Albert F. Peterson III, a retired North Providence fire captain who previously served on the board that helps oversee the state’s emergency medical services system, is facing a felony firearms charge after his arrest last week at a Providence strip club. On Feb. 23 shortly before 11:30 p.m. police responded to a report of an […]
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R.I. physicians alarmed by legislation to shift control over emergency medical services
Rhode Island physicians groups are sounding alarms about legislation moving through the General Assembly that they say would strip the authority of the state health director over emergency medical services. The legislation (H-6282 and S-860) would prevent the health director from enacting EMS regulations, protocols and licensing requirements without the approval of a 25-member board […]
