State-based recommendations to support rural ambulance agencies

State-based recommendations to support rural ambulance agencies

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
MacKinney, A. Clinton, author
Mueller, Keith J., 1951- author
Ferdinand, Alva O., author
Knudson, Alana, author
Lundblad, Jennifer P., author
McBride, Timothy D., author
Schoenberg, Nancy E., author
Contributor(s):
RUPRI Rural Health Care Delivery Expert Panel, issuing body.
Rural Policy Research Institute (U.S.), issuing body.
Publication:
[Iowa City, Iowa] : Rural Policy Research Institute, February 2023
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Ambulances -- economics
Emergency Medical Services -- economics
Rural Health Services -- economics
State Government
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
To ensure access to emergency medical services (EMS) for all rural residents, state legislatures should designate EMS as an essential service and provide a portion of the funding necessary to support the costs of maintaining essential service designations. State EMS advocacy organizations should promote, and support with educational grants, professional EMS management certification for rural and low-volume ambulance agency directors. State-based EMS regulatory boards, supported by applicable federal agencies and programs, should create (or modify existing) EMS zones to comprehensively include rural areas and accelerate reliable EMS coordination within geographically defined EMS zones. State legislatures should preferentially direct ambulance agency funding to cover ambulance agency standby costs and support EMS coordination within geographically defined EMS zones that include all rural parts of the state.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (6 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918715986306676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918715986306676