Ind. Code ch. 16-31-3.5

Ind. Code ch. 16-31-3.5
in effect

Ind. Code § 16-31-3.5-1 Definitions; applicability

Sec. 1. (a) The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (b) "Emergency medical dispatching" means the reception, evaluation, processing, and provision of dispatch life support, management of requests for emergency medical assistance, and participation in ongoing evaluation and improvement of the emergency medical dispatch process. This process includes identifying the nature of the request, prioritizing the severity of the request, dispatching the necessary resources, providing medical aid and safety instructions to the callers, and coordinating the responding resources as needed, but does not include call routing itself. (c) "Emergency medical dispatch agency" means any person that provides emergency medical dispatching for emergency medical assistance. As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.68-2009, SEC.2; P.L.77-2012, SEC.42.

Ind. Code § 16-31-3.5-2 Exclusion

Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) A person who solely dispatches prescheduled emergency medical transports. (2) A person who provides emergency medical dispatching during a major catastrophe or disaster with which individuals or dispatch agencies certified to provide emergency medical dispatching are unable to cope. As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.22.

Ind. Code § 16-31-3.5-3 Training requirement

Sec. 3. A person may not furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, or advertise services as an emergency medical dispatcher or otherwise be engaged as an emergency medical dispatch agency unless the person performing the emergency medical dispatch has completed training that meets or exceeds the standards established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the Emergency Medical Dispatch Program Implementation and Administration Managers Guide, as in effect July 1, 2012. As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.23; P.L.68-2009, SEC.3; P.L.77-2012, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 16-31-3.5-4 Repealed

As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.68-2009, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 16-31-3.5-5 Repealed

As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.26; P.L.68-2009, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.77-2012, SEC.44.

Ind. Code § 16-31-3.5-6 Repealed

As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.27; P.L.1-2006, SEC.302. Repealed by P.L.68-2009, SEC.7.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/16Fetched: 10/17/2026

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