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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“We must never, ever forego the safety of our patients because we are angry, tired, hungry, cold or irritated,” one commenter wrote
A lawsuit claimed the ambulance service submitted more than 1,000 fake reimbursement claims to Medicare and Medicaid
Formally known as the Move Over Law, it requires drivers to vacate the lane closest if there are first responders, public works employees or tow-truck operators on the shoulder
A MEDIC crew and patient were inside the rig when the man jumped into the driver’s seat
Define what behaviors are off limits and what to do if an assault against emergency responders does occur
Jon Cinelli and Jeremy Pecoraro were arrested on suspicion of criminal possession of a controlled substance and were suspended with pay
A 25-year veteran of Fayette EMS is suing the agency after she says a veteran supervisor “slapped her on the buttocks” according to the suit
Four hours after an EMS crew released Paul Tarashuk, he was struck and killed by a vehicle; David Givot breaks down issues of patient abandonment, negligence and responsibility
Paramedic Dane Arredondo is charged with stealing several different kinds of drugs from the Oglala Sioux Tribe Ambulance Service on the Pine Ridge Reservation
Amy Tillia was arrested for aggravated assault against four EMS responders
Christian Burton, 22, was found guilty of murdering Quinn Boyer in 2013, but avoided the harshest sentence
Paul Tarashuk was suffering from a schizophrenic episode, but the EMTs who responded to the call by sheriff deputies failed to care for him
Michael Ruby, a Polk County paramedic who was in a new-hire probation period, resigned after it was discovered he posted photos of work to social media
AmeriCare filed suit in 2016 against several California cities, accussing city officials of conspiring to monopolize the market and shut out AmeriCare from contracts
Scott Bahner is accused of using $5,000 of squad money to pay for car repairs and then making records look like the funds were for ambulance repairs
The video shows the moment they caught up with a woman who allegedly stole an ambulance from outside an ER
David L. Gardener was arrested for battery of a police officer after he was removed from the back of an ambulance for drinking saline from bags
The appearance of the measure on the ballot is due the a continual decrease in funding from the landline tax
Patrick Clemons died of a heart attack after a Detroit paramedic and EMT allegedly failed to provide timely and adequate life-saving operations
Taylor Forrester was “visibly intoxicated” at a hotel and struggled when police and EMS workers attempted to assist her
Colby W. VanWagoner admitted in his plea to tampering with vials of morphine sulfate, replacing the morphine with saline solution
The new requirement is angering union officials and baffling first responders who feel they’re not trained to handle biohazard material in this manner
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Reports surfaced that Alex McNabb was comparing black patients to gorillas
Trevor Sizemore photographed a victim at the scene he responded to, then uploaded it to Facebook
Tyran Young used an automated recording to call for help, and began shooting at the Sarasota FD ambulance once it arrived
The top EMS issues are more complex than ever and state representatives must hear the value of EMS from field providers and paramedic chiefs
High-quality EMS research, according to Dr. Remle Crowe, will improve the health and safety of EMS providers and their patients
Citing the impact of widespread addiction on public resources, hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against pharmaceutical manufacturers and retailers
Police said former Morrisville Ambulance Squad members Brian Eckert and Ruth Rookstool stole $130,000 from the agency
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