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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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
Volunteer fire and emergency services personnel are exposed to the same dangers as members of paid companies, and they certainly deserve the same protections under the law
The CMS reminded state Medicaid directors that existing funding sources can be used to better integrate information systems
Our co-hosts discuss a recent article detailing possible legislation in California that would allow nonviolent, convicted felons to enter the EMS field
The 70 percent increase in transport fees was proposed in the hopes that it would prevent repeat callers from using the city’s emergency medical services
Officials said insurance denials, partial payments, an inability to obtain patient information and patients without coverage forced the write-off
Bills being considered by the California legislature include one that would increase paramedic duties and another that would make sure enough nurses are on the job
Over the next few years, the Regional Emergency Communications Center plans to spend millions of dollars on improvements to its space and technology
EMS1.com Editor-in-Chief Greg Friese speaks about how disasters can have an emotional toll on first responders
Susan James filed a lawsuit against Dr. Ajendra Sohal, who recanted a statement that she falsified his signature on a disability form
Mineral Wells says it is continuing to make a large number of EMS calls and asked commissioners for a greater subsidy to offset operational costs and losses
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