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.
EMS leaders react to ET3, HHS reimbursement model that recognizes the value of community paramedicine and emphasizes quality and outcomes
Exploring emergency management solutions to the continual upward trend in government response and recovery spending
A bold prediction that EMS patient transport to the hospital by ambulance is sure to peak, level off and decline as we near 2020
The Yonkers City Fire Department and the Valhalla Volunteer Ambulance Corps received funding through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters grant program
It was approved after several elderly residents refused an ambulance because they couldn’t afford the bill
They allegedly provided deeply discounted ambulance services to health care facilities in exchange for Medicare patient referrals
Here’s a look at how the rules are changing, training for oil train crashes, and some of the more recent crashes around the country
Research shows paramedic emergency medical education exceeds educational requirements for registered nurses in Texas, and throughout the Northeast
A total of 10 tanker cars caught fire; no injuries were reported in the crash
The legislation would increase surcharges on monthly phone bills, and channel the funds to counties, encouraging cities to join a regional dispatch center
The tougher standards to reduce fire and explosion won’t fully take effect until 2020
Officials also permit rate increases to help company remain financially viable through the end of its current contract
Texas medics organize and mobilize to support legislation that allows EMS to practice at its full scope in hospitals and clinics
Hosts Chris and Kelly discuss the Texas ENA’s opposition to a house and senate bill looking to increase the scope of paramedics by allowing them to practice their clinical skills in the ER
For catastrophic disasters in developing countries it’s time to rethink the USAR and aid response from high-income nations
A decision by Colorado Springs to sever shared county services and hire it’s own ambulance provider has been successful
The funding will be used to purchase two cardio compression devices and to train responders on the management of pediatric emergencies
Bills, opposed by Emergency Nurses Association, authorize EMTs and paramedics to practice in the emergency department
Responders are administering several doses of Narcan each day, with an influx around the first of the each month
All private ambulances have been provided by Rural/Metro, but city officials gave the OK for AMR to compete for non-emergency transports
The powered alcohol was approved the FDA last month but six states have already outlawed it, and about 30 more states are working on legislation that would prohibit sales
The company was chosen over AMR and Rural/Metro, which had been Aurora’s provider since 2006
The elimination of 73-cent fee on 911 calls made via cell phones could result in a $200,000 loss of funding for Ill. call centers
The study also points to other chronic conditions like asthma, and comes as Congress debates extending the Zadroga Act, which funds health care for 9/11 responders
Use a combination of funding from different resources to meet your project goals
Middleport Fire Company does not have enough EMTs and paramedics to meet state regulations
Medical necessity and what it means to different payers plays a significant role in determining the payment of ambulance billing claims
The guidebooks recommend ambulance physical design standards and procedures while operating an ambulance
The state reported 11 ambulance providers have given up their licenses since the beginning of the year, but local operators say the number is closer to 25
The escalating dispute is over the authority of townships to contract ambulance service, the existing county contract with Trans-Care, and dispatch procedures
Legislation, introduced in U.S. Senate, exempts trained first responders who administer overdose prevention drugs like naloxone from civil liability
Awards from annual Pennsylvania’s Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program used for AEDs, debt reduction, tool purchases and upgrading digital technology
With it becoming more difficult for EMTs to move up the ranks and fewer workers being hired, county officials are reevaluating staffing and overtime
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