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 13-step action plan to provide compassionate and effective care while navigating the evolving legal landscape
Leaders set the tone for agency culture across the board — including when it comes to wellness
The Fitch & Associates partners reflect on the past few decades and what’s ahead
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
When EMS leaders can inform, interact, collaborate and inspire “a solution shared is a problem halved”
“A vaccination ensures that our personnel ‘do no harm’ to those who call upon us,” reads the association’s position statement
Dozens of EMS workers spoke in opposition to mandatory vaccinations during a public meeting on Monday, saying they or their colleagues may quit
Yoandy Moreno admitted to leaving Plantation General Hospital grounds to engage in sex with a patient during his shift
A former Jefferson County paramedic was indicted following a criminal probe into the theft of narcotics stored in ambulances
The U.S. is the first country to fully approve the shot, in a move that may pave the way for additional mandates
NAEMSP, NEMSMA agree that “it is critical” for paramedics, EMS physicians and other EMS providers to get COVID-19 vaccine
