Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 16 > Article 31.5 - Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact

• 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
• AEMT: means an individual licensed with cognitive knowledge and a scope of practice that corresponds to that level in the National EMS Education Standards and National EMS Scope of Practice Model. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-1
• alternative fuel: means liquefied petroleum gas, a compressed natural gas product, or a combination of liquefied petroleum gas and a compressed natural gas product, not including a biodiesel fuel or biodiesel blend, used in an internal combustion engine or a motor to propel a motor vehicle. See Indiana Code 4-4-32.2-1
• alternative program: means a voluntary, nondisciplinary substance abuse recovery program approved by a state EMS authority. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-3
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• certification: means the successful verification of entry level cognitive and psychomotor competency using a reliable, validated, and legally defensible examination. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-4
• 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
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• EMT: means an individual licensed with cognitive knowledge and a scope of practice that corresponds to that level in the National EMS Education Standards and the National EMS Scope of Practice Model. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-6
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• fueling station: refers to tangible property (other than a building and its structural components) that:

  Indiana Code 4-4-32.2-3

• Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• home state: means a member state where an individual is licensed to practice emergency medical services. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-7
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• license: means the authorization by a state for an individual to practice as an EMT, an AEMT, or a paramedic, or at a level between EMT and paramedic. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-8
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• location: refers to one (1) or more parcels of land that:

  Indiana Code 4-4-32.2-4

• medical director: means a physician licensed in a member state who is accountable for the care delivered by EMS personnel. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-9
• member state: means a state that has enacted this compact. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-10
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• motor fuel: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 4-4-32.2-5
• motor vehicle: means any vehicle that:

  Indiana Code 4-4-32.2-6

• office: refers to the Indiana office of energy development established by IC 4-3-23-3. See Indiana Code 4-4-32.2-7
• paramedic: means an individual licensed with cognitive knowledge and a scope of practice that corresponds to that level in the National EMS Education Standards and the National EMS Scope of Practice Model. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-11
• 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
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• qualified investment: refers to an ordinary and usual expense that is incurred after June 30, 2009, to purchase any part of an alternative fuel compatible fueling station for the purpose of:

  Indiana Code 4-4-32.2-8

• remote state: means a member state in which an individual is not licensed. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-13
• restricted: means the outcome of an adverse action that limits a license or the privilege to practice. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-14
• rule: means a written statement by the interstate commission promulgated under Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-15
• scope of practice: means defined parameters of various duties or services that may be provided by an individual with specific credentials. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-16
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• 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
• state EMS authority: means the board, office, or other agency with the legislative mandate to license EMS personnel. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-19
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• unit: means a county, city, town, township, or school corporation. See Indiana Code 4-4-32.2-9
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
• veteran: includes "Hoosier veteran" and applies to the construction of all Indiana statutes, unless the construction is expressly excluded by the terms of the statute, is plainly repugnant to the intent of the general assembly or of the context of the statute, or is inconsistent with federal law. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5