§ 16-31-2-11 — Pre-hospital ambulance rescue and report records

(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.]

Legislative History

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.