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.
Our co-hosts discuss a recent article detailing possible legislation in California that would allow nonviolent, convicted felons to enter the EMS field
Consider applying for federal, state and private grants to help your agency buy new equipment
Submitting false EMS transport claims to Medicare for reimbursement is a violation of the False Claims Act
The wife of a paramedic who died in the line of duty struggled financially, saying EMS providers should get the same state benefits as police and firefighters
Financial analysis follows allegations by emergency services district board members about spending and financial records of the EMS organization
The class aims to help rural ambulance crews keep their doors from closing
The new system may not be fully finished until 2017 and costs have ballooned to $2 billion
Fla. county approves writeoff for 1 year of uncollected transport fees after repeated attempted to collect from mostly uninsured patients
The demand for the drug to counteract a heroin overdose is on the rise, which is driving up expenses for EMS
After providing BLS ambulance response for decades 2 services give official notification of closure; lack of volunteers and inadequate finances cited as primary reasons
Despite protests city council moves forward on obtaining MedEvac vehicle with gun ports and a battering ram
EMS1 readers weigh in on how to best apply surplus funds (if any) from low gasoline and diesel prices.
Goal is to ensure a well-trained and reliable workforce to meet evolving patient needs and disaster response
CEO calls vendor’s unwillingness to service current equipment an ‘unfunded mandate’ to purchase required equipment
Nev. medics visits to patients key to increasing health knowledge and better self-treatment of illness
Since Medicare began requiring pre-approval of non-emergency transports in December, four ambulance companies have closed and three dialysis patients died after the requests were rejected
The federal government alleged that for six years Trans-Star Ambulance Services filed false claims for transports that were not medically necessary
The legislation establishes grant programs and funding distribution, and EMS on the Hill Day is the perfect time to push it forward
More than $193,000 was awarded for the construction or renovation of facilities, new equipment, training, and debt reduction
The Southwest Ambulance board has permission to go on strike if necessary as negotiations with Rural/Metro continue over pension pay
Sioux Falls able to move forward with ambulance contract negotiations after Med-Star protested bidding process
Community concerned about increased response time; 14 of the 25 fire department employees quit, including the chief and assistant chief
The situation has caused the state Department of Health to issue a standing policy under which ambulance companies can seek to use expired emergency medications during a critical shortage
Bipartisan legislation reintroduced to make it easier for combat medics to secure civilian paramedic jobs and reduce shortage of rural EMS personnel
Southwest Ambulance employees are in bargaining sessions with Rural/Metro over “unfair labor practices” and pension pay
The local mayor supports paramedic training so that the fire department could provide “backup ambulances” if things ever went wrong the city’s current private service
Document tells UK medics that after 45 minutes to leave patient at hospital without a proper transfer of care to nurses
Rather than use a third-party billing service, delinquent EMS bills will go straight into city funds as part of a plan that involves partnering with the AG for collection
Under new federal guidelines services in N.J., Penn, and S.C. need pre-approval for non-emergency transports, but many requests are being denied, leading to reduced revenue and cash flow problems
A S.C. ambulance service says it saved more than $18,000 in fuel in the past month; the savings has extended to all of public safety
Contract also allows members to live outside the city; retroactive to July 2013 runs through 2017
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