§ 16-31-3-2 — Standards for certification and licensure

The commission shall establish standards for
persons required to be certified or licensed by the commission to
provide emergency medical services. To be certified or licensed, a
person must meet the following minimum requirements:
(1) The personnel certified or licensed under this chapter must do
the following:
(A) Meet the standards for education and training established
by the commission by rule.
(B) Successfully complete a basic or an inservice course of
education and training on sudden infant death syndrome that is
certified by the commission in conjunction with the state health
commissioner.
(C) Successfully complete a basic or an inservice course of
education and training on autism that is certified by the
commission.
(D) Successfully complete a research based training program
concerning suicide assessment, treatment, and management that
is:
(i) demonstrated to be an effective or promising program; and
(ii) recommended by the Indiana Suicide Prevention Network
Advisory Council.
(E) After December 31, 2024, complete basic training, which
may be completed online or by other means of virtual
instruction, that addresses the mental health and wellness of
persons required to be licensed under this chapter, including:
(i) healthy coping skills to preserve the mental health of
persons required to be licensed under this chapter and
manage the stress and trauma related to the provision of
emergency medical services;
(ii) recognition of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder
and signs of suicidal behavior; and
(iii) information on mental health resources available for
persons required to be licensed under this chapter.
(2) Ambulances to be used must conform with the requirements
of the commission and must either be:
(A) covered by insurance issued by a company licensed to do
business in Indiana in the amounts and under the terms required
in rules adopted by the commission; or
(B) owned by a governmental entity covered under IC 34-13-3.
(3) Emergency ambulance service shall be provided in accordance
with rules adopted by the commission. However, the rules
adopted under this chapter may not prohibit the dispatch of an
ambulance to aid an emergency patient because an emergency
medical technician is not immediately available to staff the
ambulance.
(4) Ambulances must be equipped with a system of emergency
medical communications approved by the commission. The
emergency medical communication system must properly
integrate and coordinate appropriate local and state emergency
communications systems and reasonably available area
emergency medical facilities with the general public's need for
emergency medical services.
(5) Emergency medical communications shall be provided in
accordance with rules adopted by the commission.
(6) A nontransporting emergency medical services vehicle must
conform with the commission's requirements.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-9(b).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.22-1994, SEC.4; P.L.186-1995, SEC.9; P.L.1-1998, SEC.117; P.L.22-2005, SEC.19; P.L.71-2008, SEC.1; P.L.77-2012, SEC.23; P.L.254-2017, SEC.4; P.L.56-2018, SEC.2; P.L.139-2023, SEC.2.