State Government / Indiana / Legislation / HB 1251
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Specifies that emergency medical services, including emergency ambulance services, are essential services in Indiana. Specifies that the provision of emergency medical services is an essential purpose of political subdivisions. Requires the county commissioners of each county to: (1) identify areas that are unserved by emergency ambulance services; and (2) provide emergency ambulance services to those areas by establishing a county emergency ambulance service, contracting with a public, private, or nonprofit provider of emergency ambulance services, or by any other available means. Allows a governing body to opt out of the requirement to provide emergency ambulance services to unserved areas in certain cases. Provides that a county governing body that opts out of the provision of emergency ambulance services is immune from civil liability for personal injury or death resulting from a lack of emergency ambulance services in an area of the county.
Latest development · Feb 12, 2026
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
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Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
Senator Becker added as second sponsor
Senator Bohacek added as third sponsor
Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor
First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Referred to the Senate
Senate sponsor: Senator Crider
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 177: yeas 83, nays 0
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Representatives Gore, Garcia Wilburn added as coauthors
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Authored by Representative O'Brien
Coauthored by Representative Bartels
First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
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