Indiana § 16-31-3-1 - Certification or license required
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-31-3-1 — Certification or license required, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-31-3-1. Certification or license required
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person other than:
(1) a licensed physician;
(2) a registered nurse or an individual acting under the supervision of a licensed physician; or
(3) a person providing health care in a hospital or an ambulatory outpatient surgical center licensed under IC 16-21;
may not furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, advertise, or otherwise be engaged in providing emergency medical services, except for the use of an automated external defibrillator, as a part of the regular course of doing business, either paid or voluntary, unless that person holds a valid certificate or license issued by the commission.
(b) A:
(1) licensed physician;
(2) registered nurse or an individual acting under the supervision of a licensed physician; or
(3) person providing health care in a hospital or an ambulatory outpatient surgical center licensed under IC 16-21;
who operates a business of transporting emergency patients by ambulance or using a nontransporting emergency medical services vehicle must hold a valid certificate issued by the commission under this article.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-9(a), (c).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.186-1995, SEC.8; P.L.74-2006, SEC.3; P.L.77-2012, SEC.22.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-31-3-1 ("Certification or license required") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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