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
The mayor wants to move the existing EMS team to the other side of town; council members said it will leave parts of the town “unacceptably underserved”
Firefighters from across the country call for changing the protocol that prohibits certified medical first responders from using epinephrine
The company said Medical Mutual was “systematically and unilaterally” underpaying for air transport services
To move out of crisis mode and on from dire consultant studies, volunteer EMS needs less analysis and more action
Fire departments can use the program’s money for terrorism response training
The bill, passed unanimously by the state Senate, would provide 100 percent pension benefits to surviving families
Learn how grant funding can help meet the challenge every EMS agency is facing
Currently, Medicaid only pays $420 for ambulance rides, which emergency service providers say more typically cost $1,300
The medical director’s resignation is the latest failure for a department entrusted with the care of the nation’s capital citizens and visitors
Some officials in other jurisdictions weren’t happy to see the contract extension appear on the agenda
The bill would provide benefits to the families of public safety personnel killed in the line of duty
A $250,000 Community Development Block Grant allowed the purchase of a new ambulance
A new law allows medics to treat and transport police dogs injured in the line of duty
The money would be used to expand mosquito control programs and speed development of a vaccine, among other things
EMTs and paramedics will receive a pay increase starting next month
EMS providers work alongside fire and police, but are often not treated the same way
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
