Title 16, TITLE 16. HEALTH

members; immunity 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 arisin…

of health care services not prohibited 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 …

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. …

residence limitations 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 g…

limitations; terms; vacancy 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 (4…

limitations; terms Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to the governing board of a county hospital in a county having a population of more than thirty-six thousand (36,000) and less than thirty-six thousand five hundred (36,500). (b) Subject to subsection (c), the governing board of…

limitations; terms Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a county hospital in a county having a population of more than sixteen thousand seven hundred (16,700) and less than nineteen thousand (19,000). (b) Subject to subsection (e), the hospital and the affairs and business of the …

As added by P.L.56-1995, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.64-1998, SEC.8.

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to hospitals established under Acts 1917, c.144, s.1. (b) Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, the management of the hospital shall be under the control of a governing board consisting of four (4) members appointed by the county execut…

number; qualifications; terms Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), a governing board of four (4) members in existence on September 2, 1971, may petition the county executive to increase the size of the board to five (5), six (6), seven (7), eight (8), or nine (9) mem…

operating under IC 16-23-1; creation; board and association; membership; appointment; joint operation Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to a county where a city hospital is operated under IC 16-23-1. (b) A county hospital may be created by an order of the county executive without …

and reimbursements Sec. 9. (a) Each governing board member shall not more than ten (10) days after appointment and before entering on official duties take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Indiana and to faithfully disch…

Sec. 1. The legislative body of a third class city may, by ordinance, create a board of governors of each hospital of the city. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-8-1(a).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.

Sec. 10. (a) The governing board and the board's officers may not contract any obligation or pay out any money in excess of an annual budget and appropriations made for those purposes by the fiscal body of the city, as provided by statute. (b) The board shall, before the time for…

Sec. 11. (a) The governing board may, under the name fixed by the ordinance and consistent with the terms of any donations and bequests, do the following: (1) Accept, hold, and administer donations and bequests for the hospital or hospitals. (2) Invest the money in securities tha…

Sec. 2. A board of governors must consist of not less than five (5) and not more than nine (9) members who shall be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the legislative body. One (1) member of the board may be a licensed physician. The executive of the city is an…

Sec. 3. (a) The initial terms of a board of governors are as follows: (1) One-third (1/3) of the members, as near as may be, shall be appointed for terms of one (1) year. (2) One-third (1/3) of the members, shall be appointed for terms of two (2) years. (3) One-third (1/3) of the…

Sec. 4. All vacancies in the membership of the board of governors shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment as provided in section 2 of this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-8-1(c).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.

Sec. 5. The members of the board of governors serve without compensation. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-8-1(d) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.

Sec. 6. Each member of the board of governors qualifies by taking an oath of office within ten (10) days after the member's appointment. The oath shall be filed in the office of the clerk-treasurer of the city. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-8-1(d) part.] As added by …

Sec. 7. An individual is not prohibited from serving as a member of the board of governors 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 i…

Sec. 8. The board of governors has exclusive control of each hospital of the city. On the effective date of an ordinance and the appointment of the board under the ordinance, the jurisdiction of the department of health over the hospitals ceases. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation…

payments Sec. 9. The clerk-treasurer of a city having a board of governors is the custodian of and responsible for the clerk-treasurer's official bond for each hospital's funds, except as provided in section 11 of this chapter. The funds shall be paid over to the clerk-treasurer …

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "county" refers to any of the following: (1) A county having a population of more than three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) and less than four hundred thousand (400,000). (2) A county having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousa…

to ability Sec. 10. Whenever a patient is admitted to the hospital from the county in which the hospital is situated, the superintendent shall inquire into the circumstances of the patient and of the relatives of the patient legally liable for the patient's support. If the superi…

appropriation; tax levy Sec. 11. (a) The county executive of a county without a tuberculosis hospital may, by contract, arrange for the care and treatment of the county's citizens in a tuberculosis hospital in another county. The contract must fix the minimum number of patients t…

Sec. 12. Any person in need of treatment and who resides in a county without a tuberculosis hospital may apply in writing to the county auditor or official visitor of the county on a form to be provided by the official visitor of the county with a physician's certificate on a for…

Sec. 13. (a) Whenever the superintendent receives an application for the admission of a patient from another county, the superintendent shall notify the person to appear at the hospital if the following conditions are met: (1) It appears that the person has tuberculosis, or a sim…

Sec. 14. The officers of the hospital shall admit the governing board, the county executive, the representatives of the state board of accounts, and all other public agencies having legal authority into every part of the hospital and give these persons access, on demand, to all b…

admissions pro rata and otherwise Sec. 15. (a) At least two (2) counties may agree to establish and maintain a tuberculosis hospital. (b) The county executive of each county proposing to cooperate may enter into an agreement to establish the hospital and shall apportion the cost …

Sec. 16. Whenever an association is incorporated under Indiana law as a nonprofit corporation, for the purpose of constructing, operating, and maintaining a hospital to treat and care for persons with tuberculosis or other diseases, the county executive of the county in which the…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "contracting county" means a county that contracts with a county having a hospital for the care of patients. [1993 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.

compensation; expenses Sec. 3. (a) The county executive of the county owning the tuberculosis hospital shall appoint a board of managers for the hospital consisting of four (4) residents of the county. Two (2) of the members must be licensed and practicing physicians. Not more th…

duties; board of visitors Sec. 4. (a) The county executive of a contracting county shall appoint an official visitor and inspector of the tuberculosis hospital and the patients from the contracting county. The term of office of the official visitor is three (3) years. The officia…

Sec. 5. (a) The governing board shall create a board of affiliation and public relation, which consists of the following: (1) The president. (2) The superintendent. (3) The medical director. (4) The superintendent of nurses. (5) An executive secretary, to be appointed by the pres…

Sec. 6. The governing board has the following powers and duties: (1) To manage the affairs, property, and patients of the hospital and all matters relating to the government, discipline, contracts, and the finances of the hospital. (2) To make rules and regulations for the operat…

Sec. 7. (a) The superintendent is the chief executive officer of the hospital and is subject to bylaws, rules, and regulations of the hospital and to the board of managers and the board's president. (b) The superintendent shall do the following: (1) Equip the hospital for the car…

Sec. 8. (a) The treasurer shall do the following: (1) Collect and receive all money due the hospital in the name of the hospital and deposit the money in a bank designated by the county executive. (2) Keep an accurate account of the money collected and received and make a written…

treatment Sec. 9. (a) Any resident of the county may apply in person to the hospital for treatment or to a physician for examination. If the physician finds that the person has tuberculosis in any form, the physician may apply to the superintendent of the hospital for admission. …

Sec. 1. An employee of a hospice who is a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse may purchase, store, or transport for administering to a hospice patient or home health patient under the order of a licensed physician the following: (1) Sterile water fo…

Sec. 2. (a) An employee of a hospice who is a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse may purchase, store, or transport a vaccine in order to administer the vaccine to: (1) the hospice's employees or a hospice patient or home health patient; or (2) fami…

Sec. 3. An employee of a hospice who is a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse may purchase, store, or transport the following drugs in order to administer to a hospice patient or home health patient, in accordance with section 5 of this chapter: (1)…

pharmacist or nurse Sec. 4. An employee of a hospice who is a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse may purchase, store, or transport drugs in a sealed portable container under this chapter only if the hospice has established written policies and proc…

Sec. 5. An employee of a hospice who: (1) is a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse; and (2) administers a drug listed in section 3 of this chapter; may administer the drug only in the residence of a hospice patient or home health patient under the o…

Sec. 6. (a) If an employee of a hospice who is a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse administers a drug listed in section 3 of this chapter under the oral order of a licensed physician, the physician shall promptly send a signed copy of the order to…