Indiana Code 16-31.5-5-1. Conditions to practice in a remote state
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Sec. 1. An individual may practice in a remote state under a privilege to practice only in the performance of the individual’s EMS duties as assigned by an appropriate authority, as defined in the rules of the commission and under the following circumstances:
(2) The individual originates in the home state and enters a remote state to pick up a patient and provide care and transport of the patient to the home state.
(1) The individual originates a patient transport in a home state and transports the patient to a remote state.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-31.5-5-1
- commission: means the national administrative body, of which all states that have enacted the compact are members. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-5
- home state: means a member state where an individual is licensed to practice emergency medical services. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-7
- member state: means a state that has enacted this compact. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-10
- privilege to practice: means an individual's authority to deliver emergency medical services in remote states as authorized under this compact. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-12
- 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
(3) The individual enters a remote state to provide patient care or transport within that remote state.
(4) The individual enters a remote state to pick up a patient and provide care and transport to a third member state.
(5) Other conditions as determined by rules promulgated by the commission.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.