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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The city of Decatur requires the ambulance service to respond within 12 minutes to at least 90% of its calls
More than $2 billion will go toward helping federal, state and local government agencies prepare for and respond to the threat
Officials told concerned residents the town’s contracted EMS provider will still respond to the calls
An emergency declaration by President Donald Trump would allow disaster relief funds to be used to assist state and local responses
The two representatives plan to offer the bill as an alternative to the workers’ compensation bill already passed by the state House
The tasks and timeline ahead for the 205 organizations selected under ET3 as we remove the perverse incentive of only getting paid for taking a patient to the wrong place
Officials said ambulances equipped with AEDs are currently only required at some games in the state
In the ad, Paramedic Jerry Kelley explains the funding problems faced by rural ambulance services and how the census can help
Under the proposed act, federal grant funding for mental wellness support would no longer carry a funding match requirement
Garden Grove City Manager Scott Stiles made the comments while discussing ambulance response times at a meeting last month
Council members raised concerns over hiring practices after noting the low proportion of minority first responders in the minority-majority city
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has selected 205 applicants to test the program for five years
The city will become one of the first to try the program, which is designed to reduce Medicare costs by reimbursing non-hospital transports
Shamong EMS is the third New Jersey ambulance service to be fined for similar violations within the last five months
The legislation package was introduced by Assemblymember and former EMT Freddie Rodriguez
The president pushed back against concerns that a U.S. outbreak is “inevitable” and announced Vice President Mike Pence will lead the government’s response
The year’s awardees will be recognized for their mobile blood transfusion and mobile integrated healthcare programs
The Wisconsin EMTs received rabies vaccines in 2018 after treating a woman who was foaming at the mouth and later died
The plan would draw millions from HHS accounts, including an Ebola preparedness account, and fund vaccines, treatment and protective equipment
Rotterdam EMS was awarded $125,000 in 2014, but faced several roadblocks in obtaining the funds
Under current law, volunteers may only be covered if they are injured during an emergency response and not during other on-duty activities
New rules that take effect this spring will give the state more control over regional ambulance service selection
The alternative bill would fund workers’ compensation for first responders with PTSD through a different department
The “Community Heroes Protection Act” would stiffen penalties for attacks on firefighters, EMS personnel, police and correction officers
Republican Elianor Vessali of Texas’ 17th Congressional District paused her campaign activities to ride along with local EMS providers
The proposed bill would allow for the creation of taxing districts encompassing communities served by the same EMS across city and county lines
Lincoln Fire and Rescue seeks to add an eighth medic unit to address overwhelming call volumes
If voters in Bloomfield Township vote no on the upcoming millage vote, a projected 22 firefighter-paramedics could lose their jobs
Under a recent New York bail reform and discovery law, the names of firefighters and EMS personnel must be released to criminal defendants
The proposed bill would boost Medicaid reimbursements for ambulance services