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.
The American Ambulance Association HR Consultant discusses options open to EMS managers to ensure providers are vaccinated
Looking to history – and a friendship between key players – to determine if increased funding opportunities are on the horizon
President Trump and Congress have 7 weeks to support bipartisan opportunities to improve EMS safety, reimbursement, recognition and pay
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
Spokane Mayor David Condon vetoed an ordinance that would stop a countywide 911 integration by requiring dispatchers to only work with city police and firefighters
The decision was contrary to the recommendation of an independent public hearing officer, who said the city had a “reasonable need” for another service
The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health was awarded up to $2.3 million to deliver trauma training to high school students
Forecasting how the Democratic House and GOP Senate will impact drug and healthcare billing, Medicaid expansion and the ACA
The improvements come after Oneida County experienced several issues, such as when mice chewed through phone lines, causing Verizon customers not to be able to contact 911
Why it is time to do away with different rules for different providers under the Firefighter Bill of Rights
London city residents rejected a bid to cut their ties to the Madison County Emergency Medical District and create London’s first-ever city-operated EMS service
Act 103 of 2018 requires insurance companies and Medicaid to reimburse EMS agencies for calls where the EMS provider treated the patient without transport
The ballot measure, which requires private sector EMTs and paramedics to remain on-call during meal and rest breaks, was ahead by a double digit margin
