Title 16, TITLE 16. HEALTH

Sec. 8. (a) To operate a home health agency, a person must first obtain a license from the state health commissioner, unless the person is exempted by a rule adopted by the state department. (b) The state health commissioner may also permit persons who are not required to be lice…

Sec. 9. (a) The state department shall investigate a report of an unlicensed home health agency operation and report its findings to the attorney general. (b) The attorney general may do the following: (1) Seek an injunction in the circuit or superior court of the county in which…

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-3.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.230; P.L.5-1993, SEC.243; P.L.141-2006, SEC.84; P.L.145-2006, SEC.134; P.L.1-2007, SEC.133. Repealed by P.L.156-2011, SEC.41; P.L.197-2011, SEC.153.

Sec. 10. (a) The state health commissioner may, for good cause shown, waive for a specified time any rule that may be waived under the following for a health facility: (1) This article. (2) IC 16-29. (3) IC 16-30. (b) The granting of a waiver may not adversely affect the health, …

certification by state department; registry Sec. 11. (a) Unless an individual is certified under this section: (1) the individual may not practice as a qualified medication aide or a certified nurse aide; and (2) a facility may not employ the individual as a qualified medication …

exception Sec. 11.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a qualified medication aide certified under section 11 of this chapter may not administer injectable medications. (b) A qualified medication aide certified under section 11 of this chapter may administer insulin to a …

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-6.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.179-1993, SEC.4; P.L.156-2011, SEC.24; P.L.197-2011, SEC.66. Repealed by P.L.141-2014, SEC.11.

Sec. 13. (a) Licensure inspections of health facilities shall be made regularly in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter. The division shall make all health and sanitation inspections. The department of homeland security shall make all fire safety inspections. (b) The …

maintenance and inspection of reports Sec. 14. (a) The division shall provide, on the request of any person and payment of a fee to cover the direct and indirect costs of complying with the request: (1) a copy of a report of an inspection from the public file of a health facility…

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-4(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Repealed by P.L.156-2011, SEC.41; P.L.197-2011, SEC.153.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-4(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Repealed by P.L.156-2011, SEC.41; P.L.197-2011, SEC.153. IC 16-28-1-4 Repealed [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-4(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.179-1993, SE…

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-4(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Repealed by P.L.156-2011, SEC.41; P.L.197-2011, SEC.153.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-4(b).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Repealed by P.L.156-2011, SEC.41; P.L.197-2011, SEC.153.

classification of facilities Sec. 7. The state department shall do the following: (1) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 governing the following: (A) Health and sanitation standards necessary to protect the health, safety, security, rights, and welfare of patients. (B) Qualifications of…

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-5(b).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Repealed by P.L.156-2011, SEC.41; P.L.197-2011, SEC.153.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-5(c).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Repealed by P.L.141-2014, SEC.10.

Sec. 1. The state department shall carry out health planning and resources development responsibilities and functions within Indiana. The state department shall do the following in the state department's planning activities: (1) Promote health and wellness activities. (2) Encoura…

Sec. 1. (a) The general assembly declares that the provision of emergency medical services is a matter of vital concern affecting the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of Indiana. (b) It is the purpose of this article: (1) to promote the establishment and maintenan…

Sec. 2. The provision of emergency medical service is an essential purpose of the political subdivisions of the state. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-14.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.

Sec. 3. This article or a rule adopted under this article does not authorize transporting to a hospital or medical treatment of a person who objects to medical treatment on religious grounds. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-1.5.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.

Sec. 1. (a) It is the intent of the state to develop, within the limits of the state's capabilities and resources, a program that gives the greatest assurance of enabling a person with a disability to achieve the individual's maximum potential and achieve the highest degree of in…

Sec. 2. The state health commissioner shall, in cooperation with appropriate state departments and institutions, as well as professional organizations and voluntary agencies, develop a plan by which diagnostic and evaluative services for persons with disabilities will be availabl…

Sec. 3. The recommended plan must give attention to the following: (1) The nature of the diagnostic and evaluative procedures. (2) Procedures for referral of individuals to such services. (3) Geographical availability of the services. (4) Staffing pattern or patterns of services.…

Sec. 4. It is not the intent of any system or procedures developed to void the intake procedures of a state department or agency providing rehabilitation services directly to individuals. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-2-5.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15.

Sec. 0.5. This article does not apply to in vitro fertilization. As added by P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.17.

Sec. 1. Childbirth is preferred, encouraged, and supported over abortion. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-3-4.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.17.

unemancipated pregnant minor Sec. 10. If the state or an agency of the state has wardship or guardianship of an unemancipated pregnant minor, the state or agency of the state may not consent to an abortion unless the abortion is permitted under IC 16-34-2-1. As added by P.L.173-2…

Sec. 11. Telehealth may not be used to provide any abortion, including the writing or filling of a prescription for any purpose that is intended to result in an abortion. As added by P.L.85-2021, SEC.5.

Sec. 2. Neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state may make a payment from any fund under its control for the performance of an abortion unless the abortion is necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-3-3.] A…

services Sec. 3. No private or denominational hospital shall be required to permit its facilities to be utilized for the performance of abortions. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-3-1.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.17.

mandatory participation in abortion Sec. 4. No: (1) physician; (2) nurse; (3) physician assistant; (4) pharmacist; (5) employee or member of the staff of a hospital or other facility in which an abortion may be performed; or (6) mental health provider; shall be required to perfor…

prohibition Sec. 5. No person shall be required, as a condition of training, employment, pay, promotion, or privileges, to agree to perform or participate in the performing of abortions. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-3-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.17.

Sec. 6. No hospital or other person shall discriminate against or discipline a person because of the person's moral beliefs concerning abortion. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-3-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.17.

Sec. 7. A civil action for damages or reinstatement of employment, or both, may be brought for any violation of sections 4 through 6 of this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-3-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.17.

exceptions Sec. 8. A qualified health plan (as defined in IC 27-8-33-3) offered under Subtitle D of Title 1 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) may not provide coverage for abortion, unless the abortion is permitted under IC 16-34-2-1. As adde…

As added by P.L.193-2011, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.19.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "municipal corporation" means a: (1) county; (2) township; (3) city; (4) town; or (5) school corporation; that makes provisions for conducting any kind of health work of a character qualified to comply with this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodification C…

dependent child less than 18 years of age; religious objections; discrimination; consent; limitations Sec. 10. (a) An official, an agent, or a representative of: (1) the state; (2) a political subdivision or municipal corporation; (3) a board, a bureau, a district, a welfare grou…

Sec. 11. The state department shall establish a perinatal navigator program for the purposes of engaging pregnant women in early prenatal care and providing referrals to pregnant women for wraparound services and home visiting programs in the local community. As added by P.L.292-…

Sec. 2. The state department shall cooperate with the Children's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor to do the following: (1) Extend and improve services for the promotion of the health of mothers and children, especially in rural areas and in areas suffering from sev…

Sec. 3. The state department shall cooperate with the Public Health Service of the United States Department of the Treasury to do the following: (1) Establish and maintain adequate public health services, including the training of the proper personnel to administer the public hea…

Sec. 4. The state department shall do the following: (1) Make reports that are in the form and that contain the information required by the Children's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor or the Public Health Service of the United States Department of the Treasury. (2)…

Sec. 5. (a) The state accepts all of the provisions and benefits of the Social Security Act enacted by the United States Congress and approved on August 14, 1935. (b) Under this chapter, the state department: (1) may administer; and (2) shall observe and comply with all of the re…

received Sec. 6. (a) The treasurer of state shall serve as the custodian of money that is received by the state from appropriations made by the United States Congress for the purpose of cooperating with the several states in the enforcement and administration of the federal Socia…

accounts; vouchers Sec. 7. (a) The money received from the federal government by the treasurer of state to defray the expenses and to pay the claims and obligations incurred in the administration of the federal Social Security Act shall be paid into the following accounts of the …

administering federal Social Security Act Sec. 8. (a) The state department is designated as the state agency to cooperate with the federal government in the administration of the provisions of Part I of Title 5 and of Title 6 of the federal Social Security Act. (b) The state depa…

authorities of municipal corporations or health districts Sec. 9. (a) The regular employees of the state department may be assigned to the performance of the duties prescribed in this chapter either on a full-time or part-time basis. Additional qualified personnel may be employed…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "health care" means any care, treatment, service, or procedure to maintain, diagnose, or treat an individual's physical or mental condition. The term includes admission to a health care facility. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-12-1(2).] A…

faith requirement Sec. 10. (a) A health care provider acting or declining to act in reliance on the consent or refusal of consent of a representative who the provider believes in good faith is authorized to consent to health care is not subject to: (1) criminal prosecution; (2) c…

to consent Sec. 11. (a) A representative under this chapter has the same right that the authorizing individual has to receive information relevant to the contemplated health care and to consent to the disclosure of medical records to a health care provider. (b) Disclosure of info…