5/6/08

Public Affairs
Model EMS Legislation - Florida
As part of EMS Network's vision of helping local communities continually improve the way emergency medical services are provided on a local level, the Public Affairs section will highlight model EMS statutes and administrative rules. The language in these model sources contain what we feel are "best practices" in EMS structure and regulatory oversight

Legal
Medicaid Lawsuit Filed To Stop 10% Medicaid Provider
Providers fight cuts in MediCal

America
Livingston EMS To Relocate & Expand At County Airport - Michigan
EMS building construction suspended - Ohio
Sodus takes control of EMS
Homewood drops private ambulance service idea - Illinois
Emergency Medical Services Inc. Announces $0.40 Diluted EPS for First Quarter 2008
SW Ambulance cries foul at Tempe's PMT deal - Arizona

Canada
Paramedics can ease pressure on health care - Canada

Obits/Services
Beverly L. Gage, EMT - Virginia

Ambulance Crash Log
Records show driver in deadly EMS wreck has past job-related incidents - Indiana

Criminal
Paramedic student, instructor accused of colluding to cheat on state exam- New
Former EMS Worker Pleads Guilty to Impersonating a State Trooper - West Virginia

ER /Hospital
Hospital ERs overwhelmed, one-day study finds