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• Ohio bill aims to stop 'ambulance chasers' from calling car crash victims

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  State Rep. Catherine Ingram is pushing for change after she was bombarded by calls from businesses when she was in a car crash

• NY gov. approves unlimited sick leave benefits for 9/11 responders

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  The responders will now be eligible for unlimited paid sick leave with full salary coverage

• Chicago residents: Ambulance sirens too loud

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  "There are some evenings where, and I'm not exaggerating, an ambulance can come by every six minutes," resident Vicki Loevy said

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  Texas hotel slaying inspires push to mandate direct-dial 911

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  Under a measure nearing final approval in Congress, businesses would be required to include direct-dial 911 on any new telephone system they install

• NYC councilman wants naloxone kits in schools to prevent overdoses

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  City councilman Rafael Salamanca will introduce a bill that requires schools to carry naloxone kits

• Pa. borough weighs tax credit for volunteer EMTs

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  Act 172 allows communities to offer volunteers breaks on earned income taxes and up to a 20 percent reimbursement for property taxes

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  Air ambulance insurance plan helps residents save thousands

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  A resident’s recent flight bill was $34,000, but the town’s membership covered what insurance would not pay

• Pa. EMS officials concerned after decision to encrypt police radio calls

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  Starting in November, when anyone, including responders, listens to a police scanner, they may hear muddled voices

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  25 hippies and a fire truck: Winnie Maggiore reflects on 44 years in EMS

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  A New Mexico paramedic, educator and attorney encourages EMS providers to be innovators and promote the profession

• Senators reintroduce act to build national EMS memorial

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  The act would allow a commemorative piece to be built on federal land to pay tribute to EMS providers

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  No mention of EMS from Trump's opioid commission

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  EMS experience, overdose patient data and funding needs aren't mentioned in commission's national emergency declaration request to President Trump

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  A step in the wrong direction: Reducing EMS certification levels

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  Crumbling volunteer EMS infrastructure requires radical thinking and strategies to provide quality emergency care

• ND officials: Hospitals must disclose air ambulance coverage

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  The legislation will limit the amount that can be charged by air ambulance companies that don't have agreements with major insurers in the state

• Date set for nation's first EMS Compact meeting

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  REPLICA’s model legislation creates a formal pathway for the licensed individual to provide pre-hospital care across state lines under authorized circumstances

• Mass. fire chief asks state for improved hazmat protocols for opioid overdoses

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  Fire Chief Brian Moriarty said he thinks firefighters need standards and protocols to follow when they handle overdoses that may involve highly toxic substances

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