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2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2. Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission › 16-31-2-7. Emergency Medical Program; Emergency Medical Services; Financial Assistance

Sec. 7. (a) The commission shall do the following:
(1) Develop and promote, in cooperation with state, regional, and local public and private organizations, agencies, and persons, a statewide program for the provision of emergency medical services that must include the following:
(A) Preparation of state, regional, and local emergency ambulance service plans.
(B) Provision of consultative services to state, regional, and local organizations and agencies in developing and implementing ambulance service programs.
(C) Promotion of a statewide system of emergency medical service facilities by developing minimum standards, procedures, and guidelines in regard to personnel, equipment, supplies, communications, facilities, and location of such centers.
(D) Promotion of programs for the training of personnel providing emergency medical services and programs for the education of the general public in first aid techniques and procedures. The training shall be held in various local communities of the state and shall be conducted by agreement with publicly and privately supported educational institutions or hospitals licensed under IC 16-21, wherever appropriate.
(E) Promotion of coordination of emergency communications, resources, and procedures throughout Indiana and, in cooperation with interested state, regional, and local public and private agencies, organizations, and persons, the development of an effective state, regional, and local emergency communications system.
(F) Organizing and sponsoring a statewide emergency medical services conference to provide continuing education for persons providing emergency medical services.
(2) Regulate, inspect, and certify or license services, facilities, and personnel engaged in providing emergency medical services as provided in this article.
(3) Adopt rules required to implement an approved system of emergency medical services.
(4) Adopt rules concerning triage and transportation protocols for the transportation of trauma patients consistent with the field triage decision scheme of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.
(5) 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.
(6) Employ necessary administrative staff.
(b) The commission shall include the provision of the mental health first aid training program developed under IC 12-21-5-4 in the promotion of continuing education programs under subsection (a)(1)(D).
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-6(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.20-2008, SEC.1; P.L.77-2012, SEC.16; P.L.185-2015, SEC.16; P.L.170-2022, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2. Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission › 16-31-2-7.1. Statewide Standards for Air Ambulance Services

Sec. 7.1. (a) Not later than July 1, 2018, the commission shall:
(1) evaluate the use in Indiana of air ambulance services on patient outcomes; and
(2) develop and recommend statewide standards for the activation and use of air ambulance services;
not including air ambulance services used for transferring patients between health facilities. In performing its duties under this section, the commission shall reevaluate Indiana's adopted triage and transportation protocols for the transportation of trauma patients. The division of trauma and injury prevention of the state department shall assist the commission.
(b) The goal of the standards for activation and use of air ambulance services developed by the commission must be to:
(1) prevent the overuse of air ambulance services for emergency scene response and patient transport;
(2) provide consistent and appropriate criteria for emergency medical responders to use when determining whether to:
(A) request an emergency scene response by an air ambulance provider; and
(B) transport patients by air or by ground transport from the emergency scene to appropriate hospitals or trauma centers; and
(3) provide appropriate, quality prehospital or pretrauma center patient care.
(c) The commission shall review and update the standards at least once every three (3) years.
As added by P.L.100-2017, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.151.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2. Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission › 16-31-2-8. First Responder Training and Certification; Reciprocal Certification for Military Personnel; Appointment of State Emergency Medical Services Medical Director

Sec. 8. The commission may do the following:
(1) Develop training and certification standards for emergency medical responders under this article.
(2) Require emergency medical responders to be certified under the standards developed under subdivision (1).
(3) Develop reciprocal certification training standards for individuals who have received medical training by a branch of the United States armed forces.
(4) Not later than thirty (30) days after the executive director of the department of homeland security submits an appointment for state emergency medical services medical director to the commission, vote concerning whether to approve the appointment in accordance with IC 10-19-3-3.5(d). If the commission votes on the appointment in accordance with IC 10-19-3-3.5(d), a vote by a majority of the members of the commission is necessary under this subdivision in order to approve or not approve the appointment.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-9.5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.17; P.L.188-2014, SEC.2; P.L.187-2021, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2. Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission › 16-31-2-9. Emergency Medical Personnel; Standards

Sec. 9. The commission shall establish the following:
(1) Standards for persons who provide emergency medical services and who are not licensed or regulated under IC 16-31-3.
(2) Training standards for the administration of antidotes, vaccines, and antibiotics to prepare for or respond to a terrorist or military attack.
(3) Training and certification standards for the administration of epinephrine through an auto-injector, a prefilled syringe, and a syringe and ampule by an emergency medical technician.
(4) Training standards to permit the use of antidote kits containing atropine and pralidoxime chloride for the treatment of exposure to nerve agents by an emergency medical technician or an emergency medical responder.
(5) Standards for distribution, administration, use, and training in the use of an overdose intervention drug.
(6) Protocols for persons who provide emergency medical services to notify law enforcement officials when services have been provided to an individual who has attempted to commit suicide and who has indicated that the attempt was due in part to bullying.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.156-2001, SEC.2; P.L.17-2002, SEC.4; P.L.93-2002, SEC.2; P.L.205-2003, SEC.21; P.L.74-2006, SEC.2; P.L.77-2012, SEC.18; P.L.156-2014, SEC.7; P.L.164-2014, SEC.3; P.L.34-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2. Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission › 16-31-2-9.5. Commission Duties Concerning Adoption of Stroke Protocol and Stroke Assessment Tool; Compilation of Hospital List; Certified Hospital Provision of Information; Advertisement

Sec. 9.5. (a) Before July 1, 2018, the commission shall do the following:
(1) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning protocols for the identification, transport, and treatment of stroke patients by personnel providing emergency medical services. The rules must include standards for stroke triage and transport protocols to be implemented by regional and local emergency medical services entities and programs to promote the efficiency and quality of care for stroke patients based on evidence based science and nationally recognized guidelines.
(2) Adopt and distribute a nationally recognized stroke assessment tool to personnel providing emergency medical services.
(b) Before July 1, 2018, the state department shall do the following:
(1) Compile and maintain a list of Indiana hospitals that are certified as a comprehensive stroke center, a primary stroke center, or an acute stroke ready hospital by one (1) of the following:
(A) The American Heart Association.
(B) The Joint Commission.
(C) DNV GL.
(D) The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program.
(E) A nationally recognized organization that provides:
(i) comprehensive stroke center hospital certification;
(ii) primary stroke center hospital certification; or
(iii) acute stroke ready hospital certification;
for stroke care and that has been approved by the commission.
(2) Compile and maintain a list of Indiana network participating hospitals that have a written agreement to transfer a stroke patient to a certified primary stroke center, certified comprehensive stroke center, or certified acute stroke ready hospital for stroke treatment therapies that the network participating hospital is not capable of providing.
(c) A hospital that is certified under subsection (b)(1) shall:
(1) provide the state department with the certification information, including a copy of the actual certification and the date the certification is set to expire; and
(2) notify the state department not more than forty-eight (48) hours after the hospital's certification has been suspended, revoked, or lowered in the stroke care status level.
(d) A hospital that is an Indiana network participating hospital under subsection (b)(2) must provide the state department with a copy of the written transfer agreement.
(e) A health care facility may not advertise that the facility is a certified comprehensive stroke center, a primary stroke center, or an acute stroke ready hospital, unless the facility has been certified by an entity set forth in subsection (b)(1). A health care facility that violates this subsection is subject to the penalties set forth in IC 16-21-5.
(f) The commission and the state department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to share information to implement this section.
As added by P.L.138-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2. Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission › 16-31-2-10. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-39-7; 16-1-39-8(c) part, (d) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.249-2019, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2. Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission › 16-31-2-11. Pre-Hospital Ambulance Rescue and Report Records

Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall develop procedures for ongoing review of all emergency ambulance services.
(b) The commission and the department of homeland security may review any pre-hospital ambulance rescue or report record regarding an emergency patient that is utilized or compiled by an emergency ambulance service employing paramedics, advanced emergency medical technicians, or emergency medical technicians. However, except as provided in subsection (d), those records shall remain confidential and may be used for the following purposes:
(1) The compilation and use of data and statistics. The use of such data or statistics is subject to IC 4-1-6.
(2) Sharing and exchanging data with another entity for the purpose of improving patient care and outcomes. The entity shall:
(A) be:
(i) a covered entity pursuant to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (P.L. 104-191); or
(ii) an Indiana nonprofit entity that performs health data services for a health care provider; and
(B) enter into a data sharing agreement with the commission or department of homeland security that governs the use and protection of confidential data.
(c) The commission and the department of homeland security may independently develop and oversee experimental study projects conducted by ambulance service providers in limited geographic areas of Indiana. These study projects must be developed and conducted in accordance with rules adopted by the commission under IC 4-22-2. These study projects must be designed to test the efficacy of new patient care techniques and new ambulance service systems.
(d) This subsection applies to emergency ambulance services that are provided by or under a contract with an entity that is a public agency for purposes of IC 5-14-3. The following information, if contained in a pre-hospital ambulance rescue or report record regarding an emergency patient, is public information and must be made available for inspection and copying under IC 5-14-3:
(1) The date and time of the request for ambulance services.
(2) The reason for the request for assistance.
(3) The time and nature of the response to the request for ambulance services.
(4) The time of arrival at the scene where the patient was located.
(5) The time of departure from the scene where the patient was located.
(6) The name of the facility, if any, to which the patient was delivered for further treatment and the time of arrival at that facility.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-40-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.127-2001, SEC.2; P.L.205-2003, SEC.22; P.L.77-2012, SEC.19; P.L.170-2022, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2. Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission › 16-31-2-12. Fee

Sec. 12. The commission may impose a reasonable fee for the issuance of a certification or license under this chapter. The commission shall deposit the fee in the emergency medical services fund established by IC 16-31-8.5-3.
As added by P.L.101-2006, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2.5. Indiana Trauma Care Commission › 16-31-2.5-1. Establishment of Commission; Appointments; Terms; Meetings; Staffing

Sec. 1. (a) The Indiana trauma care commission is established.
(b) The governor shall appoint thirteen (13) members to the commission, taking into consideration geographic representation, as follows:
(1) The state health commissioner or the commissioner's designee, who shall serve as chairperson of the commission.
(2) The director or the director's designee.
(3) The secretary of family and social services or the secretary's designee.
(4) A representative of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.
(5) A representative of the Indiana Hospital Association.
(6) A representative from the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program.
(7) A representative of a Level I designated trauma hospital who is a surgeon and licensed under IC 25-22.5.
(8) A representative of the Indiana Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians and who is an emergency medicine physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.
(9) A registered nurse licensed under IC 25-23 and who is employed as a trauma program manager.
(10) A representative of a Level I pediatric trauma center who is a surgeon and licensed under IC 25-22.5.
(11) A representative of a hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2 that is located in a rural area of Indiana and that is not designated as a Level I, Level II, or Level III trauma care center.
(12) Two (2) members from state designated trauma centers that are not Level 1 trauma centers and who are surgeons and licensed under IC 25-22.5.
(c) The members described in subsection (b)(4) through (b)(12) shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years. The term of a member of the commission expires on July 1. However, a member may continue to serve until a successor is appointed. If a vacancy occurs, the governor shall appoint an individual to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(d) The commission shall meet:
(1) at least four (4) times each year; and
(2) as often as deemed necessary upon the call of the chairperson.
(e) The state department shall staff the commission. The expenses described in section 3 of this chapter shall be paid from money appropriated to the state department.
(f) The governor shall make the initial appointments to the commission not later than October 1, 2023. Notwithstanding subsection (c), the initial appointments to the commission shall be staggered as follows:
(1) Two (2) years for the members appointed under subsection (b)(4), (b)(6), (b)(8), and (b)(10), and one (1) member appointed under subsection (b)(12).
(2) Four (4) years for the members appointed under subsection (b)(5), (b)(7), (b)(9), and (b)(11), and the other member appointed under subsection (b)(12).
A member appointed to the commission may serve for more than one (1) term. This subsection expires June 30, 2026.
As added by P.L.164-2023, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2.5. Indiana Trauma Care Commission › 16-31-2.5-2. Duties of Commission

Sec. 2. The commission has the following duties:
(1) Develop and promote, in cooperation with state, regional, and local public and private organizations, a statewide program for the provision of trauma care and a comprehensive state trauma plan.
(2) Use trauma data to promote and support state and regional quality improvement initiatives and evaluations.
(3) Develop and implement a trauma system performance improvement plan.
(4) Support state level multi-disciplined disaster planning.
(5) Identify opportunities for, and promote the training of, trauma personnel and programs for the education of the general public in injury prevention and trauma care.
(6) Develop, in coordination with the state department, criteria for the awarding of trauma grant funds in the areas of:
(A) trauma system development;
(B) quality improvement;
(C) trauma and nontrauma center engagement; and
(D) injury prevention programming.
(7) Advise the state department on state trauma center designation.
(8) Not later than November 30 of each year, develop and make written recommendations to the governor and, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, to the legislative council concerning the results of the commission's work under this section. The commission shall make the report submitted under this subdivision available to the public.
As added by P.L.164-2023, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 2.5. Indiana Trauma Care Commission › 16-31-2.5-3. Reimbursement of Members

Sec. 3. (a) Each member of the commission who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
(b) Each member of the commission who is a state employee is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
As added by P.L.164-2023, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-0.5. "Nontransporting Emergency Medical Services Vehicle"

Sec. 0.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "nontransporting emergency medical services vehicle" means a motor vehicle, other than an ambulance, used for emergency medical services.
(b) The term does not include an employer owned or employer operated vehicle used for first aid purposes within or upon the employer's premises.
As added by P.L.186-1995, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-1. Certification or License Required

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person other than:
(1) a licensed physician;
(2) a registered nurse or an individual acting under the supervision of a licensed physician; or
(3) a person providing health care in a hospital or an ambulatory outpatient surgical center licensed under IC 16-21;
may not furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, advertise, or otherwise be engaged in providing emergency medical services, except for the use of an automated external defibrillator, as a part of the regular course of doing business, either paid or voluntary, unless that person holds a valid certificate or license issued by the commission.
(b) A:
(1) licensed physician;
(2) registered nurse or an individual acting under the supervision of a licensed physician; or
(3) person providing health care in a hospital or an ambulatory outpatient surgical center licensed under IC 16-21;
who operates a business of transporting emergency patients by ambulance or using a nontransporting emergency medical services vehicle must hold a valid certificate issued by the commission under this article.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-9(a), (c).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.186-1995, SEC.8; P.L.74-2006, SEC.3; P.L.77-2012, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-3. Exceptions to Certification or Licensure Requirement

Sec. 3. (a) A certificate or license is not required for a person who provides emergency ambulance service, an emergency medical technician, an ambulance, a nontransporting emergency medical services vehicle, or advanced life support when doing any of the following:
(1) Providing assistance to persons certified to provide emergency ambulance service or to emergency medical technicians.
(2) Operating from a location or headquarters outside Indiana to provide emergency ambulance services to patients who are picked up outside Indiana for transportation to locations within Indiana.
(3) Providing emergency medical services during a major catastrophe or disaster with which persons or ambulances certified to provide emergency ambulance services are insufficient or unable to cope.
(b) An agency or instrumentality of the United States and any paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician, or emergency medical responder of the agency or instrumentality is not required to:
(1) be certified or licensed; or
(2) conform to the standards prescribed under this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-12(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.186-1995, SEC.10; P.L.22-2005, SEC.20; P.L.77-2012, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-4. Agencies and Instrumentalities of the United States; Exception to Certification Requirement

Sec. 4. An agency or instrumentality of the United States and emergency medical technicians or ambulances of the agency or instrumentality are not required to be certified or to conform to the standards prescribed under this article.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-12(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-5. Waiver of Rules; Requirements; Waiver Expiration; Renewal; Orders

Sec. 5. (a) The department of homeland security may waive any rule adopted by the commission under this article for:
(1) a person who provides emergency ambulance service;
(2) an emergency medical technician;
(3) an advanced emergency medical technician;
(4) a paramedic; or
(5) an ambulance;
when operating from a location in an adjoining state by contract with an Indiana unit of government to provide ambulance or medical services to patients who are picked up or treated in Indiana.
(b) The department of homeland security may waive any rule, including a rule establishing a fee adopted by the commission under this article, for a person who submits facts demonstrating that:
(1) compliance with the rule will impose an undue hardship on the person; and
(2) either:
(A) noncompliance with the rule; or
(B) compliance with an alternative requirement approved by the department of homeland security;
will not jeopardize the quality of patient care. However, the department of homeland security may not waive a rule that sets forth educational requirements for a person regulated under this article.
(c) A waiver granted under subsection (b)(2)(B) is conditioned upon compliance with the alternative requirement approved under subsection (b).
(d) The department of homeland security shall establish an expiration date for any waiver that is granted.
(e) The department of homeland security may renew a waiver if the person makes the same demonstration required for the original waiver.
(f) The commission is the ultimate authority for orders issued under this section.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-12(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.205-2003, SEC.23; P.L.77-2012, SEC.25; P.L.249-2019, SEC.12; P.L.170-2022, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-6. Volunteer Fire Departments and Firefighters; Exception to Certification or Licensure Requirement

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "volunteer fire department" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-8-12-2.
(b) As used in this section, "volunteer firefighter" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-8-12-2.
(c) A certificate or paramedic license is not required for a volunteer fire department or volunteer firefighter to engage in extrication or rescue services.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-12(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.1-1999, SEC.44; P.L.77-2012, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-7. Withholding of Certificate or License

Sec. 7. The commission may not withhold certification or licensure from a person providing emergency medical services that include extrication and rescue services because the person is not affiliated with a hospital, law enforcement agency, or fire department.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-9(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-8. Applications for Certificates and Licenses

Sec. 8. An application for a certificate or license must be made upon the forms, provide the information, and be in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the commission.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-11(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-9. Duration of Certificate or License

Sec. 9. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all certificates and licenses are valid for a period specified by the commission unless earlier suspended, revoked, or terminated.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-11(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-10. Renewal of Certificates and Licenses; Conditions

Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), to renew a certificate or license issued under this chapter upon expiration of the certificate or license for any reason, a person must comply with any continuing education requirements that have been established by the commission and complete training meeting standards set forth in section 2(1)(E) of this chapter. To renew a certificate or license issued under this chapter after a revocation of the certificate or license, a person must comply with all the requirements of this chapter that apply to the original certification or licensure.
(b) A renewal of an emergency medical technician or advanced emergency medical technician certificate or a paramedic license shall be issued to an individual who meets the following conditions:
(1) While holding a valid certificate or license, enters the armed forces of the United States, including:
(A) the Army;
(B) the Navy;
(C) the Air Force;
(D) the Marines; or
(E) the Coast Guard;
but excluding the guard and reserve components of those forces.
(2) Is discharged from the armed forces of the United States within forty-eight (48) months after the individual entered the armed forces.
(3) Successfully completes, not more than nine (9) months after the individual's discharge from the armed forces of the United States, a refresher course approved by the commission.
(4) Applies for the certificate or license renewal not more than one (1) year after the individual's discharge from the armed forces of the United States.
(5) Passes the written and practical skills examinations.
(c) A renewal of an emergency medical technician or advanced emergency medical technician certificate or a paramedic license must be issued to an individual who meets the following conditions:
(1) While holding a valid certificate or license, the individual is called to active military duty as a member of the Indiana National Guard or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including:
(A) the Army;
(B) the Navy;
(C) the Air Force;
(D) the Marines; or
(E) the Coast Guard.
(2) The individual provides the emergency medical services commission with a copy of the document from the armed forces that called the individual to active duty.
(3) The individual applies for the certificate or license renewal not more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the individual leaves active duty.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-11(c), (d).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.205-2003, SEC.24; P.L.77-2012, SEC.30; P.L.139-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-11. Certificates and Licenses Nonassignable and Nontransferable

Sec. 11. A certificate or license issued under this chapter is not assignable or transferable.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-11(e).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-12. Defacing, Removal, and Obliteration of Entries on Official Entries on Certificate or License

Sec. 12. An official entry made upon a certificate or license may not be defaced, removed, or obliterated.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-11(f).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-13. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-11(g).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.101-2006, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-13.5. Fee

Sec. 13.5. The commission may impose a reasonable fee for the issuance of a certification or license under this chapter. The commission shall deposit the fee in the emergency medical services fund established by IC 16-31-8.5-3.
As added by P.L.101-2006, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-14.5. Denial or Permanent Revocation for Conviction of Specified Crimes

Sec. 14.5. The department of homeland security may issue an order under IC 4-21.5-3-6 to deny an applicant's request for certification or licensure or permanently revoke a certificate or license under procedures provided by section 14 of this chapter if the individual who holds the certificate or license issued under this title is convicted of any of the following:
(1) Dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death under IC 35-42-1-1.5.
(2) Dealing in or manufacturing cocaine or a narcotic drug under IC 35-48-4-1.
(3) Dealing in methamphetamine under IC 35-48-4-1.1.
(4) Manufacturing methamphetamine under IC 35-48-4-1.2.
(5) Dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance under IC 35-48-4-2.
(6) Dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance under IC 35-48-4-3.
(7) Dealing in a schedule V controlled substance under IC 35-48-4-4.
(8) Dealing in a substance represented to be a controlled substance under IC 35-48-4-4.5 (repealed).
(9) Knowingly or intentionally manufacturing, advertising, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, advertise, or distribute a substance represented to be a controlled substance under IC 35-48-4-4.6.
(10) Dealing in a counterfeit substance under IC 35-48-4-5.
(11) Dealing in marijuana, hash oil, hashish, or salvia as a felony under IC 35-48-4-10.
(12) An offense under IC 35-48-4 involving the manufacture or sale of a synthetic drug (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321), a synthetic drug lookalike substance (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321.5 (before its repeal on July 1, 2019)) under IC 35-48-4-10.5 (before its repeal on July 1, 2019), a controlled substance analog (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9.3), or a substance represented to be a controlled substance (as described in IC 35-48-4-4.6).
(13) A crime of violence (as defined in IC 35-50-1-2(a)).
As added by P.L.65-1998, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.17-2001, SEC.2; P.L.1-2002, SEC.74; P.L.205-2003, SEC.26; P.L.1-2006, SEC.301; P.L.151-2006, SEC.7; P.L.138-2011, SEC.3; P.L.182-2011, SEC.3; P.L.78-2012, SEC.4; P.L.77-2012, SEC.35; P.L.196-2013, SEC.5; P.L.238-2015, SEC.3; P.L.252-2017, SEC.1; P.L.198-2018, SEC.1; P.L.80-2019, SEC.4; P.L.142-2020, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-15. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-13.5(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.205-2003, SEC.44.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-16. Misrepresentation of Certification or Licensure; Penalty

Sec. 16. A person who is not certified or licensed under this chapter and identifies or holds out to other persons that the person is:
(1) certified or licensed under this chapter; or
(2) authorized to do any act allowed under this chapter;
commits a Class C misdemeanor.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-20.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-17. Violation; Penalty

Sec. 17. (a) The department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1 may issue an order to a person who has practiced without a certificate or license in violation of this article imposing a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) per occurrence.
(b) A decision of the department of homeland security under subsection (a) may be appealed to the commission under IC 4-21.5-3-7.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-21.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.205-2003, SEC.27; P.L.1-2009, SEC.116; P.L.77-2012, SEC.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-18. Advanced Life Support; Scope

Sec. 18. This chapter does not limit the scope of advanced life support.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-22.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-20. Advanced Life Support Services Development; Licensure Requirements for Paramedics; Rules

Sec. 20. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that promote the orderly development of advanced life support services in Indiana. The rules must include the following:
(1) Requirements and procedures for the certification of provider organizations, advanced emergency medical technicians, and supervising hospitals.
(2) Requirements and procedures for the licensure of paramedics.
(3) Rules governing the operation of advanced life support services, including the medications and procedures that may be administered and performed by paramedics and advanced emergency medical technicians.
As added by P.L.186-1995, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.205-2003, SEC.29; P.L.77-2012, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-21. Persons Permitted to Perform Advanced Life Support

Sec. 21. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a licensed paramedic or a certified advanced emergency medical technician may perform advanced life support in an emergency according to the rules of the commission.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person may, during a course of instruction in advanced life support, perform advanced life support according to the rules of the commission.
As added by P.L.186-1995, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.205-2003, SEC.30; P.L.77-2012, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-22. Advanced Life Support Certification; Exemptions; Offenses

Sec. 22. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), this section does not apply to the following:
(1) A licensed physician.
(2) A registered nurse or an individual acting under the supervision of a licensed physician.
(3) A person providing health care in a hospital or an ambulatory outpatient surgical center licensed under IC 16-21.
(b) A person may not furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, or advertise advanced life support as a part of the regular course of doing business unless the person holds a valid certificate or provisional certificate issued by the commission to provide advanced life support.
(c) A:
(1) licensed physician;
(2) registered nurse or an individual acting under the supervision of a licensed physician; or
(3) person providing health care in a hospital or an ambulatory outpatient surgical center licensed under IC 16-21;
who operates a business of operating an emergency ambulance service that provides advanced life support must hold a valid certificate issued by the commission under this chapter.
(d) A person who violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor. Each day of continued violation of this section is a separate offense.
As added by P.L.186-1995, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-23. Administration of Epinephrine by a Certified Emergency Medical Technician

Sec. 23. An emergency medical technician who is certified under this article may administer epinephrine through an auto-injector, a prefilled syringe, and a syringe and ampule to an individual who is experiencing symptoms of an allergic reaction or anaphylaxis.
As added by P.L.17-2002, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.205-2003, SEC.31; P.L.77-2012, SEC.40; P.L.34-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-23.5. Use of Overdose Intervention Drugs; Prescription, Drug Order, or Protocol

Sec. 23.5. (a) The following may administer an overdose intervention drug to an individual who is suffering from an overdose:
(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.
(8) A probation officer.
(b) A health care provider who is licensed in Indiana and whose scope of practice includes the prescribing of medication may write a prescription, drug order, standing order, or protocol for an overdose intervention drug for any of the following:
(1) An advanced emergency medical technician.
(2) A community corrections program.
(3) An emergency medical responder.
(4) An emergency medical technician.
(5) A fire department or volunteer fire department.
(6) A law enforcement agency.
(7) A paramedic.
(8) A probation department.
(c) A pharmacist licensed under IC 25-26 may dispense a valid prescription, drug order, standing order, or protocol for an overdose intervention drug issued in the name of any of the following:
(1) An advanced emergency medical technician.
(2) A community corrections program.
(3) An emergency medical responder.
(4) An emergency medical technician.
(5) A fire department or volunteer fire department.
(6) A law enforcement agency.
(7) A paramedic.
(8) A probation department.
(d) A person described in subsection (a) must receive education and training on drug overdose response and treatment, including the administration of an overdose intervention drug, before the person may administer an overdose intervention drug to an individual who is suffering from an overdose.
As added by P.L.156-2014, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.32-2015, SEC.4; P.L.4-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-23.7. Administration of an Overdose Intervention Drug; Report

Sec. 23.7. (a) An advanced emergency medical technician, a community corrections officer, an emergency medical responder, an emergency medical technician, a firefighter, a volunteer firefighter, a law enforcement officer, a paramedic, or a probation officer who:
(1) administers an overdose intervention drug; or
(2) is summoned immediately after an overdose intervention drug is administered;
shall inform the emergency ambulance service responsible for submitting the report to the commission of the number of times an overdose intervention drug has been administered.
(b) The emergency ambulance service shall include information received under subsection (a) in the emergency ambulance service's report to the commission under the emergency medical services system review in accordance with the commission's rules.
As added by P.L.32-2015, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.6-2016, SEC.4; P.L.4-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-24. Authority for Implementation of Certification Program for Emergency Services Personnel

Sec. 24. The commission may implement a certification program for emergency services personnel regulated by the commission through emergency rules adopted under IC 4-22-2-37.1. An emergency rule adopted under this section expires on the later of the following:
(1) July 1, 2014.
(2) The date permanent rules are adopted to replace the emergency rules.
As added by P.L.77-2012, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-25. Tactical Emergency Medicine Provider; Qualifications; Rules

Sec. 25. (a) An individual who meets the following qualifications may operate as a tactical emergency medicine provider:
(1) Is an emergency medical technician, an advanced emergency medical technician, or a paramedic.
(2) Is employed by:
(A) a law enforcement agency; or
(B) an emergency medical services agency established by IC 16-31-5-1 that has an agreement with a law enforcement agency;
to provide retrieval and field medical treatment to victims of violent confrontations.
(3) Has successfully completed an accredited educational training program in tactical emergency medicine that meets the core curriculum requirements approved by the commission. However, the commission may approve a program provided by:
(A) a military, naval, or air service of the armed forces of the United States;
(B) a program accredited by a federal or state governmental agency; or
(C) a program provided by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians that is accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services;
that substantially meets the core curriculum requirements approved by the commission.
(b) An individual who meets the requirements set forth in subsection (a) may practice emergency medicine according to the individual's scope of training and as approved by the medical director of the law enforcement agency or an emergency medical services agency supervising the individual.
(c) A law enforcement agency or an emergency medical services agency established by IC 16-31-5-1 that has an agreement with a law enforcement agency to operate under this section must be certified as a provider organization by the commission.
(d) The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
As added by P.L.64-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.85-2017, SEC.72.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3. Certification Requirements for the Provision of Emergency Medical Services › 16-31-3-26. Quality Assurance Program; Rules

Sec. 26. (a) Each provider organization shall participate in a written quality assurance program. Proceedings under this section are confidential, and any communication related to the quality assurance program is considered a privileged communication.
(b) This section does not prevent participation by a provider organization in a peer review committee proceeding under IC 34-30-15.
(c) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
As added by P.L.79-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.170-2022, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31. Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 3.5. Emergency Medical Dispatch › 16-31-3.5-1. Definitions; Applicability

Sec. 1. (a) The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(b) "Emergency medical dispatching" means the reception, evaluation, processing, and provision of dispatch life support, management of requests for emergency medical assistance, and participation in ongoing evaluation and improvement of the emergency medical dispatch process. This process includes identifying the nature of the request, prioritizing the severity of the request, dispatching the necessary resources, providing medical aid and safety instructions to the callers, and coordinating the responding resources as needed, but does not include call routing itself.
(c) "Emergency medical dispatch agency" means any person that provides emergency medical dispatching for emergency medical assistance.
As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.68-2009, SEC.2; P.L.77-2012, SEC.42.