Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-31.5-8-7

  • adverse action: means any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a state's laws which may be imposed against licensed EMS personnel by a state EMS authority or state court, including, but not limited to, actions against an individual's license, such as revocation, suspension, probation, consent agreement, monitoring, or other limitation or encumbrance on the individual's practice, letters of reprimand or admonition, fines, criminal convictions, and state court judgments enforcing adverse actions by the state EMS authority. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-2
  • home state: means a member state where an individual is licensed to practice emergency medical services. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-7
  • remote state: means a member state in which an individual is not licensed. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-13
  • state: means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-18
   Sec. 7. A home state‘s EMS authority shall investigate and take appropriate action with respect to reported conduct in a remote state as the home state would if the conduct had occurred within the home state. In such cases, the home state’s law shall control in determining the appropriate adverse action.

As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.