Title 16, HEALTH

Sec. 5. A license issued under this chapter is not assignable or transferable and may be issued only for the person and premises named in the application. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-9(e).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11.

Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to a health facility that: (1) does not require the investment of money or the payment of money or other consideration for admission; and (2) only charges daily or monthly rates for room, board, and care. (b) A health facility may be licens…

Sec. 6.5. A health facility shall disclose the following to each prospective resident in writing: (1) Information concerning the long term care ombudsman program (IC 12-10-13), including information on how to contact the long term care ombudsman and the state department concernin…

Sec. 7. The fee for a license as a health facility under this chapter is two hundred dollars ($200) for the first fifty (50) beds available and ten dollars ($10) for each additional bed available. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-12.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Ame…

Sec. 8. (a) Each comprehensive care health facility shall post a notice that a resident, the legal representative of the resident, or another individual designated by the resident may request from the licensed nurse in charge of each shift information that designates the names of…

Sec. 9. (a) The office of Medicaid policy and planning shall produce a statistical report semi-annually for each Medicaid certified comprehensive care health facility that lists the following information: (1) The health facility’s case mix index for each quarter covered by the st…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "comprehensive care bed" means a comprehensive care bed that is used solely for a patient who has been diagnosed as having one (1) of the following conditions: (1) Medically stable twelve (12) to twenty-four (24) hours each day and ventilator depe…

Sec. 2. An applicant may file an application with the state department for the addition or conversion of beds to comprehensive care beds to be used solely for providing specialized services to patients who have a diagnosis described in section 1 of this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodif…

Sec. 3. The state department shall review all applications for a certificate of need for comprehensive care beds under this chapter that are to be certified for participation in a state or federal reimbursement program, including programs under Title XVIII or Title XIX of the Soc…

Sec. 4. (a) The state department shall make a finding based on information prepared by the state department in accordance with IC 16-30 and any other relevant information about the need for the comprehensive care beds under this chapter or the certification of comprehensive care …

Sec. 5. (a) Comprehensive care beds may not be constructed or added and beds may not be converted to comprehensive care beds without the review and approval required in this chapter. (b) Comprehensive care beds that are not certified for participation in a state or federal reimbu…

Sec. 6. A certificate of need for a project to construct, add, or convert beds that receives final approval of the state department under this chapter or IC 16-10-4 (before its repeal) becomes void eighteen (18) months after the determination becomes final unless the following co…

Sec. 7. The individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity to whom a certificate of need has been granted after the review and approval required by this chapter is the owner of the certificate of need until the individual or legal entity transfers or alienates that o…

Sec. 8. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter and to establish a reasonable fee for filing and review of an application under this chapter. Notwithstanding IC 16-21-1-9 or IC 16-21-1-10, a rule adopted under this chapter may not be w…

Sec. 1. The Indiana emergency medical services commission is created. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-3.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.

Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall develop procedures for ongoing review of all emergency ambulance services. (b) The commission and the department of homeland security may review any pre-hospital ambulance rescue or report record regarding an emergency patient that is utilized or…

Sec. 12. 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.25. Amended by P.L.77-20…

Sec. 2. (a) The commission is composed of fourteen (14) members. The governor shall appoint the members for four (4) year terms as follows: (1) One (1) must be appointed from a volunteer fire department that provides emergency medical service. (2) One (1) must be appointed from a…

Sec. 3. An appointment to fill a vacancy occurring on the commission is for the unexpired term. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-4(b).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.

Sec. 4. (a) Each member of the commission who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred i…

Sec. 5. The commission may meet as often as is necessary upon call of the chairman but meetings shall be held at least four (4) times each year. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-8(a).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.

Sec. 6. The commission may adopt and use a seal, the description of which shall be filed at the office of the secretary of state, which may be used for the authentication of the acts of the commission. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-8(b).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.…

Sec. 7. (a) The commission shall do the following: (1) Develop and promote, in cooperation with state, regional, and local public and private organizations, agencies, and persons, a statewide program for the provision of emergency medical services that must include the following:…

Sec. 7.1. (a) Not later than July 1, 2018, the commission shall: (1) evaluate the use in Indiana of air ambulance services on patient outcomes; and (2) develop and recommend statewide standards for the activation and use of air ambulance services; not including air ambulance serv…

Sec. 8. The commission may do the following: (1) Develop training and certification standards for emergency medical responders under this article. (2) Require emergency medical responders to be certified under the standards developed under subdivision (1). (3) Develop reciprocal …

Sec. 9. The commission shall establish the following: (1) Standards for persons who provide emergency medical services and who are not licensed or regulated under IC 16-31-3. (2) Training standards for the administration of antidotes, vaccines, and antibiotics to prepare for or r…

Sec. 9.5. (a) Before July 1, 2018, the commission shall do the following: (1) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning protocols for the identification, transport, and treatment of stroke patients by personnel providing emergency medical services. The rules must include standards f…

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "individual with a disability" means an individual: (1) who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one (1) or more major life activities; (2) who has a record of a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits …

Sec. 2. There is created a committee for the purchase of products and services of individuals with a disability. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-2(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.62; P.L.37-2018, SEC.5.

Sec. 3. The committee shall be composed of the following members: (1) The director of the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services or the director's designee. (2) The commissioner of the Indiana department of administration or the commissioner's designee. (3) Th…

Sec. 4. The members of the committee shall be reimbursed for expenses at a rate equal to that of state employees on a per diem basis by the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-2(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993,…

Sec. 5. The director of the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services shall designate a staff member to act as executive secretary to the committee. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-2(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SE…

Sec. 6. Except for the member serving on the committee under section 3(7) of this chapter, all members of the committee are entitled to vote on issues before the committee. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-2(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.37-…

Sec. 7. The committee shall do the following: (1) Request from any agency of the state or any unit of local government information concerning product specification and service requirements to enable the committee to carry out the intent of this chapter. The requested information …

Sec. 9. (a) The Indiana department of administration shall, in consultation with the committee, adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to do the following: (1) Increase contracting opportunities for qualified nonprofit agencies with a goal to procure in each state fiscal year at least one a…

Sec. 0.5. A medical emergency, for purposes of this chapter, does not include a patient's claim or diagnosis that the patient would engage in conduct that would result in the patient's death or substantial physical impairment. Under the circumstances described in this section and…

Sec. 1. (a) Abortion shall in all instances be a criminal act, except when performed under the following circumstances: (1) Except as prohibited in IC 16-34-4, before the earlier of viability of the fetus or twenty (20) weeks of postfertilization age of the fetus, if: (A) for rea…

Sec. 1.1. (a) An abortion shall not be performed except with the voluntary and informed consent of the pregnant woman upon whom the abortion is to be performed. Except in the case of a medical emergency, consent to an abortion is voluntary and informed only if the following condi…

Sec. 1.2. When a medical emergency compels the performance of an abortion, the physician who will perform the abortion shall inform the woman, before the abortion if possible, of the medical indications supporting the physician's judgment that an abortion is necessary to avert: (…

Sec. 1.5. (a) The state department shall develop an informed consent brochure and post the informed consent brochure on the state department's website. (b) The state department shall develop an informed consent brochure that includes the following: (1) Objective scientific inform…

Sec. 10. (a) The following may bring an action for the recovery of damages against a person who has performed a dismemberment abortion in violation of section 1(c) of this chapter: (1) A woman upon whom a dismemberment abortion has been performed. (2) The father of the unborn chi…

Sec. 11. (a) If a judgment is rendered in favor of a plaintiff under section 9 or 10 of this chapter, the court shall order reasonable attorney's fees in favor of the plaintiff. (b) If a judgment is rendered in favor of a defendant under section 9 or 10 of this chapter and the co…

Sec. 12. (a) In every civil, criminal, or administrative action brought under section 1(c), 9, 10, or 11 of this chapter, the identity of any woman upon whom a dismemberment abortion has been performed or was attempted to have been performed shall be preserved from public disclos…

Sec. 2. (a) It shall be the responsibility of the attending physician to do the following: (1) Determine in accordance with accepted medical standards the postfertilization age of the fetus and which trimester the pregnant woman receiving the abortion is in. (2) Determine whether…

Sec. 3. (a) All abortions performed on and after the earlier of the time a fetus is viable or the time the postfertilization age of the fetus is at least twenty (20) weeks shall be: (1) governed by section 1 of this chapter; (2) performed in a hospital having premature birth inte…

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a minor who is less than eighteen (18) years of age who is pregnant as a result of rape or incest by a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of the unemancipated minor. (b) No physician shall perform an abortion on an unemancipated pregna…