IC 16-31-5
    Chapter 5. Provision or Authorization of Emergency MedicalServices by Local Governments

IC 16-31-5-1
Provision or authorization of emergency medical services;procedures
    Sec. 1. The governing body of a city, town, township, or countyby the governing body's action or in any combination may do thefollowing:
        (1) Establish, operate, and maintain emergency medicalservices.
        (2) Levy taxes under and limited by IC 6-3.5 and expendappropriated funds of the political subdivision to pay the costsand expenses of establishing, operating, maintaining, orcontracting for emergency medical services.
        (3) Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, authorize,franchise, or contract for emergency medical services.However:
            (A) a county may not provide, authorize, or contract foremergency medical services within the limits of any citywithout the consent of the city; and
            (B) a city or town may not provide, authorize, franchise, orcontract for emergency medical services outside the limits ofthe city or town without the approval of the governing bodyof the area to be served.
        (4) Apply for, receive, and accept gifts, bequests, grants-in-aid,state, federal, and local aid, and other forms of financialassistance for the support of emergency medical services.
        (5) Establish and provide for the collection of reasonable feesfor emergency ambulance services the governing body providesunder this chapter.
        (6) Pay the fees or dues for individual or group membership inany regularly organized volunteer emergency medical servicesassociation on their own behalf or on behalf of the emergencymedical services personnel serving that unit of government.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.

IC 16-31-5-2
Restrictions on provision of emergency medical services
    Sec. 2. A city, town, or county may not adopt an ordinance thatrestricts a person from providing emergency ambulance services inthe city, town, township, or county if:
        (1) the person is authorized to provide emergency ambulanceservices in any part of another county; and
        (2) the person has been requested to provide emergencyambulance services:
            (A) to the county in which the person is authorized toprovide emergency ambulance services, and those serviceswill originate in another county; or            (B) from the county in which the person is authorized toprovide emergency ambulance services, and those serviceswill terminate in another county.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.