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.
Zavadsky details the potential changes to the MedStar system and his new position with the PWW Advisory Group
New labor regulations will increase the salary threshold for overtime exemptions 鈥� Steve Wirth shares how this impacts EMS roles
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A state grant will fully fund training for 10 licensed paramedics for Rapid Response EMS
EMS on the Hill has concluded but the lobbying must continue
The recently reintroduced bill would create a new $50M grant program for EMS agencies
The newly formed EMS division of Meadville Central Fire Department will take over as the city鈥檚 designated primary EMS provider Wednesday morning
The measure would establish grants that schools could use to buy AEDs and to pay for training
They showed their support for a bipartisan measure that would benefit them
Retired public safety workers and teachers plan to sue again, citing the Medicare Advantage Plan鈥檚 pre-authorization requirements
The Supporting Our First Responders Act would authorize spending on hiring, training, equipment, vehicles, facility upgrades and more
Under the measure, public safety leaders could classify first responder suicides as LODDs, and victims鈥� families would be eligible for a $100,000 benefit
EMS leaders gather on our Congressional leaders鈥� turf to advocate for EMS
An AMR representative said the company is taking 鈥渆xtraordinary steps鈥� to hire more paramedics in Riverside County
鈥淲e鈥檙e going to do everything we can to keep the doors open,鈥� said Jack Bonsell, president of Port Matilda EMS
Documents show Kansas City鈥檚 civil rights department investigated and substantiated her complaints that her supervisor 鈥渢aunted and terrorized her鈥�
The $25 million bipartisan proposal would provide emergency funding primarily to rural services at risk of shutting down
A city spokesman emphasized the expected cost savings from moving the former workers to a Medicare Advantage plan
Grant County is finalizing negotiations with Lifeline Ambulance
State police are investigating the theft from Yellow Breeches EMS
鈥淚 don鈥檛 see most adults do as well as [Aria Lamen] did,鈥� said Aurora 911 Dispatcher Tracie Whalen
Out of the total $95 million, $61 million has been awarded so far to 237 agencies
A fund created by the measure would give first responders financial resources to replace equipment, pay workers overtime and address other urgent costs
Falck officials acknowledge staffing and response-time issues, but the two sides are at an impasse over how much the city will pay the service
鈥淔irst responders were sent to the wrong location, or were misinformed about the emergent situation, or were not dispatched,鈥� Helena Moreno said
STAT EMS plans to cease operations by the end of the month and has been winding down its services and staffing
Surry County supervisors said the service answered less than 2% of total calls in the past year because of its staff shortage
Under the measure, it would be automatically assumed that working conditions directly led to first responders contracting COVID-19 and that it led to a disability
If the president鈥檚 plan is approved, more federal firefighters could be hired at a higher starting pay level
26 unions voted against the move to remove traditional Medicare as an option
The DeSantis appointees also said they would help award death benefits to Lesly Dorminy, the widow of longtime Reedy Creek firefighter Lt. James Dorminy
The new ARPA Flex program allows local units of government to spend up to $10 million on newly eligible grant expenditures
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