Title 16, HEALTH

Sec. 6. (a) The state health commissioner shall appoint individuals to staff the office, including: (1) the director of the office; and (2) any other employees that the state health commissioner determines are necessary. (b) The employees appointed under subsection (a)(2) shall r…

Sec. 1. (a) This section and section 2 of this chapter do not apply to the following: (1) A hospital that primarily provides inpatient and outpatient services to a pediatric population. (2) A psychiatric hospital (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-270). (b) Each hospital shall adopt, imp…

Sec. 2. (a) The sepsis guidelines adopted under this chapter shall be provided to the state department upon the state department's request. (b) A hospital that submits sepsis data as required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting p…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "qualified expenses" means expenses incurred by a county hospital to provide emergency medical services (as defined in IC 16-18-2-110). As added by P.L.154-2006, SEC.67.

Sec. 2. The governing board of a county hospital may request support from the county for qualified expenses, either by: (1) appropriation from the county general fund; or (2) a separate tax levy; by filing with the county executive on or before August 1 a written budget of the am…

Sec. 3. Subject to sections 4 and 5 of this chapter, a county may establish a separate property tax levy for a county hospital to compensate the county hospital for the county hospital's qualified expenses. As added by P.L.154-2006, SEC.67.

Sec. 4. The property tax rate imposed under this chapter may not exceed the lesser of the following: (1) Six cents ($0.06) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation. (2) The property tax rate that is necessary to generate tax revenues in an amount equal to the coun…

Sec. 5. Property taxes imposed under this chapter are subject to the county's levy limitations imposed under IC 6-1.1-18.5-3. As added by P.L.154-2006, SEC.67.

Sec. 6. The amount levied under this chapter is in addition to any other amount levied for a county hospital. As added by P.L.154-2006, SEC.67.

Sec. 7. An amount levied under this chapter: (1) must be appropriated as other county funds are appropriated; and (2) may be used only for qualified expenses. As added by P.L.154-2006, SEC.67.

Sec. 2. (a) A health facility shall attempt to obtain informed consent from: (1) a patient; or (2) a patient's legal guardian; for a patient to participate in immunization programs conducted within the health facility while the patient is residing at the health facility. (b) A he…

Sec. 3. (a) Subject to obtaining a patient's informed consent under section 2(b) of this chapter and subject to obtaining an order from the individual's physician to administer the immunizations, a health facility shall immunize all patients of the health facility against the fol…

Sec. 4. Except as required by section 5 of this chapter, a health facility shall administer or cause to be administered the immunizations required under this chapter before December 1 of each year if the vaccine is available. As added by P.L.97-1999, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to an individual who becomes a patient of a health facility on or after December 1 and before April 1. (b) A health facility shall attempt to determine the status of an individual's immunization against the influenza virus and pneumococcal disease…

Sec. 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a health facility shall not require an individual to receive an immunization under this chapter if: (1) the health facility: (A) has written documentation from the individual's physician or other health care provider in…

Sec. 0.2. P.L.184-1989 does not apply to semen donations that are provided to a practitioner (as defined in IC 16-8-7.5-5, before its repeal, now codified at section 4 of this chapter and at IC 16-18-2-288) before July 1, 1989. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.321.

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a donor who is the husband of the recipient. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7.5-5.5.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 10. A practitioner shall refer a donor or recipient to appropriate counseling if a confirmatory test indicates the presence of the HIV antibody. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7.5-10.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 11. A practitioner or other person is not required to perform a test on the donor's semen if the following conditions are met: (1) The semen is labeled indicating that the semen has been previously tested as required by this chapter. (2) Evidence is submitted that the donor …

Sec. 12. (a) A practitioner shall require a semen donor to provide the following information: (1) Name. (2) Address. (3) Date of birth. (b) A practitioner shall request a semen donor to provide the semen donor's Social Security number. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7.5-…

Sec. 13. A practitioner shall provide information to a semen donor to enable the semen donor to give informed consent to the procedures required by this chapter. The information required by this section must be in the following form: NOTICE (1) This facility performs a screening …

Sec. 14. (a) A practitioner shall keep the following: (1) A record of the information required under this chapter. (2) The results of tests required under sections 5 and 7 of this chapter. (3) A writing required under section 5(e) of this chapter. (b) Records kept under this sect…

Sec. 15. (a) A person may not disclose or be compelled to disclose information collected under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter. This information may not be released or made public on subpoena or otherwise, except under the following circumstances: (1) Release may…

Sec. 16. A practitioner who: (1) is responsible for conducting a screening test required under this chapter; and (2) knowingly or intentionally fails to conduct the screening test; commits a Class A misdemeanor. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7.5-11.] As added by P.L.2-1…

Sec. 18. (a) The state department may designate an agent who: (1) if the agent has probable cause to believe that evidence of a health threat exists on private property; (2) upon presentation of proper credentials; and (3) under emergency circumstances or on issuance of a warrant…

Sec. 19. (a) The state department may commence an action under IC 4-21.5-3-6 or IC 4-21.5-4 for issuance of an order of compliance and a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation per day against any person who: (1) fails to comply with this chapter o…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "artificial insemination" means the introduction of semen into the vagina or cervix of a woman by means other than through the act of coitus. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7.5-1.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 20. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with section 18 or 19 of this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor. (b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-35-1.] As…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "donor insemination" means artificial insemination by a donor. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7.5-3.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "practitioner" means a person who: (1) performs donor insemination; or (2) receives, processes, or stores semen intended for donor insemination. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7.5-5.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e) and section 7 of this chapter, a practitioner shall test each donor of semen for the following diseases before the donor provides a donation: (1) Syphilis. (2) Hepatitis B surface antigen and core antibody. (3) HIV antibody. (b) Ex…

Sec. 6. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to provide for testing for communicable and sexually transmitted diseases under this chapter, including the identification of the diseases to be tested and the type of test to be used. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citatio…

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a practitioner may not use a donation of semen until the following conditions are met: (1) The specimen has been frozen and quarantined for at least one hundred eighty (180) days. (2) The donor is retested after one hundred eighty…

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a practitioner shall dispose of a donation of semen after a confirmatory test indicates the presence of the HIV antibody. The disposal must be made according to the rules concerning the disposal of infectious waste. (b) Subsection…

Sec. 9. (a) A practitioner shall report the name and address of a donor or recipient to the state department if a required test shows the presence of a disease required to be reported under IC 16-41-2. (b) A practitioner shall attempt to notify a donor or recipient if a required …

Sec. 1. The safety PIN (protecting Indiana's newborns) grant program is established. The state department shall administer the program. As added by P.L.125-2015, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. (a) The safety PIN (protecting Indiana's newborns) grant fund is established for the purpose of distributing money for the improving birth outcomes grant program. The fund shall be administered by the state department. (b) The fund consists of: (1) money appropriated for …

Sec. 3. (a) A person seeking a grant under this chapter must submit a proposal to the state department. (b) Except as provided in section 4.5(b) or 4.6 of this chapter, a proposal for a grant under this chapter must include the following: (1) The targeted area. (2) Measurable beh…

Sec. 4. (a) In awarding grants under this chapter, the state department shall give preference to proposals that seek to do any of the following: (1) Improve access and coordination through outreach and follow-up services for pregnant women and fathers who are at risk of not recei…

Sec. 4.5. (a) A local health department, health care provider, or other human services provider may submit a proposal for a grant under this chapter to be used to assist individuals seeking contraceptives. (b) A proposal for a grant to be used to assist individuals seeking contra…

Sec. 4.6. (a) A local health department, health care provider, or other human services provider may submit a proposal for a grant under this chapter to be used to provide instruction on the use of fertility awareness-based family planning methods. (b) A proposal for a grant to be…

Sec. 5. The state department may adopt necessary rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.125-2015, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. The compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions, which become effective at that time, shall be limited to the powers granted to the commission relating to assembly and the promulgati…

Sec. 2. Any state that joins the compact subsequent to the commission's initial adoption of the rules shall be subject to the rules as they exist on the date on which the compact becomes law in that state. Any rule that has been previously adopted by the commission shall have the…

Sec. 3. (a) Any member state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the compact. (b) A member state's withdrawal shall not take effect until six (6) months after enactment of the repealing statute. (c) Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement…