Kentucky Paramedic Awaits Ruling on License Revocation
The Clinton-Hickman County Ambulance Service fired John Snow last month for allegedly photographing wreck victims and posting photos online.
Jun. 19-- -- A special panel could consider temporarily revoking former Clinton-Hickman ambulance driver John Snow's emergency medical provider license by the end of the week.
The Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Service's preliminary hearing board found enough merit in the case Monday to ask for an administrative hearing, Kentucky Board of EMS legal adviser Mary Jennings said. That could eventually lead to a permanent revocation, she said.
Jennings compared the preliminary hearing to a grand jury forwarding a case to a trial jury.
Paperwork must be filed with the state attorney general's office to formally request the hearing, which will take time, Jennings said. She could not estimate how long.
As a more immediate action, the board requested a meeting of the three-member immediate temporary suspension board. The board, consisting of a state medical adviser, a doctor and a paramedic, will meet soon to determine whether a temporary revocation is appropriate, Jennings said.
Jennings was trying to coordinate the panel's schedules, but said she expected a meeting by Friday at the latest.
The Clinton-Hickman County Ambulance Service fired Snow last month, saying its investigation showed that while working he used his cell phone to take photographs of Josh Smith, who was fatally injured in a May 20 car crash. There were reports that Snow posted the photos on the Internet.
The allegations led to a second complaint being filed against Snow with the Kentucky Board of EMS. The first complaint was filed in February after he was accused of posting photographs of wreck victims and other personal information about ambulance calls on a MySpace.com Web site that he maintained.
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