New York tops the list of states with at least 12 emergency medical services providers accused of sexual misconduct over the past 18 months.
Officials in charge of certifying them say they don't think the screening system is at fault.
State regulations forbid anyone who has been convicted or is facing charges of murder, manslaughter, assault, sexual abuse, theft, robbery, drug abuse or drug sales from being certified or re-certified as an emergency medical services provider.
Over the past 18 months, at least 129 ambulance attendants across the U.S. have been accused of sex-related crimes on duty or off, an investigation by The Associated Press found.
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