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

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 Worked Amount per Week 0-19 hours $0 20-39 hours $125 40+ or 150 hours monthly total $250

Payments for Emergency Medical Service Workers

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 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 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 24-Apr 25-Apr 26-Apr 27-Apr 28-Apr 29-Apr 30-Apr 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

Number of New COVID-19 Cases in Arkansas

Community Cases Correctional Facilities

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 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 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 24-Apr 25-Apr 26-Apr 27-Apr 28-Apr 29-Apr 30-Apr 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

Seven-day Rolling Average of New COVID-19 Cases in Arkansas

New cases 7-day average

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 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 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 4/25/2020 4/27/2020 4/29/2020 5/1/2020 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

Seven-day Rolling Average of Percent Positive COVID-19 Tests in Arkansas

% Positive 7-day Average

92,275

20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 6 / 1 / 2 2 6 / 2 / 2 2 6 / 3 / 2 2 6 / 4 / 2 2 6 / 5 / 2 2 6 / 6 / 2 2 6 / 7 / 2 2 6 / 8 / 2 2 6 / 9 / 2 2 6 / 1 / 2 2 6 / 1 1 / 2 2 6 / 1 2 / 2 2 6 / 1 3 / 2 2 6 / 1 4 / 2 2 6 / 1 5 / 2 2 6 / 1 6 / 2 2 6 / 1 7 / 2 2 6 / 1 8 / 2 2 6 / 1 9 / 2 2 6 / 2 / 2 2 6 / 2 1 / 2 2 6 / 2 2 / 2 2 6 / 2 3 / 2 2 6 / 2 4 / 2 2 6 / 2 5 / 2 2 6 / 2 6 / 2 2 6 / 2 7 / 2 2 6 / 2 8 / 2 2 6 / 2 9 / 2 2 6 / 3 / 2 2

Number of Tests

Cumulative Total of Resulted COVID-19 Tests Arkansas, June 2020

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

sufficient for the general public and effective in preventing transmission.

• Face coverings should cover both the mouth

and nose to be effective.

Source: CDC