§ 16-31-3-1 — Certification or license required

(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).]

Legislative History

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.