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Legislature urges New York to declare EMS an essential service, citing patchwork response
Summary
The Tompkins County Legislature unanimously passed a resolution urging the state to designate emergency medical services as essential, citing inconsistent service models across municipalities and the potential to enable countywide planning and ambulance districts.
The Tompkins County Legislature voted unanimously on Nov. 19 to urge New York State to designate emergency medical services as an essential service, a move supporters said would allow counties to plan and organize ambulance coverage more equitably.
Dan Lam, deputy supervisor for the Town of Dryden and a member of the Tompkins County Council of Governments emergency management committee, framed the resolution by saying many local calls are EMS-related and that current coverage is a patchwork of private and volunteer…
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