Title 16, HEALTH

Sec. 12. A member of a local board of health must meet the following conditions: (1) Be a citizen of the United States. (2) Reside in a county to which the local board of health provides health services. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.8-7(d).] As added by P.L.2-1993, S…

Sec. 13. An individual who has a vested interest or stands to gain financially from any activity of the local health department or a policy decision of the board is ineligible to serve on a local health board. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.8-7(e).] As added by P.L.2-1…

Sec. 14. At the first meeting of a local board of health each year, the members shall elect a chairman. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.8-8(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

Sec. 15. (a) Meetings may be called by any of the following: (1) The chairman. (2) Four (4) members of the local board of health. (3) The local health officer. (b) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 1…

Sec. 16. (a) Each local board of health shall appoint a health officer that meets the requirements of IC 16-20-1-9.5 to serve for a term of four (4) years. The health officer serves until a successor is appointed and qualified. (b) The appointment of a local health officer is sub…

Sec. 17. (a) The fiscal body of a county in which a local health department has been authorized shall assess a levy annually on the assessed valuation of taxable property for the maintenance of the county health department. (b) The taxes shall be paid into the county treasury and…

Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to a county having a population of more than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) and less than two hundred thousand (200,000). (b) Each year the county fiscal officer shall transfer to the community health clinic located in the county an a…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in IC 16-20-3, the executive of each county shall by ordinance establish and maintain a local health department. (b) The executive of a county having a population of more than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) and less than two hundred thou…

Sec. 2.5. A health ordinance adopted by the county executive of Tippecanoe County that: (1) was adopted after December 31, 1993, and before March 11, 1994; and (2) applies to the entire county; is legalized. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.312. Amended by P.L.119-2012, SEC.125.…

Sec. 3. A local board of health shall manage each local health department established under this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.8-2.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

Sec. 4. (a) For a county with a population of less than two hundred thousand (200,000), a local board of health is composed of seven (7) members, not more than four (4) of whom may be from the same political party. (b) For a county with a population of at least two hundred thousa…

Sec. 5. (a) For a county with a population of at least two hundred thousand (200,000), the members of a local board of health shall be chosen as follows: (1) Five (5) persons knowledgeable in clinical and public health, at least two (2) of whom are licensed physicians, and appoin…

Sec. 8. (a) This subsection applies to a member of a local board of health who is appointed by the county executive. An individual who is appointed a member of a local board of health serves at the pleasure of the county executive as long as the county executive that appointed th…

Sec. 9. Members of a local board of health may receive compensation for the performance of their duties as determined by the county fiscal body. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.8-6.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to all hospitals, rural emergency hospitals, ambulatory outpatient surgical centers, and birthing centers. (b) This chapter does not apply to a hospital operated by the federal government. (c) This chapter doe…

Sec. 10. A: (1) person; (2) state, county, or local governmental unit; or (3) division, a department, a board, or an agency of a state, county, or local governmental unit; must obtain a license from the state health commissioner under IC 4-21.5-3-5 before establishing, conducting…

Sec. 11. (a) An applicant must submit an application for a license on a form prepared by the state department showing that: (1) the applicant is of reputable and responsible character; (2) the applicant is able to comply with the minimum standards for a hospital, an ambulatory ou…

Sec. 11.5. (a) As used in this section, "construction project" means the erection, installation, alteration, repair, or remodeling of a building or structure that, when completed, will be subject to licensure as a hospital or an ambulatory outpatient surgical center under this ar…

Sec. 12. An application must be accompanied by a licensing fee at the rate adopted by the state department under IC 4-22-2. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-1-9(c).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.156-2011, SEC.14; P.L.197-2011, SEC.59.

Sec. 12.5. (a) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), in regulating the licensure of hospitals and ambulatory outpatient surgical centers under this article, the state department shall use the following for purposes of enforcement: (1) The most recent published version of…

Sec. 13. (a) The state health commissioner: (1) may: (A) issue a license upon the application of a hospital that is not accredited by a recognized accrediting organization without further evidence; or (B) request additional information concerning the application of a hospital tha…

Sec. 13.5. (a) The state department shall work with recognized accrediting organizations to identify, develop, implement, and maintain common accrediting and licensure standards. Any licensure survey must be based on: (1) the standards established by the recognized accrediting or…

Sec. 14. A license to operate a hospital, an ambulatory outpatient surgical center, a rural emergency hospital, or a birthing center: (1) expires: (A) one (1) year after the date of issuance for: (i) an ambulatory outpatient surgical center; and (ii) a birthing center; (B) beginn…

Sec. 14.5. A hospital with an emergency department must have at least one (1) physician on site and on duty who is responsible for the emergency department at all times the emergency department is open. As added by P.L.190-2023, SEC.6.

Sec. 15. A hospital with at least one hundred (100) beds shall have on duty at all times at least one (1) physician licensed under IC 25-22.5. Implementation of this section shall be subject to rules promulgated by the state department to ensure continuous coverage by physicians …

Sec. 15.4. (a) To obtain a license under this chapter, a hospital must demonstrate that the hospital has established procedures designed to reduce the likelihood of abduction of newborn babies and other infants from the hospital. These procedures may include the following: (1) Ar…

Sec. 15.7. (a) As used in this section, "facility" includes the following: (1) A hospital licensed under this article. (2) A freestanding rehabilitation hospital. (3) A private psychiatric hospital licensed under IC 12-25. (4) An ambulatory outpatient surgical center licensed und…

Sec. 16. A hospital, an ambulatory outpatient surgical center, or a birthing center that provides to a patient notice concerning a third party billing for a service provided to the patient shall ensure that the notice: (1) conspicuously states that the notice is not a bill; (2) d…

Sec. 17. (a) As used in this section, "born alive" means the complete expulsion or extraction from the infant's mother, at any stage of development or gestational age, of an infant who after the expulsion or extraction: (1) breathes; (2) has a beating heart or pulsation of the um…

Sec. 2. The state department shall license and regulate: (1) hospitals; (2) ambulatory outpatient surgical centers; (3) birthing centers; and (4) rural emergency hospitals. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-1-1.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.96-2005, SEC.6…

Sec. 2.3. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to amend rules governing hospitals to comply with federal regulations under 42 CFR 482.28 concerning food and dietetic services. As added by P.L.131-2015, SEC.1.

Sec. 2.5. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to do the following concerning birthing centers and other facilities as specified: (1) Establish minimum license qualifications. (2) Establish the following requirements: (A) Sanitation standards. (B) Staff qual…

Sec. 3. The state department may determine if an institution or agency is covered by this chapter. A decision of the state department under this section is subject to review under IC 4-21.5. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-1-3.4.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4. Amended b…

Sec. 5. (a) The governing board of the hospital is the supreme authority in the hospital and is responsible for the following: (1) The management, operation, and control of the hospital. (2) The appointment, reappointment, and assignment of privileges to members of the medical st…

Sec. 6. (a) The governing board shall report, in writing, to the Indiana medical licensing board the results and circumstances of a final, a substantive, and an adverse disciplinary action taken by the governing board regarding a physician on the medical staff or an applicant for…

Sec. 7. The medical staff of a hospital is responsible to the governing board for the following: (1) The clinical and scientific work of the hospital. (2) Advice regarding professional matters and policies. (3) Review of the professional practices in the hospital for the purpose …

Sec. 8. The members of a medical staff committee who conduct a retrospective medical review have absolute immunity from civil liability for the following: (1) Communications made in committee meetings. (2) Reports and recommendations made by the committee arising from deliberatio…

Sec. 9. This chapter does not authorize a person or a state, county, or local governmental unit, division, department, board, or agency to engage in the practice of medicine. However, this chapter does not prohibit the performance of health care services by a hospital employee in…

Sec. 1. (a) A county executive may establish a hospital in the following manner: (1) The county executive shall promptly determine the following: (A) The buildings and the estimated cost of the buildings needed to serve the needs of the county. (B) The method of financing the hos…

Sec. 10. (a) An individual is not prohibited from serving as a member of the governing board if the member: (1) has a pecuniary interest in; or (2) derives a profit from; a contract or purchase connected with the hospital. However, the member shall disclose the interest or profit…

Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in section 12 of this chapter, whenever a vacancy occurs on the governing board, the existing governing board shall submit a list of the following: (1) At least one (1) but not more than three (3) candidates for each vacancy to be filled to the app…

Sec. 12. (a) This section applies to governing boards of a county hospital in a county having a population of more than: (1) sixteen thousand seven hundred (16,700) and less than nineteen thousand (19,000); (2) twenty-four thousand five hundred (24,500) and less than twenty-four …

Sec. 13. Except as otherwise required by state law, a member of an appointing authority for the governing board of a hospital established and operated under this article, except a hospital established and operated under IC 16-22-8, may not serve on the hospital's governing board.…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article or in IC 16-12.1 (before its repeal on July 1, 1993), each hospital established under this article or IC 16-12.1 (before its repeal on July 1, 1993) must have a board of four (4) members, appointed by the county executive. …

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to hospitals operated under IC 16-12-1 (before its repeal on July 1, 1993). (b) The management of a hospital shall be under the control of a governing board consisting of eleven (11) members. Three (3) of the members of the governing board must be…

Sec. 3.1. (a) This section applies to a hospital operated under IC 16-12-4-2 (before its repeal on July 1, 1993) that is located in a county having a population of more than forty-six thousand four hundred (46,400) and less than forty-seven thousand (47,000). (b) The management o…