Title 16, TITLE 16. HEALTH

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…

be provided to state department 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 a…

health emergency, or crisis; burden of proof in denial of visitation Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "facility" includes the following: (1) A health facility licensed under this article. (2) A residential care facility. (b) During a declared emergency, public health emergen…

Sec. 2. To obtain a license, an applicant must submit an application on the prescribed form showing that the applicant is of reputable and responsible character and able to comply with the standards for health facilities established by this chapter and rules adopted under this ch…

Sec. 3. (a) Before the director may issue a license to a health facility, the director must find that the health facility, within the care category for which license is sought, is adequate in each of the following respects: (1) The physical structure in which the service is to be…

renew licenses Sec. 4. The director may under IC 4-21.5-3-5 do one (1) of the following: (1) Issue a full license for not more than one (1) year, on finding that the applicant complies with the provisions of this article and rules adopted under this article. (2) Issue a provision…

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…

direct care staff 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 desig…

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…

in state or federal reimbursement program 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…

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. 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…

alienation 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 alien…

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.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-39-7; 16-1-39-8(c) part, (d) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.249-2019, SEC.11.

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…

As added by P.L.77-2012, SEC.21. Expired 7-1-2013 by P.L.77-2012, SEC.21.

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.…

financial assistance 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 i…

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…

certification for military personnel; appointment of state emergency medical services medical director 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 …

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…

stroke assessment tool; compilation of hospital list; certified hospital provision of information; advertisement 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 t…

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 and rehabilitative services or the director's designee. (2) The commissioner of the Indiana department of administration or the commissioner's designee. (3) The execut…

Sec. 5. The director of the division of disability 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, SEC.233; P…

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 …

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-3.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.64; P.L.192-1995, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.49-1997, SEC.86.

goals with qualified nonprofit agencies; other state contracting goals not affected; report 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 …

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…

required if a lethal fetal anomaly is diagnosed; ultrasound report; suspected coercion 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 …

necessity for abortion 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 i…

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

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…