Title 16, TITLE 16. HEALTH

Sec. 7. (a) A retail establishment that sells paint or paint products shall do all of the following: (1) Offer for sale a lead test kit that is capable of determining the presence of a lead-based paint hazard. (2) Provide to customers the federal Environmental Protection Agency p…

Sec. 9. (a) The state department shall, not later than July 1, 2009, adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish a lead-safe work practices training program for contractors, renovators, and remodelers who: (1) perform work on housing units that were built before 1978; and (2) distur…

Sec. 1. (a) The state department may establish an osteoporosis prevention and treatment education program. (b) If the state department establishes a program under subsection (a) the state department shall do the following: (1) Design and implement strategies for raising public aw…

services Sec. 2. The state department may do the following: (1) Work to improve the capacity of community based services available to osteoporosis patients. (2) Work with other state and local governmental agencies, community and business leaders, community organizations, health …

Sec. 3. (a) The osteoporosis education fund is established for the purpose of carrying out the duties under this chapter. The fund shall be administered by the state department. (b) The treasurer of state may invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligatio…

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) A person making an inspection under the authority of IC 22-8-1.1. (2) A person who performs lead-based paint activities within a residential dwelling that the person owns, unless the residential dwelling is occupied by…

Sec. 10. Without limiting the authority to inspect under IC 16-41-5-1, the state department may do the following: (1) Inspect the site of a lead-based paint activities project: (A) during the project; or (B) after the project is completed. (2) Conduct an investigation of a lead-b…

Sec. 11. (a) If the state department finds that a lead-based paint activities project is not being performed in accordance with applicable laws or rules, the state department may enjoin further work on the lead-based paint activities project without prior notice or hearing by del…

Sec. 12. (a) The state department may under IC 4-21.5 reprimand, or suspend or revoke the license of, a clearance examiner or a lead-based paint activities inspector, risk assessor, project designer, supervisor, worker, or contractor for any of the following reasons: (1) Violatin…

paint and prohibition Sec. 13. (a) This section applies to: (1) remodeling, renovation, and maintenance activities at target housing and child occupied facilities built before 1960; and (2) lead-based paint activities. (b) This section does not apply to an individual who performs…

Sec. 14. (a) A person who violates: (1) any provision of this chapter; or (2) a rule or standard adopted by the state department under section 6 of this chapter; is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per day for any violation. (b) The …

prevention, or interference with an inspection or investigation Sec. 15. A person who obstructs, delays, resists, prevents, or interferes with: (1) the state department; or (2) the state department's personnel or designated agent; in the performance of an inspection or investigat…

investigation Sec. 2. (a) The lead-based paint activities program is established. The purpose of the program is to ensure that a person conducting lead-based paint activities in target housing, child occupied facilities, and any other type of building specified in rules adopted u…

examiner license; contractor's license; training; examination; issuance Sec. 3. (a) A person who engages in lead-based paint activities must obtain a license under this chapter and under rules adopted under section 6 of this chapter. Lead-based paint activities licenses issued un…

Sec. 4. (a) A lead-based paint activities training program must meet requirements specified in rules adopted under section 6 of this chapter before providing initial or refresher training to a person seeking a license listed in section 3(b) of this chapter. (b) The state departme…

Sec. 5. (a) A clearance examiner training program must meet requirements specified in rules adopted under section 6 of this chapter before providing initial or refresher training to a person seeking a license under section 3(c) of this chapter. (b) The state department may approv…

Sec. 6. (a) Rules adopted by the air pollution control board before July 1, 2009, under IC 13-17-14-5 (repealed) are considered rules of the state department after December 31, 2009. (b) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to replace the rules of the air pollut…

Sec. 7. (a) The lead trust fund established by IC 13-17-14-6 (repealed) is reestablished to provide a source of money for the purposes set forth in subsection (f). (b) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from the money in the fund. (c) The treasurer of state shal…

Sec. 8. (a) A lead-based paint activities contractor licensed under this chapter shall compile records concerning each lead-based paint activities project performed by the lead-based paint activities contractor. The records must include the following information on each lead-base…

paint activities project Sec. 9. A political subdivision or a state agency may not accept a bid for a lead-based paint activities project from a person who does not hold a lead-based paint activities license. As added by P.L.57-2009, SEC.17.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "health care entity" means an entity that: (1) is registered or licensed as a health care entity under the laws of another state, a foreign country, or a province in a foreign country; and (2) provides health care services, including the performan…

Sec. 10. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this chapter, including rules specifying registration renewal procedures. As added by P.L.3-2008, SEC.112.

Sec. 2. The state department shall maintain a registry of health care entities that apply for and meet the registration requirements of this chapter. As added by P.L.3-2008, SEC.112.

Sec. 3. The registry maintained under section 2 of this chapter must include: (1) the information required under section 5(6) of this chapter for each registered health care entity; and (2) the date that the health care entity registered with the state department under this chapt…

Sec. 4. The state department shall issue a certificate of registration to a health care entity that applies for registration and meets the requirements of this chapter. As added by P.L.3-2008, SEC.112.

Sec. 5. A health care entity applying for registration under this chapter must disclose the following: (1) The types of health care services that the health care entity will provide in Indiana. (2) The names of any employees who are currently in good standing licensed, certified,…

Sec. 6. A registered health care entity that is issued a certificate of registration under this chapter shall display the certificate of registration in a conspicuous place in sight of a consumer of the health care entity. As added by P.L.3-2008, SEC.112.

Sec. 7. A certificate of registration issued under this chapter expires one (1) calendar year after its issuance. As added by P.L.3-2008, SEC.112.

Sec. 8. A health care entity may not provide services in Indiana until the health care entity is registered with the state department under this chapter. As added by P.L.3-2008, SEC.112.

Sec. 9. The registration of a health care entity under this chapter does not exempt: (1) a health care professional from the licensure, certification, and registration requirements of IC 25; or (2) a health care service from the regulation requirements of IC 16 or IC 25. As added…

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "activity based therapy services" refers to specialized interventions that activate the neuromuscular system below the level of the lesion, involving intense, repetitive physical activity performed with the goal of retraining the nervous system …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the spinal cord and brain injury research board established by section 5 of this chapter. As added by P.L.3-2008, SEC.113.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the spinal cord and brain injury fund established by section 3 of this chapter. As added by P.L.3-2008, SEC.113.

Sec. 3. (a) The spinal cord and brain injury fund is established to fund research on spinal cord and brain injuries. (b) The fund shall be administered by the state department. (c) The fund consists of: (1) appropriations; (2) gifts and bequests; (3) fees deposited in the fund by…

Sec. 4. The fund is to be used for the following purposes: (1) Establishing and maintaining a state medical surveillance registry for traumatic spinal cord and brain injuries. (2) Fulfilling the duties of the board established by section 5 of this chapter. (3) Funding research re…

term; members; staffing; duties; annual financial statement Sec. 5. (a) The spinal cord and brain injury research board is established for the purpose of administering the fund. The board is composed of eleven (11) members. (b) The following six (6) members of the board shall be …

Sec. 6. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.3-2008, SEC.113.