Title 16, HEALTH

Sec. 7. Before a local health department may hire or enter into a contract for the provision or administration of core public health services, the local health department shall post the position or contract to the public for at least thirty (30) days. As added by P.L.164-2023, SE…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "service line" means a category of hospital based clinical services offered to patients, including the following: (1) Emergency. (2) Obstetrics. (3) Neonatal. (4) Trauma. (5) Behavioral health services. As added by P.L.124-2026, SEC.6.…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, a hospital shall provide written notice to the state department at least sixty (60) days before the hospital does any of the following: (1) Closes a hospital licensed under IC 16-21 and permanently terminates all hospit…

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, not later than ten (10) days after the notice is issued under section 2 of this chapter, the following must occur: (1) The state department shall post a summary of the proposed closure of a hospital or an elimination of a s…

Sec. 4. (a) The state department may waive the requirements in sections 2 and 3 of this chapter upon written request by the hospital only if: (1) the closure or an elimination of a service line described in section 2 of this chapter is necessary due to a natural disaster, catastr…

Sec. 5. A hospital that violates this chapter may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). As added by P.L.124-2026, SEC.6.

Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall collaborate with a national Alzheimer's disease and dementia organization in educating the public about the following concerning Alzheimer's disease and dementia: (1) The signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. (2) Personal r…

Sec. 2. The state department shall partner for outreach with a national Alzheimer's disease and dementia organization that has an initiative or program to educate and train health care providers and human services providers on the following current and accurate scientific and med…

Sec. 3. The state department shall publish information described in section 2 of this chapter on the state department's website. As added by P.L.19-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. The state department may accept grants, services, and property from the federal government, public entities, and private entities to provide the education described in this chapter. The state department may seek any federal waiver needed to maximize federal funds to educa…

Sec. 1. The state department may work with a national lupus organization in educating the public about the following concerning lupus: (1) The symptoms and nature of lupus. (2) Personal risk factors. (3) Options for diagnosing and treating lupus. (4) Populations with elevated ris…

Sec. 2. (a) The state department may promote a national lupus organization's initiatives to educate and train physicians, other health care providers, and human services providers on the most current and accurate scientific and medical information regarding the following concerni…

Sec. 3. The state department may participate in identifying the appropriate partners to aid in the education components of this chapter, including the following: (1) Local health departments. (2) Schools. (3) Bureau of better aging. (4) Area agencies on aging. (5) Employer wellne…

Sec. 4. The state department may accept grants, services, and property from the federal government, public entities, and private entities for the purpose of participating in national education programs. The state department may seek any federal waiver needed to maximize federal f…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "certificate of free sale" means a document that: (1) is issued to an Indiana food manufacturer, processor, packager, distributor, or warehouser that is inspected by the state department; and (2) verifies that the specified items are freely market…

Sec. 2. A certificate of free sale is evidence that goods, including food items, are: (1) legally sold or distributed in the open market freely without restriction; and (2) approved by the regulatory authorities in the United States. As added by P.L.143-2022, SEC.49.

Sec. 3. The state department may, upon request of a business, issue certificates of free sale for food items manufactured, processed, packaged, distributed, or warehoused in Indiana. A certificate of free sale may not include more than twenty-five (25) items and all items must be…

Sec. 4. (a) Before issuing a certificate of free sale, a business shall provide the following to the state department: (1) Proof of registration with the Indiana secretary of state. (2) The most recent inspection report showing the business is in good standing. (3) A completed ap…

Sec. 5. (a) The certificate of free sale fund is established for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. The state department shall administer the fund. (b) The fund consists of fees collected under section 4(b) of this chapter. (c) The expenses of the certificate of free sale …

Sec. 1. The state department may work with a national Parkinson's disease organization in educating the public about the following concerning Parkinson's disease: (1) The symptoms and nature of Parkinson's disease. (2) Personal risk factors. (3) Options for diagnosing and treatin…

Sec. 2. (a) The state department may promote a national Parkinson's disease organization's initiatives to educate and train physicians, other health care providers, and human services providers on the most current and accurate scientific and medical information regarding the foll…

Sec. 3. The state department may participate in identifying the appropriate partners to aid in the education components of this chapter, including the following: (1) Local health departments. (2) Schools. (3) Bureau of better aging. (4) Area agencies on aging. (5) Employer wellne…

Sec. 4. The state department may accept grants, services, and property from the federal government, public entities, and private entities for the purpose of participating in national education programs. The state department may seek any federal waiver needed to maximize federal f…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "post-organ transplant program" refers to a program established by the state department to pay recipients eligible under this chapter for costs of immunosuppressive drugs prescribed exclusively for the maintenance of individuals who undergo the tr…

Sec. 2. The state department shall establish a post-organ transplant program. As added by P.L.27-1999, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. An individual who meets the following requirements is eligible for the post-organ transplant program: (1) The individual has submitted a properly completed application on a form supplied by the state department. (2) The individual has a household income that is not more t…

Sec. 4. (a) The state department shall determine the maximum amount the state department will pay each eligible post-organ transplant program applicant based on the following criteria: (1) Available money. (2) Covered immunosuppressive drugs. (3) The terms of any contract between…

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the state department may not reimburse an eligible recipient under the post-organ transplant program for drug costs that are reimbursed or eligible for reimbursement by a governmental entity or other third party, including Medicai…

Sec. 6. The state department shall: (1) maintain an immunosuppressive drug formulary that includes the drugs that are eligible for reimbursement under the post-organ transplant program; (2) establish an internal review procedure for updating the formulary that includes procedures…

Sec. 7. (a) The post-organ transplant program fund is established for the purpose of providing payment of immunosuppressive drugs to eligible organ transplant recipients under this chapter. The fund shall be administered by the state department. (b) The expenses of administering …

Sec. 8. The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.27-1999, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "school building" means any building used by a public school (as defined in IC 20-18-2-15), including a charter school (as defined in IC 20-18-2-2.5), for the classroom instruction of students in any grade from kindergarten through grade 12. As ad…

Sec. 2. Every school building shall be supplied with safe, potable water from a public water system approved by the commissioner of the department of environmental management in accordance with IC 13-18-16. As added by P.L.127-2016, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), each person or entity having authority over a school building shall test the drinking water in the school building before January 1, 2023, to determine whether the drinking water equals or exceeds the action level for lead of fift…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "action level for lead" means the concentration of lead in water of fifteen (15) parts per billion, or fifteen-thousandths (0.015) milligram of lead per liter of water. As added by P.L.125-2023, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "child care facility" means any of the following: (1) A child care center (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-55). (2) A child care home (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-57). As added by P.L.125-2023, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.111.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "preschool" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2.1-258. As added by P.L.125-2023, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.112.

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the owner or operator having authority over a child care facility or preschool shall test the drinking water in the child care facility or preschool before January 1, 2026, to determine whether lead is present in the drinking wate…

Sec. 0.5. This chapter does not apply to: (1) the compounding of; or (2) a compounded; drug for animal use. As added by P.L.136-2026, SEC.3.

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "bulk drug substance" means a substance that is intended: (1) for incorporation into a finished drug product; and (2) to furnish pharmacological activity or other direct effect; in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of d…

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "compounding" means the combining, admixing, mixing, diluting, pooling, reconstituting, or otherwise altering of a drug or bulk drug substance by: (1) a pharmacist licensed under IC 25-26; (2) a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5; or (3) an i…

Sec. 3. (a) A person may not engage in compounding unless the following requirements are met: (1) The bulk drug substance is not: (A) research grade, unless part of a study approved by an institutional review board; or (B) veterinary grade. (2) The bulk drug substance was manufac…

Sec. 4. (a) A pharmacy that is subject to Section 503A of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353a) shall comply with Section 503A of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and any regulation promulgated under Section 503A of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmeti…

investigate Sec. 5. (a) The Indiana board of pharmacy shall have primary authority to investigate the: (1) sourcing; (2) storage; (3) labeling; (4) handling; and (5) compounding; of a prescription drug. (b) The Indiana board of pharmacy may investigate any alleged violation of th…

Sec. 6. (a) The state department, in consultation with the Indiana board of pharmacy, the medical licensing board of Indiana, the Indiana state board of nursing, and the office of the attorney general shall develop and publish a report not later than March 1 and September 1 of ea…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "onsite sewage system" has the meaning set forth in IC 13-11-2-144.8. As added by P.L.181-2018, SEC.17.