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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How Falck US significantly increased patient and insurance collections, decreased bad debt write-offs and reduced cost to collect
The new law allows first responders in Texas to carry firearms on duty, regulates training, liability
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
Cumberland Goodwill EMS Assistant Chief Nathan Harig says a lack of interested candidates is only a part of larger problems with the state’s EMS system
Fire officials said departments had been permitted to render basic life support treatment through affiliate agreements for years
Our co-hosts discuss a variety of current events in the news impacting providers and the overall industry
First responders will be presumed to have contracted COVID-19 on-duty if there is an outbreak at their workplace
Decatur officials voted to extend First Response Ambulance Service’s current license for 6 months as opposed to granting immediate renewal
Health officials are considering an “all hands on deck” effort that includes paramedics helping to administer the COVID-19 vaccine
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that the first performance period will begin Jan. 1, 2021
Vallejo officials are working to better clarify that the “bills” received by patients are actually information copies showing fees to be paid by insurance carriers
The Aurora City Council voted unanimously to temporarily ban paramedics from using ketamine to sedate patients pending a review of the practice
Volunteer and combination departments have a second opportunity to secure COVID-19 PPE-related funding
California’s dispatchers will now be classified as first responders instead of administrative or clerical workers
The new rule also requires EMS providers to maintain a distance of six feet from any member of the public who is not a patient
The bill signed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the 19th anniversary of the attacks also expands the scope of the 9/11 Worker Protection Task Force’s work
The Treasury Department acknowledges defunding the program between August 2016 and May 2020 to cover “delinquent Medicare Secondary Payer debt” owed by various entities within NYC
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