Legislation and Funding
Legislation and funding issues always affect EMS budgets and operations. Use this topic to find out how the latest economic news is affecting EMS.
Forecasting how the Democratic House and GOP Senate will impact drug and healthcare billing, Medicaid expansion and the ACA
Why it is time to do away with different rules for different providers under the Firefighter Bill of Rights
First responders often feel underappreciated in the public sector
Responders are administering several doses of Narcan each day, with an influx around the first of the each month
All private ambulances have been provided by Rural/Metro, but city officials gave the OK for AMR to compete for non-emergency transports
The powered alcohol was approved the FDA last month but six states have already outlawed it, and about 30 more states are working on legislation that would prohibit sales
The company was chosen over AMR and Rural/Metro, which had been Aurora’s provider since 2006
The elimination of 73-cent fee on 911 calls made via cell phones could result in a $200,000 loss of funding for Ill. call centers
The study also points to other chronic conditions like asthma, and comes as Congress debates extending the Zadroga Act, which funds health care for 9/11 responders
Use a combination of funding from different resources to meet your project goals
Middleport Fire Company does not have enough EMTs and paramedics to meet state regulations
Medical necessity and what it means to different payers plays a significant role in determining the payment of ambulance billing claims
The guidebooks recommend ambulance physical design standards and procedures while operating an ambulance
The state reported 11 ambulance providers have given up their licenses since the beginning of the year, but local operators say the number is closer to 25
The escalating dispute is over the authority of townships to contract ambulance service, the existing county contract with Trans-Care, and dispatch procedures
Legislation, introduced in U.S. Senate, exempts trained first responders who administer overdose prevention drugs like naloxone from civil liability
Awards from annual Pennsylvania’s Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program used for AEDs, debt reduction, tool purchases and upgrading digital technology
With it becoming more difficult for EMTs to move up the ranks and fewer workers being hired, county officials are reevaluating staffing and overtime
The rural Big Corkscrew fire department merged with another district that had its own medical director in order to use advanced skills
The state lawmaker said he would entertain exemptions for smaller, volunteer departments
EMT, acting as a whistleblower, witnessed documents being falsified for the purpose of billing Medicare or Medicaid for medically unnecessary ambulance trips
The existing countywide provider, Trans-Care, threatens suit over silent dispatching for Medic 51 ambulance responses
A proposed bill would allow EMS responders to treat a patient on site and still be reimbursed for their services even if the patient isn’t transported to a hospital
Public-private partnership intends to improve service delivery and streamline internal operations
Cumberland Goodwill EMS awarded Commission on the Accreditation of Ambulance Services recognition after completion of multi-year project
Since a Do Not Resuscitate tattoo is not revocable emergency responders are obligated to initiate resuscitation until a valid DNR is shown
Board of directors for the service reviews the maintenance costs of each ambulance and management request to purchase 4 new ambulances
The mangled cars and homes have been cleaned up, but reminders of loss are everywhere
A program increases awareness about the value of what you’re asking for, and can positively impact agency morale
The countywide ambulance would operate as a support to the existing paid and volunteer squads in the county
The mayor will have to get the firefighters on board, as they are still reeling from the recession-era elimination of several crews
EMS officials expect more BLS ambulances to close due to lack of volunteers and funding
They will contribute nearly $130,000 annually for a program aimed at improving pre-hospital care
