Title 16, HEALTH

Sec. 6. (a) The term of a member appointed to the council is four (4) years. (b) Terms for appointed members begin on July 1 and end on June 30 of an odd-numbered year. (c) An appointed member may not serve more than one (1) complete term. (d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the …

Sec. 7. A member of the council may be removed by the governor for cause. As added by P.L.129-2023, SEC.2.

Sec. 8. If a vacancy occurs on the council, the governor shall appoint a qualified individual to serve the remainder of the term within sixty (60) days of receiving notice of the vacancy. As added by P.L.129-2023, SEC.2.

Sec. 9. (a) The council must conduct a meeting before October 1, 2023. The initial meeting must be held on a date selected by a majority of the members of the council. The chairperson shall call all subsequent meetings. (b) Between September 1, 2023, and September 1, 2024, the co…

Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, as used in this chapter, "hospital" refers to a hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2. As added by P.L.216-2025, SEC.35.

Sec. 2. For purposes of this chapter, "Indiana nonprofit hospital system" means a hospital that: (1) is organized as a nonprofit corporation or a charitable trust under Indiana law or the laws of any other state or country and that is: (A) eligible for tax exempt bond financing; …

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "prices" means the amounts that are paid for patient care services. As added by P.L.216-2025, SEC.35.

Sec. 4. (a) The office of management and budget shall develop a methodology to conduct the study of commercial: (1) inpatient hospital prices; and (2) outpatient hospital prices; including using Indiana hospital pricing data from calendar years 2023 and 2024 to determine Indiana'…

Sec. 5. (a) Before June 30, 2026, the office of management and budget shall conduct the study described in section 4 of this chapter, using the methodology that was reviewed by the budget committee. (b) The office of management and budget shall submit a report to the governor and…

Sec. 6. A hospital shall provide the office of management and budget in: (1) the manner prescribed by the office of management and budget; and (2) a timely manner; with any data requested by the office of management and budget to conduct a study required under this chapter. As ad…

Sec. 7. (a) Not later than June 30, 2029, an Indiana nonprofit hospital system's aggregate average inpatient and outpatient hospital prices shall at least be equal to or less than the statewide average inpatient and outpatient hospital prices determined by the office of managemen…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "hemophilia" means a bleeding tendency resulting from a genetically determined deficiency factor in the blood. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-14.5-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 3. (a) The state department shall establish a program for the care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia. (b) The program established under subsection (a) shall assist persons who: (1) require continuing treatment with blood and blood derivatives to avoid crippl…

Sec. 5. The state department may do the following: (1) Develop standards for determining eligibility for care and treatment under the hemophilia program established under this chapter. (2) Assist in the development and expansion of programs for the care and treatment of persons s…

Sec. 6. (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. (a) As used in this chapter and except as provided in subsection (b), "solid waste" has the meaning set forth in IC 13-11-2-205(a). (b) The term does not include waste that is regulated under the following: (1) IC 13-22-1 through IC 13-22-8. (2) IC 13-22-11.5. (3) IC 13-2…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "truck" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-188(a). [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-28-13.5(c).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, a truck that is used to transport a quantity of more than four thousand (4,000) pounds of solid waste to a landfill, an incinerator, or a transfer station may not be used to transport food until at least fifteen (15) days a…

Sec. 4. A truck that is used to transport a quantity of more than four thousand (4,000) pounds of solid waste to a landfill, an incinerator, or a transfer station may be used to transport food less than fifteen (15) days after transporting the solid waste if the truck, after tran…

Sec. 5. The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. The rules adopted under this section may do the following: (1) Require documentation on the transportation of food in Indiana that would disclose violations of section 3 of this chapter. (2) E…

Sec. 6. A person who violates section 3 of this chapter is subject to civil penalties under IC 16-42-1-17. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-28-13.5(f).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.

Sec. 7. (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, "cancer clinical trial" refers to a research study in which an individual receives a new cancer treatment, including medication, chemotherapy, or adult stem cell therapy. As added by P.L.29-2025, SEC.4.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "participant" refers to an individual who participates in a program. As added by P.L.29-2025, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" means a cancer clinical trial participation program described in section 4 of this chapter. As added by P.L.29-2025, SEC.4.

Sec. 4. An organization or entity may establish and administer a program for the purpose of providing payment to a participant for reasonable costs incurred by a participant while participating in a cancer clinical trial. As added by P.L.29-2025, SEC.4.

Sec. 5. (a) An organization or entity that establishes and administers a program shall do the following: (1) Subject to section 6 of this chapter, establish guidelines for financial eligibility for the program, which must be based on financial need. (2) Collaborate with health ca…

Sec. 6. An individual is eligible to participate in a program if the individual: (1) is an Indiana resident; (2) has an income that does not exceed seven hundred percent (700%) of the federal poverty level; (3) resides in an underserved area, as determined by the organization or …

Sec. 7. An organization or entity that operates a program may accept gifts, grants, and donations from a public or private source to establish and administer the program. As added by P.L.29-2025, SEC.4.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "nonprofit hospital" means a hospital that is organized as a nonprofit corporation or a charitable trust under Indiana law or the laws of any other state or country. As added by P.L.216-2025, SEC.36.

Sec. 2. (a) Before October 1 of each year, every nonprofit hospital shall provide the state department with the entirety of the Schedule H portion of the nonprofit hospital's previous taxable year's federal Form 990, including the following forms and the itemized data used to com…

Sec. 3. Prior to providing information described in section 2 of this chapter, a nonprofit hospital may only make redactions with regard to: (1) personally identifiable information; and (2) information required to remain confidential under the federal Health Insurance Portability…

Sec. 4. If a nonprofit hospital fails to submit the forms required under section 2 of this chapter before October 1 of any year, the state department shall fine the nonprofit hospital system ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per day for which the forms are past due. A fine under thi…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "biologicals" means drugs and vaccines. [1993 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 10. (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. All counties, cities, and towns shall supply without charge diphtheria, scarlet fever, and tetanus (lockjaw) antitoxin and rabies vaccine to persons financially unable to purchase the antitoxin or vaccine, upon the application of a licensed physician. [Pre-1993 Recodifica…

Sec. 3. The state department shall supply the necessary application forms to all local health officers for the administration of section 2 of this chapter and IC 12-20-16-14. The local health officers shall supply physicians with the forms on request. The application forms shall …

Sec. 4. The physician or advanced practice registered nurse applying for free biologicals as provided in this chapter and IC 12-20-16-14 shall sign in ink the following affirmation printed on the application form: I solemnly affirm that the free biologicals applied for will be ad…

Sec. 5. On receipt of an official form properly filled out and signed in ink by a physician, any dealer may supply the biologicals called for in the application form. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-14-5 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 6. When the application form is filed with the proper financial officer, the application form constitutes a legal claim for the market price of the furnished biologicals against the appropriate county, township, city, or town in which biologicals are used and against which t…

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), all costs that are incurred in furnishing biologicals under this chapter, IC 12-20-16-2(c)(13), or IC 12-20-16-14 shall be paid by: (1) the appropriate county, city, or town against which the application form is issued from genera…

Sec. 8. Each local health officer shall make official records of all cases in which free biologicals are furnished in the local health officer's jurisdiction. The local health officer shall, by the fifth day of each month, send information concerning the preceding month as requir…

Sec. 9. (a) The state department may supply without charge, in the interest of disease prevention and control, preventive biologicals to local health officers for immunization of individuals financially unable to purchase the biologicals. (b) The state department shall determine …

Sec. 1. This chapter is intended to supplement IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-8-8.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "wholesaler" means a person engaged in the business of distributing legend drugs that the person has not produced or prepared to persons included in any of the classes named in section 21 of this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-8…

Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in section 21 of this chapter, a person may not sell a legend drug unless either of the following conditions exist: (1) Except as provided in subsection (b), the legend drug is dispensed by a pharmacist upon an original prescription or drug order w…