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.
Like it or not, the reality of doing what we do is that EMS is a business, and like any business, income must at least meet or exceed expenditures to remain solvent and afloat
Charlotte’s MEDIC deputy director explains how a proposed leave-at-home policy will be a well-researched study into giving the patient the right treatment at the right time
2019 was a paradigm-shifting year for the EMS industry and profession – one that will set the pace for the next decade’s worth of ambition and work
People convicted of felony hate crimes could face an additional five years in prison and up to a $5,000 fine
The National EMS Foundation asks all EMS providers to contact their elected representatives to support House Resolution 2274 and Senate Bill 2628
Under the bill, paramedics would be able to draw blood at DUI crash scenes when a police officer is present
Equipping firefighters with epinephrine could cost the city $25,000
Paramedic explains why he launched a White House petition to rename the annual recognition event to EMS Prevention Week
‘Last Week Tonight’ segment confronts the inability of 911 systems to find callers as easily as a pizza delivery app or an Uber driver
The legislation allows the government to purchase essential vehicles one at a time instead of purchasing an entire new fleet
The bill will provide a transition program for military medic veterans to become licensed EMTs
Responders would be protected under the bill at a state level, although a similar federal bill has been proposed in Congress
A flag flown over the U.S. Capitol will be provided to families of EMS personnel and first responders who die in the line of duty
An EMS agency, facing an applicant shortage, surveyed EMS providers to see if employee-employer compensation expectations matched
Explore the answers with elected and appointed officials so informed decisions can be made about the future of your EMS service
Is your department properly identifying reporting and returning overpayments from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services?
The director aims to have 94 percent of the state access to an air ambulance within 30 minutes
More funding is needed in the county’s capital budget to replace gear and renovate fire stations
The council voted to fund the new service after years of inconsistent emergency service
Reinstating the Illinois Public Duty law may be warranted, but not because of the case that led to it being abolished by the state Supreme Court
The long-awaited rule mandates that all health care providers receiving Medicare reimbursement return identified overpayments within 60-days or face Federal False Claims Act liability
The law will help reduce the time it takes to get the critical medication to a person having an anaphylactic reaction
The “public duty rule” provides responders broad immunity from lawsuits stemming from their on-the-job actions
A new jury will decide if Patricia Del Vecchio was the victim of disability discrimination and retaliation when she was fired in 2009
The Public Safety Officer’s Benefit Program has left some first responders or their families waiting for years to get payments
Leadership of the organization should make the decision that grant funding is a revenue development strategy that makes sense for the organization as a whole
The significant funding, workforce and leadership challenges facing rural EMS agencies were discussed at National Rural EMS Conference
Key reasons include seriousness of medical problems and the lack of access to other medical providers
National Rural EMS Conference attendees asked to identify unique attributes and barriers to success
Without acknowledging fault, Good Samaritan Hospital settled for $450,000 and agreed to follow protocols to properly release homeless patients
EMS officials from a nearby agency said they responded as fast as they could to the man in cardiac arrest
The charge against Jeffrey Lynn Brennaman is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine