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.
There is a lot to learn from the Page, Wolfberg and Wirth examination of hospital bed delays and the rights of EMS to return to service
The decision to treat on scene or transport should depend on the training and abilities of the responders, not on the equipment at hand
Take action to implement efficiency models and grow the shrinking workforce
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
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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
The Massena Volunteer Emergency Unit’s post was criticized by both the public and town officials
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported that the Prior Authorization Model for Repetitive, Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transport (RSNAT) saved Medicare $650 million over 4 years
The bill would assign license points and double fines for failing to slow down or move over for first responders and other workers
The West Virginia EMS Coalition asked the state’s health department secretary to rescind the rule, saying it is unnecessary and is unfairly targets one group
The city’s healthcare authority plans to have a new ambulance service up and running to ensure continued coverage after Sept. 30
The HERO Act will develop peer mental health training programs and create a system to collect information about first responder suicides
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