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.
Detailing grant options and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act aimed at relieving financial burdens on communities
Minnesota EMS Regulatory Board removes constraints on EMS response to the coronavirus epidemic
The tasks and timeline ahead for the 205 organizations selected under ET3 as we remove the perverse incentive of only getting paid for taking a patient to the wrong place
Here are four takeaways from The New York Times investigation into the failed private equity investments and mismanagement of EMS businesses
The winner said volunteer firefighters twice saved his father’s life
Some chiefs believe merging departments and increasing MABAS might be necessary if departments can’t raise funds via taxes
The federal disaster declaration lets residents in three counties get aid for temporary housing and home repairs, receive low-cost loans
The Heart and Lung Act compels employers of public-safety workers to grant full pay and health coverage during time off for an on-the-job injury
The John Mackey Memorial Act extends line-of-duty death benefits to many Kentucky EMS personnel
All participating pharmacies may dispense the drug to anyone eligible, such as someone who indicates an ability to help prevent an overdose
Safe Haven founder paramedic Monica Kelsey will create a legal fund to defend women who could face charges from Indiana Department of Child Services
EMS organizations must have a HIPAA policy to direct when and who can provide information about a patient
The bill makes the agencies eligible for Medicaid reimbursements
Use a combination of the measurement tools and concepts to measure and assess grant seeking success for your fire department or EMS agency
New law to ensure community paramedicine programs protect patients and are staffed with educated and competent paramedics
The MATTERboxes provide families with 16 meals
Aeromed can not continue without a commitment from the Puerto Rico government to pay the existing debt and offer fees to guarantee long-term service
Indiana Dept. of Children Services warns Safe Haven Baby Box to not install any more boxes at fire stations
Dallas’ program came under fire for not making money, and that’s OK; here are 5 steps to a successful community paramedicine program
A diversified portfolio of revenue streams will help ensure that the organization has the funds to meet current and future needs.
The ‘Ban the Box’ campaign, as well as EEOC guidance, needs to be considered when asking applicants to disclose criminal convictions
A program requiring prior authorization for repetitive nonemergency transports is intended to alleviate reimbursement issues and fraud
The drug is eight times more potent than morphine, and is connected to over 50 deaths nationwide
The state’s health department will allocate $32,000 to distribute Narcan to all EMS agencies
Officials require ambulance agencies to receive prior authorization for non-emergency trips in order to be paid by Medicare
In 2015, Michigan State police seized 8,221 grams of heroin — nearly double the amount in the year prior
With less than $10,000 left in its budget, the city was forced to shut down the service
City projects earnings of more than $500,000 by providing transports now performed by private ambulance companies
The bill will reduce the cost of administering epinephrine for anaphylaxis to less than $50 per dose
Conference presenters explained the pressing threats to rural EMS and health care systems and laid out creative solutions
The conditional permit was approved by the town’s board in an effort to increase the public’s access to EMS
The bill would allow first responders to open and manually maintain an airway, administer oxygen and control a hemorrhage
Prosecutors can now seek stronger penalties when first responders are intentionally targeted because of their professions