Title 23, Health and Safety

An individual may practice in a remote state under a privilege to practice only in the performance of the individual's emergency medical services duties as assigned by an appropriate authority, as defined in the rules of the commission, and under the following circumstances: 1. T…

Upon a member state's governor's declaration of a state of emergency or disaster that activates the emergency management assistance compact, all relevant terms and provisions of the emergency management assistance compact apply and to the extent any terms or provisions of this co…

1. Member states shall consider a veteran, active military service member, and member of the national guard and reserves separating from an active duty tour, and a spouse thereof, who holds a current valid and unrestricted national registry of emergency medical technicians certif…

1. A home state shall have exclusive power to impose adverse action against an individual's license issued by the home state. 2. If an individual's license in any home state is restricted or suspended, the individual is not eligible to practice in a remote state under the privile…

A member state's emergency medical services authority, in addition to any other powers granted under state law, is authorized under this compact to: 1. Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production o…

1. The compact states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the interstate commission for emergency medical services personnel practice. a. The commission is a body politic and an instrumentality of the compact states. b. Venue is proper and judicial proceedi…

1. The commission shall provide for the development and maintenance of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and significant investigatory information on all licensed individuals in member states. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision …

1. The commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments are binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. 2. If a majority of the legislatures of the member stat…

1. a. The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact's purposes and intent. The provisions of this compact and the rules promulgated her…

1. The compact becomes effective on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions, which become effective at that time, are limited to the powers granted to the commission relating to assembly and the promulgation of rules. Th…

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. If this compact is held to be contrary to the constitution of any state member thereto, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining member states. Nothing in this compact…