Title 16, TITLE 16. HEALTH

Sec. 10. (a) The members, officers, executive director, employees, and representatives of the commission shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil lia…

Sec. 2. (a) The commission is a body politic and an instrumentality of the compact states. (b) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the commission shall be brought solely and exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of the comm…

Sec. 3. (a) Each member state shall have and be limited to one (1) delegate. The responsible official of the state EMS authority or the official's designee shall be the delegate to this compact for each member state. Any delegate may be removed or suspended from office as provide…

Sec. 4. (a) The commission shall meet at least once during each calendar year. Additional meetings shall be held as set forth in the bylaws. (b) All meetings shall be open to the public, and public notice of meetings shall be given in the same manner as required under the rulemak…

Sec. 5. The commission shall, by a majority vote of the delegates, prescribe bylaws or rules, or both, to govern the commission's conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and exercise the powers of the compact, including, but not limited to, the follow…

Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall publish the commission's bylaws and file a copy thereof, and a copy of any amendment thereto, with the appropriate agency or officer in each of the member states, if any. (b) The commission shall maintain the commission's financial records in acco…

Sec. 7. The commission shall meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this compact and the bylaws. As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.

Sec. 8. The commission shall have the following powers: (1) To promulgate uniform rules to facilitate and coordinate implementation and administration of this compact. The rules shall have the force and effect of law and shall be binding in all member states. (2) To bring and pro…

Sec. 9. (a) The commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of, the reasonable expenses of the commission's establishment, organization, and ongoing activities. (b) The commission may accept any and all appropriate revenue sources, donations, and grants of money, equipment, …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "health care facility" means any of the following: (1) A hospital. (2) A birthing center. (3) Any other medical facility. As added by P.L.127-2014, SEC.4.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "miscarried fetus" means an unborn child, irrespective of gestational age, who has died from a spontaneous or accidental death before expulsion or extraction from the unborn child's mother, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy. As added b…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "person in charge of interment" means a person who places or causes to be placed the body of a miscarried fetus who has a gestational age of less than twenty (20) weeks of age or the ashes, after cremation, in a grave, vault, urn, or other recepta…

Sec. 4. Subject to sections 5 and 6 of this chapter, the parent or parents of a miscarried fetus may determine the final disposition of the remains of the miscarried fetus. As added by P.L.127-2014, SEC.4.

Sec. 5. (a) Not more than twenty-four (24) hours after a woman has her miscarried fetus expelled or extracted in a health care facility, the health care facility shall: (1) disclose to the parent or parents of the miscarried fetus, both orally and in writing, the parent's right t…

confidential information Sec. 6. (a) If the parent or parents choose a location of final disposition other than the location of final disposition that is usual and customary for the health care facility, the parent or parents are responsible for the costs related to the final dis…

Sec. 1. If the county executive and county fiscal body of a county without a general county hospital determine that the county has insufficient hospital facilities, the county may give financial aid for the construction, equipment, and improvement of a nonprofit hospital that mee…

Sec. 2. To provide funds for the purpose described in section 1 of this chapter, the county may issue bonds or make appropriations from the county treasury under the general laws governing the issuance of bonds and the making of appropriations by counties. [Pre-1993 Recodificatio…

Sec. 3. An individual is not prohibited from serving as a member of the governing board if the member: (1) has a pecuniary interest in; or (2) derives a profit from; a contract or purchase connected with the hospital. However, the member shall disclose the interest or profit in w…

Sec. 4. A hospital that receives financial assistance under this chapter: (1) shall be operated for the benefit of all of the inhabitants of the county without discrimination; (2) must have reasonable rates and charges for service that apply to all inhabitants of the county; and …

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.12.

Sec. 2. "Applicant" means a person that applies for a license or an approval for a hospice program under IC 16-25-3. As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.12.

Sec. 3. "Hospice" means a person that owns or operates a hospice program in Indiana. As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.58-2000, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. (a) "Hospice program" means a specialized form of interdisciplinary health care provided in Indiana that is designed to alleviate the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual discomforts of an individual who is experiencing the last phase of a terminal illness or diseas…

Sec. 6. "Hospice services" means: (1) palliative care for the physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and other special needs of a hospice program patient during the final stages of a hospice program patient's terminal illness; and (2) care for the psychological, social, spir…

Sec. 7. "Interdisciplinary team" means a group of individuals who provide or supervise the care and services offered by the hospice program that includes at least a licensed physician, a registered nurse, a social worker, and a pastoral or other counselor, all of whom must be emp…

Sec. 8. "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, or other legal entity that does business in Indiana. As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.58-2000, SEC.4.

Sec. 9. "Terminal illness" means a life threatening illness with a limited prognosis. As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.12.

Sec. 1. Except as provided in IC 16-28-1-11 and IC 16-28-7-4, fines or fees required to be paid under this article shall be paid directly to the director who shall deposit the fines or fees in the state general fund. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-27.] As added by P.L…

Sec. 1.5. In developing and executing a care plan for a health facility resident, the health facility shall, at the request of the resident, facilitate the inclusion of a resident representative. As added by P.L.173-2019, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. This article does not authorize or require any form of compulsory medical treatment or physical or mental examination of a person who: (1) is a resident, a guest, a patient, an employee, a registrant, or an enrollee of an exempt institution specified in IC 16-18-2-167(c);…

Sec. 3. This article does not authorize any person to engage, in any manner, in the practice of medicine (as defined in IC 25-22.5). [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-29.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11.

required to return certain unused medication Sec. 4. (a) A health facility, county jail under IC 11-12-5-8, or department of correction facility under IC 11-10-3-4 that possesses unused medication that meets the requirements of IC 25-26-13-25(k)(1) through IC 25-26-13-25(k)(6): (…

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to the Indiana Veterans' Home. (b) A health facility licensed under IC 16-28 as a comprehensive care facility must do the following: (1) Have an automatic fire sprinkler system installed throughout the facility before July 1, 2012. (2) If a…

specified criteria are met Sec. 5.5. (a) This section does not apply to the implementation of a do not resuscitate order. (b) This article does not require an employee of a health facility to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or other intervention on a patient if a regi…

nursing homes Sec. 6. The state department shall disclose, in the state department's consumer guide to nursing homes, whether a health facility is: (1) fully; (2) partially; or (3) not; equipped with fire sprinklers. As added by P.L.73-2007, SEC.2.

nursing homes Sec. 7. The state department shall disclose the following information in the state department's consumer guide to nursing homes: (1) Until July 1, 2012, whether each health facility has: (A) a battery operated; (B) a hard wired; or (C) no; smoke detector in each res…

As added by P.L.147-2021, SEC.3. Expired 4-1-2022 by P.L.147-2021, SEC.3.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "military service applicant" means an applicant for licensure or certification under this article who has performed service as an active member of any of the following: (1) The armed forces of the United States. (2) A reserve component of the arme…

Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the commission shall issue a license or certificate to a military service applicant to allow the applicant to provide emergency medical services in Indiana if, upon application to the commission, the applicant satisfies…

Sec. 3. (a) All relevant experience of a military service applicant in the discharge of the applicant's official duties while performing service described in section 1 of this chapter must be credited in the calculation of the number of years the applicant has provided emergency …

Sec. 4. A nonresident who is issued a license or certificate under this chapter is entitled to the same rights and subject to the same obligations as required of a resident who is issued a license or certificate by the commission. As added by P.L.16-2013, SEC.2; P.L.115-2013, SEC…

Sec. 5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the commission may issue a temporary practice certificate or provisional license to a military service applicant while the military service applicant is satisfying certain requirements, as determined by the commissi…

Sec. 6. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.16-2013, SEC.2; P.L.115-2013, SEC.2.

Sec. 7. This chapter does not prohibit a military service applicant from proceeding under the licensure or certification requirements established by the commission under the other provisions of this article. As added by P.L.16-2013, SEC.2; P.L.115-2013, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to authorize violation of the confidentiality requirements of any state or federal law. As added by P.L.292-2019, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. This chapter applies only to health care providers who provide maternity health care services. As added by P.L.292-2019, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. Each health care provider shall use a validated and evidence based verbal screening tool to assess a substance use disorder in pregnancy for all pregnant women who are seen by the health care provider: (1) as early as possible at the onset of prenatal care; and (2) throug…

Sec. 4. (a) The state department shall establish guidelines for health care providers treating substance use disorder in pregnancy. When developing the guidelines, the state department shall consult with the Indiana perinatal quality improvement collaborative. (b) The state depar…

Sec. 5. If, after using the screening tool under section 3(1) of this chapter, a health care provider identifies a pregnant woman who has a substance use disorder and is not currently receiving treatment, the health care provider shall: (1) provide treatment to the patient; or (2…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "COVID-19" means: (1) severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2); or (2) the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As added by P.L.196-2021, SEC.13.