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IN Code § 16-31-2-7.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 2. Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission|16-31-2-7.1. Statewide Standards for Air Ambulance Services

Sec. 7.1. (a) Not later than July 1, 2018, the commission shall:(1) evaluate the use in Indiana of air ambulance services on patient outcomes; and(2) develop and recommend statewide standards for the activation and use of air ambulance services;not including air ambulance services used for transferring patients between health facilities. In performing its duties under this section, the commission shall reevaluate Indiana's adopted triage and transportation protocols for the transportation of trauma patients. The division of trauma and injury prevention of the state department of health shall assist the commission.(b) The goal of the standards for activation and use of air ambulance services developed by the commission must be to:(1) prevent the overuse of air ambulance services for emergency scene response and patient transport;(2) provide consistent and appropriate criteria for emergency medical responders to use when determining whether to:(A) request an emergency scene response by an air ambulance provider; and(B) transport patients by air or by ground transport from the emergency scene to appropriate hospitals or trauma centers; and(3) provide appropriate, quality prehospital or pretrauma center patient care.(c) The commission shall review and update the standards at least once every three (3) years.As added by P.L.100-2017, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-31-2-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 2. Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission|16-31-2-8. First Responder Training and Certification; Reciprocal Certification for Military Personnel; Appointment of State Emergency Medical Services Medical Director

Sec. 8. The commission may do the following:(1) Develop training and certification standards for emergency medical responders under this article.(2) Require emergency medical responders to be certified under the standards developed under subdivision (1).(3) Develop reciprocal certification training standards for individuals who have received medical training by a branch of the United States armed forces.(4) Not later than thirty (30) days after the executive director of the department of homeland security submits an appointment for state emergency medical services medical director to the commission, vote concerning whether to approve the appointment in accordance with IC 10-19-3-3.5(d). If the commission votes on the appointment in accordance with IC 10-19-3-3.5(d), a vote by a majority of the members of the commission is necessary under this subdivision in order to approve or not approve the appointment.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-9.5.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.17; P.L.188-2014, SEC.2; P.L.187-2021, SEC.58.
IN Code § 16-31-2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 2. Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission|16-31-2-9. Emergency Medical Personnel; Standards

Sec. 9. The commission shall establish the following:(1) Standards for persons who provide emergency medical services and who are not licensed or regulated under IC 16-31-3.(2) Training standards for the administration of antidotes, vaccines, and antibiotics to prepare for or respond to a terrorist or military attack.(3) Training and certification standards for the administration of epinephrine through an auto-injector, a prefilled syringe, and a syringe and ampule by an emergency medical technician.(4) Training standards to permit the use of antidote kits containing atropine and pralidoxime chloride for the treatment of exposure to nerve agents by an emergency medical technician or an emergency medical responder.(5) Standards for distribution, administration, use, and training in the use of an overdose intervention drug.(6) Protocols for persons who provide emergency medical services to notify law enforcement officials when services have been provided to an individual who has attempted to commit suicide and who has indicated that the attempt was due in part to bullying.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-10.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.156-2001, SEC.2; P.L.17-2002, SEC.4; P.L.93-2002, SEC.2; P.L.205-2003, SEC.21; P.L.74-2006, SEC.2; P.L.77-2012, SEC.18; P.L.156-2014, SEC.7; P.L.164-2014, SEC.3; P.L.34-2018, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31-2-9.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 2. Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission|16-31-2-9.5. Commission Duties Concerning Adoption of Stroke Protocol and Stroke Assessment Tool; Compilation of Hospital List; Certified Hospital Provision of Information; Advertisement

Sec. 9.5. (a) Before July 1, 2018, the commission shall do the following:(1) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning protocols for the identification, transport, and treatment of stroke patients by personnel providing emergency medical services. The rules must include standards for stroke triage and transport protocols to be implemented by regional and local emergency medical services entities and programs to promote the efficiency and quality of care for stroke patients based on evidence based science and nationally recognized guidelines.(2) Adopt and distribute a nationally recognized stroke assessment tool to personnel providing emergency medical services.(b) Before July 1, 2018, the state department shall do the following:(1) Compile and maintain a list of Indiana hospitals that are certified as a comprehensive stroke center, a primary stroke center, or an acute stroke ready hospital by one (1) of the following:(A) The American Heart Association.(B) The Joint Commission.(C) DNV GL.(D) The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program.(E) A nationally recognized organization that provides:(i) comprehensive stroke center hospital certification;(ii) primary stroke center hospital certification; or(iii) acute stroke ready hospital certification;for stroke care and that has been approved by the commission.(2) Compile and maintain a list of Indiana network participating hospitals that have a written agreement to transfer a stroke patient to a certified primary stroke center, certified comprehensive stroke center, or certified acute stroke ready hospital for stroke treatment therapies that the network participating hospital is not capable of providing.(c) A hospital that is certified under subsection (b)(1) shall:(1) provide the state department with the certification information, including a copy of the actual certification and the date the certification is set to expire; and(2) notify the state department not more than forty-eight (48) hours after the hospital's certification has been suspended, revoked, or lowered in the stroke care status level.(d) A hospital that is an Indiana network participating hospital under subsection (b)(2) must provide the state department with a copy of the written transfer agreement.(e) A health care facility may not advertise that the facility is a certified comprehensive stroke center, a primary stroke center, or an acute stroke ready hospital, unless the facility has been certified by an entity set forth in subsection (b)(1). A health care facility that violates this subsection is subject to the penalties set forth in IC 16-21-5.(f) The commission and the state department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to share information to implement this section.As added by P.L.138-2017, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31-2-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 2. Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission|16-31-2-11. Pre-Hospital Ambulance Rescue and Report Records

Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall develop procedures for ongoing review of all emergency ambulance services.(b) The commission may review any pre-hospital ambulance rescue or report record regarding an emergency patient that is utilized or compiled by an emergency ambulance service employing paramedics, advanced emergency medical technicians, or emergency medical technicians. However, except as provided in subsection (d), those records shall remain confidential and may be used solely for the purpose of compiling data and statistics. The use of such data or statistics is subject to IC 4-1-6.(c) The commission may develop and oversee experimental study projects conducted by ambulance service providers in limited geographic areas of Indiana. These study projects must be developed and conducted in accordance with rules adopted by the commission under IC 4-22-2. These study projects must be designed to test the efficacy of new patient care techniques and new ambulance service systems.(d) This subsection applies to emergency ambulance services that are provided by or under a contract with an entity that is a public agency for purposes of IC 5-14-3. The following information, if contained in a pre-hospital ambulance rescue or report record regarding an emergency patient, is public information and must be made available for inspection and copying under IC 5-14-3:(1) The date and time of the request for ambulance services.(2) The reason for the request for assistance.(3) The time and nature of the response to the request for ambulance services.(4) The time of arrival at the scene where the patient was located.(5) The time of departure from the scene where the patient was located.(6) The name of the facility, if any, to which the patient was delivered for further treatment and the time of arrival at that facility.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-40-7.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.127-2001, SEC.2; P.L.205-2003, SEC.22; P.L.77-2012, SEC.19.
IN Code § 16-31-2-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 2. Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission|16-31-2-12. Fee

Sec. 12. The commission may impose a reasonable fee for the issuance of a certification or license under this chapter. The commission shall deposit the fee in the emergency medical services fund established by IC 16-31-8.5-3.As added by P.L.101-2006, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-31-3-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services|16-31-3-0.5. "Nontransporting Emergency Medical Services Vehicle"

Sec. 0.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "nontransporting emergency medical services vehicle" means a motor vehicle, other than an ambulance, used for emergency medical services.(b) The term does not include an employer owned or employer operated vehicle used for first aid purposes within or upon the employer's premises.As added by P.L.186-1995, SEC.7.
IN Code § 16-31-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services|16-31-3-1. Certification or License Required

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person other than:(1) a licensed physician;(2) a registered nurse or an individual acting under the supervision of a licensed physician; or(3) a person providing health care in a hospital or an ambulatory outpatient surgical center licensed under IC 16-21;may not furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, advertise, or otherwise be engaged in providing emergency medical services, except for the use of an automated external defibrillator, as a part of the regular course of doing business, either paid or voluntary, unless that person holds a valid certificate or license issued by the commission.(b) A:(1) licensed physician;(2) registered nurse or an individual acting under the supervision of a licensed physician; or(3) person providing health care in a hospital or an ambulatory outpatient surgical center licensed under IC 16-21;who operates a business of transporting emergency patients by ambulance or using a nontransporting emergency medical services vehicle must hold a valid certificate issued by the commission under this article.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-9(a), (c).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.186-1995, SEC.8; P.L.74-2006, SEC.3; P.L.77-2012, SEC.22.
IN Code § 16-31-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services|16-31-3-2. Standards for Certification and Licensure

Sec. 2. The commission shall establish standards for persons required to be certified or licensed by the commission to provide emergency medical services. To be certified or licensed, a person must meet the following minimum requirements:(1) The personnel certified or licensed under this chapter must do the following:(A) Meet the standards for education and training established by the commission by rule.(B) Successfully complete a basic or an inservice course of education and training on sudden infant death syndrome that is certified by the commission in conjunction with the state health commissioner.(C) Successfully complete a basic or an inservice course of education and training on autism that is certified by the commission.(D) Successfully complete a research based training program concerning suicide assessment, treatment, and management that is:(i) demonstrated to be an effective or promising program; and(ii) recommended by the Indiana Suicide Prevention Network Advisory Council.(2) Ambulances to be used must conform with the requirements of the commission and must either be:(A) covered by insurance issued by a company licensed to do business in Indiana in the amounts and under the terms required in rules adopted by the commission; or(B) owned by a governmental entity covered under IC 34-13-3.(3) Emergency ambulance service shall be provided in accordance with rules adopted by the commission. However, the rules adopted under this chapter may not prohibit the dispatch of an ambulance to aid an emergency patient because an emergency medical technician is not immediately available to staff the ambulance.(4) Ambulances must be equipped with a system of emergency medical communications approved by the commission. The emergency medical communication system must properly integrate and coordinate appropriate local and state emergency communications systems and reasonably available area emergency medical facilities with the general public's need for emergency medical services.(5) Emergency medical communications shall be provided in accordance with rules adopted by the commission.(6) A nontransporting emergency medical services vehicle must conform with the commission's requirements.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-9(b).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.22-1994, SEC.4; P.L.186-1995, SEC.9; P.L.1-1998, SEC.117; P.L.22-2005, SEC.19; P.L.71-2008, SEC.1; P.L.77-2012, SEC.23; P.L.254-2017, SEC.4; P.L.56-2018, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-31-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services|16-31-3-3. Exceptions to Certification or Licensure Requirement

Sec. 3. (a) A certificate or license is not required for a person who provides emergency ambulance service, an emergency medical technician, an ambulance, a nontransporting emergency medical services vehicle, or advanced life support when doing any of the following:(1) Providing assistance to persons certified to provide emergency ambulance service or to emergency medical technicians.(2) Operating from a location or headquarters outside Indiana to provide emergency ambulance services to patients who are picked up outside Indiana for transportation to locations within Indiana.(3) Providing emergency medical services during a major catastrophe or disaster with which persons or ambulances certified to provide emergency ambulance services are insufficient or unable to cope.(b) An agency or instrumentality of the United States and any paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician, or emergency medical responder of the agency or instrumentality is not required to:(1) be certified or licensed; or(2) conform to the standards prescribed under this chapter.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-12(a).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.186-1995, SEC.10; P.L.22-2005, SEC.20; P.L.77-2012, SEC.24.
IN Code § 16-31-3-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services|16-31-3-4. Agencies and Instrumentalities of the United States; Exception to Certification Requirement

Sec. 4. An agency or instrumentality of the United States and emergency medical technicians or ambulances of the agency or instrumentality are not required to be certified or to conform to the standards prescribed under this article.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-12(b).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
IN Code § 16-31-3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services|16-31-3-5. Waiver of Rules; Requirements; Waiver Expiration; Renewal; Orders

Sec. 5. (a) The department of homeland security shall waive any rule adopted by the commission under this article for a person who provides emergency ambulance service, an emergency medical technician, an advanced emergency medical technician, a paramedic, or an ambulance when operating from a location in an adjoining state by contract with an Indiana unit of government to provide emergency ambulance or medical services to patients who are picked up or treated in Indiana.(b) The department of homeland security may waive any rule, including a rule establishing a fee adopted by the commission under this article, for a person who submits facts demonstrating that:(1) compliance with the rule will impose an undue hardship on the person; and(2) either:(A) noncompliance with the rule; or(B) compliance with an alternative requirement approved by the department of homeland security;will not jeopardize the quality of patient care. However, the department of homeland security may not waive a rule that sets forth educational requirements for a person regulated under this article.(c) A waiver granted under subsection (b)(2)(B) is conditioned upon compliance with the alternative requirement approved under subsection (b).(d) The department of homeland security shall establish an expiration date for any waiver that is granted.(e) The department of homeland security may renew a waiver if the person makes the same demonstration required for the original waiver.(f) The commission is the ultimate authority for orders issued under this section.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-12(c).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.205-2003, SEC.23; P.L.77-2012, SEC.25; P.L.249-2019, SEC.12.
IN Code § 16-31-3-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services|16-31-3-6. Volunteer Fire Departments and Firefighters; Exception to Certification or Licensure Requirement

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "volunteer fire department" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-8-12-2.(b) As used in this section, "volunteer firefighter" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-8-12-2.(c) A certificate or paramedic license is not required for a volunteer fire department or volunteer firefighter to engage in extrication or rescue services.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-12(d).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.1-1999, SEC.44; P.L.77-2012, SEC.26.
IN Code § 16-31-3-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services|16-31-3-7. Withholding of Certificate or License

Sec. 7. The commission may not withhold certification or licensure from a person providing emergency medical services that include extrication and rescue services because the person is not affiliated with a hospital, law enforcement agency, or fire department.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-9(a) part.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.27.
IN Code § 16-31-3-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services|16-31-3-8. Applications for Certificates and Licenses

Sec. 8. An application for a certificate or license must be made upon the forms, provide the information, and be in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the commission.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-11(a).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.28.
IN Code § 16-31-3-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services|16-31-3-9. Duration of Certificate or License

Sec. 9. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all certificates and licenses are valid for a period specified by the commission unless earlier suspended, revoked, or terminated.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-11(b).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.29.
IN Code § 16-31-3-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31. Emergency Medical Services|Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services|16-31-3-10. Renewal of Certificates and Licenses; Conditions

Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), to renew a certificate or license issued under this chapter upon expiration of the certificate or license for any reason, a person must comply with any continuing education requirements that have been established by the commission. To renew a certificate or license issued under this chapter after a revocation of the certificate or license, a person must comply with all the requirements of this chapter that apply to the original certification or licensure.(b) A renewal of an emergency medical technician or advanced emergency medical technician certificate or a paramedic license shall be issued to an individual who meets the following conditions:(1) While holding a valid certificate or license, enters the armed forces of the United States, including:(A) the Army;(B) the Navy;(C) the Air Force;(D) the Marines; or(E) the Coast Guard;but excluding the guard and reserve components of those forces.(2) Is discharged from the armed forces of the United States within forty-eight (48) months after the individual entered the armed forces.(3) Successfully completes, not more than nine (9) months after the individual's discharge from the armed forces of the United States, a refresher course approved by the commission.(4) Applies for the certificate or license renewal not more than one (1) year after the individual's discharge from the armed forces of the United States.(5) Passes the written and practical skills examinations.(c) A renewal of an emergency medical technician or advanced emergency medical technician certificate or a paramedic license must be issued to an individual who meets the following conditions:(1) While holding a valid certificate or license, the individual is called to active military duty as a member of the Indiana National Guard or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including:(A) the Army;(B) the Navy;(C) the Air Force;(D) the Marines; or(E) the Coast Guard.(2) The individual provides the emergency medical services commission with a copy of the document from the armed forces that called the individual to active duty.(3) The individual applies for the certificate or license renewal not more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the individual leaves active duty.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-11(c), (d).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.205-2003, SEC.24; P.L.77-2012, SEC.30.