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.
Emergency care representatives testify about reimbursement, access challenges
Ed Racht and Matt Zavadsky recount their EMS advocacy testimony to the U.S. House Committee
Guest host Rob Lawrence talks EMS advocacy: 鈥淲e need voices. We need people. We need people to convey the message.鈥�
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
If approved, naloxone would be available for free in many places, and first responders would be empowered to distribute naloxone kits to the public
Bergen County Emergency Medical Services assists local agencies
The American Ambulance Association details the changing or ending flexibilities and waivers
The proposed ordinance would designate Meadville Central Fire Department as the city鈥檚 primary provider in place of the privately owned Meadville Area Ambulance Service
New legislation would extend a 10% property tax reduction to volunteer Rotterdam firefighters and providers with at least two years of service
The measure also includes members of the military who responded to 9/11 in Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, unlike the original legislation
Ron DeSantis signed the bill in a Reedy Creek fire station bay; local firefighters and EMS providers backed him and presented him with a ceremonial ax
Lincoln鈥檚 medic units will receive cardiac monitors, power cots, heart rhythm simulators, EADs and stair chairs
鈥淪ometimes, these big corporations, the only way you get their attention is by giving them an incentive,鈥� said Commissioner Jerry Campbell
Meadville just hired its first EMS coordinator, and the fire department already has applications from paramedics
鈥淚f we don鈥檛 do something soon with our Medi-Cal rates, then our EMS system is going to implode鈥�
Cleveland already has service brownouts due to low staffing
Florence Fire Rescue Engineer-EMT Kevin Darby and his family have received more than $3,700 in donations
Under the alliance business model, Falck and other private providers will still own and staff the ambulances
鈥淲endell Primus has been at the very center of virtually every major health and welfare bill鈥� said AMA Board Chair Dr. Sandra Adamson Fryhofer
The Municipal Emergency Services Authority in Lancaster County will set fees as it aims to address industry challenges
One Lockport alderman described the process of restoring EMS as a battle to save the fire department after budget issues and the layoff of five firefighters
Sen. Doris Turner said that Earl Moore Jr.'s death inspired the legislation
If passed, the measure would create public-private partnerships to fund education
鈥淲e ... hope this exemption helps efforts to attract more volunteers to our fire and ambulance companies, to enable more life-saving work that benefits us all,鈥� a Rensselaer County executive said
Lawmakers urge the agency that oversees the program to prevent future attacks
Councilman Joseph Borelli plans to add language to the bill that would require the FD to replace aging vests as the protective material deteriorates
Cumberland County applicants who met the qualifications received payments ranging from $87 to $250 each
Sen. Justin Ready said the delegation has no plans to introduce the legislation while Carroll County is forming the new Department of Fire and EMS
鈥淥ur guys felt like they didn鈥檛 exist,鈥� said Chief Matt Hallock. 鈥淚 have several paramedics who aren鈥檛 back to work, and I don鈥檛 know if they will come back鈥�
A convicted offender could face up to 180 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000
McAllen鈥檚 contract with San Antonio-based Lone Star Ambulance takes effect on Feb. 23 after it could not reach a deal with Med-Care
The Charlie Riley Community Service Scholarship Foundation has given 333 scholarships over 17 years
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