Title 16, TITLE 16. HEALTH

Sec. 3. If the city has provided assistance to the nonprofit corporation under section 2 of this chapter and the revenues derived from patient fees in any one (1) year and all other income of the association are not sufficient to maintain the hospital and grounds, the city may ap…

Sec. 4. A hospital described in this chapter must be open to all of the following: (1) Persons on reasonable terms. (2) Physicians on reasonable terms who desire to place patients in the hospital. (3) Employees of the city, without charge, who are injured in the course of employm…

Sec. 5. (a) The city fiscal body may issue and sell bonds of the city, under the regulations followed for the issuance and sale of bonds for the construction of other city buildings, to provide money to do the following: (1) Aid in the purchase, equipment, and construction of the…

Sec. 6. The city fiscal body may annually levy and collect a tax of not more than two and sixty-seven hundredths cents ($0.0267) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of the taxable property in the city to provide money to aid in the maintenance of the hospital as provided in this c…

or charitable tuberculosis association Sec. 1. Whenever a county: (1) acquires real or other property with funds donated for the purpose of prevention, detection, treatment, and cure of tuberculosis or for the acquisition, enlargement, or maintenance of a tuberculosis hospital or…

Sec. 2. A county tuberculosis association that qualifies for a conveyance or an assignment of real or other property under this chapter may file a petition with the county executive. The petition must meet the following conditions: (1) Describe the property sought. (2) Set out fa…

Sec. 3. The county executive shall convey or assign the property to the petitioner if the board finds the following: (1) The petitioner is qualified to receive the property described in the petitioner's petition. (2) It is in the best interest of the county to convey or assign th…

Sec. 5. The county executive shall execute the contract and the conveyance or assignment of property and deliver the conveyance or assignment to the petitioner, retaining a copy of the executed contract that shall be entered in the official minutes of the board. [Pre-1993 Recodif…

Sec. 6. The county may not convey or assign the property unless the following conditions are met: (1) The property is separate and apart from county property used for other county purposes. (2) The deed and contract of conveyance of real property contains a stipulation that the r…

Sec. 7. This chapter does not relieve the county from the obligation to care for and treat tuberculosis patients, including the treatment of advanced cases in hospitals, either within or outside the county. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-10-4.] As added by P.L.2-1993, S…

Sec. 1. (a) For purposes of this chapter, a: (1) hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2; (2) health facility licensed under IC 16-28-2; or (3) home health agency licensed under IC 16-27-1; that operates a hospice program in Indiana must be approved by the state department under this …

services Sec. 10. A person that is not licensed or approved to own or operate a hospice program under this chapter may not use: (1) the word "hospice" in a title or description of a facility, an organization, a program, a service provider, or a service; or (2) any words, letters,…

Sec. 11. A hospice that provides to a hospice program patient notice concerning a third party billing for a hospice service provided to the hospice program patient shall ensure that the notice: (1) conspicuously states that the notice is not a bill; (2) does not include a tear-of…

Sec. 2. A license issued or approval granted under this chapter authorizes the owner or operator of a hospice program to provide hospice services. As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.13.

As added by P.L.12-2004, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.156-2011, SEC.19; P.L.197-2011, SEC.62; P.L.6-2012, SEC.116. Repealed by P.L.141-2014, SEC.7.

Sec. 3. (a) An applicant shall submit an application for a hospice license or for approval of a hospice program on a form prescribed by the state department. (b) The applicant shall attach to the application evidence of the applicant's ability to comply with the minimum standards…

Sec. 4. (a) To obtain a license or approval under this chapter, the hospice program owned or operated by the applicant must: (1) meet the minimum standards for certification under the Medicare program (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) and comply with the regulations for hospices under 42 …

As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.147-2023, SEC.9.

Sec. 6. (a) If, after conducting an initial survey of a hospice program, the state department finds that the hospice program owned or operated by the applicant complies with this article, the state department shall: (1) approve the application; and (2) issue a hospice license or …

Sec. 7. (a) A license issued or approval granted under this chapter expires one (1) year after the date of issuance. (b) A hospice program may renew its license or approval under procedures approved by the state department. As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.13.

Sec. 8. An employee of a hospice licensed or approved under this chapter who: (1) provides hospice services only as an employee of the hospice; and (2) does not receive compensation for providing the services, other than wages from the hospice; is not required to obtain a hospice…

Sec. 9. A person may not: (1) provide hospice services; or (2) represent to the public that the person provides hospice services; unless the person holds a license issued or approval granted by the state department under this chapter. As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.13.

Sec. 1. An employee of a home health agency who is a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse may purchase, store, or transport for administering to a home health patient or hospice patient of the home health agency under the order of a licensed physicia…

Sec. 2. (a) An employee of a home health agency 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 home health agency's: (A) employees; or (B) home health patients …

Sec. 3. An employee of a home health agency 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 home health patient or hospice patient of the home health agency, in accordanc…

written policies and procedures Sec. 4. An employee of a home health agency 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 home health agency has est…

Sec. 5. An employee of a home health agency 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 home health patient or hospice patient …

Sec. 6. (a) If an employee of a home health agency 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, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physicia…

Sec. 7. A pharmacist who dispenses a sealed portable container under this chapter shall ensure that the container: (1) is designed to allow access to the contents of the container only if a tamperproof seal is broken; (2) bears a label that lists the drugs in the container and pr…

Sec. 8. If a home health agency or hospice patient's care or treatment is being managed, directed, or provided by an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under IC 25-23, that nurse's orders will be honored, unless it will cause the home health agency or hospice to be unrei…

Sec. 1. (a) The director may initiate a proceeding to issue a probationary license or to revoke a license issued under this article on any of the following grounds: (1) Breach of this article or rules adopted under this article. (2) Permitting, aiding, or abetting the commission …

Sec. 2. The director may initiate a proceeding under section 1 of this chapter to issue a probationary license if the director determines that the revocation of an existing license would not be in the best interests of the patients of the health facility or in the best interests …

Sec. 3. If a health facility is in breach of this article or rules adopted under this article by offenses or patterns of deficiencies detrimental to the best interests of the public, the patients, or the health facility profession, the only type of license that may be issued to t…

other licenses Sec. 4. A probationary license may be issued for three (3) months. The probationary license may be reissued but not more than three (3) probationary licenses may be issued during a twelve (12) month period. The issuance of a probationary license results in the auto…

Sec. 5. The license fee for a probationary license is the same as the annual license fee charged for that class and size of facility. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-10(d).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11.

be certified for participation in state or federal reimbursement program Sec. 1. A hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2 may convert: (1) not more than thirty (30) acute care beds to skilled care comprehensive long term care beds; and (2) not more than an additional twenty (20) acut…

Sec. 2. If the number of comprehensive care beds in a hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2 that function essentially as beds licensed under IC 16-28 exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the beds in the hospital, the comprehensive care beds must be licensed under IC 16-28. [Pre-1993 Recod…

Sec. 3. A decision of the state department under this chapter is subject to review under IC 4-21.5. IC 16-28-10 applies to review hearings and appeals. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-10-4-9.3 part; 16-10-4-9.4.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.156-2011, SEC…

Sec. 1. The state department shall develop and promote a state health plan and recommend to the governor and the general assembly means by which programs and activities can be developed and implemented to effectively and efficiently meet the identified needs. [Pre-1993 Recodifica…

Sec. 2. (a) The state department, in consultation with the office of the secretary of family and social services, shall study and prepare a plan to prevent or reduce the prevalence of health issues, or improve the health and behavioral health of Indiana residents based on metrics…

Sec. 0.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "nontransporting emergency medical services vehicle" means a motor vehicle, other than an ambulance, used for emergency medical services. (b) The term does not include an employer owned or employer operated vehicle used for first aid purpose…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person other than: (1) a licensed physician; (2) a registered nurse or an individual acting under the supervision of a licensed physician; or (3) a person providing health care in a hospital or an ambulatory outpatient surgical …

Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), to renew a certificate or license issued under this chapter upon expiration of the certificate or license for any reason, a person must comply with any continuing education requirements that have been established by the commissio…

Sec. 11. A certificate or license issued under this chapter is not assignable or transferable. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-11(e).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.31.

on certificate or license Sec. 12. An official entry made upon a certificate or license may not be defaced, removed, or obliterated. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-11(f).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.32.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-11(g).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.101-2006, SEC.39.

Sec. 13.5. The commission may impose a reasonable fee for the issuance of a certification or license under this chapter. The commission shall deposit the fee in the emergency medical services fund established by IC 16-31-8.5-3. As added by P.L.101-2006, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.77-…

appeals; investigations; reinstatement; consistency of sanctions Sec. 14. (a) A person holding a certificate or license issued under this article must comply with the applicable standards and rules established under this article. A certificate holder or license holder is subject …

crimes Sec. 14.5. The department of homeland security may issue an order under IC 4-21.5-3-6 to deny an applicant's request for certification or licensure or permanently revoke a certificate or license under procedures provided by section 14 of this chapter if the individual who …

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-13.5(d).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.205-2003, SEC.44.