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.
CMS has relaxed ambulance regulations and rules to assist EMS agencies nationwide during the public health emergency
COVID-19 is overwhelming the already over-stressed and underfunded emergency medical services system. This is what EMS needs to survive the pandemic
Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, outlines the path ahead for EMS in the new normal, community paramedicine’s role, and his talks with CMS about treat-not-transport reimbursement
Here are the seven expectations all ambulance services should strive to meet when dealing with Medicare, Medicaid and other federal payers
The Massachusetts medic claims he is the first to contact “nearly every” candidate in this year’s election
Once a volunteer EMS agency decides to hire paid EMTs, these questions must be answered before the positions are announced and interviews begin
Trained military medics will be put on an accelerated track to receive state EMT certification and licensure
A prior conviction banned him from participating in U.S. health care programs
Paramedics will accompany firefighters, but transport will still be handled by AMR
Pre-planning and code enforcement are essential to EMS accessing, treating and extricating patients from political rallies and other mass gatherings
Fire marshal says fire codes, not politics, restricted size of audience
Many Trump supporters went home disappointed after the campaign significantly over-ticketed the event and then blamed the fire marshal
CAAS is accepting applications for the year until September
Policy questions are coming at the presidential candidates from every direction; here are six questions EMS should want answered
The purchase will allow the department to retire an older ambulance and ensure that it has an extra ambulance for special situations
The law previously only applied to stopped police, emergency and maintenance vehicles
Officials said a unified dispatch system, which the county is working to implement, is a key to improving the system
Sen. Charles Schumer pushes ban on 19 types of “spice” and three derivatives of fentanyl
The grant adds the county’s nearly $2 million budget, which will help pay for new radio systems
The funds will go toward maintenance and operation of the ambulance service and the purchase and housing of ambulances and equipment
Proposal expands definition of a hate crime to police, but inclusion of EMTs and firefighters is unclear
The EMT has decided to return his $10 per call stipend to the city to fund two picnic tables for fire stations
A Virgin Islands EMT union said ambulances have been uninsured and unregistered for at least seven months
Effective July 1, EMTs and firefighters can now carry firearms on the job
The Safe Haven Baby Box nonprofit group plans to install a new box despite government warnings
FEMA had registered nearly 6,000 people and provided more than $18 million in assistance
Here are the five EMS documentation mistakes that deny patients coverage they deserve and EMS agencies fair compensation for their services
The cap is being raised from 100 patients per doctor to 275
The change in a law allows areas like restaurants, swimming pools and schools to carry a non-patient specific prescription of epinephrine
The law will expand access to people with prescriptions for opioid medications, providing the antidote to patient
Brad Treat, 38, a law-enforcement officer with the U.S. Forest Service, was attacked by a grizzly bear while mountain biking near Glacier National Park
The proposed rule will be available for public comment for 180 days
Here are four takeaways from The New York Times investigation into the failed private equity investments and mismanagement of EMS businesses
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- Pa. borough weighs tax credit for volunteer EMTs
- Lawmakers introduce bill to address EMS staffing shortages, simplify EMT certification
- Minn. approves stipend to recruit EMS volunteers
- Mo. residents turning to air ambulance memberships to avoid large bills
- Houston Fire Dept. proposes sharp hike in ambulance fees