Title 16, HEALTH

Sec. 52.2. "Certificate of free sale", for purposes of IC 16-42-18.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-42-18.5-1. As added by P.L.143-2022, SEC.11.

Sec. 52.5. (a) "Charity care", for purposes of IC 16-21-6, IC 16-21-9, IC 16-21-9.5, and IC 16-40-6, means the unreimbursed cost to a hospital of providing, funding, or otherwise financially supporting health care services: (1) to a person classified by the hospital as financiall…

Sec. 53. "Checklist", for purposes of IC 16-20-8, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-20-8-1. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-4-8.5(a).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.

Sec. 54.3. "Child", for purposes of IC 16-35-8, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-35-8-1. As added by P.L.1-2010, SEC.68.

Sec. 54.5. "Childhood hazards", for purposes of IC 16-41-40, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-40-1.5. As added by P.L.101-1999, SEC.1.

Sec. 54.7. "Child-occupied facility", for purposes of lead-based paint activities and IC 16-41-39.8, means a building or a portion of a building that: (1) was constructed before 1978; (2) does not qualify as target housing (as defined in section 346.3 of this chapter); and (3) is…

Sec. 55. "Children", for purposes of IC 16-35-2, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-35-2-1. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-2-1.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.

Sec. 55.5. "Chronic disease", for purposes of IC 16-38-6, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-38-6-1. As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.2.

Sec. 56. "City health department", for purposes of IC 16-20-4, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-20-4-2. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.

Sec. 56.2. "Clearance examination", for purposes of IC 16-41-39.4, means an activity conducted by a clearance examiner who is licensed under IC 16-41-39.8 to establish proper completion of interim controls (as defined in 24 CFR 35.110). As added by P.L.102-2008, SEC.2. Amended by…

Sec. 56.3. "Client", for purposes of IC 16-27-4, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-27-4-1. As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.4.

Sec. 56.5. (a) "Cloning" means the use of asexual reproduction to create or grow a human embryo from a single cell or cells of a genetically identical human. (b) The term does not include: (1) a treatment or procedure to enhance human reproductive capability through the manipulat…

Sec. 57. "Cold storage", for purposes of IC 16-42, means the storage of foods for at least thirty (30) days and at a temperature of not more than forty-five (45) degrees Fahrenheit. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-21-2.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.

Sec. 58. (a) "Cold storage warehouse", for purposes of IC 16-42, means a structure, a part of a structure, or a fixture that meets the following conditions: (1) Uses refrigerating machinery or ice for the purpose of refrigeration. (2) Is used for cold storage of foods. (b) The te…

Sec. 58.5. "Collection action", for purposes of IC 16-21-9.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-21-9.5-1. As added by P.L.88-2026, SEC.2.

Sec. 59. "Color", for purposes of IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4, includes black, white, and intermediate grays. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-28-3(x)(2).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.

Sec. 6.1. "Advance directive", for purposes of IC 16-36-7, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-36-7-2. As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.5.

Sec. 6.5. "Advanced emergency medical technician", for purposes of IC 16-31, means an individual who is certified under the IC 16-31-3-2 Indiana emergency medical services commission standards for an advanced emergency medical technician certification to provide elements of advan…

Sec. 60. (a) "Color additive", for purposes of IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4, means a material that: (1) is a dye, pigment, or other substance made by a process of synthesis or similar artifice, or extracted, isolated, or otherwise derived, with or without intermediate or final c…

Sec. 62. (a) "Commission", for purposes of IC 16-27.5, refers to the certified health care professions commission established by IC 16-27.5-2-1. (b) "Commission", for purposes of IC 16-31, refers to the Indiana emergency medical services commission. (c) "Commission", for purposes…

Sec. 64. "Communicable disease", for purposes of IC 16-41, has the meaning prescribed by the state department under IC 16-41-2. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-10.5-2; 16-1-46-10.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.

Sec. 64.4. "Community", for purposes of IC 16-21-6 and IC 16-21-9, means the primary geographic area encompassing at least the entire county in which the hospital is located and patient categories for which the hospital provides health care services. As added by P.L.94-1994, SEC.…

Sec. 64.5. "Community benefits", for purposes of IC 16-21-9, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-21-9-1. As added by P.L.94-1994, SEC.3.

Sec. 64.6. "Community based palliative care", for purposes of IC 16-25-4.7, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-25-4.7-1. As added by P.L.44-2020, SEC.1.

Sec. 66. "Community or migrant health center", for purposes of IC 16-46-5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-46-5-1. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-3-6-1.3.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.

Sec. 66.5. "Competent witness", for purposes of IC 16-36-5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-36-5-2. As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.3.

Sec. 66.7. "Component", for purposes of IC 16-41-39.8, has the meaning set forth in 24 CFR 35.110, as in effect July 1, 2002. As added by P.L.57-2009, SEC.6.

Sec. 66.8. "Compounding", for purposes of IC 16-42-22.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-42-22.5-2. As added by P.L.136-2026, SEC.2.

Sec. 67. (a) "Comprehensive care bed", for purposes of IC 16-28-2.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-28-2.5-2. (b) "Comprehensive care bed", for purposes of IC 16-29-2, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-29-2-1. (c) "Comprehensive care bed", for purposes of IC 16-29-7, has the…

Sec. 67.1. (a) "Comprehensive care health facility", for purposes of IC 16-19 and IC 16-28-2.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-28-2.5-3. (b) "Comprehensive care health facility", for purposes of IC 16-29-7, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-29-7-3. As added by P.L.257-2015, …

Sec. 67.5. "Comprehensive plan", for purposes of IC 16-23.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-23.5-1-5. As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.182.

Sec. 68. "Confirmatory test", for purposes of IC 16-41-12 and IC 16-41-14, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-12-4. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-8-7-1(d); 16-8-7.5-2.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.

Sec. 69. (a) "Consent", for purposes of IC 16-34, means a written agreement to submit to an abortion: (1) after the consenting party has had a full explanation of the abortion procedure to be performed, including disclosures and information required by IC 16-34-2-1.1; and (2) as …

Sec. 69.1. "Container", for purposes of IC 16-41-16, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-16-1.6. As added by P.L.96-2026, SEC.2.

Sec. 69.2. "Consumer product", for purposes of IC 16-41-39.4, means an item or a component of an item that is produced or distributed for: (1) sale to a consumer for use; or (2) the personal use, consumption, or enjoyment of a consumer. As added by P.L.102-2008, SEC.3.

Sec. 69.3. "Continuing care retirement community", for purposes of IC 16-28-15 and IC 16-29-7, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-28-15-2. As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.156. Amended by P.L.202-2018, SEC.4.

Sec. 69.4. "Contractual allowances", for purposes of IC 16-21-6, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-21-6-0.1. As added by P.L.94-1994, SEC.4.

Sec. 69.5. "Contributions", for purposes of IC 16-21-6 and IC 16-21-9, means the dollar value of cash donations and the fair market value at the time of donation of in kind donations to the hospital from individuals, organizations, or other entities. The term does not include the…

Sec. 7. (a) "Advanced life support", for purposes of IC 16-31, means care that is given: (1) at the scene of: (A) an accident; (B) an act of terrorism (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-329), if the governor has declared a disaster emergency under IC 10-14-3-12 in response to the act of…

Sec. 7.3. (a) "Advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance" means the individual who pronounced the time of death for a deceased individual. (b) For purposes of IC 16-37-3, the term includes an individual who holds a license under IC 25-23 and is practicing as an advanc…

Sec. 70. "Construct", "erect", or "build", for purposes of IC 16-22, includes the renovation or rebuilding of an existing structure. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-1(a)(8).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.

Sec. 70.1. "Construction project" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-21-2-11.5(a). As added by P.L.67-2005, SEC.1.

Sec. 72. (a) "Consumer commodity", for purposes of IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4, except as otherwise specifically provided by this section, means any food, drug, device, or cosmetic as those terms are defined by this article or in rules adopted under IC 16-42-1. (b) The term doe…

Sec. 74. "Contaminated sharp", for purposes of IC 16-41-16, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-16-2. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-9.7-1.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.

Sec. 75. "Contaminated with filth", for purposes of IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4, applies to a food, drug, device, or cosmetic not securely protected from dust, dirt, and as far as necessary by all reasonable means, from all foreign or injurious contaminations. [Pre-1993 Recodif…

Sec. 76. "Contracting county", for purposes of IC 16-24-2, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-24-2-2. [1993 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.