Authority: IC 16-31-2-7; IC 16-31-3-14; IC 16-31-3-14.5; IC 16-31-3-20

Affected: IC 16-31-3-2

Sec. 2. (a) All communication used in emergency medical service vehicles for the purpose of dispatch or tactical communications shall demonstrate and maintain the ability to provide a voice communications linkage with the emergency medical service provider organization's dispatch center within the area that the emergency medical service provider organization normally serves or proposes to serve.

(b) Communication equipment used in emergency medical services vehicles shall be appropriately licensed through the Federal Communications Commission, when applicable. The maximum power of the transmitter shall be not more than the minimum required for technical operation, commensurate with the:

1. (1) size of the area to be served; and
2. (2) local conditions that affect radio transmission and reception.

(c) All emergency medical services vehicles shall be equipped with two (2) channels or talk-groups as follows:

1. (1) One (1) channel or talk-group shall be used primarily for dispatch and tactical communications.
2. (2) One (1) channel or talk-group shall be 155.340 MHz and have the proper tone equipment to operate on the Indiana Hospital Emergency Radio Network (IHERN) unless the provider organization vehicles and all the destination hospitals within the operational area of the provider organization have a system that is interoperable with the Indiana statewide wireless public safety voice and data communications system.

(Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission; Emergency Medical Services Rule III, B; filed Jun 5, 1975, 11:57 a.m.: Rules and Regs. 1976, p. 94; filed Nov 3, 1980, 3:55 p.m.: 3 IR 2201; filed Dec 2, 1983, 2:43 p.m.: 7 IR 356; errata, 7 IR 1254; filed Dec 13, 1985, 9:13 a.m.: 9 IR 1046; filed May 15, 1998, 10:25 a.m.: 21 IR 3877; filed Jun 11, 2004, 1:30 p.m.: 27 IR 3525; filed Jul 31, 2007, 10:01 a.m.: 20070829- IR-836060011FRA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2010, 8:07 a.m.: 20100825-IR-836100267RFA; readopted filed Oct 31, 2016, 1:48 p.m.: 20161130-IR-836160328RFA; readopted filed Nov 28, 2022, 2:51 p.m.: 20221228-IR-836220299RFA; readopted filed Jul 24, 2024, 3:48 p.m.: 20240821-IR-836230827RFA)