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.
Learn more about the OIG Compliance Program guidance and the uptick in HIPAA-related enforcement activity and lawsuits
Get to know your people, listen to their input, and allow them to use their skills and abilities
If you’ve seen one community paramedicine program, then you’ve seen one program; here’s how successes from four different programs can be translated to new ones
Prosecutors say Matthew Bender, 33, used the money to make purchases at restaurants, auto stores and pharmacies
Dallas Fire-Rescue put paramedic Brad Cox on administrative leave after the video became public
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Too often, the “best” paramedic is promoted to supervisor without training in the knowledge, skills and abilities they need to be successful leaders
Strategies to report and prevent sexual misconduct, so that all employees feel safe at work
EMS attorneys Steve Wirth and Scott Moore discuss looming vaccine mandates
Relationships and trust are the foundation of partnerships and contracts
FirstNet, warning systems focus of House subcommittee update
The bills decriminalize syringes and create an online directory for the distribution of opioid antagonists
The helicopter pilot and two crew members experienced red, swollen eyes after suffering two laser strikes in one night
Should healthcare professionals lose their jobs if they refuse a COVID-19 vaccine?
Oakland’s chief says the company, which is set to become San Diego’s new ambulance provider, has not provided reliable service in Northern California
Rutherford County EMS Director Carl Hudgens obtained county commissioner and mayoral support for progressive recruitment strategies
The lawsuit names the agency and three paramedics as the responsible parties after the patient was left in a vegetative state
“He was a true patriot on and off the battlefield, seeking to unite people and organizations in the interest of providing better medical care”
The man was charged with aggravated assault, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, harassment, institutional vandalism and simple assault
Margot Loth failed to show she was treated less favorably after participating in sexy “Calendar of Heroes,” ruling states
A police aircraft tracked the ambulance as it drove through Sacramento
The California company now controls 911 emergency services for nearly all of Kern County
Healthcare workers requested an order blocking the state mandate because it lacked a religious exemption
Allegations of delays, wrong addresses and and wrong responses make up the 55 complains submitted by the Durham Fire Department and EMS about the city’s 911 center
Patrick Ford, 31, stole the vehicle while it was on display for the New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Association
Lessons from Pinellas County and an AIMHI EMTALA webinar that may help us all out
Learn strategies to provide for high-quality operations, while minimizing resource use through sound systems, process engineering and leveraging technology
Douglas Gimson, 32, of Hampton, pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree invasion of privacy in Superior Court of Hunterdon County
Dozens of responders and supporters gathered to rally against Orange County’s pending vaccine deadline
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