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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Priority would be given to applicants whose proposals will expand coverage, improve response times, and help organizations provide medical transport and services
With Tulsa onboard, the proposal goes to Oklahoma City
The South Texas Emergency Care Foundation says competition would cut revenue from non-emergency transports that help fund its emergency service
Gov. Henry McMaster has allocated COVID-19 relief funding to pay for 2 years of training for high-demand jobs
The executive director of the Michigan Association of Ambulance Services said the state needs more EMTs and paramedics as “quickly as possible”
The pilot program dispatches a mental health worker and a firefighter-paramedic to mental health crisis calls in lieu of police
In response to staff EMSA shortage, Tulsa could remove a requirement that all ambulances be staffed with a paramedic
With jobs on the line, Austin’s Prop A drew opposition from the labor unions for firefighters and EMS
Project Heart Beat has placed more than 9,000 defibrillators citywide
Staffing challenges and increasing service calls from an aging population make it harder to maintain service standards, the Wisconsin Policy Forum says
The state is not offering a religious exemption to workers who risk losing their jobs if they are unvaccinated
Wittman Enterprises will bill for EMS calls; Fire Recovery USA will bill for fires, vehicle accidents, special rescues and hazardous materials calls
Mayor de Blasio says the city’s agencies, like FDNY and NYPD, are prepared to deal with potential staff shortages
If Proposition A passes, the Austin Police Department would gain staffing and funding, while the Austin Fire Department and ATCEMS would lose both
Depending on Congress, 2022 could see the largest annual increase since 1990
If approved, the money generated will go to upgrading equipment like radios and extraction tools, as well as addressing the city’s aging fleet, Englewood Director of Finance Della Stearns said
The member-based initiative unites police, fire and EMS foundations to address resource gaps
The move is an effort to improve EMS services in the county and eventually the passing of an ordinance establishing a fee to fund the EMS system
Linn County officials unsuccessfully spoke with the governor about creating exemptions from the vaccine mandate or waivers for more aggressive testing for fire and EMS
Pflugerville could terminate its EMS service with the fire department in favor of the private ambulance company
The Austin-Travis County EMS Association released a statement in opposition of a November ballot measure that would increase police funding and staffing
Trucks barely fit into the current Canton fire station, which was not designed to include sleeping quarters, despite EMS personnel working overnight shfits
Under the new program, engines, trucks and ambulances will no longer be sent to low-risk medical calls in downtown Portland and outer Southeast Portland
The Ohio Valley has been hard hit by the latest surge in COVID-19, and that’s impacting all aspects of the health care system
Each Athens-Clarke Alternative Response Team will include an EMT, a licensed clinician and a peer specialist
The Western Lane Ambulance District employs 15 paramedics, but if the November 2 measure fails, jobs may be cut
“We’ve had the opportunity to collect some money because of COVID that we can assist with,” Preston County Commissioner Samantha Stone said
More than half the funding for the Sampson County facility project will come from grants
Rutherford County EMS Director Carl Hudgens obtained county commissioner and mayoral support for progressive recruitment strategies
Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Mount Sinai Health System have reached an agreement to offer community paramedicine, ET3 and treat-in-place options
South Texas Emergency Care officials warned that allowing competition will cut into their non-emergency transports, which offset costs
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