Indiana § 16-28-8-8 - Physician ordered ambulance services
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-28-8-8 — Physician ordered ambulance services, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-28-8-8. Physician ordered ambulance services
Sec. 8. When a patient receiving care at a health facility, due to the patient's condition or diagnosis, needs ambulance services other than emergency ambulance services, the patient's attending physician or the physician's designee must sign an order that states:
(1) the level of ambulance service needed for the patient; and
(2) the condition or diagnosis of the patient that makes the transportation of the patient by ambulance necessary.
As added by P.L.170-2022, SEC.23.
IC 16-28-9Chapter 9. Penalties
16-28-9-1Investigations and reports 16-28-9-2Penalty options 16-28-9-3Interference with investigations; retaliation; failure to correct; interference with correction process 16-28-9-4Destruction or falsification of records 16-28-9-5Unlicensed operation of facilities; advertisement of unlicensed facilities 16-28-9-6Imposition of fine
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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