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.
Wait time – in a queue of ambulance outside the ED, or a line of stretchers in the hallway – can be improved with these strategies and expectations
Breaking down significant updates to grant programs and next steps for obtaining funding
The incoming AAA president advises leaders on how to leverage resources, reports on discussion with Biden/Harris transition team
Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo is renewing his call to provide a property tax break to the spouses of first responders who die in the line of duty
State Rep. Clay Doggett introduced the bill and said on-scene safety has “been an overwhelming concern” for first responders
First responders who break into vehicles to rescue dogs or cats would get legal immunity under a proposed bill
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn said the city’s ambulance fleet, which is the oldest in the region, hasn’t been updated due to a half-billion dollar revenue shortfall
The proposal asked officials to use money that would have been allocated to Valley Ambulance—which no longer exists—to help sponsor students
Some 800,000 federal workers have had to work without pay or have been kept from doing their jobs
The measure would increase the monthly surcharge on residents’ phone bills from $1 to $1.25, and each phone line on a family plan would be charged the fee
SB 1012 would allow specific firefighters and EMS providers to carry a concealed weapon
Under House Bill 194, the state would ask the officials to move air ambulance coverage under the state Medicaid plan
Under the law, EMS providers, nurses and healthcare workers will be protected from violent patients through better communication and new policies
Police called the proposed legislation a common sense move that would save dogs serving the community
Kokomo mayoral candidate Kevin Summers claimed residents have seen delays in receiving medical assistance because of no available ambulances
The new law requires mental health services to be available for all first responders to help them cope with psychological trauma
Rowan County officials voted unanimously to set aside $300,000 toward the acquisition of a new piece of property to build a more suitable home for
Funds through the Kansas Firefighter Recruitment and Safety Grant Program were awarded to various volunteer/part-time fire departments across the state
Palm Beach Gardens is outfitting firefighter-paramedics with a second set of gear to slide into when their first gets covered in ash or contaminated with blood
A federal program could provide some additional revenue to compensate the Johnson County Ambulance District for costs associated with Medicaid
Exploring emergency management solutions to the continual upward trend in government response and recovery spending
A review concluded that New Hampshire’s EMS system is in good shape, but its dependence on volunteers and an under-resourced trauma system threaten its sustainability
An inter-municipal committee has formed and a neighboring ambulance company is helping the financially challenged Weatherly Ambulance Association operate
Marion County’s dispatchers are some of the lowest paid in the state, and they’re leaving because they can make $5,000-$15,000 more in surrounding areas
The city of Clinton will build a new station for Illiana EMS, and will soon know if a $500,000 grant will be awarded for a new fire station
A bold prediction that EMS patient transport to the hospital by ambulance is sure to peak, level off and decline as we near 2020
Of the 2,676 unpaid bills, around 98 percent of them are either past the six-year statute of limitations or are uncollectible because the person has died
The new effort comes months after officials raised concerns about the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s aging stations and equipment
Susquehanna Township EMS Chief Matthew Baily wrote a letter in response to a Senate commission report and said responders are “woefully underfunded”
After two years of research, a team of experts has determined that it will cost between $9.5 and $12.7 billion over the next ten years to expand NG911
The Save Our Medical Resources campaign includes legislation that would require transparent cost data to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Volusia County will use a $638,400 grant to roll out new programs and technology for a system that’s taking heat for its response times and ambulance availability
A new law will allow patients to decide if they want to be transported by ambulance or by helicopter if their injuries are not severe enough to need an air ambulance