Indiana § 16-18-2-7 "Advanced life support"

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-18-2-7 — "Advanced life support"

Indiana·Title 16 HEALTH·Art. 18 GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS·Ch. 2 Definitions

(a)"Advanced life support", for purposes of IC 16-31, means care that is given:

(1)at the scene of:

(A)an accident;

(B)an act of terrorism (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-329), if the governor has declared a disaster emergency under IC 10-14-3-12 in response to the act of terrorism; or

(C)an illness;

(2)during transport; or

(3)at a hospital; by a paramedic or an advanced emergency medical technician and that is more advanced than the care usually provided by an emergency medical technician.

(b)The term may include any of the following:

(1)Advanced cardiac life support.

(2)Endotracheal intubation.

(3)Parenteral injections of appropriate medications.

(4)Electrocardiogram interpretation.

(5)Emergency management of trauma and illness. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-40-1(a).]

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(a) "Advanced life support", for purposes of IC 16-31, means care that is given:
(1) at the scene of:
(A) an accident;
(B) an act of terrorism (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-329), if the
governor has declared a disaster emergency under IC 10-14-3-12 in response to the act of terrorism; or
(C) an illness;
(2) during transport; or
(3) at a hospital;
by a paramedic or an advanced emergency medical technician and that
is more advanced than the care usually provided by an emergency
medical technician.
(b) The term may include any of the following:
(1) Advanced cardiac life support.
(2) Endotracheal intubation.
(3) Parenteral injections of appropriate medications.
(4) Electrocardiogram interpretation.
(5) Emergency management of trauma and illness.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-40-1(a).]

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Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.156-2001, SEC.1; P.L.17-2002, SEC.1; P.L.2-2003, SEC.43; P.L.205-2003, SEC.8; P.L.77-2012, SEC.5; P.L.114-2012, SEC.39; P.L.13-2013, SEC.52; P.L.170-2022, SEC.16.