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2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3.5. Emergency Medical Dispatch › 16-31-3.5-2. Exclusion

Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) A person who solely dispatches prescheduled emergency medical transports.
(2) A person who provides emergency medical dispatching during a major catastrophe or disaster with which individuals or dispatch agencies certified to provide emergency medical dispatching are unable to cope.
As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3.5. Emergency Medical Dispatch › 16-31-3.5-3. Training Requirement

Sec. 3. A person may not furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, or advertise services as an emergency medical dispatcher or otherwise be engaged as an emergency medical dispatch agency unless the person performing the emergency medical dispatch has completed training that meets or exceeds the standards established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the Emergency Medical Dispatch Program Implementation and Administration Managers Guide, as in effect July 1, 2012.
As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.23; P.L.68-2009, SEC.3; P.L.77-2012, SEC.43.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3.5. Emergency Medical Dispatch › 16-31-3.5-5. Repealed

As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.26; P.L.68-2009, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.77-2012, SEC.44.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3.5. Emergency Medical Dispatch › 16-31-3.5-6. Repealed

As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.27; P.L.1-2006, SEC.302. Repealed by P.L.68-2009, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations:
16-31-4-1formerly 16-1-40-216-31-4-2formerly 16-1-40-316-31-4-3formerly 16-1-40-416-31-4-4formerly 16-1-40-816-31-4-5formerly 16-1-40-916-31-4-6formerly 16-1-40-10(a), (b), (c)16-31-4-7formerly 16-1-40-1116-31-4-8formerly 16-1-40-12.]
Repealed by P.L.186-1995, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 5. Provision or Authorization of Emergency Medical Services by Local Governments › 16-31-5-1. Provision or Authorization of Emergency Medical Services; Procedures

Sec. 1. The governing body of a city, town, township, or county by the governing body's action or in any combination may do the following:
(1) Establish, operate, and maintain emergency medical services.
(2) Levy taxes under and limited by IC 6-3.6 and expend appropriated funds of the political subdivision to pay the costs and expenses of establishing, operating, maintaining, or contracting for emergency medical services.
(3) Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, authorize, franchise, or contract for emergency medical services. However:
(A) a county may not provide, authorize, or contract for emergency medical services within the limits of any city without the consent of the city; and
(B) a city or town may not provide, authorize, franchise, or contract for emergency medical services outside the limits of the city or town without the approval of the governing body of the area to be served.
(4) Apply for, receive, and accept gifts, bequests, grants-in-aid, state, federal, and local aid, and other forms of financial assistance for the support of emergency medical services.
(5) Establish and provide for the collection of reasonable fees for ambulance services the governing body provides under this chapter.
(6) Pay the fees or dues for individual or group membership in any regularly organized volunteer emergency medical services association on their own behalf or on behalf of the emergency medical services personnel serving that unit of government.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-15(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.116; P.L.170-2022, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 5. Provision or Authorization of Emergency Medical Services by Local Governments › 16-31-5-2. Restrictions on Provision of Ambulance Services

Sec. 2. A city, town, or county may not adopt an ordinance that restricts a person from providing ambulance services in the city, town, township, or county if:
(1) the person is authorized to provide ambulance services in any part of another county; and
(2) the person has been requested to provide ambulance services:
(A) to the county in which the person is authorized to provide ambulance services, and those services will originate in another county; or
(B) from the county in which the person is authorized to provide ambulance services, and those services will terminate in another county.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-15(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.170-2022, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 6. Immunity From Liability › 16-31-6-1. Emergency Medical Services; Immunity

Sec. 1. (a) A certified emergency medical responder, a certified emergency medical technician, a certified advanced emergency medical technician, or a licensed paramedic who provides emergency medical services to an emergency patient is not liable for an act or omission in providing those services unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct. If the certified emergency medical services provider is not liable for an act or omission, no other person incurs liability by reason of an agency relationship with the certified emergency medical services provider.
(b) This section does not affect the liability of a driver of an ambulance for negligent operation of the ambulance.
(c) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b), a certified emergency medical technician, a certified advanced emergency medical technician, or a licensed paramedic who provides emergency medical services is not liable for transporting any person to an appropriate health care facility when the certified emergency medical technician, the certified advanced emergency medical technician, or the licensed paramedic makes a good faith judgment that the emergency patient or the emergency patient's primary caregiver lacks the capacity to make an informed decision about the patient's:
(1) safety; or
(2) need for medical attention;
and the emergency patient is reasonably likely to suffer disability or death without the medical intervention available at the facility.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-19.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.205-2003, SEC.33; P.L.77-2012, SEC.46; P.L.113-2020, SEC.2; P.L.166-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 6. Immunity From Liability › 16-31-6-2. Use of Defibrillators

Sec. 2. (a) Except for an act of gross negligence or willful misconduct, a certified emergency medical responder who uses an automatic or semiautomatic defibrillator on an emergency patient according to the training procedures established by the commission under IC 16-31-2-9 is immune from civil liability for acts or omissions when rendering those services.
(b) If the emergency medical responder is immune from civil liability for the emergency medical responder's act or omission, a person who has only an agency relationship with the emergency medical responder is also immune from civil liability for the act or omission.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-19.5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.47; P.L.166-2021, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 6. Immunity From Liability › 16-31-6-2.5. Use of Overdose Intervention Drugs; Civil Immunity

Sec. 2.5. (a) Except for an act of gross negligence or willful misconduct, an advanced emergency medical technician, a community corrections officer, an emergency medical responder, an emergency medical technician, a firefighter or volunteer firefighter, a law enforcement officer, a paramedic, or a probation officer who administers an overdose intervention drug according to standards established by:
(1) the department or agency that oversees the individual's employment in providing emergency medical services; or
(2) the commission under IC 16-31-2-9;
to an individual suffering from an overdose is immune from civil liability for acts or omissions when administering the drug.
(b) If:
(1) an advanced emergency medical technician;
(2) a community corrections officer;
(3) an emergency medical responder;
(4) an emergency medical technician;
(5) a firefighter or volunteer firefighter;
(6) a law enforcement officer;
(7) a paramedic; or
(8) a probation officer;
is immune from civil liability for the individual's act or omission when administering an overdose intervention drug, a person who has only an agency relationship with the advanced emergency medical technician, community corrections officer, emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, firefighter or volunteer firefighter, law enforcement officer, paramedic, or probation officer is also immune from civil liability for the act or omission.
As added by P.L.156-2014, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.32-2015, SEC.6; P.L.4-2018, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 6. Immunity From Liability › 16-31-6-3. Advanced Life Support; Liability

Sec. 3. An act or omission of a paramedic or an advanced emergency medical technician done or omitted in good faith while providing advanced life support to a patient or trauma victim does not impose liability upon the paramedic or advanced emergency medical technician, the authorizing physician, the hospital, or the officers, members of the staff, nurses, or other employees of the hospital or the local governmental unit if the advanced life support is provided:
(1) in connection with an emergency;
(2) in good faith; and
(3) under the written or oral direction of a licensed physician;
unless the act or omission was a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-40-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.205-2003, SEC.34; P.L.77-2012, SEC.48; P.L.166-2021, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 6. Immunity From Liability › 16-31-6-4. Life Support Provided in Connection With Disaster Emergency

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to an act or omission that was a result of gross negligence or willful or intentional misconduct.
(b) An act or omission of a paramedic, an advanced emergency medical technician, an emergency medical technician, or a person with equivalent certification or licensure from another state that is performed or made while providing advanced life support or basic life support to a patient or trauma victim does not impose liability upon the paramedic, the advanced emergency medical technician, an emergency medical technician, the person with equivalent certification or licensure from another state, a hospital, a provider organization, a governmental entity, or an employee or other staff of a hospital, provider organization, or governmental entity if the advanced life support or basic life support is provided in good faith:
(1) in connection with a disaster emergency declared by the governor under IC 10-14-3-12 in response to an act that the governor in good faith believes to be an act of terrorism (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-329); and
(2) in accordance with the rules adopted by the Indiana emergency medical services commission or the disaster emergency declaration of the governor.
As added by P.L.156-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.2-2003, SEC.53; P.L.205-2003, SEC.35; P.L.97-2004, SEC.64; P.L.114-2012, SEC.40; P.L.77-2012, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 6.5. Automatic External Defibrillators › 16-31-6.5-2. Exemptions

Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) A licensed physician.
(2) A hospital, an ambulatory outpatient surgical center, or a birthing center.
(3) A person providing health care in a hospital, an ambulatory outpatient surgical center, or a birthing center licensed under IC 16-21.
(4) A person or entity certified under IC 16-31-3.
As added by P.L.24-1998, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.96-2005, SEC.12; P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 6.5. Automatic External Defibrillators › 16-31-6.5-3. "Defibrillator" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "defibrillator" means an automatic external defibrillator.
As added by P.L.24-1998, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 6.5. Automatic External Defibrillators › 16-31-6.5-4. Duties of Person or Entity Acquiring Defibrillator

Sec. 4. A person or entity acquiring a defibrillator shall ensure that the defibrillator is maintained and tested according to the manufacturer's operational guidelines.
As added by P.L.24-1998, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.74-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 6.5. Automatic External Defibrillators › 16-31-6.5-5. Notice of Acquisition and Location of Defibrillator; Registration

Sec. 5. A person or entity in possession of a defibrillator shall:
(1) notify the ambulance service provider that serves the area where the person or entity is located of the acquisition and location of the defibrillator; and
(2) register the device with the department of homeland security in a manner prescribed by the department of homeland security.
As added by P.L.24-1998, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.170-2022, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 7. Emergency Medical Services Education Fund › 16-31-7-1. Establishment of Fund

Sec. 1. The emergency medical services education fund is established.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-6(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 7. Emergency Medical Services Education Fund › 16-31-7-2. Administration of Fund; Use of Fund

Sec. 2. The commission shall administer the fund. Money from the fund may be used to fund inservice training programs promoted by the commission.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-6(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 7. Emergency Medical Services Education Fund › 16-31-7-3. Approval of Expenditures

Sec. 3. Expenditures from the fund must be approved by the budget agency.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-6(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 7. Emergency Medical Services Education Fund › 16-31-7-4. Sources of Fund

Sec. 4. The fund consists of income derived as follows:
(1) Generated by the state emergency medical services conference authorized under IC 16-31-2-7(a)(1)(F).
(2) Generated by education programs conducted by the commission.
(3) From civil penalties imposed by the commission.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-6(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 7. Emergency Medical Services Education Fund › 16-31-7-5. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-6(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.65-1998, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 7. Emergency Medical Services Education Fund › 16-31-7-6. Investment of Unneeded Money

Sec. 6. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested.
[1993 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 7. Emergency Medical Services Education Fund › 16-31-7-7. Reversion of Unused Money

Sec. 7. Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-6(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 8. Emergency Medical Services Restitution Fund › 16-31-8-1. Establishment of Fund; Purpose

Sec. 1. The emergency medical services restitution fund is established for the purpose of reimbursing persons who:
(1) are certified or licensed under IC 16-31-3; and
(2) provided emergency medical services to individuals injured as a result of an accident caused by an individual who:
(A) was operating a vehicle while intoxicated at the time the accident occurred; and
(B) was subsequently convicted under IC 9-30-5 of that offense.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-23(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 8. Emergency Medical Services Restitution Fund › 16-31-8-2. Administration of Fund

Sec. 2. The department of homeland security shall administer the fund. The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-23(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.303.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 8. Emergency Medical Services Restitution Fund › 16-31-8-3. Reversion of Unused Money; Transfer of Excess Money

Sec. 3. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund. However, if the money in the fund at the close of a particular fiscal year exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000), the treasurer of state shall transfer the excess from the fund into the emergency medical services education fund established under IC 16-31-7.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-23(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 8. Emergency Medical Services Restitution Fund › 16-31-8-4. Reimbursement From Fund; Conditions

Sec. 4. A person is entitled to reimbursement from the fund for emergency medical services provided under section 1(2) of this chapter if the following conditions are met:
(1) The person files with the commission a claim not more than one hundred eighty (180) days after the entry of a conviction under IC 9-30-5 of the individual who caused the accident necessitating the emergency medical services.
(2) The court, as part of the entry of conviction, has ordered the individual to make restitution for emergency medical services under IC 9-30-5-17.
(3) The commission has received a copy of the order for restitution as required under IC 9-30-5-17.
(4) The fund has been paid the restitution ordered by the court under IC 9-30-5-17.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-23(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 8. Emergency Medical Services Restitution Fund › 16-31-8-5. Schedule of Costs

Sec. 5. (a) The commission shall prepare a schedule of costs for the following:
(1) Emergency medical services.
(2) Administering a claim made against the fund.
The schedule must be based on the different levels of emergency response required in the types of accidents caused by operators of motor vehicles who are intoxicated.
(b) The commission shall distribute the schedule to all courts in Indiana having jurisdiction over individuals who have been charged with an offense under IC 9-30-5.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-23(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 8.5. Emergency Medical Services Fund › 16-31-8.5-1. "Department"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1.
As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.36. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.65; P.L.22-2005, SEC.28; P.L.101-2006, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 8.5. Emergency Medical Services Fund › 16-31-8.5-3. Emergency Medical Services Fund

Sec. 3. (a) The emergency medical services fund is established to defray the personal services expense, other operating expense, and capital outlay of the:
(1) commission; and
(2) employees of the department.
(b) The fund includes money collected under IC 16-31-2, IC 16-31-3, and IC 16-31-3.5.
As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.36. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.29; P.L.101-2006, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 8.5. Emergency Medical Services Fund › 16-31-8.5-4. Administration

Sec. 4. (a) The department shall administer the fund.
(b) The department shall deposit money collected under IC 16-31-2, IC 16-31-3, and IC 16-31-3.5 in the fund at least monthly.
(c) Expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.36. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.30; P.L.101-2006, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 8.5. Emergency Medical Services Fund › 16-31-8.5-5. Investment

Sec. 5. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund that is not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested.
As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 9. Emergency Choke Saving Methods › 16-31-9-1. Food Service Establishment Defined

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "food service establishment" means a fixed or mobile establishment that serves food to the public for consumption on the premises.
(b) The term does not include establishments operated on a temporary basis by a charitable or nonprofit corporation, association, or organization.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-41-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 9. Emergency Choke Saving Methods › 16-31-9-2. Instruction Placards

Sec. 2. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to provide for the approval of placards containing instructions in methods that may be used safely and effectively in an emergency by laymen to remove food lodged in a person's throat. The methods must be limited to first aid procedures and must include techniques that do not require the use of instruments or devices.
(b) The placards must be of a size and design suitable for posting in food service establishments. The instructions must, to the extent practicable, be expressed in words and illustrations that are not offensive to restaurant patrons.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-41-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 9. Emergency Choke Saving Methods › 16-31-9-3. Training Program Guidelines

Sec. 3. The state department shall develop and publish guidelines for training programs that may be used on a voluntary basis by food service establishments to train employees in the approved methods.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-41-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 9. Emergency Choke Saving Methods › 16-31-9-4. Civil Liability

Sec. 4. (a) A person is not obligated to remove, assist in removing, or attempt to remove food from another person's throat. A person who in good faith gratuitously removes, assists in removing, or attempts to remove food from another person's throat in an emergency occurring at a food service establishment is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by the person providing the emergency assistance unless the act or omission amounts to willful or wanton misconduct.
(b) The owner or operator of a food service establishment is not liable for any civil damages that result from an act or omission by a person rendering or attempting the emergency assistance if there is an approved placard posted in the food service establishment.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-41-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 10. Enforcement › 16-31-10-1. Injunctions

Sec. 1. (a) The:
(1) attorney general;
(2) prosecuting attorney; or
(3) commission;
may, in accordance with the Indiana laws governing injunctions, maintain an action in the name of the state to enjoin a person from violating this article or the rules adopted under this article.
(b) An injunction issued under this section does not relieve a person from criminal prosecution under this article or the rules adopted under this article. An injunctive remedy is in addition to any remedy provided for the criminal prosecution of a violation of this article or the rules adopted under this article.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-39-16; 16-1-40-10(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 10. Enforcement › 16-31-10-2. Violations

Sec. 2. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with this article commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-35-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 11. Licensure of Individuals With Military Training › 16-31-11-1. "Military Service Applicant"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "military service applicant" means an applicant for licensure or certification under this article who has performed service as an active member of any of the following:
(1) The armed forces of the United States.
(2) A reserve component of the armed forces of the United States.
(3) The National Guard.
As added by P.L.16-2013, SEC.2; P.L.115-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 11. Licensure of Individuals With Military Training › 16-31-11-2. Licensure and Certification Requirements

Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the commission shall issue a license or certificate to a military service applicant to allow the applicant to provide emergency medical services in Indiana if, upon application to the commission, the applicant satisfies the following conditions:
(1) Has:
(A) completed a military program of training;
(B) been awarded a military occupational specialty; and
(C) performed in that occupational specialty;
at a level that is substantially equivalent to or exceeds the academic or experience requirements for the license or certificate the applicant is seeking from the commission.
(2) Has engaged in the active practice of the occupation for which the applicant is seeking licensure or certification for at least two (2) of the five (5) years preceding the date of the application under this section.
(3) Has not committed any act in any jurisdiction that would have constituted grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license or certificate to provide emergency medical services in Indiana at the time the act was committed.
(4) Has paid any fees required by the commission under IC 16-31-3-13.5 for the license or certificate the applicant is seeking from the commission.
As added by P.L.16-2013, SEC.2; P.L.115-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 11. Licensure of Individuals With Military Training › 16-31-11-3. Credit for Official Duties; Academic Requirements

Sec. 3. (a) All relevant experience of a military service applicant in the discharge of the applicant's official duties while performing service described in section 1 of this chapter must be credited in the calculation of the number of years the applicant has provided emergency medical services for purposes of section 2 of this chapter.
(b) In determining if a military service applicant substantially meets the academic requirements for a license or certificate issued by the commission, the commission shall consider the recommendations in the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services published by the American Council on Education or the council's successor organization.
As added by P.L.16-2013, SEC.2; P.L.115-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 11. Licensure of Individuals With Military Training › 16-31-11-4. Nonresidents

Sec. 4. A nonresident who is issued a license or certificate under this chapter is entitled to the same rights and subject to the same obligations as required of a resident who is issued a license or certificate by the commission.
As added by P.L.16-2013, SEC.2; P.L.115-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 11. Licensure of Individuals With Military Training › 16-31-11-5. Temporary Practice Certificate and Provisional License

Sec. 5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the commission may issue a temporary practice certificate or provisional license to a military service applicant while the military service applicant is satisfying certain requirements, as determined by the commission, for a license or certificate under section 2 of this chapter.
(b) The military service applicant may practice under a temporary practice certificate or provisional license issued under subsection (a) until:
(1) a license or certification is granted or denied by the commission;
(2) the temporary certificate expires; or
(3) the military service applicant fails to comply with the terms of the provisional license.
As added by P.L.16-2013, SEC.2; P.L.115-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 11. Licensure of Individuals With Military Training › 16-31-11-6. Rules

Sec. 6. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this chapter.
As added by P.L.16-2013, SEC.2; P.L.115-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 11. Licensure of Individuals With Military Training › 16-31-11-7. Ability to Obtain License or Certificate Under Other Provisions

Sec. 7. This chapter does not prohibit a military service applicant from proceeding under the licensure or certification requirements established by the commission under the other provisions of this article.
As added by P.L.16-2013, SEC.2; P.L.115-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 11.5. Temporary Licensure of Retired and Inactive Emergency Medical Services Personnel › 16-31-11.5-1. Temporary License or Certification for Inactive Personnel

Sec. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the commission shall issue a temporary license or certificate to an individual to allow the individual to provide emergency medical services if the individual satisfies the following conditions:
(1) The individual applies for the temporary license or certificate in the manner prescribed by the commission.
(2) The individual has, within the past five (5) years, held:
(A) a certificate or license under this article; or
(B) an equivalent certificate or license in another state;
to provide emergency medical services.
(3) The individual remains in good standing with the issuing entity and the license or certification described in subdivision (2):
(A) was retired, surrendered, or otherwise inactivated by the individual; and
(B) was not revoked, suspended, or relinquished by the issuing entity.
As added by P.L.69-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 11.5. Temporary Licensure of Retired and Inactive Emergency Medical Services Personnel › 16-31-11.5-2. Internet Web Site Information

Sec. 2. The commission shall post the following on the department of homeland security's Internet web site:
(1) The application for a temporary license or certification described in section 1 of this chapter.
(2) A list of the names of individuals who have been granted a temporary license or certification by the commission under this chapter.
As added by P.L.69-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 11.5. Temporary Licensure of Retired and Inactive Emergency Medical Services Personnel › 16-31-11.5-3. Expiration of Chapter

Sec. 3. This chapter expires at the conclusion of the federal public health emergency concerning COVID-19 that was renewed on October 15, 2021, or any subsequent renewal of the declared federal public health emergency concerning COVID-19.
As added by P.L.69-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 12. Mobile Integrated Healthcare › 16-31-12-1. "Mobile Integrated Healthcare"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "mobile integrated healthcare" means community based health care in which paramedics and emergency medical technicians employed by an emergency medical services provider agency function outside of customary emergency response and transport to do the following:
(1) Facilitate more appropriate use of emergency care services.
(2) Enhance access to:
(A) primary care for medically underserved populations; or
(B) underutilized and appropriate health care services.
As added by P.L.100-2019, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 12. Mobile Integrated Healthcare › 16-31-12-2. Development of Mobile Integrated Healthcare Program

Sec. 2. (a) The commission, in consultation with the state department, may develop a mobile integrated healthcare program.
(b) In developing the mobile integrated healthcare program, the commission may consider the following:
(1) Whether to limit the type of health care that can be provided under the program.
(2) Whether additional training or education is necessary for a paramedic in providing services under the program.
(3) Whether additional certification of a paramedic should be required in order to participate in the program.
(4) The degree of oversight, reporting, and enforcement by the commission needed for the program.
As added by P.L.100-2019, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 12. Mobile Integrated Healthcare › 16-31-12-3. Application and Process for Approval of Program; Subcommittee; Recommendations; Appeal

Sec. 3. (a) The commission may establish an application and process for an emergency medical services provider agency to submit for approval an application and information requesting the implementation of a mobile integrated healthcare program.
(b) The commission may establish a subcommittee to provide the initial review of an application submitted by an emergency medical services provider agency for a mobile integrated healthcare program and determine whether to grant approval for the program. In reviewing an application, the subcommittee or commission may request additional information from the emergency medical services provider agency that submitted the request.
(c) If a subcommittee is established by the commission, the subcommittee shall make recommendations to the commission concerning a submitted application. The commission must approve or deny the application not more than ninety (90) days after the submission of a complete application.
(d) An emergency medical services provider agency may appeal a denial of the application by the commission under IC 4-21.5.
As added by P.L.100-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.156-2020, SEC.66.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 12. Mobile Integrated Healthcare › 16-31-12-4. Grant; Limitations

Sec. 4. (a) The commission may establish a mobile integration healthcare grant to assist communities in the development and implementation of a mobile integrated healthcare program that has been approved by the commission under this chapter.
(b) The commission may do the following:
(1) Administer the grant.
(2) Create a grant application for the grant.
(3) Develop a process for receiving and evaluating grant applications.
(4) Establish eligibility requirements for the grant.
(5) Select recipients of the grant and distribute the funds for an awarded grant.
(c) The commission may only award a grant under this section to an emergency medical services provider agency that is operated by a:
(1) city;
(2) town; or
(3) township.
As added by P.L.100-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.156-2020, SEC.67.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 12. Mobile Integrated Healthcare › 16-31-12-5. Fund

Sec. 5. (a) The mobile integration healthcare grant fund is established within the state general fund for the purpose of the development and implementation of a mobile integrated healthcare program.
(b) The commission shall administer the fund. The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
(c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.100-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.156-2020, SEC.68.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 13. Emergency Transport of Operational Canines › 16-31-13-1. "Operational Canine"

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "operational canine" means a dog that:
(1) is owned, used, or requested for use by a law enforcement agency or a federal, state, or local fire or other emergency response agency; and
(2) is used for the principal purposes of aiding in:
(A) the detection of criminal activity;
(B) the enforcement of laws;
(C) the apprehension of offenders;
(D) providing search and rescue services; or
(E) ensuring the public safety and welfare.
(b) The term includes the following:
(1) An arson investigation dog.
(2) A bomb detection dog.
(3) A narcotic detection dog.
(4) A patrol dog.
(5) A military working dog.
(6) A search and rescue dog.
As added by P.L.37-2021, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.9-2022, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 13. Emergency Transport of Operational Canines › 16-31-13-2. Emergency Transport and Care of Operational Canines; Financial Responsibility

Sec. 2. (a) If there is not an individual requiring medical attention or transport, a paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician may use ambulance services to transport an operational canine injured in the line of duty to a veterinary hospital or clinic.
(b) During transport, a paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician may provide the following care to an injured operational canine:
(1) Opening and manually maintaining an airway.
(2) Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(3) Administering oxygen.
(4) Managing ventilation by mask.
(5) Controlling hemorrhage with direct pressure.
(6) Immobilizing fractures.
(7) Bandaging.
(8) Procedures authorized under a written protocol established and provided by the state veterinarian.
(9) Procedures authorized by the Indiana emergency medical services commission.
(10) If the paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician is trained in canine tactical combat casualty care (K9TCCC), the individual may provide care within the scope and protocols of the K9TCCC training.
(c) A paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician may require a member of the law enforcement department or agency to accompany the injured operational canine during transport.
(d) Unless there is a written agreement that specifies the party that is financially responsible for the transportation and treatment cost for an injured operational canine, the law enforcement agency or other governmental agency that owns or requested the use of the operational canine is responsible for the transportation and treatment cost for the operational canine.
(e) A written agreement between a law enforcement agency or other governmental agency and a provider of ambulance services that concerns the transport and care of an operational canine injured in the line of duty must specify which services described under subsection (b) will be covered under the agreement.
As added by P.L.37-2021, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.170-2022, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 13. Emergency Transport of Operational Canines › 16-31-13-3. Immunity From Liability

Sec. 3. A paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician who, in the performance of their duties and in good faith, renders care or transportation to an injured operational canine as allowed under this chapter is not liable:
(1) for any act or omission when rendering the care or transportation; or
(2) to the veterinary hospital or clinic for expenses incurred for emergency care provided to the injured operational canine.
As added by P.L.37-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 13. Emergency Transport of Operational Canines › 16-31-13-4. No Practice of Veterinary Medicine

Sec. 4. A paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician who provides care to an injured operational canine as allowed under this chapter does not engage in the practice of veterinary medicine for purposes of IC 25-38.1.
As added by P.L.37-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 1. Purpose › 16-31.5-1-1. Intent

Sec. 1. In order to protect the public through verification of competency and ensure accountability for patient care related activities, all states license emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced EMTs, and paramedics. This compact is intended to facilitate the day to day movement of EMS personnel across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as assigned by an appropriate authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal recognition to EMS personnel licensed in a member state. This compact recognizes that states have a vested interest in protecting the public's health and safety through their licensing and regulation of EMS personnel and that such state regulation shared among the member states will best protect public health and safety.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 1. Purpose › 16-31.5-1-2. Purpose

Sec. 2. This compact is designed to achieve the following purposes and objectives:
(1) Increase public access to EMS personnel.
(2) Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety, especially patient safety.
(3) Encourage the cooperation of member states in the areas of EMS personnel licensure and regulation.
(4) Support licensing of military members who are separating from an active duty tour and their spouses.
(5) Facilitate the exchange of information between member states regarding EMS personnel licensure, adverse action, and significant investigatory information.
(6) Promote compliance with the laws governing EMS personnel practice in each member state.
(7) Invest all member states with the authority to hold EMS personnel accountable through the mutual recognition of member state licenses.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 16-31.5-2-1. "Advanced Emergency Medical Technician" and "Aemt"

Sec. 1. As used in this article, "advanced emergency medical technician" or "AEMT" means an individual licensed with cognitive knowledge and a scope of practice that corresponds to that level in the National EMS Education Standards and National EMS Scope of Practice Model.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 16-31.5-2-2. "Adverse Action"

Sec. 2. As used in this article, "adverse action" means any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a state's laws which may be imposed against licensed EMS personnel by a state EMS authority or state court, including, but not limited to, actions against an individual's license, such as revocation, suspension, probation, consent agreement, monitoring, or other limitation or encumbrance on the individual's practice, letters of reprimand or admonition, fines, criminal convictions, and state court judgments enforcing adverse actions by the state EMS authority.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 16-31.5-2-3. "Alternative Program"

Sec. 3. As used in this article, "alternative program" means a voluntary, nondisciplinary substance abuse recovery program approved by a state EMS authority.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 16-31.5-2-4. "Certification"

Sec. 4. As used in this article, "certification" means the successful verification of entry level cognitive and psychomotor competency using a reliable, validated, and legally defensible examination.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 16-31.5-2-5. "Commission"

Sec. 5. As used in this article, "commission" means the national administrative body, of which all states that have enacted the compact are members.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 16-31.5-2-6. "Emergency Medical Technician" and "Emt"

Sec. 6. As used in this article, "emergency medical technician" or "EMT" means an individual licensed with cognitive knowledge and a scope of practice that corresponds to that level in the National EMS Education Standards and the National EMS Scope of Practice Model.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 16-31.5-2-8. "License"

Sec. 8. As used in this article, "license" means the authorization by a state for an individual to practice as an EMT, an AEMT, or a paramedic, or at a level between EMT and paramedic.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.32-2021, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 16-31.5-2-9. "Medical Director"

Sec. 9. As used in this article, "medical director" means a physician licensed in a member state who is accountable for the care delivered by EMS personnel.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 2. Definitions › 16-31.5-2-11. "Paramedic"

Sec. 11. As used in this article, "paramedic" means an individual licensed with cognitive knowledge and a scope of practice that corresponds to that level in the National EMS Education Standards and the National EMS Scope of Practice Model.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.