Title 16, TITLE 16. HEALTH

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following: (1) Hotels. (2) Bed and breakfast establishments. (3) Rooming houses. (4) Lodging houses. (5) Apartment houses. (6) Places of entertainment or lodging for transient or permanent guests or lodgers in the establishments listed in subdi…

Sec. 2. The owner, lessee, superintendent, or manager of an establishment subject to this chapter who furnishes beds and bedding for guests or lodgers shall provide each bed with bedding that includes the following: (1) Undersheets sufficiently large to cover completely the mattr…

Sec. 3. The sheets described under section 2 of this chapter must be removed from beds and replaced by freshly laundered sheets after the departure of each guest or lodger. Clean and freshly laundered pillowcases must be furnished after the departure of each transient guest. [Pre…

Sec. 4. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-2-2.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall, in order to protect the public health, establish a program to certify individuals as qualified inspectors to perform decontamination of a site that has been contaminated by the illegal manufacture of controlled substances. (b) The state dep…

sites Sec. 2. The state department shall coordinate with, and provide assistance to, local health departments in carrying out the powers and duties under IC 16-41-20 concerning a site that has been contaminated by the illegal manufacture of controlled substances. As added by P.L.…

submission of documentation Sec. 3. (a) Upon proper remediation of a site that has been contaminated by the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance, a qualified inspector shall issue a certification of decontamination to the property owner. (b) The property owner of a site …

Sec. 4. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) Rules adopted under this section must include the following: (1) Remediation standards for a site that has been contaminated by the illegal manufacture of a controlle…

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "bed and breakfast establishment" means an operator occupied residence that meets the following conditions: (1) Provides sleeping accommodations to the public for a fee. (2) Has not more than fourteen (14) guest rooms. (3) Provides breakfast t…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "guest" means an individual who rents a guest room in a bed and breakfast establishment. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-6-2.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "guest room" means a sleeping room intended to accommodate not more than four (4) guests each night. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-6-3.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "operator" means an owner or the owner's agent of a bed and breakfast establishment who resides within the establishment or on contiguous property. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-6-4.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 5. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish standards for food preparation and handling and sanitation in bed and breakfast establishments. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-6-5.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 6. The fire prevention and building safety commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish fire safety standards for bed and breakfast establishments. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-6-6.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. IC 16-41-31-7 Liability for guests' …

Sec. 1. The regulation and inspection of the use of unsanitary material in the manufacture, renovation, or repair of bedding and the sale of articles of bedding containing unsanitary material is necessary for the protection of the health and welfare of the people of Indiana and i…

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "secondhand" means any article of bedding or material or part of bedding or material of which prior use of any kind has been made. An article of bedding must be considered secondhand if the article contains any secondhand material in whole or in …

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "sell", or a variation of "sell", includes any of the following, or any combination of the following: (1) Sell. (2) Offer. (3) Expose for sale. (4) Barter. (5) Trade. (6) Lend. (7) Deliver. (8) Give away. (9) Rent. (10) Consign. (11) Lease. (12) …

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "supply dealer" means any person manufacturing, processing, or selling at wholesale any felt batting, pads, or loose material in bags or containers, concealed or not concealed, to be used in articles of bedding. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation:…

Sec. 13. (a) As used in this chapter, "wholesaler" means a person located outside Indiana who, on the person's own account, sells or distributes an article of bedding or filling material to another for the purpose of resale. (b) The term does not include an affiliate or a subsidi…

Sec. 14. (a) The state department shall administer this chapter. The state department may: (1) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to administer this chapter; (2) employ persons as necessary under IC 4-15-2.2; (3) make expenditures; (4) require reports and records; (5) make investigation…

Sec. 15. (a) The state department may take possession of an article of bedding or filling material made or offered for sale for inspection and may open the article of bedding to examine the contents. (b) The state department may also inspect the purchase records of the owner of t…

Sec. 16. (a) If an article of bedding does not meet the requirements of this chapter, the state department shall do the following: (1) Prohibit the sale of the article. (2) Affix to each article of bedding a label designed and prescribed by the state department. (b) The article o…

Sec. 17. A location where: (1) an article of bedding covered by this chapter is made, remade, or renovated; (2) material for the article of bedding is manufactured, prepared, or stored; (3) the article of bedding is offered for sale or is possessed with intention to sell; or (4) …

Sec. 18. It is unlawful for any person to interfere with any inspection under this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-3 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 19. A person engaged in: (1) the manufacturing, remaking, or renovating of an article of bedding; or (2) processing or selling felt, batting, pads, or loose material to be used in articles of bedding covered by this chapter; may not use any secondhand material, new or second…

Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to the sale by a householder of bedding that meets the following conditions: (1) Was owned and used by the householder and the householder's family. (2) Was not acquired for resale. However, the sale of the bedding by a householder through an a…

Sec. 20. A person may not sell: (1) an article of bedding covered by this chapter that is made, remade, or renovated in violation of this chapter; or (2) a secondhand article of bedding or filling material covered by this chapter unless, since the article's last use, the article …

Sec. 21. (a) A person desiring to secure approval of the process by which the articles of bedding or filling materials are sterilized or disinfected, in accordance with sections 19 and 20 of this chapter, shall submit to the state department a plan of the apparatus and the proces…

Sec. 22. (a) Each new article of bedding governed by this chapter must have securely attached to the article a substantial white cloth tag that meets the following conditions: (1) Is visible on the outside covering, with the visible part being not less than six (6) square inches …

defacing, or alteration Sec. 23. A person may not: (1) use a false or misleading statement, term, or designation on a bedding label; or (2) remove, deface, or alter or attempt to remove, deface, or alter the label or the statement of filling materials that appears on the label. […

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-7(a).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.142-1995, SEC.32.

Sec. 25. The possession of an article of bedding or filling material by a maker, remaker, or dealer in the course of business is presumptive evidence of intent to sell. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-2(i) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-7(b).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.142-1995, SEC.32.

Sec. 27. A person who receives an article of bedding governed by this chapter for renovation shall attach, at the time received, a red tag on which the date of receipt and the name and address of the owner are legibly written. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-8 part.] As…

Sec. 28. Filling material that is used in the manufacture of bedding governed by this chapter must be free from extraneous foreign matter, dirt, or trash. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-9 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 29. The premises, delivery equipment, machinery, appliances, and devices of: (1) bedding manufacturers; (2) supply dealers; (3) renovators; (4) sterilizers or disinfectors; and (5) retailers; must at all times be kept free from refuse, dirt contaminations, insects, and vermi…

application of chapter Sec. 3. This chapter does not apply to the making, remaking, or renovating of any article of bedding by or for the owner, for the owner's own use, and for the purpose of sale: (1) if the same or new material is used; or (2) if sterilized material is used an…

Sec. 30. (a) A person who: (1) knowingly makes a false statement, misrepresentation, or report to the state department; or (2) knowingly fails to disclose a material fact to avoid liability under this chapter; commits a Class B misdemeanor. (b) A person who knowingly violates or …

Sec. 31. All proceedings for the enforcement of this chapter or to restrain violations of this chapter shall be in the name of the state. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-11.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 4. This chapter does not apply to any articles of bedding sold under court order. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-8 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "bedding" means any mattress, mattress pad, mattress protector pad, box spring, upholstered spring, upholstered sofa bed, quilted pad, comforter, bolster, cushion, pillow, featherbed, sleeping bag, or any other bag, case, or covering that meets th…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "filling material" means the following: (1) Hair. (2) Down. (3) Feathers. (4) Wool. (5) Cotton. (6) Kapok. (7) Plant fibers. (8) Any other soft material used in the manufacture of and the filling or stuffing of articles of bedding. [Pre-1993 Recod…

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this chapter, "manufacture" means making, remaking, or renovating. (b) The term includes altering, repairing, finishing, refinishing, or preparing articles of bedding for sale or resale made of either new or secondhand material. [Pre-1993 Recodification Cit…

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "new" means an article of bedding or filling material that has not been previously used for any purpose. Manufacturing processes may not be considered a prior use. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-2(c).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "renovate" means to restore to former condition or to place in a good state of repair. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-2(f).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "pest" means an arthropod, a vertebrate, or a microorganism of health significance to humans. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.3-1(b).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "vector" means an arthropod or a feral animal responsible for the transmission of pathogens from a host to another animal or human. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.3-1(a).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

Sec. 3. The: (1) executive of a county that has formed a county health department; (2) fiscal body of a city that has formed a city health department; and (3) executive of the county and the fiscal body of a city that have formed a joint county-city health department; may, as an …

Sec. 4. The county fiscal body or the governing board of a health and hospital corporation may, on the fiscal body's or board of trustees' own initiative or after a petition signed by five percent (5%) of the registered voters within the jurisdiction of the health department, mak…

Sec. 5. The vector abatement program must be under the direction of the local health officer. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.3-3.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. IC 16-41-33-6 Duties of local health officers Sec. 6. (a) The: (1) county fiscal body for the county healt…