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IN Code § 16-31.5-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 3. Home State Licensure|16-31.5-3-2. Requirement to Obtain and Retain License

Sec. 2. Any member state may require an individual to obtain and retain a license to be authorized to practice in the member state under circumstances not authorized by the privilege to practice under the terms of this compact.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 3. Home State Licensure|16-31.5-3-3. Authorization to Practice

Sec. 3. A home state's license authorizes an individual to practice in a remote state under the privilege to practice only if the home state:(1) currently requires the use of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) examination as a condition of issuing initial licenses at the EMT and paramedic level;(2) has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about individuals;(3) notifies the commission, in compliance with the terms herein, of any adverse action or significant investigatory information regarding an individual;(4) not later than five (5) years after activation of the compact, requires a criminal background check of all applicants for initial licensure, including the use of the results of fingerprint or other biometric data checks compliant with the requirements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the exception of federal employees who have suitability determination in accordance with 5 CFR 731.202 and submit documentation of such as promulgated in the rules of the commission; and(5) complies with the rules of the commission.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 4. Compact Privilege to Practice|16-31.5-4-1. Recognition of Member State's License

Sec. 1. Member states shall recognize the privilege to practice of an individual licensed in another member state that is in conformance with this article.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 4. Compact Privilege to Practice|16-31.5-4-2. Requirements to Practice

Sec. 2. To exercise the privilege to practice under the terms and provisions of this compact, an individual must:(1) be at least eighteen (18) years of age;(2) possess a current unrestricted license in a member state as an EMT, an AEMT, a paramedic, or at a state recognized and licensed level with a scope of practice and authority between EMT and paramedic; and(3) practice under the supervision of a medical director.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.32-2021, SEC.46.
IN Code § 16-31.5-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 4. Compact Privilege to Practice|16-31.5-4-3. Scope of Practice

Sec. 3. An individual providing patient care in a remote state under the privilege to practice shall function within the scope of practice authorized by the home state unless and until modified by an appropriate authority in the remote state as may be defined in the rules of the commission.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 4. Compact Privilege to Practice|16-31.5-4-4. Remote State's Authority and Laws

Sec. 4. Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, an individual practicing in a remote state will be subject to the remote state's authority and laws. A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that state's laws, restrict, suspend, or revoke an individual's privilege to practice in the remote state and may take any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of the remote state's citizens. If a remote state takes action, the remote state shall promptly notify the home state and the commission.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 4. Compact Privilege to Practice|16-31.5-4-5. Effect of Restricted or Suspended License

Sec. 5. If an individual's license in any home state is restricted or suspended, the individual shall not be eligible to practice in a remote state until the privilege to practice under the individual's home state license is restored.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 4. Compact Privilege to Practice|16-31.5-4-6. Eligibility to Practice With Restricted License

Sec. 6. If an individual's privilege to practice in any remote state is restricted, suspended, or revoked, the individual shall not be eligible to practice in any remote state until that individual's privilege to practice is restored.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 5. Conditions of Practice in a Remote State|16-31.5-5-1. Conditions to Practice in a Remote State

Sec. 1. An individual may practice in a remote state under a privilege to practice only in the performance of the individual's EMS duties as assigned by an appropriate authority, as defined in the rules of the commission and under the following circumstances:(1) The individual originates a patient transport in a home state and transports the patient to a remote state.(2) The individual originates in the home state and enters a remote state to pick up a patient and provide care and transport of the patient to the home state.(3) The individual enters a remote state to provide patient care or transport within that remote state.(4) The individual enters a remote state to pick up a patient and provide care and transport to a third member state.(5) Other conditions as determined by rules promulgated by the commission.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 6. Relationship to Emergency Management Assistance Compact|16-31.5-6-1. State of Emergency Declarations

Sec. 1. Upon a member state's governor's declaration of a state of emergency or disaster that activates the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), all relevant terms and provisions of EMAC shall apply and to the extent any terms or provisions of this compact conflict with EMAC, the terms of EMAC shall prevail with respect to any individual practicing in the remote state in response to such declarations.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 7. Veterans, Service Members Separating From Active Duty Military, and Their Spouses|16-31.5-7-1. Nremt Certification

Sec. 1. Member states shall consider:(1) a veteran;(2) an active military service member;(3) a member of the National Guard and reserves separating from an active duty tour; and(4) a spouse of an individual described in subdivisions (1) through (3);who holds a current valid and unrestricted National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certification at or above the level of the state license being sought as satisfying the minimum training and examination requirements for the licensure.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.32-2021, SEC.47.
IN Code § 16-31.5-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 7. Veterans, Service Members Separating From Active Duty Military, and Their Spouses|16-31.5-7-2. Expedited Licenses

Sec. 2. Member states shall expedite the processing of licensure applications submitted by:(1) veterans;(2) active military service members;(3) members of the National Guard and reserves, separating from an active duty; and(4) the spouse of an individual described in subdivisions (1) through (3).As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 7. Veterans, Service Members Separating From Active Duty Military, and Their Spouses|16-31.5-7-3. Adverse Action Provisions

Sec. 3. All individuals functioning with a privilege to practice under this chapter remain subject to the adverse action provisions of IC 16-31.5-8.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-8-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 8. Adverse Actions|16-31.5-8-1. Power to Impose Adverse Action

Sec. 1. A home state shall have exclusive power to impose adverse action against an individual's license issued by the home state.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-8-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 8. Adverse Actions|16-31.5-8-2. Effect of Restricted or Suspended License

Sec. 2. If an individual's license in any home state is restricted or suspended, the individual shall not be eligible to practice in a remote state under the privilege to practice until the individual's home state license is restored.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-8-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 8. Adverse Actions|16-31.5-8-3. Adverse Action Order Statement; Authority to Practice

Sec. 3. (a) All home state adverse action orders shall include a statement that the individual's compact privileges are inactive. The order may allow the individual to practice in remote states with prior written authorization from both the home state and remote state's EMS authority.(b) An individual currently subject to adverse action in the home state shall not practice in any remote state without prior authorization from both the home state and remote state's EMS authority.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-8-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 8. Adverse Actions|16-31.5-8-4. Reporting Adverse Actions

Sec. 4. A member state shall report adverse actions and any occurrences that the individual's compact privileges are restricted, suspended, or revoked to the commission in accordance with the rules of the commission.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-8-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 8. Adverse Actions|16-31.5-8-5. Adverse Action by Remote State

Sec. 5. A remote state may take adverse action on an individual's privilege to practice within that state.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-8-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 8. Adverse Actions|16-31.5-8-6. Adverse Action Based on Member State Findings

Sec. 6. Any member state may take adverse action against an individual's privilege to practice in that state based on the factual findings of another member state, so long as each state follows its own procedures for imposing the adverse action.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-8-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 8. Adverse Actions|16-31.5-8-7. Home State Investigative Authority

Sec. 7. A home state's EMS authority shall investigate and take appropriate action with respect to reported conduct in a remote state as the home state would if the conduct had occurred within the home state. In such cases, the home state's law shall control in determining the appropriate adverse action.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-8-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 8. Adverse Actions|16-31.5-8-8. Alternative Programs

Sec. 8. (a) Nothing in this compact shall override a member state's decision that participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action and that participation shall remain nonpublic if required by the member state's laws.(b) Member states must require individuals who enter any alternative programs to agree not to practice in any other member state during the term of the alternative program without prior authorization from such other member state.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-9-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 9. Additional Powers Invested in a Member State's Ems Authority|16-31.5-9-1. Subpoenas; Witness Fees

Sec. 1. (a) A member state's EMS authority, in addition to any other powers granted under state law, is authorized under this compact to issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence.(b) Subpoenas issued by a member state's EMS authority for the attendance and testimony of witnesses, or the production of evidence from another member state, or both, shall be enforced in the remote state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to that court's practice and procedure in considering subpoenas issued in its own proceedings.(c) The issuing state EMS authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other fees required by the service statutes of the state where the witnesses or evidence, or both, are located.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-9-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 9. Additional Powers Invested in a Member State's Ems Authority|16-31.5-9-2. Cease and Desist Orders

Sec. 2. A member state's EMS authority, in addition to any other powers granted under state law, is authorized under this compact to issue cease and desist orders to restrict, suspend, or revoke an individual's privilege to practice in the state.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-10-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 10. Establishment of the Interstate Commission for Ems Personnel Practice|16-31.5-10-1. Interstate Commission for Ems Personnel Practice Established

Sec. 1. The compact states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-10-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 10. Establishment of the Interstate Commission for Ems Personnel Practice|16-31.5-10-2. Commission a Body Politic; Venue; Sovereign Immunity

Sec. 2. (a) The commission is a body politic and an instrumentality of the compact states.(b) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the commission shall be brought solely and exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of the commission is located. The commission may waive venue and jurisdictional defenses to the extent it adopts or consents to participate in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.(c) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign immunity.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-10-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 10. Establishment of the Interstate Commission for Ems Personnel Practice|16-31.5-10-3. State Delegate; Vacancy; Voting

Sec. 3. (a) Each member state shall have and be limited to one (1) delegate. The responsible official of the state EMS authority or the official's designee shall be the delegate to this compact for each member state. Any delegate may be removed or suspended from office as provided by the law of the state from which the delegate is appointed.(b) Any vacancy occurring in the commission shall be filled in accordance with the laws of the member state in which the vacancy exists. In the event that more than one (1) board, office, or other agency with the legislative mandate to license EMS personnel at and above the level of EMT exists, the governor of the state will determine which entity will be responsible for assigning the delegate.(c) Each delegate shall be entitled to one (1) vote with regard to the promulgation of rules and creation of bylaws and shall otherwise have an opportunity to participate in the business and affairs of the commission. A delegate shall vote in person or by such other means as provided in the bylaws. The bylaws may provide for delegates' participation in meetings by telephone or other means of communication.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-10-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 10. Establishment of the Interstate Commission for Ems Personnel Practice|16-31.5-10-4. Meetings; Nonpublic Meetings; Minutes

Sec. 4. (a) The commission shall meet at least once during each calendar year. Additional meetings shall be held as set forth in the bylaws.(b) All meetings shall be open to the public, and public notice of meetings shall be given in the same manner as required under the rulemaking provisions in IC 16-31.5-12.(c) The commission may convene in a closed, nonpublic meeting if the commission must discuss the following:(1) Noncompliance of a member state with its obligations under the compact.(2) The employment, compensation, discipline, or other personnel matters, practice, or procedures related to specific employees or other matters related to the commission's internal personnel practice and procedures.(3) Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation.(4) Negotiation of contracts for the purchase or sale of goods, services, or real estate.(5) Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person.(6) Disclosure of trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential.(7) Disclosure of information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.(8) Disclosure of investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes.(9) Disclosure of information related to any investigatory reports prepared by or on behalf of or for use of the commission or other committee charged with responsibility of investigation or determination of compliance issues pursuant to the compact.(10) Matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or member state statute.(d) If a meeting or portion of a meeting is closed pursuant to this section, the commission's legal counsel or designee shall certify that the meeting may be closed and shall reference each relevant exempting provision.(e) The commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly describe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full and accurate summary of actions taken, and the reasons therefore, including a description of the views expressed. All documents considered in connection with an action shall be identified in the minutes. All minutes and documents of a closed meeting shall remain under seal, subject to release by a majority vote of the commission or order of a court of competent jurisdiction.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-10-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 10. Establishment of the Interstate Commission for Ems Personnel Practice|16-31.5-10-5. Commission Bylaws

Sec. 5. The commission shall, by a majority vote of the delegates, prescribe bylaws or rules, or both, to govern the commission's conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and exercise the powers of the compact, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Establishing the fiscal year of the commission.(2) Providing reasonable standards and procedures:(A) for the establishment and meetings of other committees; and(B) governing any general or specific delegation of any authority or function of the commission.(3) Providing reasonable procedures for calling and conducting meetings of the commission, ensuring reasonable advance notice of all meetings, and providing an opportunity for attendance of such meetings by interested parties, with enumerated exceptions designed to protect the public's interest, the privacy of individuals, and proprietary information, including trade secrets. The commission may meet in closed session only after a majority of the membership votes to close a meeting in whole or in part. As soon as practicable, the commission must make public a copy of the vote to close the meeting revealing the vote of each member with no proxy votes allowed.(4) Establishing the titles, duties and authority, and reasonable procedures of the election of the officers of the commission.(5) Providing reasonable standards and procedures for the establishment of the personnel policies and programs of the commission. Notwithstanding any civil service or other similar laws of any member state, the bylaws shall exclusively govern the personnel policies and programs of the commission.(6) Promulgating a code of ethics to address permissible and prohibited activities of commission members and employees.(7) Providing a mechanism for winding up the operations of the commission and the equitable disposition of any surplus funds that may exist after the termination of the compact after the payment or reserving of all the commission's debts and obligations, or both.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-10-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 10. Establishment of the Interstate Commission for Ems Personnel Practice|16-31.5-10-6. Publication of Bylaws; Financial Records

Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall publish the commission's bylaws and file a copy thereof, and a copy of any amendment thereto, with the appropriate agency or officer in each of the member states, if any.(b) The commission shall maintain the commission's financial records in accordance with the bylaws.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-10-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 10. Establishment of the Interstate Commission for Ems Personnel Practice|16-31.5-10-7. Commission Actions Governed by Compact and Bylaws

Sec. 7. The commission shall meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this compact and the bylaws.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.