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.
Leaders discuss operational survival in the face of EMS challenges
The new Austin Travis County EMS chief offers tips for rising leaders
“The problem here is not that the providers were making a diagnosis, it’s what they were doing with the diagnosis”
Dispatcher Constance Hollinger could face up to 10 days of unpaid suspension
Reported incidents of drug losses or theft at federal hospitals jumped from 272 in 2009 to 2,926 in 2015
When team members do not mesh well, it can add stress to an already stressful environment
Crews said they were treating a patient in the back of an ambulance when the man jumped into the driver’s seat
EMS chief explains Allina Health EMS business case for increasing workforce diversity to improve patient care and the organization’s ROI
Under the bill, patients would be responsible for co-payments and deductibles under their insurance plans
An inquest concluded that had the paramedic defibrillated the girl, she may have survived
The case stemmed from an ordinance passed in 2014, by the county board allowing companies beside Altamont Ambulance to provide non-emergency medical transport
Providing care on the snow covered prairie reconnected me with my paramedic roots and reminds me there are many ways for paramedics to be caregivers
Under the proposal, people experiencing overdose symptoms could get drugs administered faster
Feras Awwad said he was not paid time and one-half for the overtime hours he worked
The family of Tonya Johnson is demanding that investigators change the ruling in part so they can collect a $3 million life insurance policy
Proposals and bills may not always directly influence EMS, but it’s essential to know the person behind the ballot
SWOT analysis gives volunteers the opportunity to participate in the development of an action plan for training, increased competence and success
Even if PTSD becomes a workers’ compensational eligible occupational disease, EMS leaders need to change the culture for traumatic stress treatment
State legislators have passed or are considering several pieces of legislation intended to improve EMS working conditions and safety for providers
Federal attorneys allege the agency received more than $20 million in illegal kickbacks from a contractor that provided drivers, paramedics and EMTs
Pamela Burman is one of 41 people who authorities say were photographed or videotaped by paramedics while they were unconscious or sedated
George Hosey was in jail when he attacked the paramedic who came to treat him
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