§ 16-31-3.5-1 — Definitions; applicability

Indiana § 16-31-3.5-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 31: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
• Ch. 3.5: Emergency Medical Dispatch

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(a) The definitions in this section apply
throughout this chapter.
(b) "Emergency medical dispatching" means the reception,
evaluation, processing, and provision of dispatch life support,
management of requests for emergency medical assistance, and
participation in ongoing evaluation and improvement of the emergency
medical dispatch process. This process includes identifying the nature
of the request, prioritizing the severity of the request, dispatching the
necessary resources, providing medical aid and safety instructions to
the callers, and coordinating the responding resources as needed, but
does not include call routing itself.
(c) "Emergency medical dispatch agency" means any person that
provides emergency medical dispatching for emergency medical
assistance.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.68-2009, SEC.2; P.L.77-2012, SEC.42.