Sec. 49. (a) As used in this section, “EMS” refers to emergency medical services (as defined in IC 16-18-2-110).

     (b) The board may conduct a feasibility study on potential ways in which the computer aided dispatch (CAD) systems used by PSAPs throughout Indiana could be made interoperable to facilitate the standard dispatch of EMS resources based on using the EMS resource that represents the closest and most appropriate EMS resource to respond to a particular emergency.

     (c) Not later than July 1, 2024, the board may submit a report that contains the information described in subsection (d) to the following:

(1) The executive director of the legislative services agency to distribute to the members of the general assembly. The report submitted to the executive director of the legislative services agency under this subdivision must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.

(2) The department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1.

(3) The integrated public safety commission established by IC 5-26-2-1.

(4) The Indiana department of health established by IC 16-19-1-1.

     (d) The report required by subsection (c) may contain the following information based on the study conducted under this section:

(1) An inventory of existing CAD equipment at PSAPs in Indiana.

(2) A description of existing technical or governance barriers to the interoperability of CAD systems, along with recommendations to mitigate or eliminate those barriers.

(3) Recommendations on a CAD-to-CAD integration system design that is based on best practices.

(4) The estimated cost of a project to develop and implement a CAD-to-CAD integration system design, along with a timeline for completing the project.

(5) Any other recommendations concerning a CAD-to-CAD integration system design that the board considers appropriate.

     (e) This section expires January 1, 2025.

As added by P.L.41-2023, SEC.1.