Title 16, TITLE 16. HEALTH

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "council" refers to the interagency state council on black and minority health. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-44-1.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29.

Sec. 10. The council shall do the following: (1) Identify and study the special health care needs and health problems of minorities. (2) Examine the factors and conditions that affect the health of minorities. (3) Examine the health care services available to minorities in the pu…

Sec. 11. The council shall submit a report in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 to the general assembly before November 1 of each year. The report must include the following: (1) The findings and conclusions of the council. (2) Recommendations of the council. [Pre-1993 Recodif…

Sec. 12. (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. 2. As used in this chapter, "minority" means an individual identified as any of the following: (1) Black or African-American. (2) Hispanic or Latino. (3) Asian. (4) American Indian. (5) Alaska Native. (6) Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander. [Pre-1993 Recodification C…

Sec. 3. The state department shall establish the interagency state council on black and minority health. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-44-3(a).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29.

Sec. 4. (a) The council consists of the following twenty-one (21) members: (1) Two (2) members of the house of representatives from different political parties appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. (2) Two (2) members of the senate from different political par…

Sec. 5. All appointments to the council are for two (2) years. A member may be reappointed to the commission for succeeding terms. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-44-3(d).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29.

Sec. 6. The council shall select a chairman from the membership annually. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-44-3(e).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29.

Sec. 7. Appointments to fill a vacancy are for the remainder of an unexpired term and are made by the authority who made the original appointment. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-44-3(f).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29.

Sec. 8. The state department and the Indiana Minority Health Coalition, Inc. shall provide staff for the council. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-44-3(g).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.242-2003, SEC.3.

Sec. 9. The council shall hold at least four (4) meetings annually. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-44-3(h).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fetal death" refers to a stillbirth. As added by P.L.31-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 10. (a) Local fetal-infant mortality review team members and individuals who attend a local fetal-infant mortality review team meeting at the invitation of the chairperson shall maintain the confidentiality of records and information discussed and disseminated during a local…

Sec. 11. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any death, illness, or injury investigation or review to the extent authorized by other laws. As added by P.L.31-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "infant death" refers to the death of a child who is less than one (1) year of age. As added by P.L.31-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "local fetal-infant mortality review team" or "review team" refers to: (1) a county fetal-infant mortality review team; or (2) a regional fetal-infant mortality review team formed by multiple counties through a written agreement. As added by P.L.3…

notification; duties Sec. 4. (a) A: (1) local health department; (2) hospital licensed under IC 16-21; or (3) person or entity approved by the state department; may establish a local fetal-infant mortality review team to review fetal deaths and infant deaths for the purpose of ga…

Sec. 5. (a) A local fetal-infant mortality review team shall be multidisciplinary and culturally diverse. The review team should include professionals and representatives of agencies that provide services or community resources for families in the community. (b) Members may inclu…

Sec. 6. (a) In conducting a review under this chapter, the local fetal-infant mortality review team may review all applicable records and information related to the death, including the following: (1) Records held by any of the following: (A) The state department. (B) A local hea…

Sec. 7. The state department shall employ a statewide fetal-infant mortality review coordinator to assist local fetal-infant mortality review teams and do the following: (1) Establish local fetal-infant mortality review teams statewide. (2) Act as a liaison between the statewide …

Sec. 8. (a) Before July 1 of each year, a local fetal-infant mortality review team shall submit a report to the state department that includes the following information: (1) A summary of the data collected concerning the reviews conducted by the local fetal-infant mortality revie…

Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided under subsection (b), a local fetal-infant mortality review team meeting is open to the public. (b) A local fetal-infant mortality review team meeting that involves confidential records or identifying information concerning a fetal death or an infan…

Sec. 1. Upon a member state's governor's declaration of a state of emergency or disaster that activates the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), all relevant terms and provisions of EMAC shall apply and to the extent any terms or provisions of this compact conflict wit…

Sec. 1. The division of weights and measures of the state department is created. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-32-1 part; 16-5-1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. The division of weights and measures has all the rights, duties, and powers provided under IC 24-4-4 and IC 24-6. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-32-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.87-1994, SEC.6.

Sec. 3. (a) In addition to the other remedies provided in this chapter, the state department shall adopt a schedule of civil penalties that may be levied to enforce the provisions of either of the following: (1) This chapter. (2) The rules adopted under this chapter by the state …

Sec. 1. A city or county may appropriate money out of the general fund of the city or county to assist incorporated public health nursing associations, organized and operated not-for-profit and solely for the promotion of public health and the suppression of disease, in carrying …

Sec. 2. The amount appropriated under section 1 of this chapter may not exceed the amount that could be collected from annually levying a tax on each one hundred dollars ($100) valuation of taxable property in the city or county as follows: (1) For a city, one and sixty-seven hun…

Sec. 1. The state shall reimburse a hospital, including a hospital operated under IC 16-22-8 that treats or cares for a patient with tuberculosis, an amount determined by the state department under section 2 of this chapter if no other sources of reimbursement are available for t…

Sec. 2. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for payment to a hospital that treats or cares for a patient with tuberculosis as described in section 1 of this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-8.5-3.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. (a) The aid to county hospitals tuberculosis fund is established to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) The state department shall administer the fund. (c) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund. [Pre-1993 Rec…

year Sec. 4. With the approval of the budget director and upon the recommendation of the budget committee, each county that has incurred costs for an individual with a communicable disease under: (1) IC 16-41-1; (2) IC 16-41-2; (3) IC 16-41-3; (4) IC 16-41-5; (5) IC 16-41-6; (6) …

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, "authority" means the hospital association created by section 5 of this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-1(a)(1).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.

Sec. 10. (a) The governing board originally appointed shall hold an organizational meeting not more than thirty (30) days after appointment at a time and place designated by the judge of the circuit court. The governing board shall elect a president, vice president, secretary, an…

Sec. 11. The governing board may adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations to conduct proceedings, carry out duties, and safeguard the funds and property of the authority. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-6(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.

Sec. 12. A majority of the governing board constitutes a quorum and the concurrence of a majority is necessary to authorize any action. Members serve without pay but are entitled to reimbursement for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of the members' duties. [Pre-19…

Sec. 13. If a member of the governing board has any pecuniary interest in a contract, an employment, a purchase, or a sale made under this chapter, the director shall disclose that interest and shall not vote on the matter. If the member fails to disclose the interest, the transa…

Sec. 14. (a) All necessary preliminary expenses actually incurred by the governing board to make surveys, prepare estimates of cost and receipts, employ architects, engineers, attorneys, or other consultants, give notices, take options, and all other expenses necessary to be paid…

Sec. 15. The governing board of the authority may finance and construct a hospital building for use by the city hospital operating under IC 16-23-1, on land owned or leased by the authority as set forth in section 28 of this chapter, and lease the land and buildings to the county…

Sec. 16. The governing board, acting in the name of the authority, may do the following: (1) Sue and be sued and plead and be impleaded. Actions against the authority shall be brought in the circuit or superior courts of the county in which the authority is located. (2) Condemn, …

Sec. 17. The county or city may lease land and buildings from the authority for the city hospital. A lease on the buildings may not be entered into for more than forty (40) years but the lease may be renewed for a like or lesser time. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5…

Sec. 18. The county or city may, in anticipation of the construction and erection of buildings, including necessary equipment and appurtenances, enter into a lease with the authority before the acquisition of a site and the construction and erection of the buildings. Rental payme…

Sec. 19. (a) A lease from the authority to the county may provide for the payment of the lease rental from the levy of taxes reduced by net revenues of the hospital and other funds available as provided in section 37 of this chapter. (b) A lease from the authority to the city may…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "governing body" means the county executive of a county or the legislative and fiscal body of a city. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-1(a)(10).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.

Sec. 20. Part or all of the cumulative building fund of the city hospital in existence at the time of execution of the lease to the lessee, or during the term of the lease, may be used to pay lease rental or may be held as a reserve for the payment of future lease rentals. The re…

Sec. 21. (a) When the authority, the governing board of the hospital, the county executive, and the county fiscal body of the county or the city fiscal body have agreed on the terms and conditions of a proposed lease and before the final execution of the lease, the recording offi…

Sec. 22. Following the hearing the governing body may authorize the execution of the lease as originally agreed upon or make modifications as agreed upon with the authority. Authorization shall be by ordinance, order, or resolution entered in the official record of the hospital g…

to department of local government finance Sec. 23. (a) If execution of the original or modified lease is authorized under section 38 of this chapter, notice of the signing shall be published. (b) Ten (10) taxpayers in the county whose tax rate will be affected by the proposed lea…