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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Detailing grant programs that focus on an agency’s specific needs as it navigates through an ongoing pandemic and budget shortfalls
Evans and Cebollero discuss: Should politicians be able to make decisions based on clinical care in an area in which they have no knowledge?
Virginia’s Office of EMS adopted CalAmp cloud-based telematic software to reduce the amount of manual reporting that field staff had to contend with, officials said
Jeffrey Leedy was found guilty of replacing doses of fentanyl with a saline solution while working for Roanoke County Fire and Rescue
Indian Health Services seized all Oglala Sioux Tribe Ambulance Service rigs and relieved all paramedics from duty on Sept. 10
Paramedic Caitlin Bopp says she was harassed by a colleague on duty at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center and ignored by hospital management when she sought help
Angel Boyd, 44, was allegedly shot by her sister-in-law’s boyfriend, who has been arrested
One initiative states facilities receiving funds through Medicare or Medicaid will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, which likely includes EMS, according to legal scholars
Readers share how they’re reacting to the grand jury indictment of two Colorado paramedics following the death of Elijah McClain
EMS attorneys Stephen Wirth and Douglas Wolfberg discuss the legal analysis of the charges brought against Colorado firefighter-medics in the Elijah McClain case
Why EMS leadership must back a culture of wellness
A 911 dispatcher is wanted after she was charged with disconnecting emergency calls without assisting callers
Organization leaders canceled 50th anniversary celebrations to focus on taking care of their employees and the people they serve
An AIMHI expert panel shares best practices for shortening wall time and discuss the legal consequences of ambulance parking
In this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts are joined by two members of the EMS Leadership Academy to discuss the organization and the upcoming EMS Leadership Summit
Every EMS provider and leader has an obligation to heed the important lessons from the Elijah McClain case
The Colo. grand jury indictment of two paramedics calls ketamine a “deadly weapon,” a category normally used for guns and knives in criminal complaints
Manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other charges attempt to criminalize acts of medical malpractice and make deviation from EMS protocols a crime
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Ray Mollers becomes the principal administrator for organization that facilitates the day-to-day movement of EMS personnel across state boundaries in the performance of their duties
The ruling could set the stage in another case involving disputed holiday pay
Three police officers and two paramedics face charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, among others
ESD 11 Mobile Healthcare will serve 600,000 north Harris County, Texas residents with 40 ambulances
The U.S. State Department is offering the reward for information leading to the arrest of “Hong Kong Zaron” for dealing large amounts of fentanyl
Think big and act small, time it right using “commitment devices,” and focus on positive reinforcement and social norms
EMTs were initially prevented from responding to a call for help due to a Valdosta man blocking the entrance to the home and making threatening advances
In this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts welcome listener Ronnie Hall, who flips the script on the traditional guest dynamic by asking the co-hosts his own questions
A dispatcher is heard cursing at a 911 caller who became upset while requesting an ambulance for a gunshot victim
Thomas Swartz was fired for allegedly making judgmental comments regarding drug use to an 18-year-old and the patient’s mother
Lumberton EMS Paramedic Jordan Quillen surrendered himself to sheriff’s deputies following multiple charges