Indiana Code 16-31.5-1-2. Purpose
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Sec. 2. This compact is designed to achieve the following purposes and objectives:
(2) Enhance the states’ ability to protect the public’s health and safety, especially patient safety.
(1) Increase public access to EMS personnel.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-31.5-1-2
- 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
- member state: means a state that has enacted this compact. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-10
- significant investigatory information: means investigative information that:
Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-17
- state: means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-18
(3) Encourage the cooperation of member states in the areas of EMS 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 EMS personnel licensure, adverse action, and significant investigatory information.
(6) Promote compliance with the laws governing EMS personnel practice in each member state.
(7) Invest all member states with the authority to hold EMS personnel accountable through the mutual recognition of member state licenses.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.