Title 16, TITLE 16. HEALTH

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 …

organization in educating public 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) O…

initiatives; distribution of health information on state department web site 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 mo…

education 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) Division of aging. (4) Area agencies on aging. (5) Employer w…

education programs; seeking federal waivers 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…

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 12-7-2-28.4). (2) A child care home (as defined in IC 12-7-2-28.6). As added by P.L.125-2023, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "preschool" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2-143.5. As added by P.L.125-2023, SEC.2.

lead; action to reduce concentration 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…

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.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "publicly owned treatment works" means a treatment works, as defined in Section 212(2) of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1292(2)), that is owned by the state or a municipality, as defined in Section 502(4) of the federal Clean Water Act (3…

municipalities and publicly owned treatment works Sec. 3. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for the disposal of sewage through the use of onsite sewage systems for municipalities and publicly owned treatment works. (b) The rules adopted under this section…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "dependent RV campsite" means an RV campsite that does not provide an individual sewer connection for each recreational vehicle parked at the campsite. As added by P.L.43-2022, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "independent RV campsite" means an RV campsite that provides an individual sewer connection for each recreational vehicle parked at the campsite. As added by P.L.43-2022, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "recreational vehicle" means a vehicle with or without motive power that is equipped to be used exclusively as living quarters for persons traveling upon the highways. (b) The term includes the following: (1) A travel trailer, including a "fif…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "RV campground" means an area containing at least two (2) RV campsites. As added by P.L.43-2022, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "RV campsite" means an individual site at which at least one (1) recreational vehicle may be parked overnight for vacation, recreational, health, educational, sectarian, business, or tourist activities. As added by P.L.43-2022, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "sanitary dumping station" means a sewage inlet designed and intended for use in the disposal of wastewater from the holding tanks of the recreational vehicles using an RV campground. As added by P.L.43-2022, SEC.1.

campground Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to an RV campground that is not connected to a public sewer system. (b) This section applies to an RV campground: (1) regardless of whether: (A) all of the RV campsites in the RV campground are independent RV campsites; or (B) the RV ca…

Sec. 0.3. As used in this chapter, "nonpublic school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-12. As added by P.L.79-2008, SEC.7.

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "public school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-15(1). As added by P.L.79-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "school" refers to a: (1) public school; or (2) nonpublic school that is not located in a private home. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-33-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.33.

Sec. 1.3. As used in this chapter, "state agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-1-1(b). As added by P.L.79-2008, SEC.9.

functions of state department Sec. 2. (a) The state department shall before July 1, 2010: (1) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish an indoor air quality inspection, evaluation, and employee notification program to assist state agencies in improving indoor air quality; and (2)…

Sec. 2.5. (a) Before July 31, 2019, the state department shall distribute a manual of best practices for managing indoor air quality at schools as described in this section. The state department may use a manual on indoor air quality in schools developed by a federal health or en…

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-33-3.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.33. Amended by P.L.79-2008, SEC.11; P.L.132-2009, SEC.3; P.L.168-2009, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.133-2012, SEC.184. IC 16-41-37.5-4 Qualifications of individual conductin…

and site rules Sec. 5. After June 30, 2009, if the department amends 410 IAC 6-5.1 concerning school buildings and school sites, the department shall consider the effects of outdoor air quality when establishing criteria for school siting. As added by P.L.132-2009, SEC.4; P.L.168…

Sec. 1. (a) The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. (b) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for the case management of a child with lead poisoning. As added by P.L.123-1997, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.99-2002, SEC.8; P.L.135-…

Sec. 11. (a) A health care provider who provides health care services to a child who is less than six (6) years of age shall do the following: (1) Determine whether the child has had a blood lead screening test. (2) If the child has had a blood lead screening test, determine at w…

Sec. 2. (a) The state department may do the following: (1) Determine the magnitude of lead poisoning in Indiana's residents. (2) Provide consultation and education to a medical provider network that screens for lead poisoning throughout Indiana. (3) Receive and analyze blood samp…

Sec. 3. (a) A person that examines the blood of an individual described in section 2 of this chapter for the presence of lead must report to the state department the results of the examination not later than one (1) week after completing the examination. The report must include a…

Sec. 3.1. (a) The childhood lead poisoning prevention fund is established for the purpose of funding childhood lead poisoning outreach and prevention activities. The fund shall be administered by the state department. (b) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from …

Sec. 4. (a) The state department, the office of the secretary of family and social services, and local health departments shall share among themselves and with the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developm…

Sec. 5. (a) The state department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies, collect data under this chapter and, before June 1 of each year, report the results to the general assembly for the previous calendar year. A copy of the report shall be transmitted in an electronic…

As added by P.L.102-2008, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.57-2009, SEC.15. Expired 7-1-2011 by P.L.57-2009, SEC.15.