Title 16, TITLE 16. HEALTH

permitted Sec. 15. This chapter does not prevent the release to any interested person of epidemiological and environmental information that does not identify individual patients. As added by P.L.180-1993, SEC.2.

Sec. 16. The state department shall conduct intensive educational programs for health professionals and members of the public concerning the nature and purpose of the birth problems registry, the reporting and informational requirements, and the causes and detection of birth prob…

Sec. 16.5. To assure accurate, complete, and timely reporting of birth problems to the registry, the state department may review the medical records of an individual or entity required to report birth problems under this chapter. As added by P.L.93-2001, SEC.7.

Sec. 17. (a) The birth problems registry fund is established for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. The fund shall be administered by the state department. (b) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund. (c) Money in the fund at the end of …

Sec. 18. The state department shall report to the legislative council and the governor each year before November 1 the following: (1) The numbers and types of birth problems occurring in Indiana by county, including any birth problem trends identified through the data collected u…

As added by P.L.180-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.140; P.L.193-2007, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.149-2017, SEC.8.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "other severe disability" means a severe physical disability or developmental delay that results from injury, infection, or disease, is chronic in nature, and requires long term health care. As added by P.L.180-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.23-1993,…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "patient" means: (1) a child born with a birth problem; or (2) a parent or a guardian of a child born with a birth problem. As added by P.L.180-1993, SEC.2. IC 16-38-4-4 "Person" Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, assoc…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "registry" refers to the birth problems registry established under this chapter. As added by P.L.180-1993, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "state department" refers to the Indiana department of health. As added by P.L.180-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.156.

publication of list of birth problems Sec. 7. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish reporting requirements regarding birth problems for: (1) hospitals; (2) physicians; (3) local health departments; (4) home deliveries, as described in section 1(8…

disorder exemptions Sec. 8. (a) The state department shall establish a birth problems registry for the purpose of recording all cases of birth problems that occur in Indiana residents and compiling necessary and appropriate information concerning those cases, as determined by the…

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.

guardian for information; provision of mental health records to a school 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…

information to school; requirement of confidentiality agreement; immunity 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…

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.

of patient to authorize release of information 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…

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.

chapter expires 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. IC 16-40-4-9 Rules Sec. 9. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.…

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…

exemption 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 affirmativ…

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; …

from liability 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 statewi…

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…

confidential 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…

recommendations privileged; not subject to subpoena or discovery or admissible as evidence 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 mee…

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.