First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 505
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 16-18-2-110, AS AMENDED BY P.L.170-2022,
SECTION 19, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 110. "Emergency medical services", for purposes
of IC 16-31, means an integrated medical care delivery system in which
emergency medical responders, emergency medical technicians,
advanced emergency medical technicians, and paramedics provide
emergency and nonemergency medical care to protect against the loss
of life or aggravation of illness or injury:
(1) during an emergency response;
(2) while transporting a patient in a ground or air ambulance
outside of a hospital, or a health care facility, a mental health
facility, or an urgent care facility (as defined in
IC 16-24.5-1-1); or
(3) as part of a mobile integrated healthcare program described in
IC 16-31-12.
SECTION 2. IC 16-18-2-225.6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 225.6. "Mental health facility",
for purposes of IC 16-31, means the following:
(1) A certified community behavioral health clinic (as defined
in IC 12-15-1.3-25(a)).
(2) A community mental health center (as defined in
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IC 12-7-2-38) certified under IC 12-21-2-3(5)(C).
SECTION 3. IC 16-18-2-362.1, AS ADDED BY P.L.50-2020,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 362.1. "Urgent care facility", for purposes of
IC 16-24.5-1 and IC 16-31, has the meaning set forth in
IC 16-24.5-1-1.
SECTION 4. IC 16-31-4.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]:
Chapter 4.5. Emergency Medical Services Transport
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.
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 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.
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.
SECTION 5. IC 16-31-6-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.166-2021,
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SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) A certified emergency medical responder,
a certified emergency medical technician, a certified advanced
emergency medical technician, or a licensed paramedic who provides
emergency medical services to an emergency patient is not liable for an
act or omission in providing those services unless the act or omission
constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct. If the certified
emergency medical services provider is not liable for an act or
omission, no other person incurs liability by reason of an agency
relationship with the certified emergency medical services provider.
(b) This section does not affect the liability of a driver of an
ambulance for negligent operation of the ambulance.
(c) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b), a certified
emergency medical technician, a certified advanced emergency
medical technician, or a licensed paramedic who provides emergency
medical services is not liable for transporting any person to an
appropriate health care facility, mental health facility, or urgent care
facility when the certified emergency medical technician, the certified
advanced emergency medical technician, or the licensed paramedic
makes a good faith judgment that the emergency patient or the
emergency patient's primary caregiver lacks the capacity to make an
informed decision about the patient's:
(1) safety; or
(2) need for medical attention;
and the emergency patient is reasonably likely to suffer disability or
death without the medical intervention available at the facility.
SEA 505 President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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