Title 16, HEALTH

Sec. 9. (a) Certified nurse midwives, certified direct entry midwives, and individuals and entities described in section 7(a) of this chapter shall report each confirmed case of a birth problem that is recognized at the time of birth to the registry not later than sixty (60) days…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to patients receiving mental health services. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-3.3(a).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "primary caregiver" means an individual who provides for the physical, emotional, and social needs of another individual who cannot provide for the other individual's own needs. (b) Upon the written request of a patient's: (1) spouse; (2) pare…

Sec. 3. (a) If a provider has received a written request under section 2(b) of this chapter, the provider shall provide the following information to the individual who made the request or, if the request is made under section 2(c) of this chapter, the patient's school principal o…

Sec. 4. IC 16-39-9 governs the fees that may be charged for making and providing copies of records under this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-3.3(d).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.102-1994, SEC.5.

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to the following: (1) An institution licensed under IC 12-25. (2) A hospital licensed under IC 16-21. (3) A treatment facility certified under IC 12-23-1-6. (4) A state institution listed under IC 12-24-1. (b) This section applies only to a…

Sec. 6. This chapter does not prohibit the application to mental health records of any law concerning health records that is not addressed by this chapter. As added by P.L.4-1997, SEC.11.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "health care quality indicator data" means information concerning the provision of health care services that may be collected and used to measure and compare quality of health care services. As added by P.L.95-2005, SEC.5.

Sec. 10. Any information that is confidential under IC 16-40-5 (expired June 30, 2010) remains confidential after IC 16-40-5 expires. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.318. Amended by P.L.63-2012, SEC.22.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "health coverage provider" means any of the following: (1) An insurer (as defined in IC 27-1-2-3) that issues or delivers a policy of accident and sickness insurance (as defined in IC 27-8-5-1). (2) A health maintenance organization (as defined in…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the health care quality indicator data program developed and implemented under sections 4 and 5 of this chapter. As added by P.L.95-2005, SEC.5.

Sec. 4. The state department shall, in compliance with state and federal law, develop a plan for a health care quality indicator data program. The plan shall be completed by December 31, 2006, and include the following: (1) A list of health care quality indicators for which data …

Sec. 5. The state department is authorized to develop and implement a health care quality indicator program as provided for in this chapter and to include the following: (1) Criteria listed under section 4 of this chapter. (2) Health care quality indicator data collected from a h…

Sec. 6. The following shall comply with the data collection requirements of the program: (1) A health coverage provider. (2) A health care provider. (3) An out-of-state health coverage provider that: (A) provides health coverage; (B) administers health coverage provided; or (C) m…

Sec. 7. (a) Health care quality indicator data and other information collected under this chapter, or resulting from the program, from which the identity of a person, including: (1) an individual; (2) a health coverage provider; or (3) a health care provider; may be ascertained i…

Sec. 8. Financial information that: (1) is collected under this chapter; or (2) results from the program; is confidential. As added by P.L.95-2005, SEC.5.

Sec. 9. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.95-2005, SEC.5.

Sec. 1. The state department must provide information stressing the moral aspects of abstinence from sexual activity in any literature that the state department distributes to school children and young adults concerning available methods for the prevention of the human immunodefi…

Sec. 2. The state department may not distribute HIV literature described in section 1 of this chapter to school children without the consent of the governing body of the school corporation the school children attend. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-9.6-2.] As added by P.L…

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. 1. As used in this chapter, "hair dye" does not include eyelash dyes or eyebrow dyes. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-31-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.

Sec. 1.1. (a) The state veterinarian shall act in place of the state health commissioner under this chapter when impounding or disposing of adulterated or misbranded products under IC 15-17-5 or IC 15-18-1. (b) The Indiana state board of animal health shall act in place of the In…

Sec. 2. A cosmetic is considered to be adulterated under the following conditions: (1) If the cosmetic bears or contains a poisonous or deleterious substance that may make the cosmetic injurious to users under the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling of the cosmetic or un…

Sec. 3. A cosmetic is considered to be misbranded under the following conditions: (1) If the cosmetic's labeling is false or misleading in any way. (2) If the cosmetic is in package form unless the cosmetic bears a label containing the following: (A) The name and place of busines…

Sec. 4. A cosmetic that, in accordance with the practice of the trade, is to be processed, labeled, or repacked in substantial quantities at an establishment other than the establishment where the cosmetic was originally processed or packed is exempt from the affirmative labeling…

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, "office" means the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1. As added by P.L.108-2007, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "pilot program" refers to the rural health care pilot program established by the Federal Communications Commission under 47 U.S.C. 254(h)(1)(A) to provide federal funding to support the construction of state or regional broadband networks and the …

Sec. 3. (a) The rural health care pilot program support fund is established for the purpose of making grants to Indiana health care providers who participate in the pilot program. The fund shall be administered by the office. (b) The expenses of administering the fund shall be pa…

Sec. 4. (a) The office must use money in the fund to make grants to health care providers who participate in the pilot program. A health care provider that receives a grant under this chapter must use the grant money to make the local match required as a condition of the provider…

Sec. 1. The professional, technical, and administrative facilities and personnel of the state department shall be made available to other agencies of state government upon request of the appropriate administrative authority of the other agencies. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation…

Sec. 2. Upon the request of the local board of health and the commissioner of the state department, the professional, technical, and administrative facilities and personnel of other agencies of state government shall be made available by those other agencies to the state departme…

Sec. 1. The statewide child fatality review committee is established to: (1) identify similarities, trends, and factual patterns concerning the deaths of children in Indiana; (2) create strategies and make recommendations for the prevention of injuries to and deaths of children; …

Sec. 10. Members of the statewide child fatality review committee and individuals who attend a meeting of the statewide child fatality review committee as invitees of the chairperson: (1) may discuss among themselves confidential matters that are before the statewide child fatali…

Sec. 11. (a) The statewide child fatality review committee shall submit to the legislative council, governor, department of child services, state department, and commission on improving the status of children in Indiana on or before December 31 of each year a report that includes…

Sec. 12. (a) A report released under this section 11 of this chapter may not contain identifying information relating to the fatalities reviewed by the statewide child fatality review committee or any local child fatality review team. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this arti…

Sec. 13. The discussions, determinations, conclusions, and recommendations of the statewide child fatality review committee or its members, concerning a review of a child fatality, at a meeting of the statewide child fatality review committee: (1) are privileged; and (2) are not:…

Sec. 14. A member of the statewide child fatality review committee is not entitled to receive compensation or per diem but is entitled to receive mileage on the days on which the member is engaged in the business of the statewide child fatality review committee. As added by P.L.1…

Sec. 15. The statewide child fatality review committee is subject to the confidentiality provisions of IC 31-33-18 applying to records held by the statewide child fatality review committee. As added by P.L.119-2013, SEC.3.

Sec. 2. The statewide child fatality review committee consists of the following members: (1) The following members appointed by the governor: (A) A coroner or deputy coroner. (B) A representative from the state department who: (i) is a licensed physician; or (ii) specializes in i…

Sec. 3. All members of the statewide child fatality review committee and any individuals invited to attend a meeting of the statewide child fatality review committee shall sign a confidentiality statement prepared by the state child fatality review coordinator. As added by P.L.11…

Sec. 4. The statewide child fatality review committee shall do the following: (1) Compile and analyze data recorded by local child fatality review teams in reviewing child fatalities. (2) Review child mortality records and examine all other records relevant to child fatalities in…

Sec. 5. (a) Upon request by a local child fatality review team or the department of child services ombudsman established by IC 4-13-19-3, the statewide child fatality review committee shall assist a local child fatality review team or conduct a review of the death of a child that…

Sec. 6. In reviewing the death of a child under this chapter, the statewide child fatality review committee shall: (1) identify the factors that surrounded or contributed to the death of the child; (2) determine whether similar deaths could be prevented in the future; (3) if appl…

Sec. 7. (a) The chairperson of the statewide child fatality review committee shall be selected by the governor. (b) The statewide child fatality review committee shall meet at the call of the chairperson. As added by P.L.119-2013, SEC.3.

Sec. 8. The chairperson of the statewide child fatality review committee shall do the following: (1) Work with the state child fatality review coordinator to prepare the agenda for each meeting of the statewide child fatality review committee. (2) Work with the state child fatali…