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  NJ students stress need for stricter CPR requirements

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  A student-run nonprofit is pushing for a law that requires minors provide proof of CPR training before sitting for a driver’s license test

• DHS offers $1.8M grant to train high schoolers for MCIs

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  The Department of Homeland Security is accepting applications for the School-Age Trauma Training grant

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• Seattle officials pushing for better EMT wages

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  City council declared EMTs deserve more money in a resolution that calls on Mayor Jenny Durkan's administration to raise EMT wages and benefits

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  NM city officials vote to increase paramedic wages

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  The funding, which totals $379,000, covers an 8 percent pay differential between regular firefighters and paramedics negotiated between the city and the union

• Baltimore nixes property tax break for first responders

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  Officials said the break would have resulted in a revenue reduction of $5.3 million per year when fully phased-in

• Volunteer first responders would be covered under proposed Pa. workers’ comp bill

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  Volunteer fire and emergency services personnel are exposed to the same dangers as members of paid companies, and they certainly deserve the same protections under the law

• Calif. legislature reviewing 5 healthcare industry bills

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  Bills being considered by the California legislature include one that would increase paramedic duties and another that would make sure enough nurses are on the job

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  Should nonviolent, convicted felons be accepted into the EMS field?

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  Our co-hosts discuss a recent article detailing possible legislation in California that would allow nonviolent, convicted felons to enter the EMS field

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  New Mich. law limits opioid prescriptions

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  Effective July 1, doctors will not be allowed to prescribe more than seven days’ worth of opioid medication for patients with acute pain

• NY politicians succeed in stopping move of 9/11 health program

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  "I am glad that the committee heard this community’s concerns and acted to keep the World Trade Center Health Program working as is," Rep. Carolyn Maloney said

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  Tenn. mother fights for AEDs in schools after son’s death

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  Rhonda Harrill teamed up with Rep. Bob Ramsay and AMR to get a bill passed that requires all Tennessee public high schools to have AEDs

• Conn. town creates tax abatement program for volunteer responders

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  "This is just a token of our appreciation and how much we value you and your service to our town," First Selectman Mark Nickerson said

• Dozens of bills passed by U.S. House to fight opioid epidemic

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  The House passed 38 bills that address addiction, recovery and pain management alternatives, with 21 more bills on the calendar

• Pa. bill aims to boost payments to EMS services

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  The bill would require insurance companies and Medicaid to reimburse ambulance services for their services regardless of whether patients are taken to a hospital

• Emergency alert standards bill passes Calif. Senate

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  Senate Bill 833 would require local emergency officials to follow first-ever statewide standards for public warnings

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