Legislation and Funding
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The evolution of EMS has led to the rise of community paramedicine to address the patient and hospital need for mobile, integrated and high-quality health care
In 2017, expect substance abuse, mental illness, innovative technology and collaborative solutions to be top trends in EMS grant funding
Firehouse Subs will fund more than $1 million in public safety equipment, disaster relief and more through quarterly grants
At least 100 paramedics have not been properly certified; officials are now trying to determine just how far the problem spread
Officials are proposing that they reduce the number of paramedics on duty overnight when the volume of 911 calls drops
It would have made the charge a felony, and the driver’s license would have been suspended for a year
The cuts, phased out over three years, would reduce overnight medics and aim to prevent a $3.4M deficit in 2015
Clackamas County has now extended the current contract with American Medical Response after rejecting the company’s first and only bid, prompting EMTs to protest
The state bill and would use the money to support trauma hospitals, training and ambulance services; it’s in response low ratings on the ACEP report card
The dispute between Bonita Springs and Lee County over who should run the EMS service spills over into court
American Medical Response employees are angry commissioners voted down the only bid to provide the county with ambulance services, four months before the current contract expires
In 2013, the levy raised $2.5M to bridge the gap between what insurance pays and the actual costs of services, and helped pay for training
The case of Texas paramedic Marlise Munoz drew national debate about life support for the sake of a fetus
Attorneys argued that keeping the woman alive would set a dangerous precedent for future cases of pregnant, brain-dead women
Traci England, 46, pleaded guilty to felony charges after taking a piece of spinal column that had been removed from a corpse to train her cadaver dog
Donald Penney, 48, faces 29 felony charges after allegedly diverting drugs from multiple patients at a hospital
The hospital is citing a Texas law it says prohibits them from carrying out the family’s wishes
Commissioners reversed course after two years of work toward a new contract, four months before the current contract runs out
Medical records indicate the fetus is deformed, as a Texas medic fights a legal battle against a law keeping his pregnant brain-dead wife alive
He said he’s seeking the Republican nomination due, in part, to a lack of diversity within the GOP
Employees have been offered other jobs or a severance package; low demand and the state’s decision not to expand Medicaid put a strain on operations
“Andrew’s Law” proposes a $2.5K minimum fine and one year suspended license for driving that causes the injury or death of an on-scene responder
The policy is in response to a state audit that said part-time employees were working too many hours without making them eligible for benefits
Erick Munoz is fighting a Texas law that prohibits taking pregnant patients off life support, even though it is what his wife, who he argues is medically dead, would have wanted
When do we yield the rights of one individual to another, especially one yet unborn?
Justine Dubois, 24, faked a seizure while being arrested for allegedly stealing a car; the gun shot caused minor wounds to the medic’s abdomen
Volunteer emergency services agencies were concerned that under the Affordable Care Act they were being considered ‘employers’
Closing two lanes leading to the GW Bridge in September created a gridlock that slowed ambulance response times; emails link the decision, referred to as ‘political pettiness’ to a top Gov. Chris Christie aid
The vote was unanimous, and it will increase the county’s around the clock medic units from two to three; funding will come, in part, from a more aggressive bill collection policy
Changes at the intersection of public safety and health care mean EMS providers must adapt – and quickly
His wife, also a medic, said she didn’t want life support before falling into a vegetative state, but a law requires an expectant mother be kept alive until her fetus is delivered
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