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 ripple effects of OSHA’s vaccinate or be tested requirement and CMS’ healthcare vaccination rule
Data, even when it’s inaccurate or represented out of context, can confirm our biases. Answer five questions about how your agency’s data is being shared and interpreted
While world leaders debate and approve actions to reduce methane emissions and protect forests, public safety is already putting no-emission electric vehicles into service
An investigation was started after two medics dropped off a disabled patient at the wrong place after he was discharged
The family of the patient claims the EMTs abused him while he was being transported to the hospital for a seizure
1 in 5 ambulance companies had questionable billings and Medicare paid another $24M for ambulance rides that didn’t meet payment requirements
The man said he was shot by someone who tried to rob him but officers found bullet fragments on his bed
The EMT and volunteer firefighter also struck with his car and killed a 29-year-old pregnant woman in a separate incident
The provider used a racial slur and other offensive language in the post that appeared to be a reference to a patient being picked up for transport
The organization, ConnectHealth, will enhance the emergency medical response in middle Georgia
The owner faces up to 12 years in prison for getting reimbursements for patients that were never transported
Promoting Innovation in EMS steering committee meets to find ways to remove roadblocks to EMS innovation
The suit states that the paramedic was reassigned to dispatch because of his illness
Grant Taylor is accused of intentionally striking FF/EMT Dennis Rodeman while he was in a street collecting donations for charity
The Warren County EMT was charged with possession of meth and distribution of prescription drugs
Macro changes in health care are driving the need for strategic relationships between hospital and EMS leaders
Use a distracted driving policy to educate personnel on the risks of distracted driving and to set clear expectations for in-vehicle behavior
Accountability must occur at all levels of an organization, be tied to strategic goals and involve an ongoing process of evaluation and adjustment
The provision of EMS through numerous small services impacts purchasing, staffing and delivery of care
The man was driving to work when he hit the 9-month pregnant driver, who was then forced into labor
The former paramedic pleaded guilty to stealing the drugs for personal use
Quinn Boyer, 34, was killed during a carjacking in 2013
To accomplish EMS clinical and operational improvements leaders need to articulate a clear aim
Seven months after being hired, the firefighter/EMT was transferred to a different engine
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said the use of synthetic cannabinoids is causing deaths and sending thousands of people to emergency rooms around the country for treatment
The chief wants to “produce a healthier workforce” by cutting the field staff work week to 42 hours
16-hour NAEMT PEPL course uses case discussion and interactive lectures to teach skills important to the exercise of personal, ethical leadership
The debut issue of Paramedic Chief Digital Edition focuses on mergers, what they mean for small agencies and how they can be successful
The man had been diagnosed with psychosis, bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses
On three different occasions the drivers fell asleep while transporting patients, causing two deaths and at least one serious injury
The ability of an EMS management team to deal with conflict can either make or break the team’s ability to work together productively
The man grabbed the firefighter by the arm and collar, shoved him against a fire truck and threatened to kill him
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