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• Tool to help responders in opioid crisis draws privacy concern

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  The legislation will help officials target physicians who might be illicitly prescribing powerful prescription medications

• Fla. county commissioner suggests limiting number of overdose rescues per person

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  Assistant State Attorney Alan Johnson “suggested that they have a cut off” for patients who overdose multiple times

• Health care reform posed to cut EMS services

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  Wholesale health care reform cuts endanger entire communities by threatening EMS reimbursements

• Calif. town officials back half-percent sales to fix public safety funding woes

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  If passed, the special tax is projected to generate roughly $10 million yearly in restricted general fund dollars to bolster public safety services

• Novel response to 911 overload draws praise, possible funding

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  A months-long experiment of using SUVs to respond to non-emergency calls has already saved thousands of dollars

• Naloxone to be in every public middle and high school in Ohio town

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  The Akron Board of Education passed the motion as a proactive step toward preventing death by opioids

• Poll: Emergency care is the most essential health benefit to cover

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  Almost three in four Americans said that emergency medicine services should be covered by insurance

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  NY city experiments with the nation's first opioid crisis intervention court

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  The new court puts users into treatment within hours of their arrest instead of days and requires heavier supervision from judges

• Mo. bill targets ambulance calls to abortion clinics

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  The bill would make it illegal for abortion clinic staff to ask ambulances to respond to calls at their facilities without sirens or lights

• Vt. responders first in U.S. to gain workers’ comp for mental health

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  The historic legislation could pave the way for responders all over the country

• Ill. gov. uses veto to remove fee increase from 911 funding bill

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  Gov. Bruce Rauner said lawmwakers waited until the last minute to bring the bill to his desk; he strongly opposed the fee increase

• Conn. governor signs opioid bill into law

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  The law allows nurses to destroy unused prescription medication and increases data sharing between agencies about overdose and abuse

• Ky. bill makes targeting firefighters, EMTs a hate crime

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  Kentucky is the second state to adopt the classification for its first responders

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  Ohio city manager responds to '3 strikes, you're out' overdose proposal

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  Douglas Adkins said no new method has been adopted and responders will continue to render aid

• Major Mont. insurer reaches contract with air ambulance

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  The legislation was created after residents complained of bills for tens of thousands of dollars for medical flights

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