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.
The retiring superintendent discusses leadership, partnership, cooperation and interoperability
The National EMS Advisory Council offers updates on EMS issues from roadway safety to ET3 and COVID response
The role of the leader is to bear witness – to the critical and the mundane – to lighten the load
China is considering other substances for sanction, including U-47700, an alternative to banned fentanyls
The St. Louis Fire Department sent FOX25 a letter Tuesday confirming Shawn Daniel lied and did not respond to the bombing
The bill will make obstructing a firefighter who is providing emergency medical care a misdemeanor
California’s private EMS providers need to enjoy the same legal protections as firefighter-paramedics
An investigation found that Tamra Dae Bulik wrote checks out to herself and forged multiple documents
Eric Pracht was last seen leaving his house after a heated conversation six months ago
The Legal Guardian answers a reader’s question about if legal liability starts at time of dispatch or time of patient contact
The measures seek to prevent patients from receiving huge bills from air ambulance providers that are not in network with their insurance plans
Our co-hosts share tips to assist with conflict resolution in the cab
Samuel Conkel faces up to 18 months in prison if he violates the terms of his probation
Joan Koenig’s attorney alleges the dispatch center miscalculated her sick leave and terminated her before she used all of it
Put your old way of thinking about benchmarking in the grave and adopt the improvement-oriented approach to benchmarking
Here’s four proactive measures EMS employers can take to prevent harassment and discrimination in the workplace
Whether implementing a major initiative or making small policy shifts, two-way communication with every level of the organization is critical
Identifying and preparing the next generation of leaders for your department is a critical responsibility
The move to implement changes comes after an ambulance was hijacked while EMS providers were in the vehicle
An arbitrator ruled that paramedics John Uebelacker and Matthew Schaller were wrongfully terminated in 2014
Allen Brown was charged with discharging a weapon into an occupied property
Learn from confrontations and miscommunications during joint response with law enforcement, but don’t let those come to define the relationship
Bobby Glenn was being transported to the hospital via ambulance for involuntary commitment when he began attacking EMS providers
State College police found Timothy Piazza, 19, unconscious when they were called to the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house
Paramedics John Uebelacker and Matthew Schaller were fired and stripped of their licenses after their agency found fault in their care of a patient
Legislation would require medical professionals to discuss the possibility of addiction when prescribing opioid drugs to those under 18
An EMS captain asked a sergeant to subdue a combative patient, but the paramedic on scene was unaware of the request
Encouraging firefighters to be more focused on rehab requires leadership, training and reinforcement
Existing law allows them to stock epinephrine to treat severe allergic reactions
The suit alleges the city and fire department terminated Carlo Teruel because he used accrued sick leave to care for his wife and two young sons
Dispatchers described the girl as “hysterical” when she called 911 and said her father had been drinking during the entire trip to their grandparents’ house
Five N.Y. agencies collaborate to ensure community EMS coverage during weekdays by sharing personnel and resources
Police said the man fired a single shot into an ambulance before fleeing and attempting to rob a convenience store