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.
Office of Rural Health found that services with six or fewer members are at high risk of unexpected service outage
Navigating the shift in financial responsibility and the impact rural EMS practices and policies
Ambulance services cannot afford to feed the billing department incomplete, inaccurate or misrepresented information
Santa Barbara County supervisors will allow competitive bidding for 3 county-wide, non-exclusive contracts
Sun Prairie EMS is asking city officials for funds to hire more medics after learning about the closing of SSM Health’s emergency department
Columbus officials recognize the importance of EMS outside the city as well as the cost to city taxpayers
Lifestar withdrew services just days after Sussex County officials gave them a 60-day notice
Experts say Madera Community Hospital’s untenable financial realities are a challenge for rural hospitals across the country
Sonoma County officials have ended AMR’s 30 years of service by awarding contract to fire district
“It’s never been more expensive to run an emergency service department,” Somerset Mayor Alan Keck told council members
Supporters say Cop City, the nickname for the training center, which has been the scene of violent protests and a fatal shooting, will boost training, recruitment and retention
Niagara County law will also give the tax break for life to members with 20 years of service to help increase recruitment and retention
Since 2017, 7 EMS agencies across the state have closed while others face staffing and funding problems along with increased calls
Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said the World Trade Center Health Program “is facing massive cuts in just a few years.”
Multiple departments responded to a crash in Barron County that killed two people and critically injured three
The law requires EMS and trauma care systems to develop transport protocols by Jan. 1, 2024
Due to Dan Bradley’s pre-existing conditions, he was determined “uninsurable,” his wife and fellow EMT shared
“I watched my employees be on the phone for 20 minutes with a citizen doing CPR on a loved one, and to me, that’s unacceptable,” Battalion Chief John Gaddie said
The bipartisan bill is retroactive for those who have already completed and passed courses
Advanced Life Systems had protested Yakima County’s choicec citing AMR’s problems in other communities
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to spend millions to provide Narcan but the end of grant funding may impact delivery
Sedgwick County reverses course on a 2018 study that led to staffing shortage, slow response times and employee burnout
Supporters of the new law believe it will improve recruitment and retention of volunteers
Witnesses say a van appeared to have been crushed between two tractor-trailers in a crash that left several people injured
Preserving Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act is introduced in the Senate and House
Agencies and government officials must evaluate performance expectations and funding to determine appropriate EMS delivery models
Advance Life Systems is protesting the Yakima County commissioners’ selection of AMR
The agency gets paid whether its crews care for patients at home, or transport them to a clinic or an ED
“You realize you’re the first line of defense for someone who is having the worst day of their life,” one teen said.
Among AMR’s complaints against the Sonoma County Fire District is that the district lowered the transport cost by paying EMS employees less
Ed Szafran, chief of operations for the Greater Pittston Regional Ambulance Association, called the project a once-in-a-career opportunity
The “bleeding control stations” would contain tourniquets, among other life-saving items, and include instructions on preventing blood loss
In a Boston Globe opinion piece, Dr. Eric Dickson says paying ambulance services to care for patients at home instead of transporting them would also cut costs
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