Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 16 > Article 31.5 > Chapter 14 - Date of Implementation of the Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice and Associated Rules, Withdrawal, and Amendment

• 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
• 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
• member state: means a state that has enacted this compact. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-10
• rule: means a written statement by the interstate commission promulgated under Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-15
• state: means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-18
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.