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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 4.3. (a) This section also applies to a town, township, or fire department of a fire protection territory or fire protection district, that has at least one (1) certified employee of a full-time, paid fire or police department, without regard to whether:
(1) the employee is an appointed police officer or firefighter; or
(2) under section 5 of this chapter, the police or fire department is exempt from sections 3, 4, and 4.1 of this chapter.
(b) As used in this section, “certified employee” means an individual who, as a condition of employment, holds a valid certification issued under IC 16-31-3 by the Indiana emergency medical services commission established by IC 16-31-2-1.
(c) As used in this section, “medical director” means a physician with an unlimited license to practice medicine in Indiana and who performs the duties and responsibilities described in 836 IAC 2-2-1.
(d) If a medical director takes any of the following actions against a certified employee, the medical director shall provide to the certified employee and to the chief of the certified employee's department a written explanation of the reasons for the action taken by the medical director:
(1) The medical director refuses or fails to supervise or otherwise provide medical control and direction to the certified employee.
(2) The medical director refuses or fails to attest to the competency of the certified employee to perform emergency medical services.
(3) The medical director suspends the certified employee from performing emergency medical services.
(e) Before a police or fire department takes any employment related action against a certified employee as the result of a medical director's action described in subsection (d), the certified employee is entitled to a hearing and appeal concerning the medical director's action as provided in section 4 of this chapter.
(f) If the medical director's action that is the subject of an appeal under subsection (e) is based on a health care decision made by the certified employee in performing emergency medical services, the safety board conducting the hearing shall consult with an independent medical expert to determine whether the certified employee followed the applicable emergency medical services protocol in making the health care decision. The independent medical expert:
(1) must be a physician trained in emergency medical services; and
(2) may not be affiliated with the same hospital as the medical director.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-8-3-4.3 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-36-local-government/in-code-sect-36-8-3-4-3/
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