Hudson receives Friends of EMS award

The National Association of EMS Physicians presented U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-Concord, with the Friends of EMS award this week for his advocacy.

The association cited Hudson for a bill that would give paramedics and other EMS workers a standing order to administer narcotics, anti-seizure medications and other controlled substances. EMS professionals would not need a patient’s prescription in order to give life-saving medicine.

The bill passed the House in January and awaits consideration in the Senate.

“We are proud to present the Friends of EMS award to Rep. Hudson for his tireless work championing the Protecting Patient Access legislation,” said Dr. Brent Myers, the association’s president. “He is well deserving of this award, which is reserved for leaders who have produced change to improve national EMS policy. Rep. Hudson was crucial to the bill’s success in the House and continues to be a valued partner in NAEMSP’s mission to improve out-of-hospital emergency medical care.”

In a news release, Hudson said he plans to continue working with colleagues on bipartisan solutions to ensure EMS workers can do their jobs as effectively and safely as possible.