Title 16, HEALTH

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "WIC" refers to the women, infants, and children nutrition program. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-2.5-2.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "WIC participant" means an authorized pregnant woman, a postpartum woman, an infant, or a child who is receiving supplemental food or a food instrument under the WIC program. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-2.5-3.] As added by P.L.2-1993, …

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "WIC vendor" means the individual, partnership, limited partnership, or corporation that has: (1) entered into a WIC vendor agreement; and (2) been authorized by the state department to accept a food instrument and provide supplemental food to a W…

Sec. 4.5. As used in this chapter, "WIC vendor agreement" means an agreement between a WIC vendor and the WIC program that: (1) complies with 7 CFR 246.12; and (2) sets forth the requirements the WIC vendor must meet in order to redeem WIC food instruments. As added by P.L.171-20…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "women, infants, and children nutrition program" refers to the federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children under 42 U.S.C. 1786. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-2.5-5.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.

Sec. 5.5. (a) The state department shall select a WIC vendor based on vendor selection criteria set forth in 7 CFR 246.12. (b) The state department shall do the following: (1) Review the vendor selection criteria annually. (2) Include the vendor selection criteria in the WIC stat…

Sec. 6. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 specifying a system of civil penalties and other sanctions for failure to comply with a WIC vendor agreement under the WIC program or federal regulations under 7 CFR 246. The severity of a sanction must be consistent …

Sec. 7. (a) A civil penalty collected by the state department must be deposited in a dedicated account designated by the state department to be used in the administration of the WIC program. (b) A civil penalty collected under this chapter does not revert to the state general fun…

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply when an individual is detained or committed under IC 12-26-5, IC 12-26-6, or IC 12-26-7. As added by P.L.145-1996, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.205-2023, SEC.21.

Sec. 10. A mental health provider shall inform each patient of the mental health provider about: (1) the mental health provider's training and credentials; (2) the reasonably foreseeable risks and relative benefits of proposed treatments and alternative treatments; and (3) the pa…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "mental health provider" means any of the following: (1) A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse licensed under IC 25-23. (2) A clinical social worker licensed under IC 25-23.6-5. (3) A marriage and family therapist licensed under IC 25-23.…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "patient" means a person who is the recipient of mental health services. As added by P.L.145-1996, SEC.3.

Sec. 4. Before providing mental health services, a mental health provider must obtain consent from each patient. As added by P.L.145-1996, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.111-1997, SEC.7; P.L.149-1997, SEC.2; P.L.253-1997(ss), SEC.19.

Sec. 4.5. Before providing mental health services, a physician who is licensed under IC 25-22.5 must obtain consent from each patient as provided in IC 34-18-12. As added by P.L.149-1997, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-1998, SEC.119.

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a patient who: (1) receives mental health services; and (2) is mentally incompetent. (b) A patient described in subsection (a) shall provide consent for mental health treatment through the informed consent of one (1) of the following: (1) The p…

Sec. 6. In order to comply with this chapter, a mental health provider needs to obtain only one (1) consent for mental health services for a patient while admitted in or treated as an outpatient at the main facility or a clinic of any of the following: (1) A psychiatric hospital …

Sec. 7. If a patient's written consent is: (1) signed by the patient or the patient's authorized representative; (2) witnessed by an individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and (3) explained, orally or in the written consent, to the patient or the patient's authori…