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.
Technology adoption, provider resiliency and preparedness: Interpreting the EMS Trend Report 2020
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
St. Charles County Ambulance District has armed medics with screening tools and additional EMS training to get patients to appropriate definitive care
Should the controversial merger go forward, the grant funds will help ease the cost of moving Grand Rapids dispatchers into the county dispatch center
The Johnson family worked with lawmakers to pass a bill that would allow paramedics, EMTs and other emergency personnel to administer more complex medicine
Officials are exploring extracting the nearly $500,000 a year it spends on EMS services and placing it in a separate reserve that will be funded through taxes
After coming under fire for sparing two women jail time who were found guilty of attacking a paramedic, the Victorian government increased punishment for the offense
The sole ambulance provider in Decatur is failing to meet mandatory response times set forth in the city code
At NAEMT’s advocacy event, EMS participants from 37 states spoke with members of congress about legislation that impacts the profession
Sullivan County Rep. John Crawford sponsored a bill that would allow EMS agencies in five counties to teach both basic and advanced EMT classes
The legislation would force air ambulances to separate the medical costs from the transportation costs on a patient’s bills
Eligible volunteers can receive a tax credit of up to $250 on their earned income tax levied by the township
The University of Kentucky has received almost $5 million to expand and improve a program to help pregnant women with opioid addiction
Air Methods Advantage provides the security of being covered if there is a need to be transported via air ambulance anywhere in its large service area
The Austin-Travis County EMS Employee Association and Lake Travis Fire Fighters Association are asking Travis County to reverse the funding cuts for ambulances
Submitting false EMS transport claims to Medicare for reimbursement is a violation of the False Claims Act
A plan was heard by city officials that listed reforms such as creating a training team and aiming to answer 90 percent of calls in less than 10 seconds
Legislators added several rules to a newly-approved tax break, including one that says the responder must have been employed in the state at the time of injury
Gov. Bill Walker had sought $9.5 million in the annual capital budget to pay for the first phase of a 911 upgrade in an effort to improve emergency response times
A subscription covers 100 percent of the cost of all emergency transports for the year, from May 1 to April 30
The towns of Remsen, Steuben and Trenton are streamlining their ambulance services in an effort to keep them up and running
City Manager Patrick Duhaney promised to have an action plan for the center by the end of the month and allowed funds for more staff and training
The federal government’s Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance helps users identify federal assistance programs and improves coordination
Carol Colby, 86, donated $60,000 to four emergency response agencies, but her family wants to use the money to pay off her debts and cover funeral expenses
Officials said 911 centers are suffering because the New York government is diverting the monthly funds collected from the $1.20 fee into the state’s general fund
Mildred Cole was one of nearly 200,000 people who were evacuated in a dam emergency and was billed almost $800 for being transported in an ambulance
Community foundations, donor-advised funds, family foundations and private foundations can be an untapped source of grant funding for EMS
Bay County commissioners are considering a policy that would still bill insurance companies, but not require locals to pay out-of-pocket fees
Transportation services are concerned that dialysis patients will lose access to care after Medicare announced they will reduce reimbursement for non-emergencies
The bill would give volunteer fire departments the ability to make up the extensive costs of ambulance services by billing insurance companies
Prioritizing fire, EMS, and law enforcement emergency management organizations protects the safety of future generations
Dr. Jerome Adams issued a national advisory urging the public to educate themselves on how to use naloxone and keep it on hand
A petition urging Governor Bill Haslam to create legislation preventing workers’ fatigue has reached over 3,000 signatures
