Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 16 > Article 31.5 > Chapter 2 - Definitions

• 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
• 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.
• 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
• 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}
• 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
• member state: means a state that has enacted this compact. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-10
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5