Payments for Emergency Medical Service Workers The CARES Act - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Payments for Emergency Medical Service Workers The CARES Act Steering Committee approved $12,127,200 for EMS Direct Care Worker Payments. $10,106,000 was approved for payments to Emergency Medical Service workers. The funds will be distributed to the employer who in turn • distributes the payments to each employee according to the number of hours they’ve worked. 5,053 workers are licensed as emergency medical technicians or • paramedics in Arkansas and will be eligible for these payments. These payments will be for the time period April 5, 2020 – May 30, • 2020. $2,021,200 was approved for the employer’s FICA and retirement costs associated with the payment to the employee.

Payments for Emergency Medical Service Workers Weekly Hours Amount per Week Worked 0-19 hours $0 20-39 hours $125 40+ or 150 hours $250 monthly total

NUMBER OF NEW CASES 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 0 11-Mar 12-Mar 13-Mar 14-Mar 15-Mar 16-Mar 17-Mar 18-Mar 19-Mar 20-Mar 21-Mar 22-Mar 23-Mar 24-Mar 25-Mar 26-Mar 27-Mar 28-Mar 29-Mar 30-Mar 31-Mar 1-Apr 2-Apr 3-Apr 4-Apr 5-Apr Number of New COVID-19 Cases in Arkansas 6-Apr 7-Apr 8-Apr 9-Apr 10-Apr 11-Apr 12-Apr 13-Apr 14-Apr 15-Apr 16-Apr 17-Apr 18-Apr 19-Apr Community Cases 20-Apr 21-Apr 22-Apr 23-Apr 24-Apr 25-Apr 26-Apr 27-Apr 28-Apr 29-Apr 30-Apr Correctional Facilities 1-May 2-May 3-May 4-May 5-May 6-May 7-May 8-May 9-May 10-May 11-May 12-May 13-May 14-May 15-May 16-May 17-May 18-May 19-May 20-May 21-May 22-May 23-May 24-May 25-May 26-May 27-May 28-May 29-May 30-May 31-May 1-Jun 2-Jun 3-Jun 4-Jun 5-Jun 6-Jun 7-Jun 8-Jun 9-Jun 10-Jun 11-Jun 12-Jun 13-Jun 14-Jun 15-Jun 16-Jun 17-Jun 18-Jun

NUMBER OF NEW CASES 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 0 11-Mar 12-Mar 13-Mar 14-Mar 15-Mar 16-Mar 17-Mar 18-Mar 19-Mar 20-Mar 21-Mar 22-Mar 23-Mar 24-Mar 25-Mar 26-Mar 27-Mar Seven-day Rolling Average of New COVID-19 Cases in Arkansas 28-Mar 29-Mar 30-Mar 31-Mar 1-Apr 2-Apr 3-Apr 4-Apr 5-Apr 6-Apr 7-Apr 8-Apr 9-Apr 10-Apr 11-Apr 12-Apr 13-Apr 14-Apr 15-Apr 16-Apr 17-Apr 18-Apr 19-Apr 20-Apr 21-Apr 22-Apr 23-Apr New cases 24-Apr 25-Apr 26-Apr 27-Apr 28-Apr 29-Apr 30-Apr 1-May 2-May 7-day average 3-May 4-May 5-May 6-May 7-May 8-May 9-May 10-May 11-May 12-May 13-May 14-May 15-May 16-May 17-May 18-May 19-May 20-May 21-May 22-May 23-May 24-May 25-May 26-May 27-May 28-May 29-May 30-May 31-May 1-Jun 2-Jun 3-Jun 4-Jun 5-Jun 6-Jun 7-Jun 8-Jun 9-Jun 10-Jun 11-Jun 12-Jun 13-Jun 14-Jun 15-Jun 16-Jun 17-Jun 18-Jun

10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 0.0% 5.0% 3/10/2020 3/12/2020 3/14/2020 3/16/2020 3/18/2020 3/20/2020 3/22/2020 3/24/2020 3/26/2020 3/28/2020 Seven-day Rolling Average of Percent Positive COVID-19 Tests in Arkansas 3/30/2020 4/1/2020 4/3/2020 4/5/2020 4/7/2020 4/9/2020 4/11/2020 4/13/2020 4/15/2020 4/17/2020 4/19/2020 4/21/2020 4/23/2020 % Positive 4/25/2020 4/27/2020 4/29/2020 5/1/2020 7-day Average 5/3/2020 5/5/2020 5/7/2020 5/9/2020 5/11/2020 5/13/2020 5/15/2020 5/17/2020 5/19/2020 5/21/2020 5/23/2020 5/25/2020 5/27/2020 5/29/2020 5/31/2020 6/2/2020 6/4/2020 6/6/2020 6/8/2020 6/10/2020 6/12/2020 6/14/2020 6/16/2020 6/18/2020

Cumulative Total of Resulted COVID-19 Tests Arkansas, June 2020 140,000 120,000 92,275 100,000 Number of Tests 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 / / / / / / / / / 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Face Covering Guidance • Should be worn in all indoor settings where you are exposed to non-household members and physical distancing of six feet or more cannot be assured. • Should be worn at all outdoor settings where you are exposed to non-household members, unless there is space (six feet or more) to practice physical distancing. • Cloth face coverings have been shown to be Source: CDC sufficient for the general public and effective in preventing transmission. • Face coverings should cover both the mouth and nose to be effective.