Ind. Code § 16-41-32-25 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 32 / Section 16-41-32-25
Intent to sell; presumptive evidence
Status: in_force

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.
Ind. Code § 16-42-5.3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 5.3 / Section 16-42-5.3-5
Labeling requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) A home based vendor shall include a label for packaged food or a sign for unpackaged food that contains the following information:

(1) The name and address of the producer of the food product.

(2) The common or usual name of the food product.

(3) The ingredients of the food product, in descending order by predominance by weight.

(4) The net weight or volume of the food product by standard measure or numerical count.

(5) The date on which the food product was processed.

(6) The following statement in at least 10 point type: "This product is home produced and processed and the production area has not been inspected by the Indiana Department of Health. NOT FOR RESALE.".

(b) A home based vendor shall post the label of each food product on the vendor's website.

As added by P.L.49-2022, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.169.
Ind. Code § 16-22-6-18 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-22-6-18
Hearing on terms of proposed lease; notice
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. When the authority, the governing board of the hospital, the county executive, and a majority of the county fiscal body of the county have agreed upon the terms and conditions of a lease proposed to be entered into under the terms and conditions of this chapter and before the final execution of the lease, the county auditor shall publish notice of a public hearing to be held in the county by the county executive not less than ten (10) days after the publication of the notice. The notice of the hearing shall be published one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation printed in the English language and published in the county. The notice must name the day, place, and hour of the hearing and must set forth a brief summary of the principal terms of the lease, including a description of the property to be leased, the lease rental, the term of the lease, and where the proposed lease, drawings, plans, specifications, and estimates may be examined. The proposed lease and the drawings, plans, specifications, and estimates of construction cost for the building shall be open to inspection by the public during the ten (10) day notice period and at the meeting. All persons have a right to be heard at the meeting on the necessity for the lease and whether the lease rental is fair and reasonable. The hearing may be adjourned to a later date or dates and to a place fixed before the adjournment.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-13(a) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-120 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-120
"Executive board"
Status: in_force

Sec. 120. (a) "Executive board", except as provided in subsection (b), refers to the executive board of the Indiana department of health.

(b) "Executive board", for purposes of IC 16-23.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-23.5-1-7.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-10-1-2.3; 16-10-2.2-8(b); 16-10-4.1-1.5.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.184; P.L.56-2023, SEC.142.
Ind. Code § 16-49-4-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-49-4-11
Report; availability
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) The statewide child fatality review committee shall submit to the legislative council, governor, department of child services, state department, and commission on improving the status of children in Indiana on or before December 31 of each year a report that includes the following information:

(1) A summary of the data collected and reviewed by the statewide child fatality review committee in the previous calendar year.

(2) Trends and patterns that have been identified by the statewide child fatality review committee concerning deaths of children in Indiana.

(3) Recommended actions or resources to prevent future child fatalities in Indiana.

A report submitted under this section to the legislative council must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.

(b) The statewide child fatality review committee shall provide a copy of a report submitted under this section to a member of the public upon request.

(c) The state department shall make the report available on the state department's website.

As added by P.L.119-2013, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.157.
Ind. Code § 16-42-22.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 22.5 / Section 16-42-22.5-1
"Bulk drug substance"
Status: in_force

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 disease, or to affect the structure or any function of the body.

(b) The term does not include the following:

(1) A vitamin, mineral, herb, essential oil, extract, or other non-pharmaceutical ingredient not described in subsection (a).

(2) Intermediates used in the synthesis of a substance.

As added by P.L.136-2026, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.160-2026, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 16-42-3-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-42-3-11
Representation of antiseptic
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. The representation of a drug in the labeling or advertisement as an antiseptic is considered to be a representation that the drug is a germicide, except if a drug purporting to be or represented as an antiseptic for inhibitory use as a wet dressing, ointment, dusting powder, or other use involves prolonged contact with the body.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-28-3(m).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 16-42-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-42-1-5
Federal agency references; successor agency
Status: reserved

Sec. 5. Whenever this chapter refers to a department or an agency of the federal government, the term includes a department or an agency of the federal government to which the duties, powers, or functions are transferred or given.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-28-3(a) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 16-46-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-46-3-1
Consultation and cooperation
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The state department and the Indiana state board of education shall at all times consult with and cooperate with one another in matters relating to the health of children attending the public schools.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-3-1-1.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 16-41-2-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-41-2-8
Failure to report required information; penalty
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. A person who fails to report information as required by this chapter commits a Class A infraction.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-9.5-2(d).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-42-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-42-3-8
New drugs; time for application to take effect
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply under the circumstances described in section 9 of this chapter.

(b) An application provided for under section 7 of this chapter becomes effective on the one hundred eightieth day after the filing of the application. However, if the state department finds, after due notice to the applicant and giving the applicant an opportunity for a hearing that:

(1) the drug is not safe or not effective for use under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the proposed labeling of the drug;

(2) the methods used in and the facilities and controls used for the manufacture, processing, and packing of the drugs are inadequate to preserve the drug's identity, strength, quality, and purity; or

(3) based on a fair evaluation of all material facts, that the labeling is false or misleading in any particular;

the state department shall, before the effective date of the application, issue an order refusing to permit the application to become effective.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-30-17; 16-1-30-18 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 16-42-23-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 23 / Section 16-42-23-1
Health care facilities; restrictions on use
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 8 of this chapter, a hospital or other health care facility may not interfere with the physician-patient relationship by restricting or forbidding the use of amygdalin (laetrile) as an adjunct to recognized, customary, or accepted modes of therapy in the treatment of any malignancy, disease, illness, or physical condition if the following conditions exist:

(1) Amygdalin (laetrile) is prescribed or administered by a physician holding an unlimited license for the practice of medicine in Indiana.

(2) The patient has signed the "written informed request" as set forth in section 5 of this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-8-1.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-160.3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-160.3
"Health care decision"
Status: in_force

Sec. 160.3. "Health care decision", for purposes of IC 16-36-7, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-36-7-10.

As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 16-41-6-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-41-6-6
No written evidence of testing; ordering and submitting sample
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Subject to section 8 of this chapter, if, at the time of delivery, there is no written evidence that a standard licensed diagnostic test for HIV has been performed under section 5 of this chapter, the physician or advanced practice registered nurse in attendance at the delivery shall order to be taken a sample of the woman's blood at the time of the delivery and shall submit the sample to an approved laboratory for a standard licensed diagnostic test for HIV.

As added by P.L.237-2003, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.129-2018, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-366 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-366
"Vital statistics"
Status: in_force

Sec. 366. "Vital statistics" includes the following:

(1) Factual data concerning births, deaths, and stillbirths and relevant personal, medical, and social data.

(2) The registration, preparation, transcription, collection, compilation, and preservation of that data.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-15-2(1).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-20-1-9.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-20-1-9.5
Local health officer qualifications; training
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.5. (a) In order to serve as the local health officer, an individual must:

(1) be a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5; or

(2) have at least:

(A) a master's degree in public health; and

(B) five (5) years of experience in public health;

and be approved in accordance with IC 16-20-2-16.

(b) Beginning July 1, 2023, any individual listed in subsection (a) who is newly appointed to the position of a local health officer shall complete a public health foundation training course developed and approved by the state department.

As added by P.L.164-2023, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 16-27-1.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 16-27-1.5-2
Information required for entry in registry
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Information required for entry of a home health aide in the registry of nurse aides described in section 1 of this chapter must be the same as the information required for nurse aides under 42 CFR 483.156(c).

As added by P.L.110-1999, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-44-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 44 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-44-3-6
Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-13-9.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 16-31-13-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-31-13-2
Emergency transport and care of operational canines; financial responsibility
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) If there is not an individual requiring medical attention or transport, a paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician may use ambulance services to transport an operational canine injured in the line of duty to a veterinary hospital or clinic.

(b) During transport, a paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician may provide the following care to an injured operational canine:

(1) Opening and manually maintaining an airway.

(2) Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

(3) Administering oxygen.

(4) Managing ventilation by mask.

(5) Controlling hemorrhage with direct pressure.

(6) Immobilizing fractures.

(7) Bandaging.

(8) Procedures authorized under a written protocol established and provided by the state veterinarian.

(9) Procedures authorized by the Indiana emergency medical services commission.

(10) If the paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician is trained in canine tactical combat casualty care (K9TCCC), the individual may provide care within the scope and protocols of the K9TCCC training.

(c) A paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician may require a member of the law enforcement department or agency to accompany the injured operational canine during transport.

(d) Unless there is a written agreement that specifies the party that is financially responsible for the transportation and treatment cost for an injured operational canine, the law enforcement agency or other governmental agency that owns or requested the use of the operational canine is responsible for the transportation and treatment cost for the operational canine.

(e) A written agreement between a law enforcement agency or other governmental agency and a provider of ambulance services that concerns the transport and care of an operational canine injured in the line of duty must specify which services described under subsection (b) will be covered under the agreement.

As added by P.L.37-2021, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.170-2022, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 16-31.5-10-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31.5 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-31.5-10-1
Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice established
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The compact states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice.

As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-33-4-15 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-33-4-15
Removal or other placement of child; approval
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. A child admitted to the home may not be permanently removed from the home and placed elsewhere without the express approval of the:

(1) parent or parents who;

(2) guardian who;

(3) relative who; or

(4) department of child services that;

applied for admission of the child to the home.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-5-15.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.240; P.L.5-1993, SEC.253; P.L.142-1995, SEC.21; P.L.146-2008, SEC.440.
Ind. Code § 16-36-4-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-36-4-11
Form of life prolonging procedures will declaration
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. The following is the life prolonging procedures will declaration form:

LIFE PROLONGING PROCEDURES DECLARATION

Declaration made this ______ day of ______ (month, year). I, ____________, being at least eighteen (18) years of age and of sound mind, willfully and voluntarily make known my desire that if at any time I have an incurable injury, disease, or illness determined to be a terminal condition I request the use of life prolonging procedures that would extend my life. This includes appropriate nutrition and hydration, the administration of medication, and the performance of all other medical procedures necessary to extend my life, to provide comfort care, or to alleviate pain.

In the absence of my ability to give directions regarding the use of life prolonging procedures, it is my intention that this declaration be honored by my family and physician as the final expression of my legal right to request medical or surgical treatment and accept the consequences of the request.

I understand the full import of this declaration.

Signed ___________________

_______________________

City, County, and State of Residence

The declarant has been personally known to me, and I believe (him/her) to be of sound mind. I am competent and at least eighteen (18) years of age.

Witness ______________ Date ________

Witness ______________ Date ________

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-11-12(c).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 16-37-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-37-3-2
"Person in charge of interment" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "person in charge of interment" means a person who places or causes to be placed a stillborn child or dead body or the ashes, after cremation, in a grave, vault, urn, or other receptacle, or otherwise disposes of the body or ashes.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-15-2(5).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-139 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-139
"Food service establishment"
Status: in_force

Sec. 139. "Food service establishment", for purposes of IC 16-31-9, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-31-9-1.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-41-2 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-34-2-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 34 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-34-2-11
Attorney's fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) If a judgment is rendered in favor of a plaintiff under section 9 or 10 of this chapter, the court shall order reasonable attorney's fees in favor of the plaintiff.

(b) If a judgment is rendered in favor of a defendant under section 9 or 10 of this chapter and the court finds that the plaintiff's suit was frivolous and brought in bad faith, the court shall order reasonable attorney's fees in favor of the defendant.

As added by P.L.93-2019, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 16-37-1-11.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-37-1-11.5
Birth problems registry fee
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.5. In addition to the fee charged by the state department under section 11 of this chapter for a search of the records in the division of vital records, the state department shall charge a birth problems registry fee of two dollars ($2) for each search of the records for a birth certificate. The fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the birth problems registry fund established by IC 16-38-4-17.

As added by P.L.180-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-349.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-349.5
"Tenant"
Status: in_force

Sec. 349.5. "Tenant" has the meaning set forth in IC 32-31-3-10.

As added by P.L.102-2008, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 16-34-1-9 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-34-1-9
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.193-2011, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 16-22-7-24 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-22-7-24
Notice and hearing on objections
Status: in_force

Sec. 24. On receipt of the certified petition and information, the department of local government finance shall fix a time and place in the county for a hearing of the matter, which shall be not less than five (5) or more than fifteen (15) days after receipt of the certified petition and information. Notice of the hearing shall be given by the department of local government finance to the city hospital board and to the first ten (10) taxpayer petitioners on the petition by certified mail sent to the addresses listed on the petition, at least five (5) days before the date of the hearing.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-14(b) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.393.
Ind. Code § 16-41-12-12 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-41-12-12
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out the purposes of this chapter. In formulating the rules, the state department shall consider:

(1) present medical and scientific practices in the field;

(2) rules and regulations of the federal Food and Drug Administration; and

(3) any other procedure that should be followed to reasonably ensure the safety of the donor and recipient of blood.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7-3.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.213-2013, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 16-41-25-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-41-25-5
Authority of local health department to administer state department's rule; certification of professional engineer concerning planned or existing residential onsite sewage system
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The authority of a local health department to administer the rule of the state department concerning residential onsite sewage systems is subject to this section.

(b) If a professional engineer registered under IC 25-31-1 certifies that the:

(1) location;

(2) design;

(3) proposed construction; and

(4) proposed installation;

of a planned residential onsite sewage system comply with the administrative rule of the state department concerning residential onsite sewage systems, a local health department may not disapprove an application for a permit for the residential onsite sewage system on the grounds that the location, design, construction, or installation of the residential onsite sewage system is faulty.

(c) If a professional engineer registered under IC 25-31-1 certifies that the:

(1) design;

(2) construction;

(3) installation;

(4) location;

(5) maintenance; and

(6) operation;

of an existing residential onsite sewage system comply with the administrative rule of the state department concerning residential onsite sewage systems, a local health department may not issue an order based on a finding that the residential onsite sewage system is a failed system.

(d) If a professional engineer registered under IC 25-31-1 certifies that an existing residential onsite sewage system is not functioning properly but can be restored to proper functioning through repair, a local health department must allow the repair of the residential onsite sewage system to be made in accordance with the certification of the professional engineer.

As added by P.L.167-2022, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 16-49-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-49-4-5
Assisting local child fatality review team; records from hospitals, physicians, coroners, law enforcement officers, or mental health professionals; immunity from liability; confidential; not subject to subpoena or discovery or admissible as evidence
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Upon request by a local child fatality review team or the department of child services ombudsman established by IC 4-13-19-3, the statewide child fatality review committee shall assist a local child fatality review team or conduct a review of the death of a child that occurred in Indiana if:

(1) the death of the child is:

(A) sudden;

(B) unexpected;

(C) unexplained; or

(D) assessed by the department of child services for alleged abuse or neglect that resulted in the death of the child; or

(2) the coroner in the area in which the child's death occurred determines that the cause of the death of the child is:

(A) undetermined; or

(B) the result of a homicide, suicide, or accident.

(b) In conducting a child fatality review under subsection (a), the statewide child fatality review committee may review all applicable records and information related to the death of the child, including the following:

(1) Records held by the:

(A) state department or local health department; and

(B) department of child services.

(2) Medical records.

(3) Law enforcement records.

(4) Autopsy reports.

(5) Records of the coroner.

(6) Mental health reports.

(7) Emergency medical services and fire department run reports.

(c) Subject to IC 34-30-15, if the statewide child fatality review committee requests records from a hospital, physician, coroner, law enforcement officer, or mental health professional regarding a death that the statewide child fatality review committee is investigating, the hospital, physician, coroner, law enforcement officer, or mental health professional shall provide the requested records to the statewide child fatality review committee.

(d) A person who provides records in accordance with subsection (c) in good faith is not subject to liability in:

(1) a civil;

(2) an administrative;

(3) a disciplinary; or

(4) a criminal;

action that might otherwise be imposed as a result of such disclosure.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in this article, information and records acquired by the statewide child fatality review committee in the exercise of its duties under this chapter are confidential and exempt from disclosure.

(f) Records, information, documents, and reports acquired or produced by the statewide child fatality review committee are not:

(1) subject to subpoena or discovery; or

(2) admissible as evidence;

in any judicial or administrative proceeding. Information that is otherwise discoverable or admissible from original sources is not immune from discovery or use in any proceeding merely because the information was presented during proceedings before the statewide child fatality review committee.

As added by P.L.119-2013, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.174; P.L.96-2026, SEC.54.
Ind. Code § 16-36-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-36-1-1
"Health care"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "health care" means any care, treatment, service, or procedure to maintain, diagnose, or treat an individual's physical or mental condition. The term includes admission to a health care facility.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-12-1(2).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 16-24-1-25 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-24-1-25
Inspection of hospitals; duties of resident officers
Status: in_force

Sec. 25. (a) The resident officer of the hospital shall do the following:

(1) Admit the managers and the county executive or representatives of the managers and the county executive into every part of the hospital.

(2) Give the managers and the county executive access on demand to all hospital accounts and records and shall furnish copies, abstracts, and reports whenever required by the managers and the county executive.

(b) Hospitals established or maintained under this chapter are subject to inspection by an authorized representative of the county executive of the county. The resident officers shall do the following:

(1) Admit these representatives into every part of the hospital and the hospital's buildings.

(2) Give the representative access on demand to all records, reports, books, papers, and accounts pertaining to the hospital.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-10.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 16-42-5.1-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 5.1 / Section 16-42-5.1-8
Permit; renewal; operation
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2027. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 1-1-2027.

Sec. 8. A mobile retail food establishment permit issued by a local health department under this chapter:

(1) is in effect for one (1) year;

(2) may be renewed annually by the owner or operator of a mobile retail food establishment that continues to meet the standards established by the local health department under this chapter; and

(3) authorizes the owner or operator to operate a mobile retail food establishment within the jurisdiction of the local health department.

As added by P.L.151-2024, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 16-28-15-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 15 / Section 16-28-15-2
"Continuing care retirement community"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "continuing care retirement community" means a health care facility that:

(1) provides independent living services and health facility services in a campus setting with common areas;

(2) either:

(A) holds continuing care agreements with at least twenty-five percent (25%) of its residents (as defined in IC 23-2-4-1); or

(B) has continuously maintained, for a continuing care retirement community that was registered under IC 23-2-4 before January 2, 2007, at least one (1) continuing care agreement since on or before January 1, 2007, with an individual residing in the continuing care retirement community;

(3) uses the money from the agreement or agreements described in subdivision (2) to provide services to the resident before the resident may be eligible for Medicaid under IC 12-15; and

(4) meets the requirements of IC 23-2-4.

As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.162. Amended by P.L.278-2013, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-223 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-223
"Mechanical device"
Status: in_force

Sec. 223. "Mechanical device", for purposes of IC 16-42-19-23, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-42-19-23(a).

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-8-6.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-317.8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-317.8
"Residential onsite sewage system"
Status: in_force

Sec. 317.8. "Residential onsite sewage system", for purposes of IC 16-19-3-27.5, IC 16-19-3-27.7, IC 16-19-3-27.8, and IC 16-41-25, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-25-0.4.

As added by P.L.167-2022, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.232-2023, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-36-6-12 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-36-6-12
Alternative treatment request allowed
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) A declarant, or, subject to subsections (b) and (c), a representative or a proxy, may, at any time, request alternative treatment to the treatment specified on the POST form.

(b) A representative may request alternative treatment only if the declarant is incapable of making decisions concerning the declarant's health care.

(c) A proxy who has priority to act for the declarant under IC 16-36-7-42(c) may request alternative treatment if:

(1) the declarant is incapable of making decisions concerning the declarant's health care; and

(2) no representative appointed by the declarant is able and reasonably available to act on behalf of the declarant.

(d) A health care provider to whom a request for alternative treatment is communicated shall, as soon as possible, notify the declarant's treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, if known, of the request.

(e) The treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who is notified under subsection (d) of a request for alternative treatment shall do the following as soon as possible:

(1) Include a written, signed note of the request in the declarant's medical records with the following information:

(A) The time, date, and place of the request by the declarant, representative, or proxy.

(B) The time, date, and place that the treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant was notified of the request.

(2) Review the POST form with:

(A) the declarant, if the declarant is capable of making decisions concerning the declarant's health care;

(B) the declarant's representative, if the declarant is incapable of making decisions concerning the declarant's health care; or

(C) a proxy who has priority to act for the declarant, if the declarant is incapable of making decisions concerning the declarant's health care and no appointed representative is able or reasonably available to act for the declarant;

and execute a new POST form, if needed.

As added by P.L.164-2013, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.67-2018, SEC.15; P.L.10-2019, SEC.77; P.L.86-2023, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 16-18-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-18-3-3
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Subject to section 2 of this chapter, sections 4 through 7 of this chapter shall be applied to the statutory construction of senate enrolled act 24 of the 1993 regular session of the general assembly.

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-49-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-49-3-3
Review; records and information; not subject to subpoena or discovery or admissible as evidence
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) A local child fatality review team:

(1) shall review the death of a child whose death incident occurred in the area served by the local child fatality review team and may review the death of a child whose death occurred in the area served by the local child fatality review team if:

(A) the death of the child is:

(i) sudden;

(ii) unexpected;

(iii) unexplained; or

(iv) assessed by the department of child services for alleged abuse or neglect that resulted in the death of the child; or

(B) the coroner in the area where the death occurred determines that the cause of the death of the child is:

(i) undetermined; or

(ii) the result of a homicide, suicide, or accident; and

(2) may, at its discretion, review the near fatality of a child whose incident or injury occurred in the area served by the local child fatality review team.

(b) In conducting a child fatality review under subsection (a), the local child fatality review team may review all applicable records and information related to the death or near fatality of the child, including the following:

(1) Records held by the:

(A) state department or local health department; and

(B) department of child services.

(2) Medical records.

(3) Law enforcement records.

(4) Autopsy reports.

(5) Records of the coroner.

(6) Mental health reports.

(7) Emergency medical services and fire department run reports.

(c) Except as otherwise provided under this article, information and records acquired by the local child fatality review team in the exercise of its duties under this chapter are confidential and exempt from disclosure.

(d) Records, information, documents, and reports acquired or produced by a local child fatality review team are not:

(1) subject to subpoena or discovery; or

(2) admissible as evidence;

in any judicial or administrative proceeding. Information that is otherwise discoverable or admissible from original sources is not immune from discovery or use in any proceeding merely because the information was presented during proceedings before a local child fatality review team.

As added by P.L.119-2013, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.208-2015, SEC.10; P.L.29-2016, SEC.5; P.L.56-2023, SEC.173; P.L.96-2026, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 16-21-8-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-21-8-7
Abortion services not required
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. This chapter does not require a hospital to provide a service related to an abortion.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-1.5-8.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-41-16-7.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-41-16-7.5
Treatment of noninfectious waste
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.5. Any waste that is not infectious waste (as defined in section 4(c) of this chapter) must be double bagged and tied to protect handlers.

As added by P.L.146-1996, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 16-36-7-27 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-36-7-27
Consent for own health care; minor's blood donation; conflicts; reliance by health care provider
Status: in_force

Sec. 27. (a) Except when an individual has been determined to be incapacitated under section 35 of this chapter, an individual may consent to the individual's own health care if the individual is:

(1) an adult; or

(2) a minor, and:

(A) is emancipated;

(B) is:

(i) at least fourteen (14) years of age;

(ii) not dependent on a parent or guardian for support;

(iii) living apart from the minor's parents or from an individual in loco parentis; and

(iv) managing the minor's own affairs;

(C) is or has been married;

(D) is in the military service of the United States; or

(E) is authorized to consent to health care by another statute.

(b) A person at least seventeen (17) years of age is eligible to donate blood in a voluntary and noncompensatory blood program without obtaining permission from a parent or guardian.

(c) A person who is sixteen (16) years of age is eligible to donate blood in a voluntary and noncompensatory blood program if the person has obtained written permission from the person's parent.

(d) An individual who has, could be expected to have exposure to, or has been exposed to a sexually transmitted infection is competent to give consent for medical or hospital care or treatment, including preventive treatment, of the individual.

(e) If:

(1) an individual:

(A) has a signed advance directive that is in effect; and

(B) has not been determined to be incapacitated under section 35 of this chapter; and

(2) the individual's decisions and the health care representative's decisions present a material conflict;

the health care decisions by that individual take precedence over decisions made by a health care representative designated in that individual's advance directive.

(f) Nothing in this chapter prohibits or restricts a health care provider's right to follow or rely on a health care decision or the designation of a health care representative on a permanent or temporary basis that is:

(1) made by a competent individual described in subsection (a);

(2) communicated orally by the individual to a health care provider in the direct physical presence of the individual; and

(3) reduced to or confirmed in writing by the health care provider on a reasonably contemporaneous basis and made a part of the health care provider's medical records for the individual.

(g) If:

(1) an individual later signs an advance directive under section 28 of this chapter; and

(2) the advance directive conflicts with the recorded earlier oral instructions of the individual with respect to health care decisions or the designation of a health care representative;

the advance directive controls.

As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63. Amended by P.L.147-2023, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 16-21-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-21-1-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-1-3(d).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.156-2011, SEC.41; P.L.197-2011, SEC.153.
Ind. Code § 16-42-22-12 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-42-22-12
Identification of manufacturer or distributor of dispensed drug product on prescription
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. The pharmacist shall record on the prescription in writing or in an electronic format for an electronically transmitted prescription the name of the manufacturer or distributor, or both, of the actual drug product dispensed under this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-8.1-2(g).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.204-2005, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 16-41-25-7.2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-41-25-7.2
Siting of residential onsite sewage system; sinkholes
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.2. (a) As used in this section, "sinkhole" means a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer, as when subsurface limestone is dissolved or worn away by the movement of water underground.

(b) A residential onsite sewage system shall not be installed in a site less than twenty-five (25) feet from the edge of a sinkhole, as identified by a professional soil scientist registered under IC 25-31.5-4.

As added by P.L.232-2023, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-67.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-67.5
"Comprehensive plan"
Status: in_force

Sec. 67.5. "Comprehensive plan", for purposes of IC 16-23.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-23.5-1-5.

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.182.
Ind. Code § 16-21-1-7.2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-21-1-7.2
Recommendations; clinical privileges; appointment of applicant to governing board
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.2. (a) The medical staff of:

(1) a hospital (as described in IC 16-21-2-7); or

(2) an ambulatory outpatient surgical center;

may make recommendations on the granting of clinical privileges or the appointment or reappointment of an applicant to the governing board of the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center for a period not to exceed thirty-six (36) months.

(b) The executive board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.

As added by P.L.190-2023, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.143-2025, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 16-46-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-46-4-1
Availability of state health department facilities and personnel
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The professional, technical, and administrative facilities and personnel of the state department shall be made available to other agencies of state government upon request of the appropriate administrative authority of the other agencies.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-3-2-1.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 16-29-7-16 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 29 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-29-7-16
Limitation of 100 new comprehensive care beds per year; small house health facility; failure to complete construction
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may not approve licensure or Medicaid certification of more than one hundred (100) new comprehensive care beds per year that are designated for small house health facilities.

(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall approve an application for licensure or Medicaid certification for a small house health facility:

(1) in the order of the completed application date; and

(2) if the small house health facility applicant meets the definition of a small house health facility and the requirements of this section.

(c) A person that fails to complete construction and begin operation of a small house health facility within twelve (12) months after the commissioner's or the commissioner's designee's approval of a license under this article forfeits the person's right to any licensed or Medicaid certified comprehensive care bed that was previously approved by the state department if:

(1) another person has applied to the state department for approval of licensed or Medicaid certified comprehensive care beds for a small house health facility; and

(2) the person's application was denied for the sole reason that the maximum number of Medicaid licensed or certified comprehensive care beds specified in this section has been approved by the state department.

As added by P.L.202-2018, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 16-37-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-37-3-6
Cause of death; certification by local health officer
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) If:

(1) a death or stillbirth occurred without medical attendance; or

(2) the physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance is physically or mentally unable to sign the certificate of death or stillbirth;

the local health officer shall inquire into the cause of death from anyone having knowledge of the facts regarding the cause of death.

(b) The local health officer may issue a subpoena to obtain information and to employ a qualified pathologist to perform an autopsy when, in the judgment of the local health officer, those procedures are required to complete the inquiry. The local health officer shall then certify the cause of death on the basis of the information.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-4.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.131-2020, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 16-42-2-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-42-2-8
Recipe or teaching adulteration or imitation of foods; offense
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. A person who:

(1) knowingly sells, offers for sale, trades, or gives away a recipe or formula for the adulteration or imitation of food; or

(2) knowingly teaches or offers to teach any method or means of adulterating any article of food or means of producing or manufacturing any imitation of any article of food;

commits a Class B misdemeanor.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-3-5.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 16-41-23-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 16-41-23-1
Sexual discrimination prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. An establishment that maintains restrooms for use by the public may not discriminate in charges required for facilities used by men and facilities used by women.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-20.5-1.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-35-8-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 35 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-35-8-4
Fund administration
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The fund shall be administered by the state department.

As added by P.L.119-2009, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-29-7-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 29 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-29-7-11
Develop and review applications for certificate of need; applications
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall develop and review applications for certificate of need.

(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall accept for review only the following applications for certificate of need, if an application is attributable solely to the relocation of an existing comprehensive care bed from a county that has an excessive comprehensive care bed supply to a county of comprehensive care bed need:

(1) Applications to transfer at least one (1) comprehensive care bed.

(2) Applications to construct a new comprehensive care health facility consisting of transferred beds.

Applications to add comprehensive care beds, certify comprehensive care beds to participate in the state Medicaid program, or convert beds to comprehensive care beds may not be submitted.

(c) An applicant shall submit an application described in this section regardless of whether the comprehensive care beds in the application will be certified for participation in a state or federal reimbursement program.

As added by P.L.202-2018, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 16-22-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-22-3-1
General powers and responsibilities
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The governing board is the supreme authority in a hospital and is responsible for the management, control, and operation of the hospital. The board has the powers and duties set forth in this chapter.

(b) The governing board has the powers granted to boards of nonprofit corporations under IC 23-17, including the powers to:

(1) join or sponsor membership in organizations and associations that benefit hospitals;

(2) enter into partnerships and joint ventures;

(3) incorporate other corporations; and

(4) offer to the general public products and services of any organization, association, partnership, or corporation described under this subsection;

except to the extent the powers are inconsistent with this article or are specifically prohibited by law.

(c) In construing subsection (b), the existence of the authority or a power shall be determined in favor of the hospital if generally authorized or existing under IC 23-17. A resolution of the governing board is presumptive evidence of the existence of the hospital's power under IC 23-17.

(d) The governing board may appoint and specify the privileges of the medical staff, with the advice and recommendations of the medical staff in accordance with section 9 of this chapter. The medical staff is responsible to the board for the clinical and scientific work of the hospital and shall advise the board regarding professional problems and policies.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.1-3-1.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-41-39.8-15 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 39.8 / Section 16-41-39.8-15
Class C infraction for obstruction, delay, resistance, prevention, or interference with an inspection or investigation
Status: in_force

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 investigation performed under IC 16-41-5-1 commits a Class C infraction. Each day of violation of this section constitutes a separate infraction.

As added by P.L.57-2009, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 16-22-14-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 14 / Section 16-22-14-7
Appropriation of amount levied; use of money
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. An amount levied under this chapter:

(1) must be appropriated as other county funds are appropriated; and

(2) may be used only for qualified expenses.

As added by P.L.154-2006, SEC.67.
Ind. Code § 16-32-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 32 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-32-3-2
Public accommodations; service animals
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "public accommodation" means an establishment that caters or offers services, facilities, or goods to the general public.

(b) A person who:

(1) refuses access to a public accommodation; or

(2) charges a fee for access to a public accommodation;

to an individual with a disability because that individual is accompanied by a service animal commits a Class C infraction.

(c) A service animal trainer, while engaged in the training process of a service animal, is entitled to access to any public accommodation granted by this section or IC 16-32-3.5. A service animal shall be under the control of its trainer at all times while on the premises of a public accommodation.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-5-2.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.156; P.L.155-2009, SEC.3; P.L.109-2012, SEC.12; P.L.233-2015, SEC.27; P.L.230-2023, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-46-16.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 16.5 / Section 16-46-16.5-5
Application for grant; requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) A person seeking a grant under this chapter must submit a proposal to the state department.

(b) A proposal for a grant under this chapter must include the following:

(1) Proposed measurable and specific improvement in one (1) or more critical health metrics within a defined cohort. The cohort may be defined by any health, demographic, or geographic criteria, or any combination of these. However, a cohort defined using demographic criteria may include criteria based on employment in a particular industry or having particular job duties.

(2) The time frame in which to achieve the proposed measurable improvement or improvements described in subdivision (1). However, the time frame in which an initial proposed measurable improvement is achieved may not be more than two (2) years.

As added by P.L.110-2021, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-131 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-131
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-2.6.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.186-1995, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.77-2012, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 16-27-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-27-1-5
"Home health services"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "home health services" means services that:

(1) are provided to a patient by:

(A) a home health agency; or

(B) another person under an arrangement with a home health agency;

in the temporary or permanent residence of the patient; and

(2) either, are required by law to be:

(A) ordered by a licensed physician, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed dentist, a licensed chiropractor, a licensed podiatrist, or a licensed optometrist for the service to be performed; or

(B) performed only by a health care professional.

(b) The term includes the following:

(1) Nursing treatment and procedures.

(2) Physical therapy.

(3) Occupational therapy.

(4) Speech therapy.

(5) Medical social services.

(6) Home health aide services.

(7) Community based palliative care (as defined in IC 16-25-4.7-1).

(8) Other therapeutic services.

(c) The term does not apply to the following:

(1) Services provided by a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.

(2) Incidental services provided by a licensed health facility to patients of the licensed health facility.

(3) Services provided by employers or membership organizations using health care professionals for their employees, members, and families of the employees or members if the health or home care services are not the predominant purpose of the employer or a membership organization's business.

(4) Nonmedical nursing care given in accordance with the tenets and practice of a recognized church or religious denomination to a patient who depends upon healing by prayer and spiritual means alone in accordance with the tenets and practices of the patient's church or religious denomination.

(5) Services that are allowed to be performed by an attendant under IC 16-27-1-10.

(6) Authorized services provided by a personal services attendant under IC 12-10-17.1.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-2.2-5.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.146-1996, SEC.2; P.L.255-2001, SEC.14; P.L.212-2005, SEC.10; P.L.141-2006, SEC.81; P.L.207-2021, SEC.12; P.L.147-2023, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-38 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-38
"Branch locker plant"
Status: in_force

Sec. 38. "Branch locker plant" means a location or an establishment in which space in individual lockers is rented to individuals for the storage of food at not more than forty-five (45) degrees Fahrenheit after the food has been prepared for storage at a central plant.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-22-2; 16-6-4-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-23.5-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-23.5-1-1
Applicability
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.

[2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 16-42-1-30 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-42-1-30
Libel for condemnation; procedure
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the procedure for condemnation proceedings under this chapter must conform, as nearly as possible, to the procedure for civil actions.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-28-34.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 16-42-10-13 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-42-10-13
Violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. A person who recklessly violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-3-6.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-79.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-79.5
"Core public health services"
Status: in_force

Sec. 79.5. "Core public health services" means basic services provided by local health departments or through local health department contracts or grants with an entity, including the following:

(1) Food protection under IC 16-20-8 and IC 16-42-5.

(2) Communicable disease prevention and control under IC 16-20-1 and IC 16-41.

(3) Screening and case management for childhood lead exposure and poisoning under IC 16-41-39.4.

(4) Pest and vector control and abatement under IC 16-41-33 and IC 16-41-34.

(5) Inspection and testing of public and semipublic pools under rules adopted by the state department in accordance with IC 16-19-3-4.

(6) Residential onsite sewage system permitting and inspections under IC 13-26-5 and IC 16-41-25.

(7) Orders for the decontamination of property used to illegally manufacture a controlled substance under IC 16-19-3.1 and IC 16-41-20.

(8) Sanitary inspections and surveys of public buildings under IC 16-20-1-22.

(9) Sanitary operation of tattoo parlors and body piercing facilities under rules adopted by the state department under IC 16-19-3-4(c).

(10) Sanitary operations of facilities where eyelash extensions are applied under rules adopted by the state department under IC 16-19-3-4.5.

(11) Vital statistics under IC 16-20-1-17.

(12) Access to childhood and adult immunizations, including immunizations required under IC 16-41-19.

(13) Tobacco prevention and cessation, including education on vaping and smoking cessation for youth and pregnant women.

(14) Partnering with schools and school nurses to support student health, including the following:

(A) Evidence based education on nutrition and physical activity.

(B) Hearing screenings under IC 20-34-3-14, vision screenings under IC 20-34-3-12, and oral health screenings.

(15) Child fatality review under IC 16-49-2.

(16) Suicide and overdose fatality review under IC 16-49.5-2.

(17) Maternal and child health.

(18) Testing and counseling for HIV, hepatitis C, and other sexually transmitted infections, in accordance with IC 20-30-5-13.

(19) Health promotion and education for preventing trauma and injury, including safe sleep, child safety car seats, and bicycle helmets for children.

(20) Tuberculosis control and case management.

(21) Emergency preparedness.

(22) Referrals to clinical care, including:

(A) health screenings;

(B) prenatal care; and

(C) substance use disorder treatment.

(23) The prevention and reduction of chronic illnesses, including the following:

(A) Obesity.

(B) Diabetes.

(C) Cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension and hyperlipidemia.

(D) Hepatitis C.

(E) Cancer.

As added by P.L.164-2023, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-41-25-8.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-41-25-8.5
Residential onsite sewage system; site suitability
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.5. (a) As used in this section, "lot" means the parcel of real property on which:

(1) a one (1) family or two (2) family dwelling; or

(2) two (2) single family dwellings located on the same property with a combined design daily flow of not more than seven hundred fifty (750) gallons per day;

have been constructed or are proposed for construction.

(b) A residential onsite sewage system may be installed in a lot described in subsection (a) if at least one (1) site on the lot is determined to be suitable for the installation of the residential onsite sewage system.

As added by P.L.232-2023, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 16-26-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 26 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-26-1-3
Confidentiality of records; application of section
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to the following:

(1) A proceeding involving the registration of a maternity home.

(2) A court proceeding.

(3) A tax audit.

(b) The state department may not disclose, in a manner that identifies an individual pregnant woman, information received through filed forms, reports, registration, inspection, or other means specified in a rule adopted under IC 16-19-3-4.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2.5-2-3.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 16-28-15-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 15 / Section 16-28-15-6
Collection of fee
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) Effective July 1, 2011, the office shall collect a quality assessment fee from each health facility.

(b) The quality assessment fee must apply to all non-Medicare patient days of the health facility. The office shall determine the quality assessment rate per non-Medicare patient day in a manner that collects the maximum amount permitted by federal law as of July 1, 2011, and October 1, 2011, based on the latest nursing facility financial reports and nursing facility quality assessment data collection forms as of July 28, 2010.

(c) The office shall offset the collection of the assessment fee for a health facility:

(1) against a Medicaid payment to the health facility;

(2) against a Medicaid payment to another health facility that is related to the health facility through common ownership or control; or

(3) in another manner determined by the office.

As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.162.
Ind. Code § 16-46-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-46-6-1
Council
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "council" refers to the interagency state council on black and minority health.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-44-1.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 16-39-7.1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 39 / Chapter 7.1 / Section 16-39-7.1-6
Violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) A provider who:

(1) is the custodian of a photograph, a video recording, or an audio recording of an autopsy; and

(2) knowingly or intentionally violates this chapter;

commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates a court order issued under this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) A person who:

(1) receives autopsy information under section 3(c) of this chapter; and

(2) knowingly or intentionally uses the information in a manner other than the specified purpose for which it was released;

commits a Class A misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.271-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.179-2003, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-39-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 39 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-39-2-9
Exercise of patient's rights by others; equal access to records; fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following persons are entitled to exercise the patient's rights on the patient's behalf:

(1) If the patient is a minor, the parent, guardian, or other court appointed representative of the patient.

(2) If the provider determines that the patient is incapable of giving or withholding consent, the patient's guardian, a court appointed representative of the patient, a person possessing a health care power of attorney under IC 30-5-5-16 for the patient, or the patient's health care representative under IC 16-36-1-7 or IC 16-36-7.

(b) A custodial parent and a noncustodial parent of a child have equal access to the child's mental health records unless:

(1) a court has issued an order that limits the noncustodial parent's access to the child's mental health records; and

(2) the provider has received a copy of the court order or has actual knowledge of the court order.

If the provider incurs an additional expense by allowing a parent equal access to a child's mental health records, the provider may require the parent requesting the equal access to pay a fee under IC 16-39-9 to cover the cost of the additional expense.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-3.1(i).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.4-1997, SEC.7; P.L.50-2021, SEC.64.
Ind. Code § 16-27-4-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-27-4-7
Unlicensed agencies; attorney general
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) The state department shall investigate a report of an unlicensed personal services agency operation and report its findings to the attorney general.

(b) The attorney general may do the following:

(1) Seek an injunction in the circuit or superior court of the county in which the unlicensed home health agency is located.

(2) Prosecute violations under section 23 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 16-44-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-44-1-2
Injunction
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) A person who deals at retail:

(1) in:

(A) previously used or previously used and reclaimed;

(B) refined;

(C) recleaned; or

(D) reconditioned;

lubricating oils, lubricants, or mixtures of lubricants; and

(2) without:

(A) plainly labeling, as required by this chapter, each container or item of equipment in or through which any of the products described in subdivision (1) are sold, kept for sale, displayed, or dispensed; or

(B) inserting in any advertisement of those products a statement required by this chapter that the products have been previously used, reclaimed, rerefined, recleaned, or reconditioned;

may be enjoined from selling or offering, displaying, or advertising for sale any of the products described in subdivision (1).

(b) An action for an injunction under this section may be brought in any court having jurisdiction to hear and decide cases in the county in which the defendant resides. The action for an injunction may be brought by the following:

(1) The attorney general.

(2) The prosecuting attorney for the county.

(c) The authority granted by this section is in addition to the authority to criminally prosecute a person for a violation of this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-10-2 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 16-23-2-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-23-2-11
Donations and bequests
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) The governing board may, under the name fixed by the ordinance and consistent with the terms of any donations and bequests, do the following:

(1) Accept, hold, and administer donations and bequests for the hospital or hospitals.

(2) Invest the money in securities that the board considers proper.

(3) Use the money and assets for hospital purposes.

(4) Convey assets and pay out money without an appropriation, but only after the action is authorized by a majority vote of the members of the board.

(b) If the board desires to accept the donations or bequests, the board shall elect a treasurer from among the board who is custodian of the money and of the income from the money. The treasurer shall give bond in an amount fixed by and with surety to the approval of the board. The bond must be payable to the board, and suit may be brought on the bond by the board in the board's name.

(c) The board may not accept a donation or bequest that creates an obligation to the city unless the donation or bequest is first accepted and approved by the city fiscal body.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-8-5.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-226.4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-226.4
"Micro market"
Status: in_force

Sec. 226.4. "Micro market", for purposes of IC 16-42-5-32, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-42-5-32(a).

As added by P.L.46-2017, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-38-7-13 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 38 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-38-7-13
Confidentiality
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) Information in the trauma registry is confidential and may be released in a statistical form that does not provide personally identifiable information.

(b) Information in the trauma registry may be released in accordance with IC 4-1-6-8.6.

As added by P.L.96-2026, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-42-18.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 18.5 / Section 16-42-18.5-2
Certificate of free sale evidence
Status: in_force

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.
Ind. Code § 16-41-20-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 16-41-20-2
Powers of local inspectors of buildings
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The inspector of buildings in a city or town may exercise all the powers granted the inspector in the following:

(1) A city or town ordinance dealing with housing.

(2) This chapter to boards of health.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-25-2.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-41-43-2.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 43 / Section 16-41-43-2.5
Department approval of courses on epinephrine; certificate of completion; rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.5. (a) The state department shall approve courses concerning allergies and the administration of epinephrine that meet criteria established by the state department.

(b) The state department shall do the following:

(1) Publish and maintain, on its website, the following:

(A) The criteria established by the state department under subsection (a).

(B) A list of all approved courses.

(2) Prescribe the certification process for the course described in subsection (a).

(3) Revoke the approval of a course if it does not comply with the criteria specified by the state department.

(c) A person who successfully completes a certified course shall receive a certificate of completion issued by the entity providing the course.

(d) A certificate of completion issued under subsection (c) must:

(1) have dimensions that permit the certificate of completion to be carried in a wallet; and

(2) display the following information:

(A) The first and last name of the person.

(B) The first and last name of the course instructor.

(C) The name of the entity responsible for providing the course, if applicable.

(D) The date the course described in subsection (a) was completed.

(E) Any other information required by the state department.

(e) The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.

As added by P.L.114-2020, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.93-2024, SEC.135; P.L.171-2025, SEC.15; P.L.96-2026, SEC.43.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-62 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-62
"Commission"
Status: in_force

Sec. 62. (a) "Commission", for purposes of IC 16-27.5, refers to the certified health care professions commission established by IC 16-27.5-2-1.

(b) "Commission", for purposes of IC 16-31, refers to the Indiana emergency medical services commission.

(c) "Commission", for purposes of IC 16-46-11.1, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-46-11.1-1.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-39-2 part; 16-1-40-1(b); 16-7-3-2(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.61-2004, SEC.1; P.L.143-2022, SEC.12; P.L.143-2025, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-22-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-22-2-4
Governing board in certain counties; members; residence limitations; terms
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to the governing board of a county hospital in a county having a population of more than thirty-six thousand (36,000) and less than thirty-six thousand five hundred (36,500).

(b) Subject to subsection (c), the governing board of a county hospital consists of seven (7) members, as follows:

(1) Three (3) members must be the members of the county executive.

(2) Four (4) members, one (1) of whom may be a licensed physician, shall be appointed by the judge of the circuit court of the county.

(c) Not more than two (2) members of a governing board appointed under this section may reside in a county other than the county in which the hospital is located. A member who is not a resident of the county in which the hospital is located must:

(1) be an Indiana resident; and

(2) be appointed upon a submission made under section 11 of this chapter by the governing board of the hospital to the appointing authority.

(d) The term of office for members of the governing board, other than the members of the county executive, is two (2) years.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-1-3.1(a), (b).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.170-2002, SEC.103; P.L.80-2011, SEC.3; P.L.119-2012, SEC.132; P.L.104-2022, SEC.107.
Ind. Code § 16-23-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-23-2-2
Members
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A board of governors must consist of not less than five (5) and not more than nine (9) members who shall be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the legislative body. One (1) member of the board may be a licensed physician. The executive of the city is an ex officio member of the board of governors.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-8-1(b) part, (d) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-325 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-325
"Secondhand"
Status: in_force

Sec. 325. "Secondhand", for purposes of IC 16-41-32, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-32-10.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-2(d).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-25-4.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 25 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 16-25-4.5-1
Purpose
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that:

(1) women considering abortion after receiving a diagnosis of a lethal fetal anomaly are informed of the availability of perinatal hospice care; and

(2) women choosing abortion after receiving a diagnosis of a lethal fetal anomaly are making a fully informed decision.

As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 16-31-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-31-2-2
Membership
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The commission is composed of fourteen (14) members. The governor shall appoint the members for four (4) year terms as follows:

(1) One (1) must be appointed from a volunteer fire department that provides emergency medical service.

(2) One (1) must be appointed from a full-time municipal fire or police department that provides emergency medical service.

(3) One (1) must be a nonprofit provider of ambulance services organized on a volunteer basis other than a volunteer fire department.

(4) One (1) must be a provider of private ambulance services.

(5) One (1) must be a state licensed paramedic.

(6) One (1) must be a licensed physician who:

(A) has a primary interest, training, and experience in emergency medical services; and

(B) is currently practicing in an emergency medical services facility.

(7) One (1) must be a chief executive officer of a hospital that provides ambulance services.

(8) One (1) must be a registered nurse who has supervisory or administrative responsibility in a hospital emergency department.

(9) One (1) must be a licensed physician who:

(A) has a primary interest, training, and experience in trauma care; and

(B) is practicing in a trauma facility.

(10) One (1) must be a state certified emergency medical service technician.

(11) One (1) must be an individual who:

(A) represents the public at large; and

(B) is not in any way related to providing emergency medical services.

(12) One (1) must be a program director (as defined in 836 IAC 4-2-2(12)(B)(iii)) for a commission certified advanced life support training institution.

(13) One (1) must be the executive director of the department of homeland security appointed under IC 10-19-3-1 or the designee of the executive director.

(14) One (1) must be a representative of an entity that provides air ambulance services.

(b) The chief executive officer of a hospital appointed under subsection (a)(7) may designate another administrator of the hospital to serve for the chief executive officer on the commission.

(c) Not more than eight (8) members may be from the same political party.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-4(a), (c).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.110-2000, SEC.1; P.L.68-2009, SEC.1; P.L.77-2012, SEC.15; P.L.100-2017, SEC.4; P.L.187-2021, SEC.57; P.L.170-2022, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-36-4-18 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-36-4-18
Presumption of intent to consent to withholding or withdrawal of life prolonging procedures
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. This chapter creates no presumption concerning the intention of a person who has not executed a living will declaration to consent to the withholding or withdrawal of life prolonging procedures if a terminal condition exists.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-11-19.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-41 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-41
"Building"
Status: in_force

Sec. 41. (a) "Building", for purposes of IC 16-22 and except as provided in subsection (b), means a building, or an addition, for hospital purposes, and includes the site if a site is acquired, the equipment, heating facilities, sewage disposal facilities, landscaping, walks, drives, parking facilities and other structures, facilities, appurtenances, materials, and supplies that may be necessary to render that building suitable for use and occupancy for hospital purposes.

(b) "Building", for purposes of IC 16-22-2, has the meaning set forth in subsection (a) and includes, in the discretion of the governing board, clinics and offices for physicians.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-12-20-27(d); 16-12-20.5-1(a)(3); 16-12.1-1-2(g).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-31-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-31-3-4
Agencies and instrumentalities of the United States; exception to certification requirement
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. An agency or instrumentality of the United States and emergency medical technicians or ambulances of the agency or instrumentality are not required to be certified or to conform to the standards prescribed under this article.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-12(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 16-31-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-31-2-9
Emergency medical personnel; standards
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The commission shall establish the following:

(1) Standards for persons who provide emergency medical services and who are not licensed or regulated under IC 16-31-3.

(2) Training standards for the administration of antidotes, vaccines, and antibiotics to prepare for or respond to a terrorist or military attack.

(3) Training and certification standards for the administration of epinephrine through an auto-injector, a prefilled syringe, and a syringe and ampule by an emergency medical technician.

(4) Training standards to permit the use of antidote kits containing atropine and pralidoxime chloride for the treatment of exposure to nerve agents by an emergency medical technician or an emergency medical responder.

(5) Standards for distribution, administration, use, and training in the use of an overdose intervention drug.

(6) Protocols for persons who provide emergency medical services to notify law enforcement officials when services have been provided to an individual who has attempted to commit suicide and who has indicated that the attempt was due in part to bullying.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-10.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.156-2001, SEC.2; P.L.17-2002, SEC.4; P.L.93-2002, SEC.2; P.L.205-2003, SEC.21; P.L.74-2006, SEC.2; P.L.77-2012, SEC.18; P.L.156-2014, SEC.7; P.L.164-2014, SEC.3; P.L.34-2018, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-41-23-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 16-41-23-4
Violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (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.24.
Ind. Code § 16-24-2-14 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 24 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-24-2-14
Access to books and records
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. The officers of the hospital shall admit the governing board, the county executive, the representatives of the state board of accounts, and all other public agencies having legal authority into every part of the hospital and give these persons access, on demand, to all books, papers, accounts, and records pertaining to the hospital.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-13.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 16-23-1-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-23-1-11
Board of directors; certificates of appointment; oaths and bonds
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) The appointing board established under section 4 of this chapter shall issue a certificate of appointment to each member of the board of directors chosen. The certificate shall be executed by a majority of the appointing board and attested by the county auditor who shall act as secretary of the appointing board.

(b) Each member of the governing board shall execute and file with the county recorder, including a copy in the office of the city clerk-treasurer, an oath and a bond in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for the honest and faithful performance of the member's duties. The bonds are subject to approval by the city executive. If a surety company bond is given, the cost of the bond shall be paid from hospital funds. The cost of recording the bond and oath shall also be paid from the proper hospital funds.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-5-8.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-21-8-0.1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-21-8-0.1
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.41-2007, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.161-2014, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 16-31-12-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-31-12-5
Fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The mobile integration healthcare grant fund is established within the state general fund for the purpose of the development and implementation of a mobile integrated healthcare program.

(b) The commission shall administer the fund. The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.

(c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.

(d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.

As added by P.L.100-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.156-2020, SEC.68.
Ind. Code § 16-41-17-10 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 17 / Section 16-41-17-10
Follow-up programs; newborn screening fees; waste blood specimen confidentiality
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The state department shall develop the following:

(1) A registry for tracking and follow-up of all newborns and individuals for screening.

(2) A centralized program that provides follow-up, diagnosis, management, and family counseling and support, including equipment, supplies, formula, and other materials, for all infants and individuals identified as having one (1) of the disorders listed in section 2 of this chapter.

(3) A laboratory quality assurance program, including proficiency testing.

(4) A statewide network of genetic evaluation and counseling services.

(5) A system for using, for epidemiological survey and research purposes, any waste blood specimen generated under this chapter.

(b) The program described in subsection (a) shall be funded by collection of a newborn screening fee for each newborn screened by a designated laboratory.

(c) The state department shall set the fee and procedures for disbursement under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2. The fee must be based upon the projected cost of the program. The proposed fee must be approved by the budget agency before the rule is adopted.

(d) The designated laboratory shall assess, collect, and deposit the fees established under subsection (c) in the newborn screening fund established under section 11 of this chapter.

(e) The state department shall annually review the newborn screening fee.

(f) Waste blood specimens used for the purpose of implementing the system described under subsection (a)(5) may not include the name or other identifying characteristics that would identify the individual submitting the specimen.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-6-8 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-49-4-12 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-49-4-12
Report; identifying information excluded; review data confidential
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) A report released under this section 11 of this chapter may not contain identifying information relating to the fatalities reviewed by the statewide child fatality review committee or any local child fatality review team.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this article, review data concerning a child fatality are confidential and may not be released.

As added by P.L.119-2013, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-19-10-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 19 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-19-10-3
Establishment
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The state department shall establish the state health data center.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-48-3.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-34-4-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 34 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-34-4-8
Abortion prohibited if the person knows that the abortion is being sought solely because of the race, color, national origin, or ancestry of the fetus
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 if the person knows that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely because of the race, color, national origin, or ancestry of the fetus.

(b) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 if the person knows that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely because of the race, color, national origin, or ancestry of the fetus.

(c) This section is severable as specified in IC 1-1-1-8.

As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 16-39-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 39 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-39-4-5
Information subject to disclosure; exempt institutions; failure of patient to authorize release of information
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to the following:

(1) An institution licensed under IC 12-25.

(2) A hospital licensed under IC 16-21.

(3) A treatment facility certified under IC 12-23-1-6.

(4) A state institution listed under IC 12-24-1.

(b) This section applies only to a patient's mental health records.

(c) A patient, or the patient's legal representative if the patient is incompetent, who consents in writing to the release of information to an insurer that has issued a policy of accident and sickness insurance (as defined in IC 27-8-5-1) covering the patient, authorizes the provider to disclose the following information to the insurer:

(1) The patient's name and the policy or contract number.

(2) The date the patient was admitted to a treatment facility or the date the patient began receiving mental health, intellectual disability, or substance abuse (as defined in IC 27-8-5-15.5) services.

(3) The date of the beginning of the patient's illness.

(4) The date the patient was discharged from the treatment facility or the date the services were terminated, if known.

(5) The diagnosis for the patient with concise information substantiating the diagnosis.

(6) A brief description of the services provided to the patient, including the type of therapy used, medications ordered and administered, the total number of hours spent in individual, group, or family treatment, recreational therapy, or rehabilitation activities.

(7) The patient's status as either an inpatient or outpatient.

(8) The patient's relationship to the policyholder or contract subscriber.

(9) The patient's prognosis and plan of treatment.

An insurer's request for the release of additional mental health information relating to subdivisions (1) through (9) does not require a further release in order for the provider to submit the additional information to the insurer. The provider may release to the insurer mental health information in addition to that reasonably related to subdivisions (1) through (9) if an additional written consent is obtained from the patient or the patient's representative authorizing the release of all information necessary for the insurer to adjudicate a claim made by the patient or the patient's representative. If such a release is obtained, no further releases are required in order for the provider to submit additional information in response to subsequent requests for information by the insurer to complete its review of the claim.

(d) Nothing in this section removes the obligation of a patient to pay for services if the patient's failure to authorize the release of information under this section results in the limitation or denial of insurance benefits.

As added by P.L.102-1994, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.117-2015, SEC.33.
Ind. Code § 16-31-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-31-3-8
Applications for certificates and licenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. An application for a certificate or license must be made upon the forms, provide the information, and be in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the commission.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-11(a).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 16-46-8-10 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-46-8-10
Financial assistance
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. Financial assistance shall be available to individuals who are unable to pay for services on a continuing basis.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-4-10.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 16-46-16.7-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 16.7 / Section 16-46-16.7-7
Posting of position to the public
Status: in_force

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, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 16-23-1-4.1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-23-1-4.1
Governing board membership limitation
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.1. A member of an appointing authority for the governing board of a hospital established and operated under this article may not serve on the hospital's governing board.

As added by P.L.100-2002, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 16-22-8-27 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-22-8-27
Executive director; term; qualifications; service as board secretary
Status: in_force

Sec. 27. (a) The board shall appoint an executive director of the corporation who is qualified by education and experience to serve for a term of four (4) years unless sooner removed. The executive director is eligible for reappointment. The executive director must reside in the county.

(b) In addition to the duties as executive director of the board, the executive director acts as secretary of the board.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-12-21-20; 16-12-21-21.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.255-2003, SEC.50; P.L.184-2005, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 16-34-1-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-34-1-0.5
Nonapplicability to in vitro fertilization
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.5. This article does not apply to in vitro fertilization.

As added by P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 16-18-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-18-3-6
References to repealed statutes
Status: repealed

Sec. 6. Subject to section 7 of this chapter, a reference in a statute or rule to a statute that is repealed and replaced in the same or a different form in senate enrolled act 24 of the 1993 regular session of the general assembly shall be treated after the effective date of the new provision as a reference to the new provision.

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-41-7.5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 7.5 / Section 16-41-7.5-8
Use of state funds
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. A state agency may not provide funds to a qualified entity to purchase or otherwise acquire hypodermic syringes or needles for a program under this chapter.

As added by P.L.208-2015, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 16-28-15-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 15 / Section 16-28-15-4
"Nursing facility"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "nursing facility" means a health facility that is certified for participation in the federal Medicaid program under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).

As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.162.
Ind. Code § 16-27-4-12 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-27-4-12
Client rights statement
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. The personal services agency shall provide the client or the client's personal representative with the personal services agency's written statement of client rights not more than seven (7) days after providing services to the client. The statement of client rights must include the following information:

(1) The client has the right to have the client's property treated with respect.

(2) The client has the right to temporarily suspend, permanently terminate, temporarily add, or permanently add services in the service plan.

(3) The client has the right to file grievances regarding services furnished or regarding the lack of respect for property by the personal services agency and is not subject to discrimination or reprisal for filing a grievance.

(4) The client has the right to be free from verbal, physical, and psychological abuse and to be treated with dignity.

(5) A statement that it is not within the scope of the personal services agency's license to manage the medical and health conditions of the client if a condition becomes unstable or unpredictable.

(6) The charges for services provided by the personal services agency.

(7) The personal services agency's policy for notifying the client of any increase in the cost of services.

(8) The hours the personal services agency's office is open for business.

(9) That on request the personal services agency will make available to the client a written list of the names and addresses of all persons having at least a five percent (5%) ownership or controlling interest in the personal services agency.

(10) The procedures for contacting the personal services agency's manager, or the manager's designee, while the personal services agency's office is open or closed.

(11) The procedure and telephone number to call to file a complaint with the personal services agency.

(12) That the state department does not inspect personal service agencies as part of the licensing process but does investigate complaints concerning personal service agencies.

(13) The procedure and telephone number to call to file a complaint with the state department along with the business hours of the state department.

As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 16-29-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-29-4-4
Number of beds; limit; licensing of facility
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A proposed project that receives preliminary approval under this chapter may not add more beds than the number determined by the state department to be necessary to provide an available bed for each person determined under IC 12-11-2.1 to be appropriate for placement in an ICF/IID facility. Upon completion of the proposed project and compliance with the other requirements for licensure under IC 16-28, the state department shall issue a license to the facility.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-9(f) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.272-1999, SEC.52; P.L.156-2011, SEC.31; P.L.197-2011, SEC.72; P.L.6-2012, SEC.119; P.L.141-2014, SEC.15; P.L.35-2016, SEC.84.
Ind. Code § 16-35-11-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 35 / Chapter 11 / Section 16-35-11-4
Substance use disorder treatment guidelines
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The state department shall establish guidelines for health care providers treating substance use disorder in pregnancy. When developing the guidelines, the state department shall consult with the Indiana perinatal quality improvement collaborative.

(b) The state department shall make the guidelines established under subsection (a) available on the state department's website.

As added by P.L.292-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.145.
Ind. Code § 16-39-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 39 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-39-1-6
Inpatient requests
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. This chapter does not authorize a patient to obtain a copy of the patient's health records while the patient is an inpatient of a hospital, health facility, or facility licensed under IC 12-24 or IC 12-29. However, if the inpatient is:

(1) unemancipated and less than eighteen (18) years of age, a parent, guardian, or next of kin (if the patient does not have a parent or guardian) is entitled to obtain a copy of the health records of the inpatient;

(2) incompetent to request the patient's own health records, a spouse, parent, guardian, or next of kin (if the patient does not have a parent, spouse, or guardian) is entitled to obtain a copy of the health records of the inpatient; or

(3) competent, a spouse, parent or next of kin (if the patient does not have a parent or spouse) is entitled to obtain a copy of the health records of the inpatient if the inpatient requests that the records be released.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-7.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-337.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-337.5
"Standard charge"
Status: in_force

Sec. 337.5. (a) "Standard charge", for purposes of IC 16-21-17 and IC 16-24.5-1, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-21-17-0.3(g).

(b) "Standard charge", for purposes of IC 16-41-35.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-35.5-8.

As added by P.L.151-2021, SEC.6 and P.L.198-2021, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.215-2025, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 16-24-1-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-24-1-11
President; vice president
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. The board of managers shall elect from its members a president and at least one (1) vice president.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-4(a) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 16-22-7-12 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-22-7-12
Quorum; reimbursement of expenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. A majority of the governing board constitutes a quorum and the concurrence of a majority is necessary to authorize any action. Members serve without pay but are entitled to reimbursement for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of the members' duties.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-6(c).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-35-1.5-5.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 35 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 16-35-1.5-5.5
WIC vendor selection
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.5. (a) The state department shall select a WIC vendor based on vendor selection criteria set forth in 7 CFR 246.12.

(b) The state department shall do the following:

(1) Review the vendor selection criteria annually.

(2) Include the vendor selection criteria in the WIC state plan in accordance with 7 CFR 246.4(a)(14)(ii).

(3) Publish the vendor selection criteria on the state department's website.

As added by P.L.171-2025, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 16-23.5-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-23.5-5-3
Name of hospital
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) In consideration of the gift and on the condition that the gift be made effectual, the hospital must forever bear the name of "William H. Coleman Hospital for Women, of Indiana University".

(b) The state pledges that the name is the permanent designation of the hospital, without addition or modification. The state pledges to carry out the objects for which the gift is made, as contained in the proposal of the donor.

(c) The general assembly covenants that this chapter will not be repealed or amended to change the terms and conditions under which the gift is made.

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31.5-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 16-44-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 44 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-44-2-12
Powers of law enforcement officers
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. The authorized agents or employees of the state department have the authority of law enforcement officers in the enforcement of this chapter, including the authority to arrest, with or without warrants, and to take offenders to courts for prosecution.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-11-6 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.177-1993, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 16-41-24-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 16-41-24-8
Assessments against real property
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. Statutes for the construction of public sewers and assessing the cost of the sewers against real property in the municipalities apply to the construction of sewage treatment plants and the assessing of the cost of the plant against the real property benefited.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-26-11.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-42-5-22 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-42-5-22
Sitting or lying on food handling equipment
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. A person may not sit or lie upon equipment used or installed for use in handling food.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-20-24.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 16-23-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-23-3-2
Construction and equipment of facilities; payment of obligations; contracts
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The city fiscal body may do the following:

(1) Appropriate money to aid in the construction and equipment of hospital buildings and purchase of suitable grounds, in an amount not more than the amount provided for the purchase and construction by the nonprofit hospital corporation under section 1 of this chapter.

(2) Appropriate money to pay the obligations of the nonprofit hospital corporation under section 1 of this chapter for the purchase of grounds and equipment for and the construction of the hospital.

(3) Enter into a contract, upon terms the city fiscal body considers advantageous to the citizens of the city, with the nonprofit hospital corporation under section 1 of this chapter and donors of a fund for the following purposes:

(A) To purchase grounds and construct and equip the hospital building.

(B) To name the hospital.

(C) To hold title to the hospital building and grounds.

(D) To receive donations and determine the terms upon which donations may be accepted.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-4-1(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-48-1-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 48 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-48-1-8
License or certification; consequences for violation
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. If a provider violates this chapter, the state entity that has jurisdiction over licensing or certification of the provider may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew the license or certification of the provider.

As added by P.L.222-2011, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-27-4-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-27-4-3
"Personal representative"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "personal representative" means a person who has legal authority to act on behalf of the client with regard to the action to be taken.

As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-239.4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-239.4
"Mobile retail food establishment permit"
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 1-1-2027.

Sec. 239.4. "Mobile retail food establishment permit", for purposes of IC 16-42-5.1, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-42-5.1-3.

As added by P.L.151-2024, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-21-8-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-21-8-0.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.90-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.41-2007, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.161-2014, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 16-21-6-12 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-21-6-12
Violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. Any person who is a custodian of confidential data at the state department and who knowingly or intentionally:

(1) discloses, distributes, or sells confidential data obtained under this chapter; or

(2) identifies a specific patient in violation of section 7 of this chapter;

commits a Class B misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.94-1994, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 16-41-18-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 18 / Section 16-41-18-3
Care and treatment programs
Status: in_force

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 crippling, extensive hospitalization, and other effects associated with the critical, chronic bleeding condition; and

(2) are unable to pay for the entire cost of such services on a continuing basis despite the existence of various types of hospital medical insurance coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, other government assistance programs, and private charitable assistance programs.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-14.5-2.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-49-6-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-49-6-7
Statewide fetal-infant mortality review coordinator
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. The state department shall employ a statewide fetal-infant mortality review coordinator to assist local fetal-infant mortality review teams and do the following:

(1) Establish local fetal-infant mortality review teams statewide.

(2) Act as a liaison between the statewide child fatality review committee and local fetal-infant mortality review teams.

(3) Create and provide forms, including a data collection form for the data described in section 8(d) of this chapter.

(4) Develop protocols for meetings of and case reviews conducted by local fetal-infant mortality review teams.

(5) Provide data collection tools that include collecting and storing the following information:

(A) Identifying and nonidentifying information.

(B) Information concerning the circumstances surrounding a fetal death or an infant death.

(C) Information concerning factors that contributed to a fetal death or an infant death.

(D) Information concerning findings and recommendations concerning a fetal death or infant death by the review team.

(6) Provide information on the prevention of fetal deaths and infant deaths.

(7) Obtain certificates of death and certificates of stillbirths for the review teams.

(8) Coordinate local or statewide training concerning a fetal death or infant death review under this chapter.

As added by P.L.31-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-161.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-161.5
"Health care interpreter"
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 161.5. "Health care interpreter", for purposes of IC 16-46-11.1, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-46-11.1-2.

As added by P.L.61-2004, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-36-7-23 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-36-7-23
"Signature"
Status: in_force

Sec. 23. As used in this chapter, "signature" means the authorized use of the name or mark of a declarant or other person to authenticate an electronic record or other writing. The term includes an electronic signature and an electronic notarial certificate completed by a notarial officer.

As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
Ind. Code § 16-41-43-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 43 / Section 16-41-43-5
Prescribing of epinephrine; dispensing
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) A health care provider who is licensed in Indiana and whose scope of practice includes the prescribing of medication may write or electronically transmit a prescription, drug order, or protocol for epinephrine for the entity.

(b) A pharmacist licensed under IC 25-26 may dispense a valid prescription, drug order, or protocol for epinephrine issued in the name of an entity.

As added by P.L.59-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.28-2019, SEC.2; P.L.96-2026, SEC.47.
Ind. Code § 16-33-4-18 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-33-4-18
Maintenance charges and agreements; enforcement
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. (a) The attorney general shall, upon notification by the superintendent of the home through the state health commissioner, bring suit in the name of the state of Indiana on behalf of the superintendent of the home against the estate of a person failing to make payments as required in this chapter.

(b) If a judgment is obtained under this section, the judgment constitutes a lien against that part of the estate of a person as described in the complaint.

(c) The attorney general may bring suit against the parent or parents or legal guardian of a child for failure to comply with the maintenance agreement established or for failure to make an agreement. Suit may be brought for the amount due the state for the maintenance charges of the child. The court may order the payment of amounts due for maintenance charges for a period of time as the circumstances require. The order may be entered against any or all of the defendants and may be based upon the proportionate ability of each defendant to contribute to the payment of amounts representing maintenance charges. Orders for the payment of money may be enforced by attachment as in contempt proceedings against the persons of the defendants, and in addition as other judgments at law, and costs may be adjudged against and apportioned among the defendants.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-5-13.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 16-34-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-34-1-2
Public funds; payment restricted
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state may make a payment from any fund under its control for the performance of an abortion unless the abortion is necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-3-3.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 16-37-2-16 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 37 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-37-2-16
New birth certificate upon marriage of illegitimate child's parents; correction of records
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. If a man claiming to be the child's biological father marries the mother of a child born out of wedlock, the man and the mother may produce proof of the marriage and execute a paternity affidavit under section 2.1 of this chapter. The local health officer shall then remove all evidence of the fact that the child was born out of wedlock from the child's record of birth. The proof of marriage and executed paternity affidavit shall be forwarded to the state department by the local health officer. Upon receiving the proof of marriage and executed paternity affidavit, the state department shall make the corrections to the child's certificate of birth.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-16-16(a); 16-1-16-17.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.257-1997(ss), SEC.33.
Ind. Code § 16-19-4-12 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 19 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-19-4-12
Standing order for prescribing and dispensing hormonal contraceptives; requirements; immunity
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) Subject to IC 25-26-25, before September 1, 2023, the state health commissioner or the commissioner's designated public health authority who is a licensed prescriber shall, as part of the individual's official capacity, issue a standing order that allows a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense a hormonal contraceptive patch (as defined in IC 25-26-25-2) and a self-administered hormonal contraceptive (as defined in IC 25-26-25-3).

(b) A standing order described in subsection (a) must comply with the requirements set forth under IC 25-26-25.

(c) The state health commissioner or designated public health authority who issues a standing order under subsection (a) is immune from civil liability related to the issuing of the standing order.

As added by P.L.154-2023, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-46.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-46.5
"Cancer center"
Status: in_force

Sec. 46.5. "Cancer center", for purposes of IC 16-46-7.6, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-46-7.6-1.

As added by P.L.170-2025, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-32-5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-32-5-6
Reasonable modifications; exceptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A covered entity must make reasonable modifications to its policies, practices, or procedures to allow individuals with disabilities access to transplantation related treatment and services, except when the covered entity can demonstrate that the modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of the transplantation related treatment and services.

As added by P.L.2-2019, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 16-22-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-22-3-8
Executive director
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. The governing board shall appoint an executive director as the administrative head of the hospital. The executive director:

(1) is the executive agent of the board in the administration of the board's policies;

(2) is the liaison officer between the board and the medical staff;

(3) shall employ hospital personnel; and

(4) has the other powers and duties delegated to the executive director by the board or specifically assigned to the executive director in this article.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.1-3-6.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-31.5-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31.5 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-31.5-7-1
NREMT certification
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Member states shall consider:

(1) a veteran;

(2) an active military service member;

(3) a member of the National Guard and reserves separating from an active duty tour; and

(4) a spouse of an individual described in subdivisions (1) through (3);

who holds a current valid and unrestricted National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certification at or above the level of the state license being sought as satisfying the minimum training and examination requirements for the licensure.

As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.32-2021, SEC.47.
Ind. Code § 16-20-2-13 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-20-2-13
Conflict of interest
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. An individual who has a vested interest or stands to gain financially from any activity of the local health department or a policy decision of the board is ineligible to serve on a local health board.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.8-7(e).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-41-22-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-41-22-6
Separate licenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A separate license is required for each day and each location in which at least five thousand (5,000) people assemble or can reasonably be anticipated to assemble and can reasonably be expected to continue for at least eighteen (18) consecutive hours.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-42-2(b) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-41-14-20 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 16-41-14-20
Violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with section 18 or 19 of 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.24.
Ind. Code § 16-46-5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-46-5-7
Designation of areas underserved by health care professionals
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. The state department shall annually adopt the federal designation of the counties, cities, towns, census tracts, and townships in Indiana that are underserved by specific types of health care professionals as determined by the state department. The state department shall rank these areas according to the degree each area is underserved by health care professionals.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-3-6-5.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.72-2001, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-50-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 50 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-50-1-4
Committee members; meetings; executive session
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The state health commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall appoint members to the statewide maternal mortality review committee.

(b) The membership of the statewide maternal mortality review committee must be multidisciplinary, be culturally diverse, and include the following:

(1) One (1) representative from each of the following:

(A) The state department.

(B) The office of the secretary of family and social services.

(C) The Indiana Hospital Association.

(2) Two (2) representatives of a local health department, each representing a different regional area and population size.

(3) Two (2) representatives of community based organizations that focus on maternal health and well-being.

(4) One (1) epidemiologist.

(5) One (1) representative from each of the following areas who provides services or community resources to families, with expertise and knowledge in the area:

(A) Obstetrics.

(B) Maternal-fetal medicine.

(C) Family medicine.

(D) Social work.

(E) Pathology.

(F) Public health nursing.

(G) Midwifery.

(H) Anesthesiology.

(I) Mental health.

(c) The state health commissioner shall designate a member of the statewide maternal mortality review committee as the chairperson.

(d) The statewide maternal mortality review committee shall meet at the call of the chairperson. Except as provided in subsection (e), statewide maternal mortality review committee meetings are open to the public.

(e) Statewide maternal mortality review committee meetings that involve confidential records or identifying information regarding a maternal death or maternal morbidity that is confidential under state or federal law must be held as an executive session and are not open to the public.

As added by P.L.48-2018, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-31.5-10-10 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31.5 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-31.5-10-10
Immunity from liability; defense; indemnity
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The members, officers, executive director, employees, and representatives of the commission shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that the person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to protect any such person from suit or liability, or both, for any damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.

(b) The commission shall defend any member, officer, executive director, employee, or representative of the commission in any civil action seeking to impose liability arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that the person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit that person from retaining the person's own counsel, and provided further that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from that person's intentional or willful or wanton misconduct.

(c) The commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any member, officer, executive director, employee, or representative of the commission for the amount of any settlement or judgment obtained against that person arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that such person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.

As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-24-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 24 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-24-2-1
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "county" refers to any of the following:

(1) A county having a population of more than three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) and less than four hundred thousand (400,000).

(2) A county having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) and less than three hundred thousand (300,000).

(3) A county having a population of more than one hundred eighty thousand (180,000) and less than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000).

(4) A county having a population of more than one hundred thirty thousand (130,000) and less than one hundred thirty-nine thousand (139,000).

(b) This chapter applies to a county, if the county meets the following conditions:

(1) The county owns a hospital for the treatment of patients with tuberculosis or other diseases, including chronic diseases and diseases requiring convalescent care.

(2) The county contracts with other counties for the treatment of the citizens of those other counties.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-1.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.170-2002, SEC.109; P.L.119-2012, SEC.143; P.L.104-2022, SEC.118.
Ind. Code § 16-36-5-10 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-36-5-10
Certification as qualified person
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. An attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant may certify that a patient is a qualified person if the attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant determines, in accordance with reasonable medical standards, that one (1) of the following conditions is met:

(1) The person has a terminal condition (as defined in IC 16-36-4-5).

(2) The person has a medical condition such that, if the person were to suffer cardiac or pulmonary failure, resuscitation would be unsuccessful or within a short period the person would experience repeated cardiac or pulmonary failure resulting in death.

As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.50-2021, SEC.48.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-22 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-22
"Approved postsecondary educational institution"
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. "Approved postsecondary educational institution" has the meaning set forth in IC 21-7-13-6(a).

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-2-8 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.179.
Ind. Code § 16-28-8-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-28-8-6
Bond
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) Before beginning duties as a receiver, the receiver must execute a bond, with one (1) or more sureties approved by the court, to the effect that the receiver will:

(1) faithfully discharge the duties of the receiver while operating the health facility; and

(2) obey the orders of the court.

(b) The health facility shall pay the cost of the bond required of the receiver.

(c) Upon:

(1) the court's approval of the receiver's final report that the conditions that presented a major threat to the patients in the health facility have been corrected or that the health facility has closed; and

(2) the receiver's compliance with the court's order made on the final report;

the receiver and the surety on the receiver's bond are fully discharged for all matters related to the final report.

As added by P.L.210-1999, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-42-19-20 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 19 / Section 16-42-19-20
Validity of prescriptions or drug orders
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. (a) Except as provided in section 30 of this chapter, a prescription or drug order for a legend drug is not valid unless the prescription or drug order is issued for a legitimate medical purpose by a practitioner acting in the usual course of the practitioner's business.

(b) A practitioner may not knowingly issue an invalid prescription or drug order for a legend drug.

(c) A pharmacist may not knowingly fill an invalid prescription or drug order for a legend drug.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-8-3.5.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.48-2015, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-5
"Adult"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. "Adult" means an individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-8-1-3 part; 16-8-12-1(1).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-37 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-37
"Blood center"
Status: in_force

Sec. 37. "Blood center", for purposes of IC 16-41-12, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-12-3.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7-1(c).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-37-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-37-3-7
Deaths referred to the coroner for investigation
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) If the circumstances suggest that the death was caused by other than natural causes or a person dies or is declared dead in an emergency department and the emergency physician, who is the physician last in attendance, is uncertain as to the cause and manner of death, the following individual shall refer the case to the coroner for investigation:

(1) The emergency department physician, upon consultation with an attending physician, if available.

(2) If there is no emergency department physician, the attending physician.

(3) If the attending physician has failed to refer the case to the coroner, the local health officer.

(b) The coroner shall report a death coming under the coroner's supervision upon official death certificate blanks to the health officer having jurisdiction not more than three (3) days after the inquest is held. Another person may not report the death.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-5.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.67-2016, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-23-1-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-23-1-8
Governing board; vacancies; appointments
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) For each vacancy, the appointing authority may do one (1) of the following:

(1) Appoint one (1) of the three (3) candidates submitted by the governing board.

(2) Request and receive from the governing board a second list of three (3) candidates.

(3) Appoint an individual who meets the requirements concerning board members and who was not named in the initial list submitted by the governing board.

(b) If the appointing authority requests and receives a second list of three (3) candidates under subsection (a)(2), the appointing authority may do one (1) of the following:

(1) Appoint one (1) of the three (3) candidates named in the second list.

(2) Appoint an individual who meets the requirements concerning board members and who was not named in the second list of three (3) candidates submitted by the governing board.

(c) The appointment for a vacancy shall be made within sixty (60) days of the submission of the initial list of candidates under section 7 of this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-12.2-5-4(g), (h), (i); 16-12.2-5-7 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-41-16-6.6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-41-16-6.6
"Waste handler"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.6. As used in this chapter, "waste handler" means a person who handles infectious waste.

As added by P.L.96-2026, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 16-21-8-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-21-8-11
Confidentiality of sexual assault examination kits
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) Information entered into the web based claims reimbursement and sexual assault examination kit tracking system for the purposes of reimbursement to a provider for a forensic medical exam or the location of a sexual assault examination kit is confidential until the later of the following:

(1) The sexual assault examination kit is destroyed in accordance with section 10 of this chapter.

(2) The conclusion of a case filed by a prosecuting attorney with appropriate jurisdiction.

(b) A victim's:

(1) personal information; and

(2) medical records;

are confidential.

As added by P.L.36-2019, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-278 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-278
"Pest"
Status: in_force

Sec. 278. "Pest", for purposes of IC 16-41-33, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-33-1.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.3-1(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-292.7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-292.7
"Primary prevention"
Status: in_force

Sec. 292.7. "Primary prevention", for purposes of IC 16-41-39.4, means the removal or remediation, including the use of interim controls, of lead hazards before lead poisoning of an individual occurs.

As added by P.L.102-2008, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 16-21-9-9 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-21-9-9
Other rights and remedies retained
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The rights and remedies provided for in this chapter are in addition to other statutory or common law rights or remedies available to the state or a nonprofit hospital.

As added by P.L.94-1994, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 16-38-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 38 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-38-6-1
"Chronic disease"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "chronic disease" means one (1) of the following conditions:

(1) Asthma.

(2) Diabetes.

(3) Congestive heart failure or coronary heart disease.

(4) Hypertension.

(5) Kidney disease.

(6) Parkinson's disease.

(7) A condition that the state department:

(A) determines should be included on the registry; and

(B) chooses to add to the registry by rule under IC 4-22-2.

As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.13-2004, SEC.2; P.L.48-2005, SEC.2; P.L.96-2026, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 16-42-5.3-12 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 5.3 / Section 16-42-5.3-12
Prohibition on an ordinance or resolution requiring licensure, certification, or inspection
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. Notwithstanding any other law, a local unit of government (as defined in IC 14-22-31.5-1) may not by ordinance or resolution require any licensure, certification, or inspection of foods or food products of a home based vendor or an individual vendor who prepares and sells food products under this chapter.

As added by P.L.49-2022, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-41-16-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-41-16-7
Treatment of infectious waste
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) Before infectious waste is placed in an area that is not a secure area and before the waste is sent for final disposal, a person shall:

(1) conduct effective treatment on the infectious waste on site; or

(2) transport the infectious waste off site for effective treatment;

according to this chapter.

(b) A facility shall treat liquid infectious waste or excreta that are infectious waste as required by subsection (a) or flush the liquid infectious waste or excreta that are infectious waste in compliance with rules adopted under IC 4-22-2.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-9.7-7.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.96-2026, SEC.32.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-115.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-115.5
"Entity"
Status: in_force

Sec. 115.5. "Entity", for purposes of IC 16-41-43, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-43-2.

As added by P.L.59-2015, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-41-35.5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 35.5 / Section 16-41-35.5-7
"Payer-specific negotiated charge"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "payer-specific negotiated charge" means the charge that a diagnostic imaging facility has negotiated with a third party payer for an item or service.

As added by P.L.215-2025, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 16-46-7.6-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 7.6 / Section 16-46-7.6-3
"Program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the grant program established by the state department under this chapter.

As added by P.L.170-2025, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-241 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-241
"Motor fuel"
Status: in_force

Sec. 241. "Motor fuel", for purposes of IC 16-44-3, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-44-3-2.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-13-3.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-31-10-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-31-10-1
Injunctions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The:

(1) attorney general;

(2) prosecuting attorney; or

(3) commission;

may, in accordance with the Indiana laws governing injunctions, maintain an action in the name of the state to enjoin a person from violating this article or the rules adopted under this article.

(b) An injunction issued under this section does not relieve a person from criminal prosecution under this article or the rules adopted under this article. An injunctive remedy is in addition to any remedy provided for the criminal prosecution of a violation of this article or the rules adopted under this article.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-39-16; 16-1-40-10(d).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 16-31-11-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 11 / Section 16-31-11-6
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this chapter.

As added by P.L.16-2013, SEC.2; P.L.115-2013, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-21-19-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 19 / Section 16-21-19-4
Failure to submit forms; fine
Status: in_force

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 this section shall be deposited into the payer affordability penalty fund established by IC 12-15-1-18.5.

As added by P.L.216-2025, SEC.36. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.122.
Ind. Code § 16-19-3-33 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-19-3-33
Confidentiality of information of individual who files complaint
Status: in_force

Sec. 33. For purposes of IC 5-14-3-4, if an individual files a complaint under this title concerning an entity or person regulated by the state department, the state department shall keep the following information of the individual who filed the complaint confidential:

(1) Name.

(2) Address.

(3) Telephone number.

(4) Electronic mail address.

(5) Personal health information.

(6) Any other information that could identify the individual.

As added by P.L.147-2023, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-41-17-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 17 / Section 16-41-17-4
Tests
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. After consultation with medical authorities, the state department shall require appropriate tests to be used in the detection of disorders listed in section 2 of this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-6-3.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-20-9-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-20-9-1
Violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with this article 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.3.
Ind. Code § 16-21-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-21-2-9
Practice of medicine not authorized by chapter; performance of health care services not prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. This chapter does not authorize a person or a state, county, or local governmental unit, division, department, board, or agency to engage in the practice of medicine. However, this chapter does not prohibit the performance of health care services by a hospital employee in a hospital when that performance is delegated or ordered by a licensed health practitioner if the services performed are within the practitioner's scope of practice.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-1-8.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-28-6.5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 16-28-6.5-4
Requirements for designation
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. To be designated as an essential family caregiver of a resident, an individual must at least meet the following:

(1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.

(2) Either:

(A) before the declared emergency or public health emergency that resulted in the placement of visitation restrictions, regularly engaged with the resident on average at least two (2) times per week to provide care or support to the resident, including help with meal set up, grooming, and companionship; or

(B) if the resident is a new resident to the facility during a declared emergency or public health emergency, previously provided care to the resident.

(3) Has taken and passed any screening test or other testing required for the declared emergency or public health emergency, and agrees to continue to take any required testing throughout the emergency when requested.

(4) Agrees to take any precautionary measures, including hand hygiene and the wearing of a mask or other personal protective equipment required by the facility.

(5) Agrees to only enter the resident's room and designated areas of the facility.

As added by P.L.142-2021, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-246 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-246
"Net patient revenue"
Status: in_force

Sec. 246. "Net patient revenue", for purposes of IC 16-21-6 and IC 16-51, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-21-6-2.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-5-1.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.203-2023, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 16-18-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-18-3-4
Preservation of rights, liabilities, penalties, violations, proceedings, indebtedness, and tax levies
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Senate enrolled act 24 of the 1993 regular session of the general assembly does not affect any:

(1) rights or liabilities accrued;

(2) penalties incurred;

(3) violations committed;

(4) proceedings begun;

(5) bonds, notes, loans, or other forms of indebtedness issued, incurred, or made; or

(6) tax levies made;

before the effective date of senate enrolled act 24 of the 1993 regular session of the general assembly (July 1, 1993). Those rights, liabilities, penalties, offenses, proceedings, bonds, notes, loans, other forms of indebtedness, and tax levies continue and shall be imposed and enforced under prior health and hospital law as if senate enrolled act 24 of the 1993 regular session of the general assembly had not been enacted.

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-21-1-7.1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-21-1-7.1
Quality assessment and improvement program; serious reportable events
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.1. (a) A hospital's quality assessment and improvement program under 410 IAC 15-1.4-2 must include a process for determining and reporting the occurrence of serious reportable events, as identified by the National Quality Forum.

(b) The executive board may not require a hospital's quality assessment and improvement program to determine and report any other types of events that are not described in subsection (a).

(c) The executive board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.

As added by P.L.190-2023, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-41-17-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 17 / Section 16-41-17-11
Newborn screening fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) The newborn screening fund is established for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. The state department shall administer the fund.

(b) The expenses of the newborn screening program shall be paid from money in the fund.

(c) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-6-9.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-21-10-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-21-10-4
"Hospital"; "physician owned hospital"; exclusion
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "hospital" means either of the following:

(1) A hospital (as defined in IC 16-18-2-179(b)) licensed under this article.

(2) A private psychiatric hospital licensed under IC 12-25.

(b) The term does not include the following:

(1) A state mental health institution operated under IC 12-24-1-3.

(2) A hospital:

(A) designated by the Medicaid program as a long term care hospital;

(B) that has an average inpatient length of stay that is greater than twenty-five (25) days, as determined by the office of Medicaid policy and planning under the Medicaid program;

(C) that is a Medicare certified, freestanding rehabilitation hospital; or

(D) that is a hospital operated by the federal government.

(c) As used in this section, "physician owned hospital" means an acute care hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2 that has:

(1) physician ownership; or

(2) ownership by a legal entity with one hundred percent (100%) physician ownership;

or ownership described in both subdivisions (1) and (2), and such ownership of the hospital is at least fifty-one percent (51%).

(d) The office may, subject to approval from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, exclude any of the following from the term for purposes of this chapter:

(1) A physician owned hospital.

(2) A class of hospitals, as determined by the office.

As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.214. Amended by P.L.216-2025, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 16-41-12-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-41-12-2
Bank
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "bank" has the meaning set forth in IC 29-2-16.1-1.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7-1(b) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.147-2007, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-45-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-45-3-2
Custody of funds
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The treasurer of state is designated as the custodian of all money received by the state from any appropriations made by the United States Congress for the purpose of cooperating with the several states in promoting the welfare and hygiene of maternity and infancy.

(b) The treasurer of state may receive and provide for the proper custody of money received from the federal government under this chapter. The treasurer of state may make disbursements from that money upon the order of the state department and upon a warrant of the state comptroller.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-2-2.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.378.
Ind. Code § 16-49-4-13 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-49-4-13
Discussions, determinations, conclusions, and recommendations privileged; not subject to subpoena or discovery or admissible as evidence
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. The discussions, determinations, conclusions, and recommendations of the statewide child fatality review committee or its members, concerning a review of a child fatality, at a meeting of the statewide child fatality review committee:

(1) are privileged; and

(2) are not:

(A) subject to subpoena or discovery; or

(B) admissible as evidence;

in any judicial or administrative proceeding.

As added by P.L.119-2013, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-20-4-14 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-20-4-14
Procedural rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. The board of each city health department may adopt procedural rules for the board's own guidance and as are necessary or desirable to protect, promote, or improve public health or to control disease not inconsistent with state statutes and rules of the state department.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7-33.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-44-2-20 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 44 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-44-2-20
Inspectors; conflict of interest
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. A person employed by the state department to make inspections under this chapter may not do any of the following:

(1) Directly or indirectly engage in the business of dealing in petroleum products.

(2) Engage in any other business of a nature that prevents proper attention to the details and duties of the necessary inspections as prescribed by this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-11-11.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.177-1993, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 16-31-12-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-31-12-4
Grant; limitations
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The commission may establish a mobile integration healthcare grant to assist communities in the development and implementation of a mobile integrated healthcare program that has been approved by the commission under this chapter.

(b) The commission may do the following:

(1) Administer the grant.

(2) Create a grant application for the grant.

(3) Develop a process for receiving and evaluating grant applications.

(4) Establish eligibility requirements for the grant.

(5) Select recipients of the grant and distribute the funds for an awarded grant.

(c) The commission may only award a grant under this section to the following:

(1) An emergency medical services provider agency that is operated by a:

(A) city;

(B) town;

(C) township; or

(D) county.

(2) An emergency medical services provider organization certified by the Indiana emergency medical services commission under rules adopted under IC 16-31-3, as long as a local unit described in subdivision (1) that is located in the same area as the emergency medical services provider organization applying for the grant has not submitted an application for the grant.

(3) A hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2, as long as a local unit described in subdivision (1) that is located in the same area as the hospital applying for the grant has not submitted an application for the grant.

As added by P.L.100-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.156-2020, SEC.67; P.L.84-2025, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-41-7-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-41-7-2
Reporting of persons posing a serious and present risk or being at risk
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) An individual with a communicable disease is a "serious and present risk to the health of others" under the following conditions:

(1) The individual with a communicable disease engages repeatedly in a behavior that has been demonstrated epidemiologically (as defined by rules adopted by the state department under IC 4-22-2) to transmit a serious communicable disease or that indicates a careless disregard for the transmission of the disease to others.

(2) The individual with a communicable disease's past behavior or statements indicate an imminent risk that the individual with a communicable disease will engage in behavior that transmits a serious communicable disease to others.

(3) The individual with a communicable disease has failed or refused to carry out the individual with a communicable disease's duty to inform under section 1 of this chapter.

(b) A person who has reasonable cause to believe that a person:

(1) is a serious and present risk to the health of others as described in subsection (a);

(2) has engaged in noncompliant behavior; or

(3) is suspected of being a person at risk (as described in section 1 of this chapter);

may report that information to a health officer.

(c) A person who makes a report under subsection (b) in good faith is not subject to liability in a civil, an administrative, a disciplinary, or a criminal action.

(d) A person who knowingly or recklessly makes a false report under subsection (b) is civilly liable for actual damages suffered by a person reported on and for punitive damages.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-10.5-9; 16-1-10.5-11.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.112-2020, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 16-26-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-26-2-3
Maternity assistance development fund; establishment; purpose
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The maternity assistance development fund is established for the purpose of making grants to eligible applicants in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2.5-3-3(a).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 16-31-12-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-31-12-6
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to implement and administer this chapter.

As added by P.L.100-2019, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-27-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-27-1-6
"Patient"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "patient" means an individual who has been accepted for care by a home health agency.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-2.2-6.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 16-21-8-0.8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-21-8-0.8
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.41-2007, SEC.11. Repealed by P.L.161-2014, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 16-46-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-46-2-2
Issuance of warrants
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The state comptroller shall issue to the governor a warrant on the state treasury in the amount named in the order of the governor.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-3-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.380.
Ind. Code § 16-41-12-13 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-41-12-13
Screening tests; blood labeling; confirmatory tests; disposal of blood; notification and referral of donors; records; violations; medical emergencies
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (j), a blood center shall perform a screening test on a donor's blood and obtain the results of the test before blood or plasma is distributed for use.

(b) The blood center shall label blood or plasma before distribution for use by the blood center to indicate the results of the screening tests required by this chapter. The blood center shall also label each blood sample according to the regulations of the federal Food and Drug Administration.

(c) The blood center shall perform a confirmatory test on a blood donation from a donor when the screening test performed under subsection (a) yields repeatedly reactive results.

(d) Except for:

(1) a sample retained to perform a confirmatory test;

(2) blood or plasma units used for research purposes or in the production of pharmaceutical products if the blood center or the manufacturer of the pharmaceutical products has obtained approval from the federal Food and Drug Administration;

(3) an autologous donation for stem cell transplantation; or

(4) other autologous donations of blood or HCT/Ps, if:

(A) the blood center agrees to distribute the blood or HCT/Ps for use; and

(B) the attending physician has been informed of the screening test results;

the blood center shall dispose of a blood donation after an inconclusive or repeatedly reactive screening test has been performed. The disposal must be made under rules adopted by the state department under this chapter and IC 16-41-16.

(e) A blood center shall report to the state department the results of each positive confirmatory test conducted under subsection (c).

(f) A blood center shall attempt to notify a donor and refer the donor to counseling when the confirmatory test on the donor's blood is inconclusive or indicates the presence of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

(g) Each health care provider that administers blood transfusions shall keep a record of the following:

(1) Blood center that furnished the blood.

(2) Unit number assigned to the blood.

(h) An employee who is responsible for conducting the screening test required under this section who knowingly or intentionally fails to conduct the screening test commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(i) A blood center may not ship any blood or plasma before the completion of the screening test except in a documented medical emergency, as described in subsection (j).

(j) This subsection applies when:

(1) a health care provider has determined that a patient is in imminent danger of death;

(2) the results of the screening test performed on the blood described in subsection (a) are not available at the time that the blood is to be used;

(3) the patient or the patient's representative has been provided notice that the results of the screening test performed on the blood are not available and has consented in writing to the use of the blood; and

(4) no other appropriate blood is available.

Subject to 21 CFR 610.40(g), a blood center may distribute for use blood or plasma before the completion of the screening test in a documented medical emergency. However, upon completion of the screening test, the blood center shall immediately provide the test results to the physician or hospital that received the blood or plasma and the physician who is responsible for the patient.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7-4.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.59-2012, SEC.1; P.L.213-2013, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 16-42-11-15 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 11 / Section 16-42-11-15
Immunity from liability
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. The:

(1) members of the state egg board;

(2) dean of the college of agriculture of Purdue University; and

(3) employees of the state egg board;

are not liable in their individual capacity, except to the state, for an act done or omitted in connection with the performance of their respective duties under this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-1-14.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.40-1993, SEC.58; P.L.28-2009, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 16-21-17-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 17 / Section 16-21-17-0.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.93-2020, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.151-2021, SEC.10 and P.L.198-2021, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 16-41-20-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 16-41-20-4
Orders to vacate dwellings
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Whenever the state department, the local board of health, or county health officer determines that a dwelling is unfit for human habitation, the state department, local board of health, or county health officer may issue an order requiring all persons living in the dwelling to vacate the dwelling within not less than five (5) days and not more than fifteen (15) days. The order must mention at least one (1) reason for the order.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-25-6.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-92.6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-92.6
"Department"
Status: in_force

Sec. 92.6. (a) "Department", for purposes of IC 16-31-8.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-31-8.5-1.

(b) "Department", for purposes of IC 16-47-1, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-47-1-1.

As added by P.L.50-2004, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.101-2006, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-21-12-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-21-12-6
"Residence"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "residence" means a dwelling considered by a patient to be the patient's temporary or permanent home. The term does not include a hospital licensed under this article, a health facility or residential care facility licensed under IC 16-28, a state mental health institution operated under IC 12-24-1-3, a private mental health institution licensed under IC 12-25, an assisted living facility registered with the office of the secretary of family and social services as a housing with services establishment, or an institution or facility operated by the department of correction or a law enforcement agency.

As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-22-2.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 16-22-2.5-2
Confidential information
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. All proprietary and competitive information concerning the county hospital is confidential. A member of a governing board may not disclose confidential information concerning the county hospital to any person not authorized to receive this information.

As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-32-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 32 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-32-4-5
Confidential information; release of information prohibited; court orders; liberal construction of section
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), information collected under this chapter:

(1) is confidential; and

(2) is exempt from disclosure.

(b) Information collected under this chapter may not be released under a subpoena, search warrant, or any civil discovery proceedings.

(c) A court, acting on a pleading or motion, may issue an order directing the release of specific information collected under this chapter after all the following have occurred:

(1) The person requesting the court order has sent the state department a pleading or motion:

(A) stating that an emergency exists and that the information cannot be collected through any other means; and

(B) requesting that the information be released.

(2) The state department has been allowed to respond to the pleading or motion requesting the release of information.

(3) The court has conducted an in camera review of the requested information.

(4) After considering the response of the state department and reviewing the information submitted to the court, the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that:

(A) an emergency exists and that the information cannot be collected through any other means; and

(B) the reasons for ordering release of the information outweigh the reasons for not disclosing the information.

(d) This section shall be construed liberally to protect the confidentiality and prevent the disclosure of the information collected by the state department under this chapter.

As added by P.L.56-2016, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-41-33-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 33 / Section 16-41-33-5
Direction of local programs
Status: in_force

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.
Ind. Code § 16-22-8-31.3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-22-8-31.3
Declared emergency; local orders less stringent; approval of local order that is more stringent or concerning a declared emergency
Status: in_force

Sec. 31.3. (a) This section applies only if the governor has declared an emergency under IC 10-14-3.

(b) As used in this section, "executive order" refers to an executive order issued by the governor under IC 10-14-3.

(c) As used in this section, "local order" refers to the health laws, ordinances, orders, rules, and regulations issued under this chapter.

(d) If a local order addresses any aspect of a declared emergency addressed by an executive order, the local order may be less stringent than the executive order to the extent permitted by the executive order.

(e) If a local order addresses any aspect of a declared emergency that is not addressed by an executive order or if a local order addresses an aspect of a declared emergency more stringently than an executive order, the local order may not take effect, or remain in effect, unless the order is approved by an ordinance adopted by the Marion County city-county council that is:

(1) approved by the mayor of the consolidated city; or

(2) passed over the mayor's veto by a two-thirds (2/3) vote.

(f) The Marion County city-county council may approve a local order under subsection (e) at a meeting called to deal with an emergency as long as notice of the meeting is provided in accordance with IC 5-14-1.5-5(d).

As added by P.L.219-2021, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 16-37-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-37-4-1
Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Medical studies of conditions causing death and disability, especially stillbirth, infant mortality, and maternal mortality:

(1) are an important means of protecting the health of the public;

(2) provide information useful in the prevention and control of disease; and

(3) are an excellent source of teaching material.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-2-1.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 16-31-6.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 16-31-6.5-1
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.24-1998, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.205-2003, SEC.44.
Ind. Code § 16-41-32-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 32 / Section 16-41-32-1
Regulation and inspection
Status: in_force

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 is declared to be a proper exercise of the police powers of the state.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-1.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-36-1.7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 1.7 / Section 16-36-1.7-3
Specifications by individuals
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. An individual may specify in the psychiatric advance directive treatment measures, including:

(1) admission to an inpatient setting;

(2) the administration of prescribed medication:

(A) orally; or

(B) by injection;

(3) physical restraint;

(4) seclusion;

(5) electroconvulsive therapy; or

(6) mental health counseling;

for the care and treatment of the individual's mental illness during a period when the individual is incapacitated.

As added by P.L.16-2004, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-253.2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-253.2
"Nonresidential onsite sewage system"
Status: in_force

Sec. 253.2. "Nonresidential onsite sewage system", for purposes of IC 16-19-3.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-19-3.5-3.5.

As added by P.L.163-2017, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-224.1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-224.1
"Medication assisted treatment"
Status: in_force

Sec. 224.1. "Medication assisted treatment" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2.1-223.

As added by P.L.203-2017, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.98.
Ind. Code § 16-27-1-20 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-27-1-20
Supervision of home health aide services
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. Notwithstanding any other law or administrative rule, a home health agency may satisfy the requirements of supervising home health aide services by complying with 42 CFR 484.80(h) et seq.

As added by P.L.117-2023, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-32-3.5-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 32 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 16-32-3.5-11
Prohibition on service animal fees or other requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. A public accommodation shall not ask or require an individual with a disability accompanied by a service animal to:

(1) pay a fee for access to the public accommodation as described in IC 16-32-3-2; or

(2) comply with other requirements not applicable to a person without a service animal.

As added by P.L.230-2023, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 16-42-19-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 19 / Section 16-42-19-11
Sale of legend drug unlawful; conditions; exceptions
Status: in_force

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 with the drug product specified on the prescription or drug order or by the authorization of the practitioner and there is affixed to the immediate container in which the drug is delivered a label bearing the following:

(A) The name, address, and phone number of the establishment from which the drug was dispensed.

(B) The date on which the prescription for the drug was filled.

(C) The number of the prescription as filed in the prescription files of the pharmacist who filled the prescription.

(D) The name of the practitioner who prescribed the drug.

(E) The name of the patient, or if the drug was prescribed for an animal, a statement of the species of the animal.

(F) The directions for the use of the drug as contained in the prescription.

(G) If the drug contains or is derived from opium, a statement that the drug is an opioid.

(2) The legend drug is delivered by the practitioner in good faith in the course of practice and the immediate container in which the drug is delivered bears a label on which appears the following:

(A) The directions for use of the drug.

(B) The name and address of the practitioner.

(C) The name of the patient.

(D) If the drug is prescribed for an animal, a statement of the species of the animal.

This section does not prohibit a practitioner from delivering professional samples of legend drugs in their original containers in the course of the practitioner's practice when oral directions for use are given at the time of delivery.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), the following apply:

(1) A pharmacist at a hospital licensed under IC 16-21 may fill a drug order for a legend drug with a drug product allowed under the hospital's policies and procedures for the use, selection, and procurement of drugs.

(2) A pharmacist who fills a prescription for a legend drug must comply with IC 16-42-22 and IC 25-26-16.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-8-3(a).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.239-1999, SEC.2; P.L.148-2019, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-36-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-36-7-3
"Best interests"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "best interests" means the promotion of the individual's welfare, based on consideration of material factors, including relief of suffering, preservation or restoration of function, and quality of life.

As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
Ind. Code § 16-24-1-12 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-24-1-12
Powers and duties of board of managers
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. The board of managers has the following powers and duties:

(1) To appoint a superintendent of the hospital as an executive officer who shall manage the hospital on behalf of the board of managers. A superintendent appointed:

(A) after January 1, 1982, must:

(i) be experienced in administration and qualified by training to manage the hospital;

(ii) have a baccalaureate degree and at least three (3) years experience in administration in a hospital or related health care facility; and

(iii) have a graduate degree in health facility administration and have completed at least one (1) year residency in a hospital or equivalent experience; and

(B) on or before January 1, 1982, must:

(i) be experienced in administration and qualified by training to manage the hospital; and

(ii) have a graduate degree in health facility administration and have completed at least one (1) year residency in a hospital or an equivalent experience, or have a baccalaureate degree and at least three (3) years experience in administration in a hospital or related health care facility.

(2) To fix the salaries of the superintendent, the business manager, and other officers and employees within the limits approved by the county executive or the county fiscal body. The salaries are compensation in full for all services rendered.

(3) To determine the time required to be spent at the hospital by the superintendent in the discharge of the superintendent's duties.

(4) To supervise, manage, and control the hospital, and the hospital's grounds, buildings, officers, employees, and patients, and all matters relating to the government, discipline, contracts, and fiscal concerns of the hospital, and to make rules to carry out the purpose of the hospital.

(5) To inspect the hospital and be informed of the affairs and management of the hospital.

(6) To keep a proper record of the board's proceedings open at all times to the inspection of members, the county executive, the county fiscal body, and authorized representatives of the state department.

(7) To allow bills and accounts, including wages and salaries, without advertising the filing of claims, and to certify and transmit the bills and accounts to the county auditor for payment from appropriations made for that purpose by the county fiscal body.

(8) To make a detailed report to the county executive annually, and at the time as the executive directs, that includes the following:

(A) Information on the operations of the hospital.

(B) The number of patients received and the methods and results of treatment.

(C) Detailed estimates of the money required during the ensuing year for all purposes, including maintenance, direction of buildings, repairs, renewals, extensions, improvements, betterments, replacements, and other necessary purposes.

(D) Other matters the county executive requires.

(9) To receive, administer, and hold for the benefit of the hospital, gifts, donations, bequests, and trusts of property of any nature or kind made or given to a hospital, and to agree to conditions and terms specified by the donor. The board is not required to account to any municipal, county, or state official concerning the disposition or use of this property or the income derived from the property except that the funds are subject to examination by the state board of accounts or the county executive. Gifts, donations, bequests, or trusts made or given before March 6, 1947, that are not administered by the board, come within the jurisdiction of the board for administration. Funds received from donors or income from gifts or bequests shall not be taken into account for expenditure in the preparation of the hospital budget.

(10) To determine, as of January 1 and July 1 of each year, whether the hospital is fully utilized by tuberculosis patients. If the board finds that the demand for care of tuberculosis patients does not warrant the full utilization of the hospital, the board may authorize the hospital to furnish care to persons suffering from chronic illnesses other than tuberculosis, upon terms and conditions of admission, treatment, care, and payment as the board prescribes.

(11) To meet at least one (1) time each month at a designated place in the county where the hospital is located, and at least one (1) time each year on the hospital premises.

(12) To expend hospital funds, advance tuition payments, or establish a tuition refund program for the education or professional improvement of nurses and other professional or technical employees for inservice training, seminars, or special courses of instruction, for the direct benefit to the hospital.

(13) To contract for the sharing or purchase of services with other hospitals when considered economically feasible by the board.

(14) To contract for services reasonably required for the operation and maintenance of the hospital, including the management of the hospital, on terms and conditions considered reasonable by the board.

(15) Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, to fix the compensation of hospital employees and adopt personnel and management policies that may include the following:

(A) An employee benefit program that provides for paid vacations, sick leave, paid holidays, paid personal leave, and paid leave for purposes of attending educational seminars.

(B) Payment of advertising and placement fees for personnel and physicians.

(C) Programs for the benefit of the personnel, volunteers, or physicians that directly contribute to productivity or morale, at an annual cost not to exceed the lesser of the following:

(i) One quarter of one percent (0.25%) of total hospital revenues for the preceding calendar year.

(ii) Four thousand dollars ($4,000).

(D) Except as provided in section 15 of this chapter, a plan to provide coverage for the illness or accidental disability of hospital employees and insurance plans for hospital personnel from any insurance company licensed to transact business in Indiana.

(E) Pension and retirement plans for hospital personnel from any company authorized to do business in Indiana.

(F) Participation in the public employees' retirement fund subject to IC 5-10.3-6.

(G) Deferred compensation agreements with employees and other personnel. Deferred obligations may be funded by contracting with insurance companies licensed to transact business in Indiana.

(H) Payment of dues of the superintendent and department heads for membership in local, state, or national hospital or professional organizations if the board determines that those expenditures directly benefit the hospital.

(I) Operation of employee registries for part-time or temporary hospital employees.

Planned expenditures and programs shall be incorporated in the annual hospital budget subject to the approval of the county executive and the county fiscal body.

(16) To purchase insurance coverage for the protection of the hospital in amounts and under conditions the board considers reasonable and necessary, including liability or malpractice coverage for board members, the officers, employees, volunteers, and members of medical staff committees for omissions or acts committed in the performance of services for the hospital. The board may for the express purpose of acquiring malpractice coverage assist in the formation of a mutual insurance company that does not issue assessable policies.

(17) To expend hospital funds for the following:

(A) Reasonable expenses incurred by persons and their spouses who are interviewed for employment or for medical staff appointment.

(B) Reasonable moving expenses if the persons are employed or appointed.

(18) To use automated data processing systems to keep hospital records and to purchase, lease, operate, or contract for the use of any automated data processing equipment subject to IC 5-17-1. Any major purchases or lease of data processing equipment or systems must be reviewed with the county data processing board.

(19) To dispose of the following:

(A) By sale or otherwise, personal property of limited or no use to the hospital without advertising, auctioning, or requesting bids if the salvage value does not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).

(B) Other personal property that the board considers no longer necessary for hospital purposes at public auction after an appraisal by three (3) disinterested owners of taxable real property in the county.

The board shall publish notice of the sale one (1) time at least seven (7) days before the date of the sale. The board shall determine the time, terms, and conditions of the sale.

(20) To enter into agreements with credit card companies or organizations authorized to do business in Indiana and to accept credit card payments for services provided.

(21) To contract for services of consultants, architects, or other professional persons or firms, including shared services or purchasing organizations, when considered necessary by the board or when not in conflict with this chapter.

(22) To purchase, construct, remodel, repair, enlarge, or acquire, including the leasing of county real property with lease back provisions for carrying out this chapter, a building within or outside the county for hospital purposes. If the building is located outside of the county, the board must receive the approval of the county executive and the county fiscal body of the county in which the hospital or building is located.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-4(a) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 16-42-27-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 27 / Section 16-42-27-1
"Prescriber"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "prescriber" means any of the following:

(1) A physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.

(2) A physician assistant licensed under IC 25-27.5 and granted the authority to prescribe by the physician assistant's collaborating physician and in accordance with IC 25-27.5-5-4.

(3) An advanced practice registered nurse licensed and granted the authority to prescribe drugs under IC 25-23.

(4) The state health commissioner, if the state health commissioner holds an active license under IC 25-22.5.

(5) A public health authority.

As added by P.L.32-2015, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.6-2016, SEC.5; P.L.129-2018, SEC.21; P.L.247-2019, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-20-4-5.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-20-4-5.5
Legalization of certain health ordinances by Tippecanoe County adopted after December 31, 1993, and before March 11, 1994
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.5. A health ordinance adopted by the county executive of Tippecanoe County that:

(1) was adopted after December 31, 1993, and before March 11, 1994; and

(2) applies to the entire county;

is legalized.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.313. Amended by P.L.119-2012, SEC.129.
Ind. Code § 16-49-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-49-4-1
Statewide child fatality review committee established
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The statewide child fatality review committee is established to:

(1) identify similarities, trends, and factual patterns concerning the deaths of children in Indiana;

(2) create strategies and make recommendations for the prevention of injuries to and deaths of children;

(3) provide expertise, consultation, guidance, and training to local child fatality review teams; and

(4) advise and educate the legislature, governor, and public on the status of child fatalities in Indiana.

As added by P.L.119-2013, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-36-1.5-10 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 16-36-1.5-10
Information to be provided by mental health provider
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. A mental health provider shall inform each patient of the mental health provider about:

(1) the mental health provider's training and credentials;

(2) the reasonably foreseeable risks and relative benefits of proposed treatments and alternative treatments; and

(3) the patient's right to withdraw consent for treatment at any time.

As added by P.L.149-1997, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-20-8-9 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-20-8-9
Forms
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The state department shall provide to local health departments the forms used under this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-4-8.5(i).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-20-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-20-3-8
Meetings; call; quorum
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) Meetings may be called by any of the following:

(1) The chairman.

(2) Four (4) members of the multiple county board of health.

(3) The local health officer.

(b) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.9-5(a) part, (b).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-36-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-36-4-2
Life prolonging procedures will declarant defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "life prolonging procedures will declarant" means a person who has executed a life prolonging procedures will declaration under section 11 of this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-11-5.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 16-41-38-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 38 / Section 16-41-38-7
Certification without examination
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. An individual accredited in another state to perform testing for or abatement of radon gas may be certified under this chapter without passing an examination if:

(1) the state in which the individual is accredited maintains an accreditation program substantially similar to the certification program under this chapter; and

(2) the individual pays a fee.

[Pre-1996 Title 13 Recodification Citation: 13-1-14-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.76.
Ind. Code § 16-27-2-1.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-27-2-1.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.51-2016, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-49-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-49-2-5
Local child fatality review teams; additional members
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A local child fatality review team may have additional members from the following categories:

(1) A representative of a hospital located in the area served by the local child fatality review team.

(2) A representative from a juvenile or probate court in the area served by the local child fatality review team.

(3) Other representatives requested to serve as members by the:

(A) child fatality committee; or

(B) local child fatality review team.

(4) A representative from the department of natural resources who lives or works in the area served by the local child fatality review team.

(5) A representative from Prevent Child Abuse Indiana (an organization for the prevention of child abuse) who lives or works in the area served by the local child fatality review team.

(6) One (1) of the following:

(A) A court appointed special advocate who provides court appointed special advocate services in the area served by the local child fatality review team.

(B) A guardian ad litem who provides guardian ad litem services in the area served by the local child fatality review team.

As added by P.L.119-2013, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-344.3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-344.3
"Supervision"
Status: in_force

Sec. 344.3. "Supervision", for purposes of IC 16-27.5-5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-27.5-5-1.

As added by P.L.143-2025, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 16-31.5-13-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31.5 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-31.5-13-3
Disputes between states
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Upon request by a member state, the commission shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that arise among member states and between member and nonmember states.

(b) The commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes, as appropriate.

As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-38-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 38 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-38-2-5
Access to confidential information for research purposes
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The state department shall grant any person involved in a legitimate research activity access to confidential information concerning individual cancer patients obtained by the state department under this chapter if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The person conducting the research provides written information about the following:

(A) The purpose of the research project.

(B) The nature of the data to be collected and how the researcher intends to analyze the data.

(C) The records the researcher desires to review.

(D) The safeguards the researcher will take to protect the identity of the patients whose records the researcher will be reviewing.

(2) The proposed safeguards are adequate to protect the identity of each patient whose records will be reviewed.

(3) An agreement is executed between the state department and the researcher that meets all of the following conditions:

(A) Specifies the terms of the researcher's use of the records.

(B) Prohibits the publication or release of the names of individual cancer patients or any facts tending to lead to the identification of individual cancer patients.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-9-5(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 16-40-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 40 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-40-1-5
School children
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The reports filed under this chapter by school corporations must include children excluded from school because of a disability as well as children with disabilities attending regular or special programs of education.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-6-3 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.80.
Ind. Code § 16-27.5-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-27.5-4-1
Certification of qualified medication aides; requirements; exceptions; competency examination attempts; renewal; inservice education
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (f), a nurse aide shall do the following to be certified as a qualified medication aide:

(1) Apply for the certification in the manner prescribed by the state department.

(2) Complete the qualified medication aide training and competency evaluation program.

(3) Pass the qualified medication aide competency examination with at least the minimum score, as prescribed by the commission.

(b) A nursing student of an accredited nursing education program shall do the following to be certified as a qualified medication aide:

(1) Apply for the certification in the manner prescribed by the state department.

(2) Be currently enrolled in an accredited nursing education program.

(3) Satisfactorily complete a course in pharmacology or its equivalent course and submit a transcript verifying the successful completion of the course.

(4) Successfully complete the supervised practicum portion of the qualified medication aide training and competency evaluation program.

(5) Pass the qualified medication aide competency examination with at least the minimum score, as prescribed by the commission.

(c) A nursing student who has graduated from an accredited nursing education program shall do the following to be certified as a qualified medication aide:

(1) Apply for the certification in the manner prescribed by the state department.

(2) Provide a transcript verifying successful completion of the accredited nursing program in the previous twenty-four (24) months.

(3) Pass the qualified medication aide competency examination with at least the minimum score, as prescribed by the commission.

(d) An individual who is a qualified medication aide, or the equivalent in another state, shall do the following to be certified as a qualified medication aide in Indiana:

(1) Apply for the certification in the manner prescribed by the state department.

(2) Submit proof that the individual is a qualified medication aide in good standing with no verified complaints in another state.

(3) Submit to a national criminal history background check under IC 25-1-1.1-4.

(e) An emergency medical technician (as defined in IC 16-18-2-112), an advanced emergency medical technician (as defined in IC 16-18-2-6.5), a paramedic (as defined in IC 16-18-2-266), a psychiatric attendant, or another health care practitioner, as determined by the commission, shall do the following to be certified as a qualified medication aide:

(1) Apply for the certification in the manner prescribed by the state department.

(2) Pass the qualified medication aide competency examination with at least a minimum score, as prescribed by the commission.

(3) Submit to a national criminal history background check under IC 25-1-1.1-4.

(f) An individual with military health care training who does not qualify under another subsection shall do the following to be certified as a qualified medication aide:

(1) Apply for the certification in the manner prescribed by the state department.

(2) Submit documented evidence of the completed military health care training.

(3) Pass the qualified medication aide competency examination with at least a minimum score, as prescribed by the commission.

(4) Submit to a national criminal history background check under IC 25-1-1.1-4.

(g) An individual applying for certification under this chapter shall provide on the individual's application the individual's:

(1) full name;

(2) telephone number;

(3) mailing address; and

(4) electronic mail address;

and any other information required by the state department and commission.

(h) An individual described in subsection (b), (c), (e), or (f) may take the qualified medication aide competency examination not more than four (4) times during a two (2) year period. If an individual does not pass the examination after four (4) attempts in a two (2) year period, the applicant must personally appear before the commission before reapplying for certification under this chapter.

(i) Certification under this section is valid for two (2) years. The state department may prescribe the manner in which to renew certification. An individual certified under this section who wants to renew the certification shall do so in the manner prescribed by the state department.

(j) Before directing the state department to issue or renew a certification to an individual who applies for certification under this section, the commission may require the individual to personally appear before the commission to discuss questions concerning the individual's application.

(k) In order to renew a certification described in this section, a qualified medication aide shall complete at least six (6) hours of inservice education during the two (2) year certification period.

(l) A qualified medication aide who is authorized to administer insulin shall complete at least seven (7) hours of inservice education, with at least one (1) hour dedicated to insulin administration, during the two (2) year certification period in order to renew the certification.

(m) The application requirements for certification under this chapter must comply with federal law.

As added by P.L.143-2025, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-193.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-193.5
"Investigational drug"
Status: in_force

Sec. 193.5. "Investigational drug, biological product, or device", for purposes of IC 16-42-26, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-42-26-2.

As added by P.L.2-2015, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-39-9-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 39 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-39-9-1
Chapter exemptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to x-rays covered by either of the following:

(1) IC 16-39-1-2.

(2) IC 16-39-7-2.

As added by P.L.102-1994, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 16-42-1-23 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-42-1-23
Election to divide libeled merchandise into lots; dismissal as to particular lots; consent to destruction of particular lots
Status: in_force

Sec. 23. (a) At any time before trial, the defense may file with the court a written election to divide into lots the merchandise that is alleged to be adulterated or misbranded. Each of the lots must be described in the written election in such a way as to enable them to be distinguished.

(b) If different parties are defending as to separate lots, the court shall proceed to docket as many separate actions as there are separate defendants.

(c) The state department may dismiss as to any lot without prejudice to the proceeding against all other lots in the same seizure. Those defending may consent to the destruction of any lot without prejudice to their right to defend against the condemnation of all other lots in the same seizure.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-28-27.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 16-20-1-16 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-20-1-16
Salaries and expenses; authorized payment
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. The board of each local health department shall authorize payment of salaries and all other department expenses from the proper fund.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-4-23.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-27-4-9 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-27-4-9
Personal services agency manager
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) A personal services agency shall employ an individual to act as the personal services agency's manager. The manager is responsible for the organization and daily operation of the personal services agency.

(b) The manager may designate in writing one (1) or more individuals to act on behalf of or to perform any or all the responsibilities of the personal services agency's manager under this chapter.

As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 16-22-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-22-7-3
Net operating revenue defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "net operating revenue" means the revenues of the hospital, exclusive of any property tax levy remaining after provision for reasonable expenses of operation, repair, replacements, and maintenance of the hospital.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-1(a)(6).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-22-8-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-22-8-5
Hospital defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "hospital":

(1) means a hospital (as defined in IC 16-18-2-179(b)) that is owned, operated, or managed by a municipality or political subdivision within the territorial jurisdiction of the corporation created by section 6 of this chapter; and

(2) does not include state or federal owned or operated hospitals.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-21-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.184-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 16-20-8-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-20-8-8
Immediate inspection and copying of checklist and narrative report; conditions
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. Notwithstanding sections 6 and 7 of this chapter, the checklist, the narrative report, and the related public records may upon completion be inspected and copied under IC 5-14-3 if a local health department takes any of the following actions with respect to a food service establishment that is the subject of the records:

(1) Schedules a hearing by the local health department or a designee.

(2) Orders closure.

(3) Requests revocation of a permit.

(4) Finds the existence of an imminent danger to public health or a gross deception of or fraud upon the consumer.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-4-8.5(h).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.190-1995, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-46-17-10 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 17 / Section 16-46-17-10
Quorum
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. Eight (8) members of the council constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of the quorum is required for the council to take any action.

As added by P.L.129-2023, SEC.2.