency
HIPAA-covered entities may share protected health information when first responders may be at risk of infection
The suspect has been terminated and charged with first-degree sexual abuse
Four agencies explain how they’re keeping their communities up to date on COVID-19, give advice on when to call 911 and how to avoid taking COVID-19 home or back to the station
The man took a plea deal after stealing the ambulance from a hospital where he was being treated for heroin withdrawal
Police said the man also pushed his wife, was in possession of a stolen firearm and had a neglected puppy tied up in his truck
The proposal comes after firefighters who transported the first patient in the state to die from the disease were not notified of the exposure
Officials say the rig was stolen from a hospital and crashed in a field a short while later
Learn how COVID-19 has impacted fire/EMS and how public safety has adjusted its response
How fire/EMS can protect personnel physically and financially during the COVID-19 pandemic
The EMT sustained minor injuries after jumping from the moving rig
The paramedic told police he had taken over-the-counter cold medicine and some prescribed drugs before hitting another rig outside a senior care facility
Foundational beliefs will guide EMS leaders through the challenges wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic
The patient was being treated by paramedics when they were shot multiple times
Saratoga Springs officials are seeking to build the $6.6 million facility in a location that will improve response times to newly developed parts of the city
