Steve Wirth’s EMS Perspectives, Changes & Benefit During the Pandemic

With so many changes and challenges occurring in EMS during the COVID-19 pandemic, JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman held a special episode of the EMS TODAY Show with EMS legal expert Steve Wirth, Esq., EMT-P, from the EMS legal firm Page, Wolfberg and Wirth (PWW).

During this special episode, A.J. and Steve discuss:

-- CARES Act funding for EMS services and the terms and conditions of acceptance;

-- HIPAA issues under the Pandemic and the requirement for hospitals to inform EMS agencies if a patient they transported to their facilities tested positive for COVID-19;

-- Documentation issues; and

-- Loosened requirements for EMS to obtain patient signatures.