Title 16, HEALTH

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.

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 than two (2) of the membe…

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 official visitor is not entitled …

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…

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. (b) The su…

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)…

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 procedures to ensure the…

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…

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. As used in this chapter, "applicant" means a nonprofit organization that: (1) is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) is registered as a maternity home under IC 16-26-1; and (3) applies to the state department for a…

Sec. 10. To be eligible to receive a grant from the fund, an applicant must apply to the state department on forms provided by the state department. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2.5-3-5.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.9.

Sec. 11. The state department may approve a grant to a registered maternity home for any of the following purposes: (1) To expand, create, or improve facilities. (2) To provide educational assistance, prenatal or child care classes, or job training for pregnant women. (3) To prov…

Sec. 12. The state department shall consider the following factors before approving a grant application: (1) The number of pregnant women that will benefit from the grant. (2) The services that the applicant's program will provide. (3) The need for services in the applicant's loc…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the maternity assistance development fund. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2.5-3-2.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.9.

Sec. 3. The maternity assistance development fund is established for the purpose of making grants to eligible applicants in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2.5-3-3(a).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.9.

Sec. 4. The state department shall administer the fund. The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for the administration of the fund and this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2.5-3-3(b).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.9.

Sec. 5. The state department may receive and accept for deposit in the fund grants, gifts, and contributions from public and private sources, including on behalf of the state grants from the federal government. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2.5-3-3(c).] As added by P.L.2-…

Sec. 6. The state department shall apply for federal funding that becomes available to the state for activities associated with maternity homes. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2.5-3-3(d).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.9.

Sec. 7. The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from the money in the fund. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2.5-3-4(a).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.9.

Sec. 8. The treasurer of state shall invest the money not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest shall be deposited in the fund. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2.5-3-4(b).] As added by P.L.2-1…

Sec. 9. Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2.5-3-4(c).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.9.

Sec. 0.2. The addition of IC 16-10-2.6 (before its repeal, now codified in this chapter) by P.L.190-1989 applies to individuals who are initially employed by a home health agency after June 30, 1989. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.314.

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "expanded criminal history check" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-2-1.5. As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.51-2016, SEC.3.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "health care professional" means any of the following: (1) A licensed physician or a physician assistant (as defined in IC 25-22.5-1-1.1). (2) A dentist licensed under IC 25-14. (3) A chiropractor licensed under IC 25-10-1. (4) A podiatrist licens…

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "home health agency" means a home health agency licensed under IC 16-27-1. (b) The term does not include an individual health care professional who provides professional service to a patient in the temporary or permanent residence of the patie…

Sec. 2.1. As used in this chapter, "national criminal history background check" means the determination provided by the state police department under IC 10-13-3-39(i). As added by P.L.197-2007, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.84-2010, SEC.3.

Sec. 2.2. As used in this chapter, "services" includes: (1) home health services (as defined in IC 16-27-1-5); (2) any services such as homemaker, companion, sitter, or handyman services provided by a home health agency in the temporary or permanent residence of a patient or clie…

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person may not operate a home health agency or a personal services agency if the person has been convicted of any of the following: (1) A sex crime (IC 35-42-4). (2) Exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-12). (3) Failu…

Sec. 4. (a) A person who operates a home health agency under IC 16-27-1 or a personal services agency under IC 16-27-4 shall apply, not more than three (3) business days after the date that an employee begins to provide services in a patient's temporary or permanent residence, fo…

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), a person who operates a home health agency under IC 16-27-1 or a personal services agency under IC 16-27-4 may not employ a person to provide services in a patient's or client's temporary or permanent residence if one (1)…

Sec. 5.5. (a) If a home health agency or a personal services agency has knowledge of a conviction of an employee of the home health agency or personal services agency that would indicate unfitness for service as a home health aide, other unlicensed employee, or other health care …

Sec. 6. (a) A person who operates a home health agency or a personal services agency under IC 16-27-4 is responsible for the payment of fees under IC 10-13-3-39 and other fees required under section 4 of this chapter. (b) A home health agency or personal services agency may requi…

Sec. 7. A person who: (1) operates a home health agency or personal services agency; and (2) violates section 4 or 5 of this chapter; commits a Class A infraction. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-2.6-6.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.212-2005, SEC.17.…

Sec. 9. A person (other than a person denied employment or dismissed under this chapter or against whom a finding is made for the registry of nurse aides under 42 CFR 483.156) who in good faith: (1) denies employment to an individual or dismisses an individual from employment und…

Sec. 1. A person must obtain a license from the director before the person may operate a health facility. A state institution or municipal corporation may specifically request licensure and upon compliance with this chapter may be licensed under this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodifica…

Sec. 10. A health facility that provides to a patient notice concerning a third party billing for a service provided to the patient shall ensure that the notice: (1) conspicuously states that the notice is not a bill; (2) does not include a tear-off portion; and (3) is not accomp…

Sec. 11. The state department shall amend rules concerning the licensure of a residential care facility to comply with federal law and regulation concerning the provision of home and community based services in the Medicaid program in order for a residential care facility to qual…

Sec. 11.3. (a) A residential care administrator must meet the requirements set forth in IC 25-19-1-2.5. (b) A residential care facility shall notify, not later than three (3) working days, the state department of a vacancy in the residential care administrator position and the na…