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 Cleveland Clinic shares ET3 success with its Virtual Emergency Medicine Program
How to take action to motivate payers to reimburse EMS for MIH
Bruce Evans on EMS on the Hill Day and his goal to get EMS professionals in office
The HRSA Strategic Plan outlines four mission-critical goals, including improve access to quality health services and achieve health equity
The bill seeks to ensure a more accurate count of EMS personnel in the country, so states and localities can better leverage the workforce in disasters
4 considerations for developing successful grant partnerships
The Steubenville Fire Department was able to purchase and stock three ambulances and launch the long-awaited service on Sunday
Friday was the deadline for states to submit their vaccine plans to the CDC; North Carolina’s plan includes four phases
Ogdensburg Firefighter-EMT Brian L. Kirby was issued a criminal summons in connection with the alleged incident during a union protest against City Manager and acting Fire Chief Stephen P. Jellie
An advisory group formed by the state said it will consider local input before announcing the finalized distribution plans
Cypress Creek EMS officials say the suit is meant to stop Harris County Emergency Service District No. 1 from defunding the ambulance service before its contract ends
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Mayor Bill de Blasio that the city is responsible for reimbursing the funds the federal government wrongly removed from the FDNY’s World Trade Center Health Program
The funds can be used for operational and equipment expenses, including PPE, utilities, apparatus repairs and lost revenue
The Pflugerville Professional Firefighters Association said the new district is necessary due to call volumes nearly doubling over the past year
Examining how the COVID-19 pandemic, civil unrest and reimbursement are impacting prehospital medicine, and how leaders can care for the workforce
Technology adoption, provider resiliency and preparedness: Interpreting the EMS Trend Report 2020
The “safety band” spectrum used to keep first responders from getting caught in traffic en route to an emergency may be opened up for use by unlicensed Wi-Fi users
All 4,700 city employees will have their pay decreased by 10% and will be required to take one unpaid day off for every 14-day pay period
First Response Ambulance Service and Decatur city councilmembers still disagree on the issue of a performance bond and the penalty structure of the city’s new ambulance ordinance
Comments on drafted definitions for EMR, EMT, AEMT and paramedic under the National Incident Management System are open until Oct. 15
First responders and healthcare workers would be in the first 5% of the U.S. population to receive Phase 1a of the vaccine, under the new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommendations
Two longtime providers of ambulance services in Johnston County are expected to close when the consolidation takes place
The proposed emergency amendment comes a week after the health department issued a memo ordering all unlicensed fire departments to immediately cease BLS services
The bill was introduced after reports that first responders took photos at the scene of a helicopter crash that killed nine people, including basketball star Kobe Bryant
The bill includes $436B in funds to help state, local governments avoid layoffs of first responders, teachers and healthcare workers
Gov. Tom Wolf said the state is ready to supply sufficient PPE to first responders and healthcare workers this fall
The billing of fees issued to insurance companies for medical care rendered by Vallejo firefighters was suspended until further notice after patients mistook fee notices for bills
From fewer volunteers to fewer calls and underfunding spanning years, rural EMS operations are in need of a change if they’re to survive
The money comes from the $1.8 billion the state received from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, passed by Congress
The memo, sent to all the state’s fire departments, said any department that wasn’t a certified EMS agency needed to immediately stop providing BLS
On this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts reflect on the life and career of Dr. Craig Manifold who passed away earlier this week
First Response Ambulance Service said no financial institution will issue the bond, which is a new requirement for ambulance service in the city of Decatur
St. Charles County Ambulance District has armed medics with screening tools and additional EMS training to get patients to appropriate definitive care
