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.
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Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the week’s top news stories
Dramatic changes for EMS reimbursement are destined to happen regardless of the Republican repeal or replacement efforts targeting the Affordable Care Act
To cover the additional costs, they’ve requested changes to the EMS fee structure
EMTs can now provide advanced life support even if they’re assigned to basic level ambulance services
From switching to hospital-based services and buying equipment in bulk, to understanding how the Affordable Care Act may affect ambulance reimbursement trends, Minn. cities are constantly making adjustments
Squad Captain John Gavaris said the EMT would not have been suspended had he not had a record “of violating our policies and not following our rules”
The new policy intends to limit publishing of inappropriate, confidential or privileged information online
Over a four-year period, companies owned by Rural/Metro billed Medicare for numerous emergency patient transportation trips when the calls were not emergencies
Officials say the $44 to $53 increase is a response to a surge in emergency calls and the need for a third ambulance
Jeffery Plata waived his right to a preliminary hearing on charges connected to the crash that killed a fellow EMT
The man, who was under the influence of methamphetamines at the time, crashed it into several houses, power poles and cars on a joy ride
REMS will remain on the job after residents rejected a private co. and fought for their hometown rescue squad
The suit says that First Med violated the federal WARN act in not giving advance written notice to employees of Friday’s mass layoffs
He also faces murder charges in a July crash that killed a woman and her three young sons while drag racing
He was charged with secretly using a photographic device to gratify sexual desire
Bryce Reed cried as he apologized in federal court for collecting a metal pipe and chemicals that could have been used to make an explosive
Darren Etheredge admitted to stealing the ambulance and drove it for about seven blocks before he was arrested by police
EMTs were given 90 days to leave by the landlord, but city officials have found no structural deficiencies
Voters will be asked whether to increase the town’s dedicated EMS coverage from 12 hours a day, five days a week to 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the first three months of 2014
The paramedic who took the photo of patients said he did so spontaneously, and later sent it to the media to highlight the overcrowding
Officials ruled to allow fire departments to enforce a ‘zero tolerance’ rule against illegal drug use by paramedics and EMTs
The judge ruled that the 911 calls should be released, because they will be used to vindicate the actions of the emergency responders
The student is among dozens of defendants in paramedic assault cases being charged now as felonies
The residents are speaking out in hopes that the ambulance company will win the bid to be the permanent EMS provider next month
The raid is part of an ongoing criminal investigation, but employees have not been told the reason for the raid
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, only two states have laws requiring carbon monoxide monitors in schools
If the state bids out non-emergency medical transportation, the loss of revenue could prove critical to the operation of some EMS agencies
It includes a two percent pay increase beginning in 2014 and marks the first union agreement during the city’s bankruptcy filing
Members of Local 4911 voted overwhelmingly Friday to approve the new two-year contract with Rural/Metro