§ 16-31-13-2 — Emergency transport and care of operational canines; financial responsibility

Indiana § 16-31-13-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 31: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
• Ch. 13: Emergency Transport of Operational Canines

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(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.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.37-2021, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.170-2022, SEC.34.