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.
Double lung transplant recipient Tom Saputo said he was surprised by the bill for the 27-mile air ambulance transport to UCLA Medical Center
Surprise medical billing and high air medical transport costs are getting attention and triggering legislation
Exploring non-affiliated emergency medical services eligibility for Assistance to Firefighters Grants
Our co-hosts are skeptical a federally mandated minimum wage for EMS providers is feasible
The lawsuit argues that the company, which mostly provides transport for dialysis patients, fraudulently billed Medicare for these rides as ambulance rides
Officials believe carrying a weapon would allow EMS providers to protect themselves on the job
The funding would fight the deadly heroin and prescription narcotic epidemic by focusing on treatment and prevention
EMS providers have a duty to make a good faith effort to provide competent, efficient and compassionate emergency care to everyone and anyone in need
The petitioners ask the Obama Administration to establish a minimum wage of $15/hour for EMTs and $20/hour for paramedics
The technology would help dispatchers gather more information from callers such as video footage of a crime in progress or a cellphone photo of a car crash
A recent Illinois court ruling claims responders will no longer have immunity from lawsuits brought by individuals who accuse them of not providing the proper level of response
The state of Queensland is planning a campaign to raise awareness about assaults on paramedics
The families of those killed in the line of duty will get $80,000 and free tuition to state universities; the bill moves to the state senate for a vote
The measure passed the Senate on a 32-6 vote Thursday; it now goes to the House
Responders will no longer have blanket immunity from lawsuits brought by individuals who accuse them of not providing the proper level of protection or response
A committee voted for the bill to be retroactive to last year and to be named after John Mackey, who died in the line of duty in November
Potential GOP changes include provisions tightening border controls and cracking down on excessive prescribing of painkillers
The grant will help pay for a project to link people who struggle with addiction to addiction treatment services
The bill would hold drivers convicted of driving under the influence responsible for paying up to $5,000 in emergency response costs
The presidential candidate said building a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico and a ‘just say no’ approach will help solve the opioid overdose epidemic
Adapt Pharma partners with foundation, education departments, and school nurses to offer a carton of FDA-approved naloxone nasal spray to every high school
The shooting of a firefighter responding to an EMS call prompted officials to purchase vests
Recently introduced legislation will improve the rapid administration of controlled substances to patients in need of emergency treatment
The plan would have assigned ambulance transport to the fire department for patients with serious injuries and to an unspecified private company for non-life-threatening cases
Use a comprehensive social media policy to set expectations for appropriate social media use on duty and off the job
Every ambulance provider should review and update their billing and claims policies and procedures
Department of Health describes reimbursement, recruitment and retention problems facing volunteer EMS agencies
Sen. Claire McCaskill said Missouri needs more tools to fight opiate abuse, including a prescription drug monitoring program and better research about average drug use
The $3.7 million package includes funding for 10 additional agents for the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
The state pays a lump sum to the families of firefighters and police officers who die in the line of duty, but not to the survivors of EMS providers
The bill says EMS providers face the possibility of being physically harmed or stalked because of the nature of their jobs
Paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders need to answer these questions before purchasing body armor for their medics
West End Ambulance Service will buy 10 bullet-resistant vests, or two per ambulance
