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• Calif. governor signs presumptive COVID-19 workers' comp bill

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  First responders will be presumed to have contracted COVID-19 on-duty if there is an outbreak at their workplace

• Colo. city council approves temporary ban on EMS use of ketamine

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  The Aurora City Council voted unanimously to temporarily ban paramedics from using ketamine to sedate patients pending a review of the practice

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• Unprecedented: Second round of AFG-S grants to open in October

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  Volunteer and combination departments have a second opportunity to secure COVID-19 PPE-related funding

• Calif. governor signs bill classifying dispatchers as first responders

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  California's dispatchers will now be classified as first responders instead of administrative or clerical workers

• Cuomo approves 5-year extension of 9/11 health task force

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  The bill signed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the 19th anniversary of the attacks also expands the scope of the 9/11 Worker Protection Task Force's work

• Administration admits stripping millions from FDNY’s 9/11 healthcare program

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  The Treasury Department acknowledges defunding the program between August 2016 and May 2020 to cover “delinquent Medicare Secondary Payer debt” owed by various entities within NYC

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  Share your tips for how you are continuing to interact with your community and members while social distancing

• Pa. 'move over' bill would double penalties for endangering first responders on roadways

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  The bill seeks to update the state's 2001 "steer clear" law with stiffer penalties and clearer rules about driving near emergency scenes and vehicles

• NH city considers mask exemption for first responders

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  Portsmouth fire and police department officials said their protocols call for masks to be worn in most circumstances

• Michigan announces statewide EMS Naloxone Leave Behind Program

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  EMS responses for opioid overdoses in Michigan were 22% higher from April to July this year compared with the same time period last year, according to state health department data

• NY town board seeks removal of EMS volunteer over critical Facebook post

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  The Massena Volunteer Emergency Unit responded saying the volunteer was exercising his First Amendment rights

• NJ Assembly passes bill allowing police to transport gunshot victims

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  The bill is based on a practice in Philadelphia known as "scoop and run"

• Quick Take: Pushing data from agency level to national reports

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  ET3, Telemedicine and PPE were on the agenda during a 2-day virtual meeting

• Pa. EMS agencies receive none of $50 million in hazard pay grants

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  The Ambulance Association of Pennsylvania issued an open letter to the governor and general assembly demanding financial support for the state's "constantly forgotten" EMS agencies

• Texas EMS accused of fraudulently receiving $2.6M COVID-19 relief loan

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  The federal government claims Hidalgo County EMS submitted an unauthorized modified Paycheck Protection Program loan application and falsely claimed not to be in bankruptcy

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