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.
The feds do not recognize 911 dispatchers as first responders, and that can have important consequences for all responders
Careful documentation and billing compliance can help you successfully navigate the audit process
Ballistic protective equipment for active shooter response is eligible for Assistance to Firefighters grant funding
Fraudulent billing for medically unnecessary ambulance transports has cost taxpayers millions of dollars
Through this method, the county is estimated to receive nearly $6 million in annual revenue
The attorney for the fire department said the ambulance had its lights and sirens activated and she was using a cellphone when the crash happened
The plan proposes that medics who serve on medical 911 calls switch from 24-hour to 14-hour shifts
He is charged with negligent homicide a fatal crash in which the ambulance struck a motorist at an intersection
Former employees said they had checks they could not cash
He led the way in raising money for a former local firefighter who was injured on the job
Budget request to add more firefighters was denied by the council
She is seeking nearly $100,000 in lost wages, as well as compensation for pain and suffering and punitive damages against the sheriff’s office for violating her civil rights
Many donors assumed the Fire and EMS departments were actually one
The county hired a consultant to study the EMS department and find ways to cut costs
Facility will serve as base for EMS staff and provide climate-controlled garage for two ambulances
EMTs and medics are governed by a patchwork of rules from state to state
Funding for EMS must be sufficient to ensure an effective response not only in daily operations, but also in disasters, mass casualty incidents and other public health crises
Village officials say more funding is needed to save fire department
The RMD pilot program was initially about saving money for the department
Tim McCormick died in February when a car crashed into the ambulance he and his co-worker were riding in
City EMTs stabilize patients and then hand them off to United Ambulance for transport
As family incomes change, so too will eligibility for public insurance programs, potentially resulting in a massive game of health coverage pingpong
Gov. Chris Christie wrote that the bill failed to address the issues that he raised when he vetoed an earlier version
The bill would create a rebuttable presumption for workers’ compensation coverage for any death or disability
At least five vehicles have broken down on the job so far this year, including at least one en route to the hospital with a patient inside
The fire department has 52 facilities across the city, but as many as 12 may be essentially out of service on any given day
Prosecutors decided to file the reduced sexual assault charge “based on further investigation into the effects of the drugs”
A video showed Morehouse smoking and two medical reports confirmed he smoked tobacco while employed
Chief Brian Cummings told the city Fire Commission that he is pulling back an ambitious plan requested by the City Council that would boost the department’s ranks and speed up lagging 911 response times
Almost two out of three of those balloted voted for the walk-out, planned for Tuesday, April 2
The officials said it is up to the parents not the state to decide what is safe for their children
A report found that the facilities failed to meet federal quality standards
