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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Call on your elected officials to support legislation pending in the U.S. Congress to set aside federal land for a National EMS Memorial
Document says the Department of Homeland Security, specifically the Under Secretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response, has the authority to establish and oversee a federal EMS administration
Current law does not permit EMTs to possess and use AEDs while they are off-duty, unless they are specifically licensed as a public access defibrillator provider
Possible law would require responders to submit to a national criminal background check
Local squads feared that the two-EMTs-per-ambulance requirement would force volunteer squads to disband
Federal administrators still have to decide whether to cover other conditions, like cancer, where there is less hard evidence of a tie to ground zero toxins
Advocating for change is the only way to make EMS hopes and predictions a reality for the year ahead
The health care system has changed and so has our concept of emergency care
‘Police, fire and schools. These are agencies that haven’t traditionally been on the table’ says council member Michael A. Brown
The extra revenue would have allowed the county to pay for an upgrade to emergency radios countywide
Vast stretches are 50 miles or more from the nearest trauma center, making it unlikely that injured people could reach one within an hour and survive
Mayor said responders found to have fraudulently obtained their EMT recertifications can expect to face severe penalties, including the likelihood of lengthy, unpaid suspensions and fines and possible termination
Owner also ordered to pay $1.3 M in restitution for running health care fraud scheme
Man may lose his paramedic’s certification after he reportedly drew obscene pictures on windows of an ambulance on an emergency call earlier this month
The $100,000 grant from the Orvamae Emmerson Endowment Fund of the Humboldt Area Foundation provided four new 12-lead electrocardiogram machines
The former Davidson County EMS director arrested Friday on charges of embezzling is accused of taking more than $15,000 from the Thomasville Rescue Squad over five years
Legislation calls for longer prison sentences for those who kill or injure emergency responders in vehicle crashes
Legislation would help military medics transition to civilian EMT service
A Lower Burrell paramedic will stand trial on charges alleging she interfered with police
The squad responds to medical calls and provides backup transportation for Rockingham’s ambulance service
There is no such thing as a simple DUI for EMS providers
Visitor’s post on EMTCity.com could cost retired EMT
A new law has been passed in Mass. that allows municipalities and private ambulance companies to reduce the number of paramedics who work in advanced life support ambulances
Committee members point out that dentists have some medical training that can come in handy during a disaster, making them a sort of ‘surge’ force of first-responders
Attorney asserts air traffic controllers were negligent
New law would have provided free health care and compensation payments to 9/11 rescue and recovery workers who fell ill
Proponents say increase would improve emergency response times
New law signed Monday; closes loophole that has allowed intoxicated motorists to escape prosecution
Settlement one of the largest in state history; money to go in trust fund for dead nurse’s kids
Council members said they were concerned about the financial impact and the safety of patients at a free-standing ER
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