Legislation and Funding
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The funding package, announced Friday by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, consists of two $11 million grants, to be dispersed over two years
While the majority of the building houses a family practice, roughly 1,000 square feet of the building contains a vehicle bay and accommodations
Officials are subpoenaing all records from the several different departments as part of their investigation into the misuse of $8.2 million
About $3 million of the 2019 total is in one-time costs, and the county plans to rebuild its reserve fund throughout its six-year EMS levy
Expert witness commentary on the recent Paramedics Plus litigation, in which the government alleged violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute
Chest compression machines will be placed on ambulances throughout the county and eliminate the possibility of minor mistakes when a human performs CPR
Sen. Roger Wicker and Sen. Claire McCaskill sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao outlining concerns over possible consumer abuses
Purdue Pharma, the embattled maker of OxyContin, announced a $3.42 million grant to support a nonprofit pharmaceutical company’s development
Under the current law, ground ambulance providers face a 23 percent cut in reimbursement for ESRD ambulance transports if the patient is a Medicare beneficiary
The grants will pay for nine new firefighter positions, a third emergency squad unit and will help send 12 firefighters through a paramedic training program
Highmark’s pilot “treat and release” program will reimburse ambulance companies for certain calls where patients aren’t taken to hospitals
The bill would expand a naloxone grant program, authorize a grant to teach post-overdose treatment and authorize funding for technology to screen for deadly drugs
Nearly half a million more dollars and an extra death investigator are needed to keep up with the record number of opioid deaths in Kent County
New York City and 57 counties will receive a share of the grant to improve emergency response operations
Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed the passed measures which would have expanded benefits for paramedics and EMTs by defining them as firefighters
DHS grant to teach tourniquet application puts direct pressure on kids to help other kids during a mass shooting and before EMS arrives
A student-run nonprofit is pushing for a law that requires minors provide proof of CPR training before sitting for a driver’s license test
The Department of Homeland Security is accepting applications for the School-Age Trauma Training grant
City council declared EMTs deserve more money in a resolution that calls on Mayor Jenny Durkan’s administration to raise EMT wages and benefits
The federal government has hired Optum to operate a new clinic in Manhattan for survivors of the 9/11 attacks who have enrolled in an ongoing health program
A $60,000 grant will provide funding through 2020 to sustain Middletown’s Quick Response Team operation
The funding, which totals $379,000, covers an 8 percent pay differential between regular firefighters and paramedics negotiated between the city and the union
Officials said the break would have resulted in a revenue reduction of $5.3 million per year when fully phased-in
The U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s grant program will help upgrade call centers to Next Generation 911 capabilities
Melissa Hall claims she was fired after reporting to officials that “she was asked to do things she believed in good faith to be unethical and unlawful”
“We don’t do much for you. You do a lot for the community,” Thurmont Commissioner Martin Burns said
The 911 Fee Integrity Act would require states to use collected 911 fees for 911 services only
Officials are looking for solutions after a budget cut of more than $150,000 for Time Critical Diagnosis, a program for stroke, STEMI and trauma patients
County Ambulance had been accused of submitting false claims to Medicare and MaineCare
The federal government is seeking input on how to improve trauma care in the field
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