Indiana § 16-31-3-26 - Quality assurance program; rules

§ 16-31-3-26. Quality assurance program; rules

Sec. 26. (a) Each provider organization shall participate in a written quality assurance program. Proceedings under this section are confidential, and any communication related to the quality assurance program is considered a privileged communication.

(b) This section does not prevent participation by a provider organization in a peer review committee proceeding under IC 34-30-15.

(c) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.

As added by P.L.79-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.170-2022, SEC.29.

IC 16-31-3.5Chapter 3.5. Emergency Medical Dispatch

16-31-3.5-1Definitions; applicability 16-31-3.5-2Exclusion 16-31-3.5-3Training requirement 16-31-3.5-4Repealed 16-31-3.5-4.5Repealed 16-31-3.5-5Repealed 16-31-3.5-6Repealed 16-31-3.5-7Repealed

IC 16-31-3.5-1Definitions; 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.

IC 16-31-3.5-2Exclusion 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.

IC 16-31-3.5-3Training 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.

IC 16-31-3.5-4RepealedAs added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.68-2009, SEC.7.

IC 16-31-3.5-4.5RepealedAs added by P.L.22-2005, SEC.25. Repealed by P.L.68-2009, SEC.7.

IC 16-31-3.5-5RepealedAs 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.

IC 16-31-3.5-6RepealedAs 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.

IC 16-31-3.5-7RepealedAs added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.32. Repealed by P.L.77-2012, SEC.45.

IC 16-31-4Chapter 4. Repealed[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations:

16-31-4-1formerly 16-1-40-216-31-4-2formerly 16-1-40-316-31-4-3formerly 16-1-40-416-31-4-4formerly 16-1-40-816-31-4-5formerly 16-1-40-916-31-4-6formerly 16-1-40-10(a), (b), (c)16-31-4-7formerly 16-1-40-1116-31-4-8formerly 16-1-40-12.]Repealed by P.L.186-1995, SEC.19.

IC 16-31-4.5Chapter 4.5. Emergency Medical Services Transport

16-31-4.5-1Transport to health care facility, mental health facility, or urgent care facility 16-31-4.5-2Written agreement required; contents 16-31-4.5-3Reimbursement

IC 16-31-4.5-1Transport to health care facility, mental health facility, or urgent care facility Sec. 1. Subject to the terms of a written agreement described in section 2 of this chapter, an emergency medical responder, an emergency medical technician, an advanced emergency medical technician, or a paramedic may transport an individual to:

(1) a health care facility;

(2) a mental health facility; or

(3) an urgent care facility;

that can provide the individual with appropriate and necessary treatment.

As added by P.L.210-2025, SEC.4.

IC 16-31-4.5-2Written agreement required; contents Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "employing entity" means an entity that employs:

(1) an emergency medical responder;

(2) an emergency medical technician;

(3) an advanced emergency medical technician; or

(4) a paramedic.

(b) An employing entity or an individual described in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(4) shall enter into a written agreement with a facility described in section 1 of this chapter detailing procedures for the transport of individuals to the facility, including the following information:

(1) The facility's operating hours.

(2) Criteria for determining whether the facility is an appropriate facility to transport the individual.

(3) Procedures for:

(A) directing the transport of an individual to another facility; and

(B) individuals who decline care or transport to a facility.

As added by P.L.210-2025, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.134.

IC 16-31-4.5-3Reimbursement Sec. 3. An emergency medical responder, an emergency medical technician, an advanced emergency medical technician, or a paramedic may be reimbursed for transporting an individual to a facility described in section 1 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.210-2025, SEC.4.

IC 16-31-5Chapter 5. Provision or Authorization of Emergency Medical Services by Local Governments

16-31-5-1Provision or authorization of emergency medical services; procedures 16-31-5-2Restrictions on provision of ambulance services