§ 16-31-5-1 — Provision or authorization of emergency medical services; procedures

The governing body of a city, town, township,
or county by the governing body's action or in any combination may do
the following:
(1) Establish, operate, and maintain emergency medical services.
(2) Levy taxes under and limited by IC 6-3.6 and expend
appropriated funds of the political subdivision to pay the costs
and expenses of establishing, operating, maintaining, or
contracting for emergency medical services.
(3) Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, authorize,
franchise, or contract for emergency medical services. However:
(A) a county may not provide, authorize, or contract for
emergency medical services within the limits of any city
without the consent of the city; and
(B) a city or town may not provide, authorize, franchise, or
contract for emergency medical services outside the limits of
the city or town without the approval of the governing body of
the area to be served.
(4) Apply for, receive, and accept gifts, bequests, grants-in-aid,
state, federal, and local aid, and other forms of financial
assistance for the support of emergency medical services.
(5) Establish and provide for the collection of reasonable fees for
ambulance services the governing body provides under this
chapter.
(6) Pay the fees or dues for individual or group membership in
any regularly organized volunteer emergency medical services
association on their own behalf or on behalf of the emergency
medical services personnel serving that unit of government.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-15(a).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.116; P.L.170-2022, SEC.30.