North Dakota § 23-27.1-01 Purpose

North Dakota Statutes

§ 23-27.1-01 — Purpose

North Dakota § 23-27.1-01

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-27.1Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact

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N.D. Cent. Code § 23-27.1-01 (2026).

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To protect the public through verification of competency and ensure accountability for
patient care-related activities all states license emergency medical services personnel, such as
emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians, and paramedics.
This compact is intended to facilitate the day-to-day movement of emergency medical services
personnel across state boundaries in the performance of their emergency medical services
duties as assigned by an appropriate authority and authorize state emergency medical services
offices to afford immediate legal recognition to emergency medical services personnel licensed
in a member state. This compact recognizes states have a vested interest in protecting the
public's health and safety through their licensing and regulation o

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To protect the public through verification of competency and ensure accountability for
patient care-related activities all states license emergency medical services personnel, such as
emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians, and paramedics.
This compact is intended to facilitate the day-to-day movement of emergency medical services
personnel across state boundaries in the performance of their emergency medical services
duties as assigned by an appropriate authority and authorize state emergency medical services
offices to afford immediate legal recognition to emergency medical services personnel licensed
in a member state. This compact recognizes states have a vested interest in protecting the
public's health and safety through their licensing and regulation of emergency medical services
personnel and state regulation shared among the member states will best protect public health
and safety. This compact is designed to achieve the following purposes and objectives:
1. Increase public access to emergency medical services personnel;
2. Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety, especially patient
safety;
3. Encourage the cooperation of member states in the areas of emergency medical
services personnel licensure and regulation;
4. Support licensing of military members who are separating from an active duty tour and
their spouses;
5. Facilitate the exchange of information between member states regarding emergency
medical services personnel licensure, adverse action, and significant investigatory
information;
6. Promote compliance with the laws governing emergency medical services personnel
practice in each member state; and
7. Invest all member states with the authority to hold emergency medical services
personnel accountable through the mutual recognition of member state licenses.