Legislation & Funding

The HERO Act would create peer-support programs, mental health education and a system to collect information about first responder suicides

Lawmakers see the bill as a way to address staffing shortfalls; employers would be able to verify EMS providers' licenses

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We need our legislators to enact laws that focus on the real issues of reimbursement, enabling ET3 and recognizing EMS as an essential service

The initiative includes a recruiting campaign, no-cost trainings and giving current providers equipment and supplies

How to apply for grant funding for naloxone and opioid-reversal interventions and more

“Caroline’s Law” was first introduced after an EMT posted a murder victim’s photo to Facebook in 2009

Governor signs bill prohibiting Arizona's EMTs from persuading patients into not going to hospital

“Over-legislating providers committed to excellence is not the answer”

Advocates want changes such as higher Medicaid payments, to keep a pandemic waiver on rig staffing, for personnel to be allowed to work across state lines

An ACS panel's recommendations include background checks, firearm education and training, safe storage, red flag laws, and addressing mental health issues

The bill's sponsor said a pattern of counseling people out of transports is not a best practice

Medicaid ALS reimbursement would increase from $300 to $400 per trip, and BLS would increase from $180 to $325 per trip

Police leaders celebrated the bill, saying it could help alleviate the police recruiting crisis

The legislation was created in response to a firefighter breaking the rules after waiting for an ambulance then transporting a child with burns in a fire truck