Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 16 > Article 31.5 > Chapter 11 - Coordinated Data Base

• 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
• alternative program: means a voluntary, nondisciplinary substance abuse recovery program approved by a state EMS authority. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-3
• 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
• 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
• 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
• restricted: means the outcome of an adverse action that limits a license or the privilege to practice. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-14
• significant investigatory information: means investigative information that:

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• state: means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-18