EMS & Dialysis: Winter Emergencies

Legislation passed in the 2021 Texas Legislature (and subsequent clean up legislation in 2023) changed the law related EMS transports and dialysis centers during declared emergencies. The following information is […]

 National EMS Memorial Moving Honors Held in Texas

The  National EMS Memorial Moving Honors ceremony service, which marks the half-way point of the mobile memorial’s procession across the U.S., was held at the Global Medical Response headquarters in […]

Covid Staffing Waiver Termination

The state of Texas announced the termination of the state’s Covid-19 staffing waiver for Texas EMS agencies. The Department of State Health Services made the following announcement: The COVID-19 pandemic began […]

Texas Workers’ Comp Releases Covid-19 Claims Data

The Texas Department of Insurance – Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) released data related to Covid-19 claims in the Texas Workers’ Compensation Program. Specifically, the data addressed first responder claims. […]

CMS Announces 2023 Ambulance Inflation Factor

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an ambulance inflation factor of 8.7 percent for calendar year (CY) 2023 last week. Several variables will determine an EMS agency’s […]

TEMSA’s 2022 EMS Awards

TEMSA presented its second-annual EMS Awards on August 9, 2022, at EMS EVOLUTION 2022. EMS Professional of the Year: Ken Elliott of Harris County Emergency Corps President’s Award: Doug Hooten […]