Title 16, TITLE 16. HEALTH

Sec. 16. A person who is not certified or licensed under this chapter and identifies or holds out to other persons that the person is: (1) certified or licensed under this chapter; or (2) authorized to do any act allowed under this chapter; commits a Class C misdemeanor. [Pre-199…

Sec. 17. (a) The department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1 may issue an order to a person who has practiced without a certificate or license in violation of this article imposing a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) per occurrence. (b) A …

Sec. 18. This chapter does not limit the scope of advanced life support. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-22.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.

As added by P.L.186-1995, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.205-2003, SEC.28. Repealed by P.L.22-2005, SEC.55.

Sec. 2. The commission shall establish standards for persons required to be certified or licensed by the commission to provide emergency medical services. To be certified or licensed, a person must meet the following minimum requirements: (1) The personnel certified or licensed u…

requirements for paramedics; rules Sec. 20. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that promote the orderly development of advanced life support services in Indiana. The rules must include the following: (1) Requirements and procedures for the certification of provider …

Sec. 21. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a licensed paramedic or a certified advanced emergency medical technician may perform advanced life support in an emergency according to the rules of the commission. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person may, during a course of in…

Sec. 22. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), this section does not apply to the following: (1) A licensed physician. (2) A registered nurse or an individual acting under the supervision of a licensed physician. (3) A person providing health care in a hospital or an ambulato…

medical technician Sec. 23. An emergency medical technician who is certified under this article may administer epinephrine through an auto-injector, a prefilled syringe, and a syringe and ampule to an individual who is experiencing symptoms of an allergic reaction or anaphylaxis.…

or protocol Sec. 23.5. (a) The following may administer an overdose intervention drug to an individual who is suffering from an overdose: (1) An advanced emergency medical technician. (2) A community corrections officer. (3) An emergency medical responder. (4) An emergency medica…

Sec. 23.7. (a) An advanced emergency medical technician, a community corrections officer, an emergency medical responder, an emergency medical technician, a firefighter, a volunteer firefighter, a law enforcement officer, a paramedic, or a probation officer who: (1) administers a…

emergency services personnel Sec. 24. The commission may implement a certification program for emergency services personnel regulated by the commission through emergency rules adopted under IC 4-22-2-37.1. An emergency rule adopted under this section expires on the later of the f…

Sec. 25. (a) An individual who meets the following qualifications may operate as a tactical emergency medicine provider: (1) Is an emergency medical technician, an advanced emergency medical technician, or a paramedic. (2) Is employed by: (A) a law enforcement agency; or (B) an e…

Sec. 26. (a) Each provider organization shall participate in a written quality assurance program. Proceedings under this section are confidential, and any communication related to the quality assurance program is considered a privileged communication. (b) This section does not pr…

Sec. 3. (a) A certificate or license is not required for a person who provides emergency ambulance service, an emergency medical technician, an ambulance, a nontransporting emergency medical services vehicle, or advanced life support when doing any of the following: (1) Providing…

to certification requirement Sec. 4. An agency or instrumentality of the United States and emergency medical technicians or ambulances of the agency or instrumentality are not required to be certified or to conform to the standards prescribed under this article. [Pre-1993 Recodif…

orders Sec. 5. (a) The department of homeland security may waive any rule adopted by the commission under this article for: (1) a person who provides emergency ambulance service; (2) an emergency medical technician; (3) an advanced emergency medical technician; (4) a paramedic; o…

certification or licensure requirement Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "volunteer fire department" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-8-12-2. (b) As used in this section, "volunteer firefighter" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-8-12-2. (c) A certificate or paramedic licens…

Sec. 7. The commission may not withhold certification or licensure from a person providing emergency medical services that include extrication and rescue services because the person is not affiliated with a hospital, law enforcement agency, or fire department. [Pre-1993 Recodific…

Sec. 8. An application for a certificate or license must be made upon the forms, provide the information, and be in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the commission. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-11(a).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-20…

Sec. 9. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all certificates and licenses are valid for a period specified by the commission unless earlier suspended, revoked, or terminated. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-11(b).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P…

Sec. 1. It is the policy of this state to encourage and enable individuals who are blind, individuals with a visual disability, and other individuals with a physical or mental disability to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state and to engage in remunerati…

Sec. 1.2. As used in this chapter, "individual with a disability" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-32-2-1(a). As added by P.L.230-2023, SEC.3.

Sec. 1.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "service animal" refers to a dog or miniature horse individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability. As added by P.L.155-2009, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.230-2023, SEC.4.

Sec. 1.7. (a) A public accommodation shall make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures to permit the use of a miniature horse by an individual with a disability. (b) In determining whether reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures can …

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "public accommodation" means an establishment that caters or offers services, facilities, or goods to the general public. (b) A person who: (1) refuses access to a public accommodation; or (2) charges a fee for access to a public accommodation…

pedestrian; unauthorized carrying of cane Sec. 3. (a) A person not totally blind who: (1) approaches a totally or partially blind pedestrian carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or using a service animal; and (2) fails to take all n…

Sec. 4. Each year the governor shall take suitable public notice of October 15 as "White Cane Safety Day". The governor shall issue a proclamation in which the governor does the following: (1) Comments upon the significance of the white cane. (2) Calls upon the citizens of Indian…

Sec. 5. It is the policy of this state that individuals who are blind, individuals with a visual disability, and other individuals with a physical or mental disability shall be employed in: (1) the state service; (2) the service of the political subdivisions of the state; (3) the…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "center" refers to the Silvercrest children's development center. [1993 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16.

payment by county Sec. 10. Whenever the circuit court, superior court, or probate court having jurisdiction finds, upon application by the county office of the division of family resources, that the parent or guardian of a client placed in the center is unable to meet the costs t…

Sec. 11. The director, subject to IC 4-24-3, may receive, for the use of the center, gifts, legacies, devises, and conveyances of real and personal property that may be made, given, or granted to or for the center or in the center's name. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-1…

Sec. 2. The Silvercrest children's development center is established as a state center. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-16-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16.

Sec. 3. The center shall provide for the educational diagnosis, evaluation, assessment, short term remediation, referral, and care of children who may benefit from such service, but who, because of serious disabling conditions, cannot make satisfactory progress in the programs of…

Sec. 4. The state department shall administer the center. The state health commissioner, subject to IC 20-35-2, has complete administrative control and responsibility for the center. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-16-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.…

Sec. 5. The center shall provide the following: (1) Educational diagnosis, needs assessment, evaluation, short term remediation, reassessment, referral, and follow-up, in cooperation with other agencies or institutions, necessary to assure continuity of services and proper placem…

Sec. 6. (a) The director of the center is responsible for the immediate supervision of the center. (b) The state health commissioner shall appoint the director of the center. The director of the center must possess the following qualifications: (1) The director must possess the a…

Sec. 7. (a) The director of the center, subject to the approval of the state health commissioner, has complete charge and management of the center and is charged with the direction of the development program for the clients in attendance. (b) The director of the center is the chi…

Sec. 8. Subject to the review and approval of the department of education and the state health commissioner or the commissioner's designee, the director of the center shall receive as clients in the center children with multiple disabilities who meet the following conditions: (1)…

Sec. 8.5. (a) A placement review committee for the center is established. The committee consists of one (1) representative of each of the following: (1) The office of the secretary of family and social services. (2) The state department. (3) The secretary of education. (b) The pl…

Sec. 9. (a) The center shall provide tuition, board, room, laundry, and ordinary medical attention, including emergencies. (b) The parents, guardian, or other persons shall provide medical, optical, and dental care involving special medication or prostheses. (c) When a client is …

Sec. 1. This chapter is effective beginning January 1, 2016. As added by P.L.113-2015, SEC.6.

determination; parental consent; documentation Sec. 2. (a) A pregnant woman who has an abortion under this article has the right to have the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center dispose of the aborted fetus by interment in compliance with IC 23-14-54, or cremation th…

Sec. 3. If the pregnant woman chooses a location for final disposition other than the location of final disposition that is usual and customary for a hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center, the pregnant woman is responsible for the costs related to the final dispositio…

Sec. 5. The state department shall make any changes necessary to the informed consent brochure under IC 16-34-2-1.5 that are necessary to comply with IC 16-34-2-1.1 and this chapter. As added by P.L.113-2015, SEC.6.

Sec. 6. The state department shall develop and distribute the forms required by section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.113-2015, SEC.6.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "appropriate facility" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2-82(3). [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-3-1(a).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19.

Sec. 10. The superintendent shall compile a report of all medically necessary treatments approved under this chapter during each calendar quarter and send the report to the director of the division of mental health and addiction or the director of the division of disability and r…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "superintendent" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2-188(3). [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-3-1(b).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19.

Sec. 3. The methods of consent set forth in this chapter do not exclude other lawful methods of consent or require consent in an emergency. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-3-2.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19.