Title 16, TITLE 16. HEALTH

Sec. 1. The division of weights and measures of the state department is created. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-32-1 part; 16-5-1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. The division of weights and measures has all the rights, duties, and powers provided under IC 24-4-4 and IC 24-6. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-32-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.87-1994, SEC.6.

Sec. 3. (a) In addition to the other remedies provided in this chapter, the state department shall adopt a schedule of civil penalties that may be levied to enforce the provisions of either of the following: (1) This chapter. (2) The rules adopted under this chapter by the state …

Sec. 1. A city or county may appropriate money out of the general fund of the city or county to assist incorporated public health nursing associations, organized and operated not-for-profit and solely for the promotion of public health and the suppression of disease, in carrying …

Sec. 2. The amount appropriated under section 1 of this chapter may not exceed the amount that could be collected from annually levying a tax on each one hundred dollars ($100) valuation of taxable property in the city or county as follows: (1) For a city, one and sixty-seven hun…

Sec. 1. The state shall reimburse a hospital, including a hospital operated under IC 16-22-8 that treats or cares for a patient with tuberculosis, an amount determined by the state department under section 2 of this chapter if no other sources of reimbursement are available for t…

Sec. 2. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for payment to a hospital that treats or cares for a patient with tuberculosis as described in section 1 of this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-8.5-3.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. (a) The aid to county hospitals tuberculosis fund is established to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) The state department shall administer the fund. (c) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund. [Pre-1993 Rec…

year Sec. 4. With the approval of the budget director and upon the recommendation of the budget committee, each county that has incurred costs for an individual with a communicable disease under: (1) IC 16-41-1; (2) IC 16-41-2; (3) IC 16-41-3; (4) IC 16-41-5; (5) IC 16-41-6; (6) …

Sec. 5. (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. 1. As used in this chapter, "authority" means the hospital association created by section 5 of this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-1(a)(1).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.

Sec. 10. (a) The governing board originally appointed shall hold an organizational meeting not more than thirty (30) days after appointment at a time and place designated by the judge of the circuit court. The governing board shall elect a president, vice president, secretary, an…

Sec. 11. The governing board may adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations to conduct proceedings, carry out duties, and safeguard the funds and property of the authority. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-6(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.

Sec. 12. A majority of the governing board constitutes a quorum and the concurrence of a majority is necessary to authorize any action. Members serve without pay but are entitled to reimbursement for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of the members' duties. [Pre-19…

Sec. 13. If a member of the governing board has any pecuniary interest in a contract, an employment, a purchase, or a sale made under this chapter, the director shall disclose that interest and shall not vote on the matter. If the member fails to disclose the interest, the transa…

Sec. 14. (a) All necessary preliminary expenses actually incurred by the governing board to make surveys, prepare estimates of cost and receipts, employ architects, engineers, attorneys, or other consultants, give notices, take options, and all other expenses necessary to be paid…

Sec. 15. The governing board of the authority may finance and construct a hospital building for use by the city hospital operating under IC 16-23-1, on land owned or leased by the authority as set forth in section 28 of this chapter, and lease the land and buildings to the county…

Sec. 16. The governing board, acting in the name of the authority, may do the following: (1) Sue and be sued and plead and be impleaded. Actions against the authority shall be brought in the circuit or superior courts of the county in which the authority is located. (2) Condemn, …

Sec. 17. The county or city may lease land and buildings from the authority for the city hospital. A lease on the buildings may not be entered into for more than forty (40) years but the lease may be renewed for a like or lesser time. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5…

Sec. 18. The county or city may, in anticipation of the construction and erection of buildings, including necessary equipment and appurtenances, enter into a lease with the authority before the acquisition of a site and the construction and erection of the buildings. Rental payme…

Sec. 19. (a) A lease from the authority to the county may provide for the payment of the lease rental from the levy of taxes reduced by net revenues of the hospital and other funds available as provided in section 37 of this chapter. (b) A lease from the authority to the city may…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "governing body" means the county executive of a county or the legislative and fiscal body of a city. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-1(a)(10).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.

Sec. 20. Part or all of the cumulative building fund of the city hospital in existence at the time of execution of the lease to the lessee, or during the term of the lease, may be used to pay lease rental or may be held as a reserve for the payment of future lease rentals. The re…

Sec. 21. (a) When the authority, the governing board of the hospital, the county executive, and the county fiscal body of the county or the city fiscal body have agreed on the terms and conditions of a proposed lease and before the final execution of the lease, the recording offi…

Sec. 22. Following the hearing the governing body may authorize the execution of the lease as originally agreed upon or make modifications as agreed upon with the authority. Authorization shall be by ordinance, order, or resolution entered in the official record of the hospital g…

to department of local government finance Sec. 23. (a) If execution of the original or modified lease is authorized under section 38 of this chapter, notice of the signing shall be published. (b) Ten (10) taxpayers in the county whose tax rate will be affected by the proposed lea…

Sec. 24. On receipt of the certified petition and information, the department of local government finance shall fix a time and place in the county for a hearing of the matter, which shall be not less than five (5) or more than fifteen (15) days after receipt of the certified peti…

Sec. 25. An action to contest the validity of the lease or to enjoin the performance of the terms and conditions of the lease may not be instituted later than thirty (30) days after publication of notice of the execution of the lease or, if an appeal is taken to the department of…

Sec. 26. (a) A lease may provide the lessee with an option to renew the lease, with approval of the board of directors of the city hospital, for a like or lesser term. The lease must contain an option for the city hospital to purchase at any time after ten (10) years from the exe…

Sec. 27. The county fiscal body may issue general obligation bonds to procure funds to purchase the building. The bonds shall be authorized, issued, and sold in accordance with the laws authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds for other county purposes. [Pre-1993 Recodification…

Sec. 28. Before executing a lease, the governing board of the hospital shall approve the plans, specifications, and estimates of cost for the building, including equipment and appurtenances, that the authority proposes to lease to a lessee. The plans and specifications shall be s…

option to purchase; price Sec. 29. (a) The city hospital, city, or county desiring to erect buildings on land owned or acquired by the city hospital, city, or county may lease land to the authority for a nominal rental for the same period, including renewal periods, that the less…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "net operating revenue" means the revenues of the hospital, exclusive of any property tax levy remaining after provision for reasonable expenses of operation, repair, replacements, and maintenance of the hospital. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation…

Sec. 30. (a) The city hospital, city, or county desiring to have buildings erected on land owned or acquired by the city hospital, city, or county may sell the land to the authority. Before the sale may take place, the legislative body of the city, the governing board of the hosp…

Sec. 31. (a) The governing board may issue revenue bonds of the authority to procure funds for buildings to be built or acquired under this chapter and to repay advances for preliminary expenses. The bonds are payable from the income and revenues of the buildings financed from th…

Sec. 32. The bonds are negotiable instruments under IC 26-1, and legal investments for private trust funds and the funds of any banks, trust companies, insurance companies, building and loan associations, credit unions, banks of discount and deposit, savings banks, loan and trust…

Sec. 33. The bonds shall be executed by signature or facsimile signature of the president of the governing board. The corporate seal of the authority or a facsimile shall be affixed and attested by the secretary. The interest coupons attached to the bonds shall be executed by fac…

Sec. 34. The bonds shall be sold by the board at public sale in the manner described under IC 5-1-11-3(c). However, the bonds may not be sold for less than the bonds' par value. Notice of sale shall be published in the manner required for bonds of a county. Any premium received f…

Sec. 35. The proceeds from bonds issued under this chapter, after reimbursement for preliminary expenses as provided in section 14 of this chapter and payment for land, shall be applied to the payment of the costs of the buildings on account of which the bonds are issued, includi…

Sec. 36. (a) The governing board may secure the bonds by a trust indenture between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or national or state bank in Indiana having trust powers. (b) The trust indenture may do the following: (1) Mortgage all or par…

Sec. 37. (a) The county fiscal body shall annually levy a tax sufficient to produce funds that, with other funds available, are sufficient to pay the lease rental provided to be paid from taxes. (b) If the lease rental is payable from taxes, net revenues of the hospital of which …

Sec. 38. (a) A city hospital that enters into a lease under this chapter under which the lease rental is payable solely from the net revenues of the hospital that contains the leased building shall covenant in the lease to establish and maintain rates, fees, and charges sufficien…

Sec. 39. The following are exempt from state taxation except the financial institutions tax: (1) All property owned by the authority. (2) All revenues of the authority. (3) All bonds or other securities issued by the authority and the interest on the bonds or other securities, th…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "recording officer" when used in reference to a county means the county auditor and when used in reference to a city means the city clerk or clerk-treasurer. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-1(a)(7).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.…

Sec. 40. The state board of accounts may supervise and audit the funds of the authority. Any officer or employee of the authority authorized to receive or disburse funds or negotiable securities of the authority shall execute a bond of a surety or guaranty corporation qualified t…

Sec. 41. An authority may be liquidated after redemption of the authority's securities, payment of the authority's debts, and termination of the authority's leases if the governing board files a report with the circuit court, superior court, or probate court showing the facts and…

Sec. 42. (a) The governing board of the hospital may remodel or construct an addition to a hospital building leased by the hospital under this chapter. (b) To provide funds for that purpose, the county may issue general obligation aid bonds or the city hospital or city may approp…

Sec. 43. A city hospital, city, or county and an authority may enter into a party wall agreement or other agreements concerning the attaching of an addition to a hospital building. The agreements shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which the hospital …

Sec. 5. (a) In a county where a city hospital is operated under IC 16-23-1, the county executive may, upon written request of the governing board of the city hospital, adopt a resolution for the creation of an authority under this chapter. (b) The adoption of a resolution creates…

Sec. 6. (a) Not more than thirty (30) days after the adoption of the resolution, the county executive shall appoint five (5) residents of the county as the governing board of the hospital building authority. Written notice shall be sent to each appointee. (b) The initial terms ar…