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IN Code § 16-31.5-10-8 (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|16-31.5-10-8. Commission Powers

Sec. 8. The commission shall have the following powers:(1) To promulgate uniform rules to facilitate and coordinate implementation and administration of this compact. The rules shall have the force and effect of law and shall be binding in all member states.(2) To bring and prosecute legal proceedings or actions in the name of the commission, provided that the standing of any state EMS authority or other regulatory body responsible for EMS personnel licensure to sue or be sued under applicable law shall not be affected.(3) To purchase and maintain insurance and bonds.(4) To borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, including, but not limited to, employees of a member state.(5) To hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix compensation, define duties, grant such individuals appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of the compact, and to establish the commission's personnel policies and programs relating to conflicts of interest, qualifications of personnel, and other related personnel matters.(6) To accept any and all appropriate donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and to receive, utilize, and dispose of the same, provided that at all times the commission shall strive to avoid any appearance of impropriety or conflict of interest, or both.(7) To lease, purchase, accept appropriate gifts or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve or use, any property, real, personal, or mixed, provided that at all times the commission shall strive to avoid any appearance of impropriety.(8) To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed.(9) To establish a budget and make expenditures.(10) To borrow money.(11) To appoint committees, including advisory committees comprised of members, state regulators, state legislators or their representatives, consumer representatives, and such other interested persons as may be designated in this compact and the bylaws.(12) To provide and receive information from, and to cooperate with, law enforcement agencies.(13) To adopt and use an official seal.(14) To perform such other functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact consistent with the state regulation of EMS personnel licensure and practice.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-10-9 (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|16-31.5-10-9. Payment of Expenses; Annual Assessment; Annual Audit

Sec. 9. (a) The commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of, the reasonable expenses of the commission's establishment, organization, and ongoing activities.(b) The commission may accept any and all appropriate revenue sources, donations, and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services.(c) The commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state or impose fees on other parties to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the commission and the commission's staff, which must be in a total amount sufficient to cover its annual budget as approved each year for which revenue is not provided by other sources. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the commission, which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all member states.(d) The commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the obligations, nor shall the commission pledge the credit of any of the member states, except by and with the authority of the member state.(e) The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under the commission's bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant, and the report of the audit shall be included in and become a part of the annual report of the commission.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-10-10 (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|16-31.5-10-10. Immunity From Liability; Defense; Indemnity

Sec. 10. (a) The members, officers, executive director, employees, and representatives of the commission shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that the person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to protect any such person from suit or liability, or both, for any damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.(b) The commission shall defend any member, officer, executive director, employee, or representative of the commission in any civil action seeking to impose liability arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that the person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit that person from retaining the person's own counsel, and provided further that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from that person's intentional or willful or wanton misconduct.(c) The commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any member, officer, executive director, employee, or representative of the commission for the amount of any settlement or judgment obtained against that person arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that such person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-11-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 11. Coordinated Data Base|16-31.5-11-1. Coordinated Data Base Developed

Sec. 1. The commission shall provide for the development and maintenance of a coordinated data base and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and significant investigatory information on all licensed individuals in member states.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-11-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 11. Coordinated Data Base|16-31.5-11-2. Submission of Uniform Data

Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a member state shall submit a uniform data set to the coordinated data base on all individuals to whom this compact is applicable as required by the rules of the commission, including the following:(1) Identifying information.(2) Licensure data.(3) Significant investigatory information.(4) Adverse actions against an individual's license.(5) An indicator that an individual's privilege to practice is restricted, suspended, or revoked.(6) Nonconfidential information related to alternative program participants.(7) Any denial of application for licensure, and the reasons for such denial.(8) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this compact, as determined by the rules of the commission.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-11-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 11. Coordinated Data Base|16-31.5-11-3. Notification of Action or Investigation

Sec. 3. The coordinated data base administrator shall promptly notify all member states of any adverse action taken against, or significant investigative information on, any individual in a member state.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-11-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 11. Coordinated Data Base|16-31.5-11-4. Designation of Nonpublic Information

Sec. 4. Member states contributing information to the coordinated data base may designate information that may not be shared with the public without the express permission of the contributing state.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-11-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 11. Coordinated Data Base|16-31.5-11-5. Expunged Information

Sec. 5. Any information submitted to the coordinated data base that is subsequently required to be expunged by the laws of the member state contributing the information shall be removed from the coordinated data base.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-12-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 12. Rulemaking|16-31.5-12-1. Binding Rules

Sec. 1. The commission shall exercise the commission's rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-12-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 12. Rulemaking|16-31.5-12-2. Rejection of a Rule by a Member State

Sec. 2. If a majority of the legislatures of the member states rejects a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the compact, then the rule shall have no further force and effect in any member state.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-12-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 12. Rulemaking|16-31.5-12-3. Adoption of Rules and Amendments

Sec. 3. Rules or amendments to the rules shall be adopted at a regular or special meeting of the commission.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-12-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 12. Rulemaking|16-31.5-12-4. Notice of Proposed Rules

Sec. 4. (a) Prior to promulgation and adoption of a final rule by the commission, and at least sixty (60) days in advance of the meeting at which the rule will be considered and voted upon, the commission shall file a notice of proposed rulemaking:(1) on the Internet web site of the commission; and(2) on the Internet web site of each member state EMS authority or the publication in which each state would otherwise publish proposed rules.(b) The notice of proposed rulemaking shall include:(1) the proposed time, date, and location of the meeting in which the rule will be considered and voted upon;(2) the text of the proposed rule or amendment and the reason for the proposed rule;(3) a request for comments on the proposed rule from any interested person; and(4) the manner in which interested persons may submit notice to the commission of their intention to attend the public hearing and any written comments.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-12-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 12. Rulemaking|16-31.5-12-5. Submission of Comments to Proposed Rule

Sec. 5. Prior to adoption of a proposed rule, the commission shall allow persons to submit written data, facts, opinions, and arguments, which shall be made available to the public.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-12-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 12. Rulemaking|16-31.5-12-6. Public Hearing

Sec. 6. The commission shall grant an opportunity for a public hearing before the commission adopts a rule or amendment if a hearing is requested by:(1) at least twenty-five (25) persons;(2) a governmental subdivision or agency; or(3) an association having at least twenty-five (25) members.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-12-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 12. Rulemaking|16-31.5-12-7. Meeting Notice; Notification to Be Heard; Transcript Not Required

Sec. 7. (a) If a hearing is held on the proposed rule or amendment, the commission shall publish the place, time, and date of the scheduled public hearing.(b) All persons wishing to be heard at the hearing shall notify the executive director of the commission or other designated member in writing of their desire to appear and testify at the hearing not less than five (5) business days before the scheduled date of the hearing.(c) Hearings shall be conducted in a manner providing each person who wishes to comment a fair and reasonable opportunity to comment orally or in writing.(d) No transcript of the hearing is required, unless a written request for a transcript is made, in which case the person requesting the transcript shall bear the cost of producing the transcript. A recording may be made in lieu of a transcript under the same terms and conditions as a transcript. This subsection shall not preclude the commission from making a transcript of the recording of the hearing if it so chooses.(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a separate hearing on each rule. Rules may be grouped for the convenience of the commission at hearings required by this chapter.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-12-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 12. Rulemaking|16-31.5-12-8. Consideration of Comments

Sec. 8. Following the scheduled hearing date, or by the close of business on the scheduled hearing date if the hearing was not held, the commission shall consider all written and oral comments received.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-12-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 12. Rulemaking|16-31.5-12-9. Majority Vote Required

Sec. 9. The commission shall, by majority vote of all members, take final action on the proposed rule and shall determine the effective date of the rule, if any, based on the rulemaking record and the full text of the rule.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-12-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 12. Rulemaking|16-31.5-12-10. Hearing Not Required if There Are No Interested Parties

Sec. 10. If no written notice of intent to attend the public hearing by interested parties is received, the commission may proceed with promulgation of the proposed rule without a public hearing.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-12-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 12. Rulemaking|16-31.5-12-11. Emergency Rules

Sec. 11. Upon determination that an emergency exists, the commission may consider and adopt an emergency rule without prior notice, opportunity for comment, or hearing, provided that the usual rulemaking procedures provided in the compact and in this chapter shall be retroactively applied to the rule as soon as reasonably possible, in no event later than ninety (90) days after the effective date of the rule. For purposes of this section, an emergency rule is one that must be adopted immediately in order to:(1) meet an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare;(2) prevent a loss of commission or member state funds;(3) meet a deadline for the promulgation of an administrative rule that is established by federal law or rule; or(4) protect public health and safety.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-12-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 12. Rulemaking|16-31.5-12-12. Revision of Errors; Challenges

Sec. 12. (a) The commission or an authorized committee of the commission may direct revisions to a previously adopted rule or amendment for purposes of correcting typographical errors, errors in format, errors in consistency, or grammatical errors. Public notice of any revisions shall be posted on the Internet web site of the commission.(b) The revisions shall be subject to challenge by any person for a period of thirty (30) days after posting. The revision may be challenged only on grounds that the revision results in a material change to a rule.(c) A challenge shall be made in writing, and delivered to the chair of the commission prior to the end of the notice period. If no challenge is made, the revision will take effect without further action. If the revision is challenged, the revision may not take effect without the approval of the commission.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-13-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 13. Oversight, Dispute Resolution, and Enforcement|16-31.5-13-1. Enforcement of Compact; Service of Process

Sec. 1. (a) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact's purposes and intent. The provisions of this compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutory law.(b) All courts shall take judicial notice of the compact and the rules in any judicial or administrative proceeding in a member state pertaining to the subject matter of this compact that may affect the powers, responsibilities, or actions of the commission.(c) The commission shall be entitled to receive service of process in any proceeding described in this section, and shall have standing to intervene in the proceeding for all purposes. Failure to provide service of process to the commission shall render a judgment or order void as to the commission, this compact, or promulgated rules.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-13-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 13. Oversight, Dispute Resolution, and Enforcement|16-31.5-13-2. Member State Default; Termination of Membership

Sec. 2. (a) If the commission determines that a member state has defaulted in the performance of the obligations or responsibilities under this compact or the promulgated rules, the commission shall:(1) provide written notice to the defaulting state and other member states of the nature of the default, the proposed means of curing the default, or any other action to be taken by the commission; and(2) provide remedial training and specific technical assistance regarding the default.(b) If a state in default fails to cure the default, the defaulting state may be terminated from the compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the member states, and all rights, privileges, and benefits conferred by this compact may be terminated on the effective date of the termination. A cure of the default does not relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities incurred during the period of default.(c) Termination of membership in the compact shall be imposed only after all other means of securing compliance have been exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or terminate shall be given by the commission to the governor, the majority and minority leaders of the defaulting state's legislature, and each of the member states.(d) A state that has been terminated is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination, including obligations that extend beyond the effective date of termination.(e) The commission shall not bear any costs related to a state that is found to be in default or that has been terminated from the compact, unless agreed upon in writing between the commission and the defaulting state.(f) The defaulting state may appeal the action of the commission by petitioning the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the commission has the commission's principal offices. The prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of the litigation, including reasonable attorney's fees.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-13-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 13. Oversight, Dispute Resolution, and Enforcement|16-31.5-13-3. Disputes Between States

Sec. 3. (a) Upon request by a member state, the commission shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that arise among member states and between member and nonmember states.(b) The commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes, as appropriate.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-13-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 13. Oversight, Dispute Resolution, and Enforcement|16-31.5-13-4. Commission Enforcement of Compact

Sec. 4. (a) The commission, in the reasonable exercise of the commission's discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this compact.(b) By majority vote, the commission may initiate legal action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the commission has the commission's principal offices against a member state in default to enforce compliance with the provisions of the compact and its promulgated rules and bylaws. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of the litigation, including reasonable attorney's fees.(c) The remedies under this chapter shall not be the exclusive remedies of the commission. The commission may pursue any other remedies available under federal or state law.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-31.5-14-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|Chapter 14. Date of Implementation of the Interstate Commission for Ems Personnel Practice and Associated Rules, Withdrawal, and Amendment|16-31.5-14-1. Compact Initial Effective Date

Sec. 1. The compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions, which become effective at that time, shall be limited to the powers granted to the commission relating to assembly and the promulgation of rules. Thereafter, the commission shall meet and exercise rulemaking powers necessary to the implementation and administration of the compact.As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.