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.
Quality writing, demonstrated need and staying within the financial parameters are critical in determining whether or not your EMS agency wins an award
Proposals and bills may not always directly influence EMS, but it’s essential to know the person behind the ballot
Even if PTSD becomes a workers’ compensational eligible occupational disease, EMS leaders need to change the culture for traumatic stress treatment
The city of Lockport may have violated a firefighters’ union contract by reducing staff and taking ambulances and fire trucks off the road with plans to replace the ambulance service with a private company
The city has included 15 more EMS workers in the budget; currently those with the least seniority work 24 hours followed by 48 hours off; the rest are on duty for two 12-hour days followed by two days off
The first bill to seriously look at EMS issues since the 1960s, the act would improve access to essential and life-saving EMS services and better integrate EMS within the larger health care system
The basic fee will be $405 and the advanced will be $508, for an estimated additional $1 million in annual revenue
The project is $1 billion over budget and years behind schedule; officials ordered a 60-day suspension to find out why
The two-year grant put two full-time community paramedics on the street for preventive and follow-up patient care
The county has more than $1 million banked from casino contributions and none has gone to the fire department
The firefighters union says any cost savings to the city will come at the expense of public safety
Lawyers disagree on how the term ‘voluntary’ applies to the rule prohibiting fire, EMS from serving on boards in another district
Both bids were nearly $700,000 more than what the same providers offered in 2011
All participants in the class received a certificate of completion and an emergency resuscitation kit that included two doses of Narcan.
The initial request was for 37 amid a growing population and struggle to handle increasing 911 calls
The bill is in the Senate; proponents say public safety organizations can provide free training, but a group opposed says it will amount to “another unfunded mandate”
The monthly supplement would cost less than what the state is spending on police and firefighters, and would demonstrate recognition and respect
Ambulance Service of Manchester will now be the sole provider after the town manager severed ties with the longtime service over a pending sale to AMR
The committee didn’t vote on the proposal, and simply put it on hold without any action amid concerns about the price tag
Although EMS is never mentioned in the ACA, the law has several revenue and service opportunities for fire-based EMS
A task force found 40 of 54 companies were running on a deficit, and a package of four bills would benefit services across the state
The ambulance service was recently dropped as the primary designation due to issues with slow response times, but the city hopes it won’t have to shut down
Hourly workers received a 25-cent raise, and five salaried employees received a 1.5 percent increase; those in the city of Ironton received slightly more due to income taxes
Medic EMS will take over for Buffalo Ambulance Services, which owes the IRS $35K
The state will start tracking ambulance VIN numbers to stop companies from shutting down to avoid paying back large audits, then reopening under a different name
A Senate bill would give mandatory jail time to anyone convicted of assault, and life in prison without parole for anyone convicted of murdering an EMT or medic
Police and firefighters receive a monthly $500 stipend for the dangers of the jobs; a proposed bill would add EMS professionals to that list
A single department would reduce costs and develop a streamlined approach to fire suppression, paramedic and disaster preparedness in both communities, officials say
It’s alarmingly simple for someone with criminal intent to get into the medical transportation business, which could lead more regulations and less reimbursement
Officials say it explains why a newly released report shows Medicaid paid more to ambulance companies than cancer doctors or orthopedic surgeons
Crews have been down to just one functioning ambulance, but say the town hasn’t responded to a plan to fund new ones
The owner says he’s being treated unfairly by the city after testifying in court that firefighters needed more than a 48-hour training course to become paramedics
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