Title 16, HEALTH

Sec. 1. The board of trustees shall establish, in Indianapolis, a hospital, to be known as the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, for the treatment of children afflicted with any disease, defect, or physical deformity that may be relieved or improved by proper medical an…

Sec. 2. The board of trustees may construct and equip the necessary buildings for the hospital with: (1) accommodations for not less than two hundred (200) patients; and (2) offices, quarters for officers, nurses, and employees, and other necessary appurtenances. The buildings mu…

Sec. 3. The hospital is: (1) a department of Indiana University; and (2) under the direction and control of the board of trustees of Indiana University. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.

Sec. 4. The board of trustees may: (1) adopt and apply rules and regulations for proper management of the hospital; (2) employ, discharge for sufficient cause, and fix the compensation of a superintendent of the hospital, who is responsible to the board of trustees for the proper…

Sec. 5. Any child: (1) less than sixteen (16) years of age; (2) having a legal settlement in any county of Indiana; and (3) either: (A) afflicted with a defect, disease or deformity, presumably curable or improvable by skilled medical and surgical treatment; or (B) needing specia…

Sec. 6. The board of trustees may receive, accept, hold, and apply any donations or bequests of funds or property from individual citizens, societies, and organizations that may be tendered in good faith to assist in the construction, extension, equipment, and maintenance of the …

Sec. 7. The hospital is under the direction of the board of trustees. In the construction, equipment, and direction of the hospital, the board of trustees shall receive and consider the suggestions and advice that is tendered by the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association. [Pre…

Sec. 8. The board of trustees may establish and maintain, in connection with the hospital: (1) a training school for child nursing; and (2) an outpatient and social service department; to conserve the health of the children of Indiana. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Ci…

Sec. 9. An Indiana public interest nonprofit corporation to which the board of trustees, with the approval of the governor, delegates authority to manage and operate the hospital is not subject to an audit by the state board of accounts, notwithstanding IC 5-11-1-9. However, Indi…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (f), a nurse aide shall do the following to be certified as a qualified medication aide: (1) Apply for the certification in the manner prescribed by the state department. (2) Complete the qualified medication aide training…

Sec. 10. (a) The following tasks are within the scope of practice of a qualified medication aide certified under this chapter unless prohibited by health care facility policy: (1) Observing and reporting to the health care facility's licensed nurse a patient's exhibited reactions…

Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall establish an optional training module in the administration of insulin to be used to train a qualified medication aide. The training module must include the following: (1) At least four (4) and not more than eight (8) hours of classroom training.…

Sec. 12. A health facility licensed under IC 16-28 shall report any incident of alleged abuse, neglect, misappropriation of patient property, or misconduct by a qualified medication aide to the state department. As added by P.L.143-2025, SEC.24.

Sec. 13. A qualified medication aide shall notify the state department of any change in the qualified medication aide's mailing address or electronic mail address not later than thirty (30) days after the date on which the address changed. As added by P.L.143-2025, SEC.24.

Sec. 14. (a) An individual may not: (1) profess to be a qualified medication aide; or (2) use the initials "QMA" or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that the individual is a qualified medication aide; unless the individual has a valid ce…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in section 1 of this chapter, an individual may not work as a qualified medication aide unless the individual has: (1) satisfactorily completed an approved qualified medication aide training and competency evaluation program; and (2) passed the qual…

Sec. 3. (a) A qualified medication aide training and competency evaluation program must meet the following requirements: (1) Be composed of not more than one hundred (100) hours of training composed of classroom instruction and supervised practicum. (2) Be taught by instructors w…

Sec. 4. Before a health care facility may allow an individual to work as a qualified medication aide, the health care facility must verify that an individual has met certification requirements of this chapter and is included on the registry established under IC 16-27.5-1. However…

Sec. 5. (a) Supervised practicum requirements for a qualified medication aide training and competency evaluation program must occur at a health care facility. (b) The classroom training requirements for qualified medication aide training may be provided by any of the following: (…

Sec. 6. (a) A qualified medication aide training and competency evaluation program curriculum must include the following training: (1) Communication and interpersonal skills concerning patients, including the following: (A) Techniques for addressing the unique needs and behaviors…

Sec. 7. The commission may remove approval to provide training for qualified medication aides if the entity providing the training does any of the following: (1) Fails to meet the requirements of this chapter or any other state regulation. (2) Falsifies any documents concerning t…

Sec. 8. (a) An individual must meet the following requirements in order to be certified as an instructor of a qualified medication aide training and competency evaluation program: (1) Be licensed as a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse. (2) Have at least one (1) year …

Sec. 9. A qualified medication aide competency evaluation test must meet the following requirements: (1) Be administered by a state approved testing entity. (2) Consist of multiple choice questions. (3) Be updated to include new medications, medication classifications, or otherwi…

Sec. 1. Member states shall recognize the privilege to practice of an individual licensed in another member state that is in conformance with this article. As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. To exercise the privilege to practice under the terms and provisions of this compact, an individual must: (1) be at least eighteen (18) years of age; (2) possess a current unrestricted license in a member state as an EMT, an AEMT, a paramedic, or at a state recognized and…

Sec. 3. An individual providing patient care in a remote state under the privilege to practice shall function within the scope of practice authorized by the home state unless and until modified by an appropriate authority in the remote state as may be defined in the rules of the …

Sec. 4. Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, an individual practicing in a remote state will be subject to the remote state's authority and laws. A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that state's laws, restrict, suspend, or revoke an individual's pri…

Sec. 5. If an individual's license in any home state is restricted or suspended, the individual shall not be eligible to practice in a remote state until the privilege to practice under the individual's home state license is restored. As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. If an individual's privilege to practice in any remote state is restricted, suspended, or revoked, the individual shall not be eligible to practice in any remote state until that individual's privilege to practice is restored. As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. (a) In addition to other fees provided by this title, the state department may establish and collect reasonable fees for specific services described under subsection (b) provided by the state department. The fees may not exceed the cost of services provided. (b) Fees may …

Sec. 3. (a) All license and permit fees collected by the state department under this title shall be deposited monthly with the treasurer of state and become a part of the state general fund, unless stated otherwise. (b) All expenses of the enforcement of this title shall be paid …

Sec. 4. (a) The weights and measures fund is established for the purpose of providing funds for training and equipment for weights and measures inspectors and the state metrology laboratory. The state department shall administer the fund. (b) The fund consists of fees collected u…

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "plan review" means a review of plans for a project to determine if it complies with the state department's rules. (b) As used in this section, "project" means the construction, addition, or renovation of a new or existing: (1) ambulatory outp…

Sec. 1. (a) If a multiple county sewer, water, wastewater, or similar district has been established under IC 13-26 or IC 13-3-2 (before its repeal), the affected counties may by concurrent resolution of each county executive establish an area board of health for the sole purposes…

Sec. 2. (a) An area board of health consists of two (2) members from each participating county board of health, to be selected by the appropriate county executive. In addition, the health officer of each participating county and the county treasurer from the participating county …

Sec. 3. An area board of health shall meet at the call of the chairman, with the first meeting to be held during the first month following the date of establishment of the board. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.5-3 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

Sec. 4. At the first meeting and annually thereafter, the area board of health shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman. One (1) of the health officers shall be designated to serve as secretary. The county treasurer member serves as treasurer of the board. [Pre-1993 Recodificat…

Sec. 5. (a) An area board of health and the trustees of the multiple county sewer, water, wastewater, or similar district shall jointly establish boundary lines, which may not exceed the boundaries of the district, for a special uniform inspection and enforcement area. (b) The ar…

Sec. 6. To carry out the purposes of this chapter, the area board of health may do the following: (1) Adopt and enforce ordinances consistent with state law. (2) Employ qualified individuals or utilize existing qualified employees to perform inspection and enforcement duties. (3)…

Sec. 7. (a) An area board of health shall prepare an annual budget and submit the budget to the county fiscal body of each participating county for review and approval. (b) Each county fiscal body shall appropriate that county's proportionate share of the costs to be incurred by …

Sec. 8. Fees and fines collected by the area board of health shall be collected by a person designated by the area board of health. Accurate records shall be kept of all fees and fines collected. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.5-7.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

Sec. 1. The state department shall investigate a report of an unlicensed institution or agency and report the findings to the attorney general. The attorney general may seek any of the following: (1) An injunction in a court of jurisdiction in the county in which the unlicensed i…

Sec. 2. An agency, a building, an institution, or a place may not be called a hospital if the agency, building, institution, or place is not a hospital. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-1-16.2.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. A person who: (1) operates an institution or agency that is required to be licensed under this chapter that is not licensed under this chapter; or (2) advertises the operation of an institution or agency that is required to be licensed under this chapter that is not licen…

Sec. 1. The methods set out in this chapter may be employed to establish, construct, enlarge, remodel, and acquire county hospital buildings. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.1-4-1.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.

Sec. 10. (a) The department of local government finance shall, within a reasonable time, fix a date for a hearing to be held in the county and give notice of the hearing to the following: (1) The executive director of the hospital. (2) The first twenty-five (25) taxpayers whose n…