Title 16, TITLE 16. HEALTH

Sec. 1. The state department shall include in the registry of nurse aides required by 42 CFR 483.156(a) a home health aide who has successfully completed a home health aide competency evaluation program as required by 42 CFR 484.36. As added by P.L.110-1999, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. Information required for entry of a home health aide in the registry of nurse aides described in section 1 of this chapter must be the same as the information required for nurse aides under 42 CFR 483.156(c). As added by P.L.110-1999, SEC.2.

aides Sec. 3. (a) The state department shall establish a procedure for the receipt and the timely review and investigation of allegations of: (1) neglect of a patient; (2) abuse of a patient; or (3) misappropriation of patient property; by a home health aide. (b) The procedure re…

Sec. 4. The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.110-1999, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a registered home health aide who: (1) is employed as a home health aide; and (2) provides care to an individual who has been diagnosed with or experiences symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or a related cognitive disorder. (b) As used …

jejunostomy tube feedings; training Sec. 6. (a) A registered home health aide may administer gastrointestinal and jejunostomy tube feedings to a specific patient only if the following conditions are met: (1) The registered home health aide has completed the training curriculum de…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "food instrument" means an electronic benefit transfer card that can be taken to a WIC vendor for exchange for a specified quantity of food. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-2.5-1.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.138-2019, S…

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 authorized by the state department to accept a food instrument and provide supplemental food to a WIC participant. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-2.5-4.] …

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

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…

As added by P.L.145-1996, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.149-1997, SEC.8.

As added by P.L.145-1996, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.149-1997, SEC.8.