Title 16, HEALTH

Sec. 8. (a) A POST form may be executed only by an individual's treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant and only if: (1) the treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant has determined that: (A) the individu…

Sec. 9. (a) The state department shall develop a standardized POST form and distribute the POST form. (b) The POST form developed under this section must include the following: (1) A medical order specifying whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) should be performed if the q…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "chronic disease" means one (1) of the following conditions: (1) Asthma. (2) Diabetes. (3) Congestive heart failure or coronary heart disease. (4) Hypertension. (5) Kidney disease. (6) Parkinson's disease. (7) A condition that the state department…

Sec. 10. The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to carry out this chapter. As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.3.

Sec. 2. The state department, with the cooperation of the office of Medicaid policy and planning, shall establish a chronic disease registry for the purpose of: (1) recording chronic disease cases that are diagnosed or treated in Indiana; and (2) compiling necessary and appropria…

Sec. 3. The state department may use information compiled by a public or private entity to the greatest extent possible in the development of a statewide chronic disease registry under this chapter. As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.143-2022, SEC.48.

Sec. 4. (a) The following persons may report confirmed cases of chronic disease to the chronic disease registry: (1) Physicians. (2) Hospitals. (3) Medical laboratories. (4) Public and private third party payers. (b) A person who reports information to the state chronic disease r…

Sec. 5. Except as provided in sections 6, 7, and 8 of this chapter, information obtained by the state department under this chapter concerning chronic disease patients is confidential and may be used by the state department only for the purposes of this chapter. As added by P.L.2…

Sec. 6. The state department may grant a researcher access to confidential information obtained under this chapter concerning individual chronic disease patients if the researcher who is requesting additional information for research purposes or soliciting the patient's participa…

Sec. 7. The state department may release confidential information obtained under this chapter concerning individual chronic disease patients to the following: (1) The chronic disease registry of another state if the following conditions are met: (A) The other state has entered in…

Sec. 8. A person who reports information for the chronic disease registry under this chapter is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be imposed because of the release of confidential information. As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.3.

Sec. 9. This chapter does not prevent the release to any interested person of epidemiological information that does not identify a chronic disease patient. As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.3.

Sec. 1. It is in the interest of public health and patient medical care that hospital medical staff committees have access to the records and other information concerning the condition and treatment of hospital patients to evaluate the care and treatment of patients as follows: (…

Sec. 2. To carry out the purposes described in section 1 of this chapter, a hospital or agents or employees of the hospital may provide medical records or other information concerning the condition or treatment of a hospital patient to a hospital medical staff committee. [Pre-199…

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b): (1) records or other information furnished a hospital medical staff committee under this chapter concerning the care and treatment of a hospital patient; (2) proceedings of a hospital medical staff committee; and (3) other records…

Sec. 4. A hospital medical staff committee shall use or publish information the committee obtains from records or other information submitted to the committee concerning the care or treatment of a patient only as follows: (1) To evaluate matters of medical care, therapy, and trea…

Sec. 5. (a) The members, agents, or employees of a hospital medical staff committee may not disclose the identity of any patient whose records have been studied in a report or publication of the committee. (b) The members, agents, and employees of the medical staff committee shal…

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "340B covered entity" means an entity described in 42 U.S.C. 256b(a)(4)(L) through 42 U.S.C. 256b(a)(4)(O) that: (1) is authorized to participate in the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program under Section 340B of the federal Public Health Service …

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "340B program" refers to the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program established under 42 U.S.C. 256b. As added by P.L.188-2025, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. (a) Before April 1 of each year, a 340B covered entity shall report the following information and transactions to the state department concerning the 340B covered entity's participation in or participation on behalf of the 340B covered entity in the federal 340B program f…

Sec. 4. A 340B covered entity that fails to provide the information required under section 3 of this chapter by the date required shall pay to the state department a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day for which the information is past due. As added by P.L.188-2025, SEC…

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "standard licensed diagnostic test for HIV" means a test recognized by the state department as a standard licensed diagnostic test for the antibody or antigen to HIV. As added by P.L.237-2003, SEC.5.

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "physician's authorized representative" means: (1) an advanced practice registered nurse (as defined by IC 25-23-1-1(b)) who is operating in collaboration with a licensed physician; or (2) an individual acting under the supervision of a licens…

Sec. 10. The state department shall distribute to physicians and to other individuals who are allowed by law to attend a pregnant woman information available from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that explains the treatment options available to an individual…

Sec. 11. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that include procedures: (1) to inform the woman of the test results under this chapter, whether they are positive or negative; (2) for explaining the side effects of any treatment for HIV if the test results und…

Sec. 12. (a) The state department shall provide that an HIV test history and assessment form from the patient's medical records or an interview with the patient must be filled out. The state department shall develop the form to determine if: (1) the patient is HIV positive and ha…

HIV Sec. 13. (a) Women who: (1) meet all qualifications to participate in the children's health insurance program, the AIDS drug assistance program, the health insurance assistance program, or any other health care program of the state; and (2) test positive under section 5 or 6 …

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "informed consent" means authorization for a physical examination, made without undue inducement or any form of force, fraud, constraint, deceit, duress, or coercion after the following: (1) A fair explanation of the examination, including the…

Sec. 3. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor. (b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-35-1.] As added by P.L.2-1993,…

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to subsection (f), if: (1) the mother of a newborn infant has not had a test performed under section 5 or 6 of this chapter; (2) the mother of a newborn infant has refused a test for the newborn infant to detect HIV or the antibody or antigen to HIV; and (3) a…

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to: (1) a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5; or (2) an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under IC 25-23; who provides prenatal care within the scope of the provider's license. (b) Subject to section 8 of this chapter, an individual des…

Sec. 6. Subject to section 8 of this chapter, if, at the time of delivery, there is no written evidence that a standard licensed diagnostic test for HIV has been performed under section 5 of this chapter, the physician or advanced practice registered nurse in attendance at the de…

Sec. 7. A pregnant woman has a right to refuse a test under section 5 or 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.237-2003, SEC.10.

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse who orders an HIV test under section 5 or 6 of this chapter or to the physician's or nurse's designee. (b) An individual described in subsection (a) shall: (1) inform the pregnant woman that:…

Sec. 9. The state department shall require, on the confidential part of each birth certificate and stillbirth certificate retained by the state department, in addition to the information otherwise required to be included on the certificate, the following information: (1) Whether …

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "council" refers to the interagency state council on black and minority health. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-44-1.] A…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 10. The council shall do the following: (1) Identify and study the special health care needs and health problems of minorities. (2) Examine the factors and…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 11. The council shall submit a report in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 to the general assembly before November 1 of each year. The report must includ…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 12. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor. (b) Each day a vi…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 13. (a) Each member of the council who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The council member …

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "minority" means an individual identified as any of the following: (1) Black or African-American. (2) Hispanic or Latino. (3) Asian. (4) American Indian. (5) Alaska Native. (6) Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander. [Pre-1993 Recodification C…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 3. The state department shall establish the interagency state council on black and minority health. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-44-3(a).] As add…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 4. (a) The council consists of the following twenty-one (21) members: (1) Two (2) members of the house of representatives from different political parties a…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), all appointments to the council are for two (2) years. A legislative member's term expires on June 30 of an odd…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 6. The council shall select a chairman from the membership annually. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-44-3(e).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29.

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 7. Appointments to fill a vacancy are for the remainder of an unexpired term and are made by the authority who made the original appointment. [Pre-1993 Reco…