Ind. Code § 16-22-7-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-22-7-7
Disqualification or removal of appointee; successor
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. If a member dies, resigns, ceases to be a resident of the county, or is removed, the county executive shall appoint another person as director for the remainder of the term. If a person appointed as a member fails to qualify not more than ten (10) days after the mailing of notice of appointment, the county executive shall appoint another person as member for that term.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-3 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-21-14-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 14 / Section 16-21-14-1
Application of chapter; adoption of guidelines
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This section and section 2 of this chapter do not apply to the following:

(1) A hospital that primarily provides inpatient and outpatient services to a pediatric population.

(2) A psychiatric hospital (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-270).

(b) Each hospital shall adopt, implement, and periodically update evidence based sepsis guidelines for the early recognition and treatment of patients with sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock that are based on generally accepted guidelines. The sepsis guidelines must include components specific to the identification, care, and treatment of adults.

As added by P.L.133-2019, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.101.
Ind. Code § 16-42-19-25 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 19 / Section 16-42-19-25
Anabolic steroids; unlawful acts
Status: in_force

Sec. 25. (a) A practitioner may not prescribe, order, distribute, supply, or sell an anabolic steroid for any of the following:

(1) Enhancing performance in an exercise, sport, or game.

(2) Hormonal manipulation intended to increase muscle mass, strength, or weight without a medical necessity.

(b) Except as provided in section 21 of this chapter, a person who is not a practitioner or lawful manufacturer of anabolic steroids may not do any of the following:

(1) Knowingly or intentionally manufacture or deliver an anabolic steroid, pure or adulterated.

(2) Possess, with intent to manufacture or deliver, an anabolic steroid.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-8-12.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 16-36-1-12 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-36-1-12
Effect of chapter on other law; personal liability of representatives for costs of care
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) This chapter does not affect Indiana law concerning an individual's authorization to do the following:

(1) Make a health care decision for the individual or another individual.

(2) Provide, withdraw, or withhold medical care necessary to prolong or sustain life.

(b) This chapter does not affect the requirements in any other Indiana law concerning consent to observation, diagnosis, treatment, or hospitalization for a mental illness.

(c) This chapter does not authorize a representative to consent to any health care that is prohibited under Indiana law.

(d) This chapter does not affect any requirement of notice to others of proposed health care under any other Indiana law.

(e) This chapter does not affect Indiana law concerning the following:

(1) The standard of care of a health care provider required in the provision of health care.

(2) When consent is required for health care.

(3) Elements of informed consent for health care.

(4) Other methods of consent authorized by Indiana law.

(5) Health care being provided in an emergency without consent.

(f) This chapter does not prevent an individual capable of consenting to the individual's own health care or to the health care of another under this chapter, including those authorized under sections 5 through 7 of this chapter, from consenting to health care administered in good faith under religious tenets of the individual requiring health care.

(g) A representative consenting to health care for an individual under this chapter does not become personally liable for the cost of the health care by virtue of that consent.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.81-2015, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 16-20-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-20-4-2
City health department defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "city health department" means a city health department in a second class city. The term includes a full-time local health department under this chapter.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-28-14-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 14 / Section 16-28-14-1
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.97-1999, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.29-2009, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-21-8-1.8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-21-8-1.8
Expired
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.97-2018, SEC.3. Expired 12-31-2019 by P.L.97-2018, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-42-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-42-3-6
Drugs dispensed on prescription
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to a drug intended for use by humans that:

(1) is a habit forming drug to which section 4(4) of this chapter applies;

(2) because of:

(A) the drug's toxicity or other potential for harmful effect;

(B) the method of the drug's use; or

(C) the collateral measures necessary to the drug's use;

is not safe for use except under the supervision of a practitioner licensed by law to administer the drug; or

(3) is limited by an approved application under Section 505 of the Federal Act or section 7 or 8 of this chapter to use under the professional supervision of a practitioner licensed by law to administer the drug.

(b) A drug described in subsection (a) may be dispensed only:

(1) upon a written or an electronically transmitted prescription of a practitioner licensed by law to administer the drug;

(2) upon an oral prescription of the practitioner that is reduced promptly to writing and filed by the pharmacist or pharmacist intern (as defined in IC 25-26-13-2); or

(3) by refilling a prescription if the refilling is authorized by the prescriber either in the original prescription, by an electronically transmitted order that is recorded in an electronic format, or by oral order that is reduced promptly to writing or is entered into an electronic format and filed by the pharmacist or pharmacist intern (as defined in IC 25-26-13-2).

(c) If a prescription for a drug described in subsection (a) does not indicate how many times the prescription may be refilled, if any, the prescription may not be refilled unless the pharmacist is subsequently authorized to do so by the practitioner.

(d) The act of dispensing a drug contrary to subsection (a), (b), or (c) is considered to be an act that results in a drug being misbranded while held for sale.

(e) A drug dispensed by filling or refilling a prescription of a practitioner licensed by law to administer the drug is exempt from the requirements of section 4(2), 4(3), 4(4), 4(5), 4(6), 4(7), 4(8), and 4(9) of this chapter if the drug bears a label containing the following:

(1) The name and address of the dispenser.

(2) The serial number and date of the prescription or of the prescription's filling.

(3) The name of the drug's prescriber and, if stated in the prescription, the name of the patient.

(4) The directions for use and cautionary statements, if any, contained in the prescription.

This exemption does not apply to any drugs dispensed in the course of the conduct of a business of dispensing drugs pursuant to diagnosis by mail or to a drug dispensed in violation of subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d).

(f) The state department may adopt rules to remove drugs subject to section 4(4) of this chapter, section 7 of this chapter, or section 8 of this chapter from the requirements of subsections (a) through (d) when the requirements are not necessary for the protection of public health. Drugs removed from the prescription requirements of the Federal Act by regulations issued under the Federal Act may also, by rules adopted by the state department, be removed from the requirement of subsections (a) through (d).

(g) A drug that is subject to subsections (a) through (d) is considered to be misbranded if at any time before dispensing the drug's label fails to bear the statement "Caution: Federal Law Prohibits Dispensing Without Prescription" or "Caution: State Law Prohibits Dispensing Without Prescription". A drug to which subsections (a) through (d) do not apply is considered to be misbranded if, at any time before dispensing, the drug's label bears the caution statement described in this subsection.

(h) This section does not relieve a person from a requirement prescribed by or under authority of law with respect to drugs included within the classifications of narcotic drugs or marijuana as defined in the applicable federal and state laws relating to narcotic drugs and marijuana.

(i) A drug may be dispensed under subsection (b) upon an electronically transmitted prescription only to the extent permitted by federal law.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-30-15 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.144-1996, SEC.12; P.L.204-2005, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-31-6.5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 16-31-6.5-4
Duties of person or entity acquiring defibrillator
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A person or entity acquiring a defibrillator shall ensure that the defibrillator is maintained and tested according to the manufacturer's operational guidelines.

As added by P.L.24-1998, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.74-2006, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-35-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 35 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-35-2-9
Cystic fibrosis; services extended to afflicted persons
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The state department shall extend care, services, and materials provided under this chapter to persons with cystic fibrosis who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age. The services shall be extended under the same criteria that are applicable to persons who are less than twenty-one (21) years of age.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-2-9.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 16-22-6-19 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-22-6-19
Authorization and execution of lease
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. Following the hearing the county executive may authorize the execution of the lease originally agreed on or make modifications agreed on with the authority, the governing board, and the county fiscal body. The authorization must be by an order entered in the official records of the county executive. The lease shall be executed:

(1) on behalf of the county by at least a majority of the members of the county executive; and

(2) on behalf of the authority by the president or vice president and secretary of the governing board of the authority.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-41-27.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 27.5 / Section 16-41-27.5-3
"Recreational vehicle"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "recreational vehicle" means a vehicle with or without motive power that is equipped to be used exclusively as living quarters for persons traveling upon the highways.

(b) The term includes the following:

(1) A travel trailer, including a "fifth wheel" travel trailer towed by a truck connected to the trailer by a hitch located in the bed of the truck.

(2) A motor home.

(3) A truck camper that has an enclosure with a floor and facilities allowing it to be used as a dwelling.

As added by P.L.43-2022, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-38-4-16.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 38 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-38-4-16.5
Review of medical records
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.5. To assure accurate, complete, and timely reporting of birth problems to the registry, the state department may review the medical records of an individual or entity required to report birth problems under this chapter.

As added by P.L.93-2001, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 16-37-1-13 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-37-1-13
Violations; sanctions
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) or (d) or 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.

(c) A person who:

(1) is licensed under IC 25 in a profession listed in section 3.1(c) of this chapter; and

(2) recklessly violates or fails to comply with this chapter;

is subject only to sanctions under IC 25-1-9-4(a)(3).

(d) The state department may not begin sanctioning a person for failing to submit a document in electronic format as required in section 3.1 of this chapter until January 1, 2012.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-35-1.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.156-2011, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 16-27.5-4-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-27.5-4-8
Certification of program instructors; requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) An individual must meet the following requirements in order to be certified as an instructor of a qualified medication aide training and competency evaluation program:

(1) Be licensed as a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse.

(2) Have at least one (1) year of nursing experience.

(3) Have completed a qualified medication aide training and competency evaluation instructor course approved by the commission.

(b) An individual shall apply to the state department for certification as an instructor of a qualified medication aide training and competency evaluation program in the manner prescribed by the commission.

As added by P.L.143-2025, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-36-4-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-36-4-6
Policy
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A competent adult has the right to control the decisions relating to the competent adult's medical care, including the decision to have medical or surgical means or procedures calculated to prolong the competent adult's life provided, withheld, or withdrawn.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-11-1.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 16-20-4-24 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-20-4-24
Annual budget; submission for approval
Status: in_force

Sec. 24. The board of each city health department shall submit an annual budget to the city fiscal body for approval of the annual budget at the regular time for consideration of annual budgets.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7-32.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-20-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-20-5-3
Meetings
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. An area board of health shall meet at the call of the chairman, with the first meeting to be held during the first month following the date of establishment of the board.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.5-3 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-28-2.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 16-28-2.5-3
"Comprehensive care health facility"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "comprehensive care health facility" means a health facility that provides:

(1) nursing care;

(2) room;

(3) food;

(4) laundry;

(5) administration of medications;

(6) special diets; and

(7) treatments;

and that may provide rehabilitative and restorative therapies under the order of an attending physician.

As added by P.L.257-2015, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-24-1-27 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-24-1-27
Application of IC 5-4-1, IC 5-4-5, IC 5-22, and IC 36-1-10 through IC 36-1-12
Status: in_force

Sec. 27. IC 5-4-1, IC 5-4-5, IC 5-22, IC 36-1-10, IC 36-1-11, and IC 36-1-12 do not apply to this article unless this article specifies that the statute applies.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.49-1997, SEC.50.
Ind. Code § 16-46-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-46-5-1
Community or migrant health center
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "community or migrant health center" means a nonprofit corporation that:

(1) provides primary health care services to indigent persons on a sliding fee scale basis; and

(2) is consumer governed.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-3-6-1.3.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 16-41-39.8-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 39.8 / Section 16-41-39.8-4
Lead-based paint activities training program requirements
Status: in_force

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

(b) The state department may approve a lead-based paint activities training course offered by a person who satisfies the requirements of subsection (a).

(c) A lead-based paint activities training course must be conducted by an instructor approved by the state department as provided in the rules adopted under section 6 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.57-2009, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 16-28-9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-28-9-4
Destruction or falsification of records
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A person who intentionally destroys or falsifies records of the breach of any provision of this article commits a Level 6 felony.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-23.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.233.
Ind. Code § 16-24-1-21 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-24-1-21
Payment for care and treatment; liability
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. (a) Whenever a patient is admitted to the hospital from the county in which the hospital is located, the superintendent shall inquire:

(1) as to the patient's circumstances; and

(2) of the relatives of the patient legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If the patient or the patient's relatives are able to pay for the patient's care and treatment in whole or in part, the patient or the patient's relatives shall be directed to pay the treasurer of the hospital for the patient's support in proportion to the patient's or relatives' financial ability, but not to exceed the actual per capita cost of maintenance.

(c) The superintendent has the same authority to collect the sum from the estate of the patient or the patient's relatives legally liable for the patient's support as is possessed by the township trustee as administrator of township assistance in similar circumstances. If the superintendent finds that the patient or the patient's relatives are not able to pay either in whole or in part the patient becomes a charge upon the county.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-7.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.165.
Ind. Code § 16-28-10-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-28-10-1
Hearings; costs
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Hearings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with IC 4-21.5.

(b) A health facility shall pay the costs of appointing an administrative law judge if the administrative law judge finds in favor of the state. However, if the administrative law judge finds in favor of the health facility, the state shall pay the costs of appointing the administrative law judge.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-25.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.141-2014, SEC.13; P.L.205-2019, SEC.23; P.L.11-2023, SEC.59.
Ind. Code § 16-46-16.7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 16.7 / Section 16-46-16.7-4
Proposal for grant or contract; requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) A person seeking a grant or contract under this chapter must submit a proposal to a local health department in the manner prescribed by the local health department.

(b) A proposal for a contract or grant under this chapter must include proposed measurable and specific improvement in Indiana in one (1) or more core public health services.

(c) A local health department shall consider working collaboratively with another local health department in awarding a contract or grant under this chapter.

As added by P.L.164-2023, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 16-41-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-41-3-1
Rules; procedures; notice
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the compilation for statistical purposes of information collected under IC 16-41-2.

(b) The state department shall adopt procedures to gather, monitor, and tabulate case reports of incidents involving serious communicable diseases or unnatural outbreaks of diseases known or suspected to be used as weapons. The state department shall specifically engage in medical surveillance, tabulation, and reporting of confirmed or suspected cases set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Public Health Service of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

(c) The state department shall notify the:

(1) department of homeland security;

(2) Indiana State Police; and

(3) county health department and local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction of each unnatural outbreak or reported case described in subsection (b);

as soon as possible after the state department receives a report under subsection (b). Notification under this subsection must be made not more than twenty-four (24) hours after receiving a report.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.156-2001, SEC.4; P.L.1-2006, SEC.304; P.L.112-2020, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 16-19-8-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 19 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-19-8-3
Laboratory director; chemist
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) For the conduct of the state health laboratory, the state department shall employ and appoint a laboratory director other than the state health commissioner.

(b) The laboratory director shall have charge of and manage the state health laboratory. The laboratory director is entitled to receive a salary established by the state department subject to approval by the budget agency. The laboratory director must be learned and skilled in bacteriology and pathology.

(c) The state department shall also employ a skilled chemist, whose salary is established by the state department subject to approval by the budget agency.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.143-2022, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 16-36-5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-36-5-8
"Qualified person"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "qualified person" means an individual certified as a qualified person under section 10 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 16-34.5-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 34.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-34.5-1-2
Prohibition on using public funds, facilities, or employees for cloning
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The state, a state educational institution, or a political subdivision of the state may not use public funds, facilities, or employees to knowingly participate in cloning or attempted cloning.

As added by P.L.126-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.192.
Ind. Code § 16-29-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-29-2-3
Review of applications for beds to be certified for participation in state or federal reimbursement program
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The state department shall review all applications for a certificate of need for comprehensive care beds under this chapter that are to be certified for participation in a state or federal reimbursement program, including programs under Title XVIII or Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. or 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-9.5(c).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 16-41-32-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 32 / Section 16-41-32-2
Sales of bedding by householders; application of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to the sale by a householder of bedding that meets the following conditions:

(1) Was owned and used by the householder and the householder's family.

(2) Was not acquired for resale.

However, the sale of the bedding by a householder through an agent must be within the provisions of this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-8 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-21-12-10 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-21-12-10
Opportunity for lay caregiver to ask questions; live or recorded demonstration of after care needs
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) As part of the consultation under section 9(a) of this chapter, the hospital shall attempt to provide the designated lay caregiver the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers about the after care needs of the patient.

(b) If the hospital personnel who consult with the lay caregiver under section 9(a) of this chapter, determine, in the exercise of their professional judgment, that a live or recorded demonstration is necessary in order to appropriately prepare the lay caregiver for the patient's after care needs, the hospital may provide to a designated lay caregiver a live or recorded demonstration of the after care described in the patient's at home care plan.

As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-303 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-303
"Radiation"
Status: in_force

Sec. 303. "Radiation", for purposes of IC 16-41-35, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-35-8.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-3(a).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-264.1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-264.1
"Operational canine"
Status: in_force

Sec. 264.1. "Operational canine", for purposes of IC 16-31-13, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-31-13-1.

As added by P.L.37-2021, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-41-25.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 25.5 / Section 16-41-25.5-2
"Publicly owned treatment works"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "publicly owned treatment works" means a treatment works, as defined in Section 212(2) of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1292(2)), that is owned by the state or a municipality, as defined in Section 502(4) of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1362(4)), except that it does not include pipes, sewers, or other conveyances that are not connected to a facility providing treatment.

As added by P.L.181-2018, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 16-41-39.4-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 39.4 / Section 16-41-39.4-6
Expired
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.102-2008, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.57-2009, SEC.15. Expired 7-1-2011 by P.L.57-2009, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 16-23-1-47 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-23-1-47
Board of directors; authority and powers; direct financial subsidies
Status: in_force

Sec. 47. (a) The board of directors has the authority and powers granted to boards of nonprofit corporations under IC 23-17, including the powers to do the following:

(1) Enter shared service agreements and other cooperative ventures.

(2) Join or sponsor memberships in organizations and associations that benefit the hospital.

(3) Incorporate other corporations.

(4) Allow members of the board or officers or administrators of the hospital to serve as directors of the following:

(A) Organizations or associations that benefit the hospital.

(B) Partnerships, limited liability companies, or other corporations.

(C) Shared service agreements and other cooperative ventures.

(5) Offer to the general public, directly or indirectly, products and services of any entity created under this subsection.

(6) Sue and be sued in the board's own name.

(7) Enter into contracts.

(8) Perform all other duties and exercise all other powers prescribed by law.

(b) The existence of authority or power under subsection (a) shall be determined in favor of the hospital if generally authorized or existing under IC 23-17. A resolution of the board of directors is presumptive evidence of a power.

(c) If a county or city fiscal body provides a direct financial subsidy to a hospital from a tax levy at the time a hospital exercises the hospital's powers under subsection (a), the hospital may not provide the funds from a tax levy to an entity created under subsection (a) for more than three (3) years. After three (3) years, all money, with interest, must be repaid in not more than ten (10) years.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-12.2-5-3 part; 16-12.2-5-39.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.251.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-346.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-346.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.69-2004, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.86-2018, SEC.168.
Ind. Code § 16-42-22-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-42-22-6
Prescription forms
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) Each written prescription issued by a practitioner must have two (2) signature lines printed at the bottom of the prescription form, one (1) of which must be signed by the practitioner for the prescription to be valid. Under the blank line on the left side of the form must be printed the words "Dispense as written.". Under the blank line on the right side of the form must be printed the words "May substitute.".

(b) Each electronically transmitted prescription issued by a practitioner must:

(1) have an electronic signature; and

(2) include the electronically transmitted instructions "Dispense as written." or "May substitute.".

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.204-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 16-36-5-4.3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-36-5-4.3
"In the presence of"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.3. As used in this chapter, and with respect to a declarant, witness, or other person who signs or participates in the signing of an out of hospital DNR declaration under this chapter, "in the presence of" has the meaning set forth in section 7.7 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.42.
Ind. Code § 16-36-7-39 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-36-7-39
Access to health information
Status: in_force

Sec. 39. (a) A health care provider shall give a health care representative authorized to receive information under an advance directive the same access as the declarant has to examine and copy the declarant's health information and medical records, including records relating to mental health and other medical conditions held by a physician or other health care provider.

(b) The access to records under this section must be given at the declarant's expense and may be subject to reasonable rules of the provider to prevent disruption of the declarant's health care.

(c) A health care representative may release information obtained under this section to any person authorized to receive the information under IC 16-39.

As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
Ind. Code § 16-46-17-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 17 / Section 16-46-17-6
Member terms
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) The term of a member appointed to the council is four (4) years.

(b) Terms for appointed members begin on July 1 and end on June 30 of an odd-numbered year.

(c) An appointed member may not serve more than one (1) complete term.

(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the initial terms of the appointed members of the council under section 5 of this chapter are as follows:

(1) Members appointed under section 5(b)(1), 5(b)(4), 5(b)(7), and 5(b)(10) of this chapter, for a term of two (2) years.

(2) Members appointed under section 5(b)(2), 5(b)(5), 5(b)(8), and 5(b)(11) of this chapter, for a term of three (3) years.

(3) Members appointed under section 5(b)(3), 5(b)(6), and 5(b)(9) of this chapter, for a term of four (4) years.

As added by P.L.129-2023, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-41-22-16 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-41-22-16
Revocation of licenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. A license issued under this chapter may be revoked by the governing body of the unit issuing the license at any time if any of the conditions necessary for the issuing of or contained in the license are not met or if any condition previously met ceases to be met.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-42-6.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-21-10-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-21-10-7
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.214. Amended by P.L.2-2014, SEC.77; P.L.213-2015, SEC.142; P.L.108-2019, SEC.202. Repealed by P.L.216-2025, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-46-9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-46-9-2
Eradication programs
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A program of tuberculosis eradication includes all recognized medical and public health activities necessary to the finding, diagnosing, and treating of cases of tuberculosis. Such a program includes the following:

(1) The establishment of outpatient care centers.

(2) The provision of drugs and medications.

(3) The follow-up of suspected cases of tuberculosis and the contacts of individuals with tuberculosis.

(4) The follow-up of all cases and contacts for the purpose of assuring that such individuals remain under medical supervision.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-3-4-3 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 16-19-13-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 19 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-19-13-8
Additional duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. In addition to performing the duties described in section 3 of this chapter, the office shall do the following:

(1) Develop and administer a program of community education, prevention, and outreach activities regarding:

(A) the health risks and emotional trauma inflicted by the practice of female genital mutilation; and

(B) informing the community of the criminal penalties for committing female genital mutilation.

(2) Develop and disseminate information to teachers and law enforcement officers regarding:

(A) female genital mutilation;

(B) recognizing the risk factors associated with female genital mutilation;

(C) recognizing the signs that an individual may be a victim of female genital mutilation; and

(D) the criminal penalties for committing female genital mutilation.

(3) Develop policies and procedures to promote partnerships between departments, agencies, and political subdivisions, including the department of child services, the office of family and social services, the department of education, and other governmental entities and nongovernmental organizations to prevent female genital mutilation and to protect and provide assistance to victims of female genital mutilation.

(4) Outline best practices for responses to victims of female genital mutilation.

(5) Develop policies and procedures for the training of providers of health services:

(A) regarding the best practices for responses to victims of female genital mutilation; and

(B) to recognize:

(i) the risk factors associated with female genital mutilation;

(ii) the signs that an individual may be a victim of female genital mutilation; and

(iii) the criminal penalties for committing female genital mutilation.

(6) Collaborate with health care practitioners of each county to obtain annual statistics concerning cases of female genital mutilation and provide the information, which includes no personal identifying information, in the annual report compiled under section 3(12) of this chapter.

As added by P.L.51-2021, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-50-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 50 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-50-1-6
Duty to report; release of data
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) If a health care provider or a health care facility has a patient who suffers a death occurring during pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, through one (1) year after the pregnancy and the health care provider or health care facility has knowledge of the circumstances of the maternal death, the health care provider or the health care facility shall report the maternal death for review to the statewide maternal mortality review committee in the manner established by the statewide maternal mortality review coordinator under IC 16-50-2-4.

(b) The state department may provide data held by the state department, including:

(1) vital statistics;

(2) trauma data; and

(3) hospital discharge data;

to the statewide maternal mortality review coordinator to aid in the identification of cases of maternal morbidity and maternal mortality.

As added by P.L.48-2018, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.65-2021, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-42-25-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-42-25-4
Substitution; conditions
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A pharmacist may substitute for a prescribed biological product if the following conditions are met:

(1) The substitute has been determined by the federal Food and Drug Administration to be interchangeable with the prescribed biological product.

(2) The prescribing practitioner has:

(A) for a written prescription, signed on the line under which the words "May substitute." appear; or

(B) for an electronically transmitted prescription, electronically transmitted the instruction "May substitute.".

(3) The pharmacist has informed the customer of the substitution.

As added by P.L.96-2014, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-225.8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-225.8
"Mental health provider"
Status: in_force

Sec. 225.8. "Mental health provider", for purposes of IC 16-36-1.5 and IC 16-34-1-4, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-36-1.5-2.

As added by P.L.145-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.34-2001, SEC.6; P.L.218-2021, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-41-9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-41-9-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-10.5-12.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.138-2006, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 16-28-6.5-9 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 16-28-6.5-9
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the essential family caregiver program, including:

(1) the oversight and enforcement of the essential family caregiver program;

(2) the establishment of requirements for plans for correction for a violation by a facility under this chapter; and

(3) reporting of the participation in the essential family care giver program, compassionate care program, and general visitation.

As added by P.L.142-2021, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-165 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-165
"Health data"
Status: in_force

Sec. 165. "Health data", for purposes of IC 16-19-10, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-19-10-2.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-48-2.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-41-21.2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 21.2 / Section 16-41-21.2-3
"Preschool"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "preschool" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2.1-258.

As added by P.L.125-2023, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.112.
Ind. Code § 16-36-7-33 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-36-7-33
Delegation by health care representative
Status: in_force

Sec. 33. (a) Except when the terms of the advance directive explicitly prohibit or restrict delegation, a health care representative who is designated by name in an advance directive may make a written delegation of some or all of the health care representative's authority to one (1) or more other competent adults or other persons, on a temporary or open ended basis as stated in the written delegation document.

(b) A written delegation document under this section must be signed in compliance with section 28 of this chapter and witnessed or acknowledged in compliance with section 28(c), 28(d), or 28(e) of this chapter.

(c) A written delegation of authority that does not state an expiration date continues until it is revoked, in a manner complying with section 32 of this chapter, by the competent declarant or by the health care representative who signed the written delegation.

(d) If the advance directive explicitly states a date or event that triggers termination of the advance directive or termination of the authority of a health care representative who makes a written delegation under this section, the delegated authority terminates upon the triggering event or expiration date.

As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
Ind. Code § 16-21-15-4.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 15 / Section 16-21-15-4.5
Authority for agreement to study impact of certificate of public advantage; requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.5. (a) As a part of a certificate of public advantage granted by the state department under this chapter, the state department may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization or a postsecondary educational institution to study the impacts of the certificate of public advantage on the community's health metrics and outcomes, including any item included in section 4(b) of this chapter. However, the state department may not enter into an agreement for more than one (1) study.

(b) If a study is entered into under subsection (a) the following requirements must be met:

(1) The hospital operating under the certificate of public advantage shall supply data it owns or maintains that is related to the certificate of public advantage and that is required by the nonprofit organization or a postsecondary educational institution to conduct the study and the data supplied must comply with the requirements under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

(2) The preliminary report must be completed within four (4) years of the certificate of public advantage being granted.

(3) A final report must be completed within ten (10) years of the certificate of public advantage being granted.

(4) Copies of the preliminary and final report must be distributed to the following:

(A) The state department.

(B) The general assembly, including members of the interim study committee on public health, behavioral health, and human services in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.

(c) Nothing in this section requires the state department to pay for a study.

(d) Nothing in this section requires a hospital operating under the certificate of public advantage to supply data that it does not own or maintain for purposes of a study.

As added by P.L.62-2022, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-153.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-153.5
"Nurse aide"
Status: in_force

Sec. 153.5. "Nurse aide", for purposes of IC 16-28-13, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-28-13-1.

As added by P.L.152-1995, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 16-42-5-30 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-42-5-30
Exemption from food establishment requirements; standards for farm winery and small brewery permit holders at festivals, fairs, and other temporary locations; licensure, registration, and certification requirements by local units prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. (a) As used in this section, "permit holder" means the holder of:

(1) a farm winery permit under IC 7.1-3-12-5; or

(2) a brewer's permit under IC 7.1-3-2-7(5).

(b) A permit holder that sells or furnishes alcoholic beverages by the glass at a festival, fair, or other temporary location authorized by the permit holder's permit under IC 7.1, is not considered to be a food establishment and is exempt from the requirements of this title that apply to food establishments, if the following requirements are met:

(1) The holder of a farm winery permit furnishes only the following for consumption on the premises, regardless of whether there is a charge:

(A) Wine samples.

(B) Wine by the glass.

The holder may not serve or furnish any food, including any fruit, condiment, flavoring, or garnish added to the wine after the wine is poured from its original container.

(2) The holder of a brewer's permit furnishes only the following for consumption on the premises, regardless of whether there is a charge:

(A) Beer samples.

(B) Beer by the glass.

The holder may not serve or furnish any food, including any fruit, condiment, flavoring, or garnish added to the beer after the beer is poured from its original container.

(c) A local unit of government (as defined in IC 14-22-31.5-1) may not require any licensure, registration, or certification of a permit holder as a condition of providing alcoholic beverages at a festival, fair, or other temporary location authorized by the permit holder's permit under IC 7.1, if the permit holder meets the requirements of this section.

As added by P.L.144-2015, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-46-9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-46-9-4
Grant procedure
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Grants made under this chapter shall be made under the laws and rules governing the action of both state and local (municipal and county) governmental units in these matters.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-3-4-2.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 16-38-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 38 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-38-5-1
Development and maintenance of registry; use of information; nonimmunization information; rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall maintain an immunization data registry to collect, store, analyze, release, and report immunization data.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), data in the immunization data registry may be used only for the following purposes:

(1) To assure that necessary immunizations are provided and overimmunization is avoided.

(2) To assess immunization coverage rates.

(3) To determine areas of underimmunization and other epidemiological research for disease control purposes.

(4) To document that required immunizations have been provided as required for school or child care admission.

(5) To accomplish other public health purposes as determined by the state department.

(c) The immunization data registry may be used to store and release other nonimmunization personal health information maintained by the state department, including blood lead screening and newborn screening information, so providers and the individual may access the health information. However, section 3 of this chapter does not apply to the release of nonimmunization personal health information. Nonimmunization personal health information may be released only in accordance with state and federal laws concerning that personal health information.

(d) The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning who may input and retrieve information from the immunization data registry.

As added by P.L.231-1999, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.135-2003, SEC.1; P.L.122-2012, SEC.5; P.L.191-2013, SEC.5; P.L.45-2020, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-42-5.2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 5.2 / Section 16-42-5.2-1
Local regulation precluded
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Except as provided in this chapter, a corporation or local health department may not impose any registration, certification, or licensing requirements on food handling or certified food protection managers.

As added by P.L.266-2001, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.45-2020, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 16-25-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-25-5-3
Actions that may be taken; grounds
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The state department may take any of the following actions against the owner or operator of a licensed or approved hospice program on any of the grounds listed in subsection (b):

(1) Issue a letter of correction.

(2) Issue a probationary license.

(3) Conduct a resurvey.

(4) Deny renewal of a license.

(5) Suspend a license.

(6) Revoke a license.

(7) Impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(b) The state department may take any action listed under subsection (a) against a hospice on any of the following grounds:

(1) A material violation by the hospice program of a provision of this article.

(2) Authorizing, aiding, or abetting the commission of a violation of law by the hospice program.

(3) Conduct or practice by the hospice program that the state department finds detrimental to the welfare of the hospice program's patients.

As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-362.1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-362.1
"Urgent care facility"
Status: in_force

Sec. 362.1. "Urgent care facility", for purposes of IC 16-24.5-1 and IC 16-31, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-24.5-1-1.

As added by P.L.50-2020, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.210-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-41-14-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 16-41-14-7
Use of semen; conditions; HIV testing
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a practitioner may not use a donation of semen until the following conditions are met:

(1) The specimen has been frozen and quarantined for at least one hundred eighty (180) days.

(2) The donor is retested after one hundred eighty (180) days for the HIV antibody.

(b) If the recipient indicates that the donor is in a mutually monogamous relationship with the recipient, the practitioner:

(1) shall perform the HIV test required under this chapter for the donor at least annually as long as artificial insemination procedures are continuing; and

(2) may not perform artificial insemination unless the tests for HIV antibody performed under this chapter produce negative results.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7.5-7.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-46-6-12 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-46-6-12
Violations
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. 12. (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.29.
Ind. Code § 16-41-10-2.6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-41-10-2.6
Emergency application for blood or body fluid specimen
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.6. (a) This section applies to:

(1) an emergency medical services provider;

(2) a law enforcement officer; and

(3) a health care provider;

who have been exposed to blood or body fluids as described in section 2(a) of this chapter.

(b) A person to whom this section applies may submit an emergency application for a blood or body fluid specimen to a circuit or superior court having jurisdiction to issue a warrant.

(c) An emergency application for a blood or body fluid specimen must be verified and include the following information:

(1) The name and employing agency of the person exposed to the blood or body fluids.

(2) The name of the patient to whose blood or body fluids the person has been exposed.

(3) A concise description of the circumstances under which the exposure occurred.

(4) A concise explanation of why immediate testing is necessary.

(5) Any other information required by the court.

(d) If it appears from the emergency application for a blood or body fluid specimen that:

(1) the person exposed to the blood or body fluid is a person to whom this section applies; and

(2) immediate testing is necessary;

the court shall approve the emergency application for a blood or body fluid specimen ex parte, without notice or a hearing, and issue an emergency order requiring the patient to whose blood or body fluid the emergency medical services provider, health care provider, or law enforcement officer has been exposed to provide a blood or body fluid specimen for testing.

As added by P.L.224-2019, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.112-2020, SEC.45; P.L.156-2020, SEC.71.
Ind. Code § 16-31.5-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31.5 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-31.5-7-3
Adverse action provisions
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. All individuals functioning with a privilege to practice under this chapter remain subject to the adverse action provisions of IC 16-31.5-8.

As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-46-6-10 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-46-6-10-b
Powers of the Indiana cultural commission
Status: in_force

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

Sec. 10. The Indiana cultural commission established under IC 4-23-36 may do the following:

(1) Identify and study the special health care needs and health problems of minorities.

(2) Examine the factors and conditions that affect the health of minorities.

(3) Examine the health care services available to minorities in the public and private sector and determine the extent to which these services meet the needs of minorities.

(4) Study the state and federal laws concerning the health needs of minorities.

(5) Examine the coordination of services to minorities and recommend improvements in the delivery of services.

(6) Examine funding sources for minority health care.

(7) Examine and recommend preventive measures concerning the leading causes of death or injury among minorities, including the following:

(A) Heart disease.

(B) Stroke.

(C) Cancer.

(D) Intentional injuries.

(E) Accidental death and injury.

(F) Cirrhosis.

(G) Diabetes.

(H) Infant mortality.

(I) HIV and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

(J) Mental Health.

(K) Substance Abuse.

(8) Examine the impact of the following on minorities:

(A) Adolescent pregnancy.

(B) Sexually transmitted and other communicable diseases.

(C) Lead poisoning.

(D) Long term disability and aging.

(E) Sickle cell anemia.

(9) Monitor the Indiana minority health initiative and other public policies that affect the health status of minorities.

(10) Develop and implement a comprehensive plan and time line to address health disparities and health issues of minority populations in Indiana.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-44-4.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.194-1995, SEC.3; P.L.242-2003, SEC.4; P.L.152-2026, SEC.235.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-379 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-379
"X-ray film"
Status: in_force

Sec. 379. "X-ray film", for purposes of IC 16-39, includes a microfilm copy of the x-ray film.

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.215-2025, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 16-41-15-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 15 / Section 16-41-15-2
Standard serological test for syphilis
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "standard serological test for syphilis" means a test recognized as a standard serological test for syphilis by the state department.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-46-8-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-46-8-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-4-3.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29. Repealed by P.L.87-1994, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 16-31-2-10 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-31-2-10
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-39-7; 16-1-39-8(c) part, (d) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.249-2019, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 16-33-4-13 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-33-4-13
Care, control, and training of children; responsibilities
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) The superintendent is responsible for the care, control, and training of children admitted to and living in the home from the day a child is admitted to the home until the child is:

(1) eighteen (18) years of age; or

(2) discharged from the home.

(b) The superintendent shall make certain in the case of every child in the home that:

(1) there is a responsible parent;

(2) there is a responsible relative; or

(3) if a responsible parent or relative is not available, the child is a ward of the department of child services from which there is a representative;

who is regularly and frequently concerned with the welfare of the child.

(c) If:

(1) the parent or parents have been deprived of the custody and control of a child by order of the court; and

(2) custody has been given by the court to the department of child services;

the wardship shall be retained by the department of child services.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-5-11.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.238; P.L.5-1993, SEC.251; P.L.146-2008, SEC.438.
Ind. Code § 16-22-5-13 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-22-5-13
Reduction or rescission of tax levy
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. The county fiscal body may, upon request of the board of the hospital, reduce or rescind the tax levy.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.1-4-4(i).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-39-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 39 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-39-6-2
Right of hospital to provide records to medical staff committee
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. To carry out the purposes described in section 1 of this chapter, a hospital or agents or employees of the hospital may provide medical records or other information concerning the condition or treatment of a hospital patient to a hospital medical staff committee.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-3-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 16-22-4-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-22-4-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-15-3.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-302.6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-302.6
"Quarantine"
Status: in_force

Sec. 302.6. "Quarantine", for purposes of IC 16-41-9, means the physical separation, including confinement or restriction of movement, of an individual or a group of individuals who have been exposed to a serious communicable disease (as described in IC 16-18-2-327.5 and 410 IAC 1-2.3-47), during the disease's period of communicability, in order to prevent or limit the transmission of the disease to an uninfected individual.

As added by P.L.138-2006, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.112-2020, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 16-31-8-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-31-8-5
Schedule of costs
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The commission shall prepare a schedule of costs for the following:

(1) Emergency medical services.

(2) Administering a claim made against the fund.

The schedule must be based on the different levels of emergency response required in the types of accidents caused by operators of motor vehicles who are intoxicated.

(b) The commission shall distribute the schedule to all courts in Indiana having jurisdiction over individuals who have been charged with an offense under IC 9-30-5.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-23(d).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 16-42-3-12 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-42-3-12
Violation of chapter; offenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (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.25.
Ind. Code § 16-42-22-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-42-22-11
Substitution of generic drugs; identification of brand name drug
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. If under this section a pharmacist substitutes a generically equivalent drug product for a brand name drug product prescribed by a practitioner, the prescription container label must identify the brand name drug for which the substitution is made and the generic drug. The identification required under this subsection must take the form of the following statement on the drug container label, with the generic name and the brand name inserted on the blank lines:

"_____________ Generic for _____________".

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.186-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-46-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-46-5-3
Fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the Indiana health care professional recruitment and retention fund.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.72-2001, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-42-24-9 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 24 / Section 16-42-24-9
Manufacture, sale, distribution, or prescription not required
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) This chapter does not require a:

(1) physician;

(2) pharmacist;

(3) pharmacy;

(4) manufacturer; or

(5) distributor;

to manufacture, sell, or distribute chymopapain.

(b) This chapter does not require a physician to prescribe chymopapain for a patient.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-10-7(a).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 16-40-6-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 40 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-40-6-4
Fine
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A 340B covered entity that fails to provide the information required under section 3 of this chapter by the date required shall pay to the state department a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day for which the information is past due.

As added by P.L.188-2025, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-27-5.5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 16-27-5.5-6
Authorization of entities to undertake activities
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A home health agency may authorize any of the following, or any combination of the following, to undertake or effectuate any of the activities identified in this chapter:

(1) The Indiana Association for Home and Hospice Care, Inc.

(2) Any subsidiary of the corporation named in subdivision (1).

As added by P.L.136-2024, SEC.40.
Ind. Code § 16-23.5-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-23.5-2-6
Executive board powers; actions in compliance with statewide plan
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The executive board must act in accordance with any statewide plan for medical education directed by the general assembly.

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-30.3-6(a) part.]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 16-21-2-14 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-21-2-14
License; expiration; not transferable; premises; posting; renewal
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. A license to operate a hospital, an ambulatory outpatient surgical center, a rural emergency hospital, or a birthing center:

(1) expires:

(A) one (1) year after the date of issuance for:

(i) an ambulatory outpatient surgical center; and

(ii) a birthing center;

(B) beginning May 1, 2020, two (2) years after the date of issuance for a hospital; and

(C) beginning January 1, 2023, two (2) years after the date of issuance for a rural emergency hospital;

(2) is not assignable or transferable;

(3) is issued only for the premises named in the application;

(4) must be posted in a conspicuous place in the facility; and

(5) may be renewed each year, or every two (2) years for a hospital or rural emergency hospital, upon the payment of a renewal fee at the rate adopted by the state department under IC 4-22-2.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-1-9(e).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.96-2005, SEC.10; P.L.156-2011, SEC.15; P.L.197-2011, SEC.60; P.L.117-2019, SEC.2; P.L.32-2021, SEC.44; P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.14; P.L.147-2023, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 16-21-6-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-21-6-7
Fiscal and patient information reports; personal identification of patients; public inspection; copies
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) The reports filed under section 3 of this chapter:

(1) may not contain information that personally identifies a patient or a consumer of health services; and

(2) must be open to public inspection.

(b) The state department shall provide copies of the reports filed under section 3 of this chapter to the public upon request, at the state department's actual cost.

(c) The following apply to information that is filed with the state department, or the state department's designated contractor, or transferred to the state department by the state department's designated contractor under section 6 of this chapter:

(1) Except as provided in subsection (e), the information is confidential.

(2) The information must be transferred by the contractor to the state department in a format determined by the state department.

(d) An analysis completed by the state department of information that is filed under section 6 of this chapter:

(1) may not contain information that personally identifies or may be used to personally identify a patient or consumer of health services, unless the information is determined by the state department to be necessary for a public health activity;

(2) must be open to public inspection; and

(3) must be provided to the public by the state department upon request at the state department's actual cost.

(e) Information provided under section 6 of this chapter may be released or made public by the state department only if at least one (1) of the following circumstances applies:

(1) The use of the information by the state department:

(A) is to comply with the requirements of this chapter; or

(B) is released for statistical purposes in a manner that does not identify an individual.

(2) At the state department's discretion, for research purposes with identifiable information being released only if:

(A) the person requesting the information states in writing to the state department:

(i) the purpose, including any intent to publish findings, and the nature of the data sought;

(ii) the personal information that is required; and

(iii) the safeguards the person will take to protect the identity of the data subjects;

(B) the proposed safeguards in clause (A)(iii) are adequate to prevent the identity of an individual data subject from being known;

(C) the researcher executes an agreement with the state department, on a form approved by the oversight committee on public records, that:

(i) incorporates the safeguards for the protection of individual data subjects;

(ii) defines the scope of the research project; and

(iii) informs the researcher that failure to abide by the conditions of the approved agreement constitutes a breach of contract and could result in civil litigation by the data subject;

(D) the researcher agrees to pay any costs of the research; and

(E) the state department maintains a copy of the agreement or contract for the life of the record.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-5-3.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.44-2002, SEC.4; P.L.78-2004, SEC.22; P.L.208-2015, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 16-29-7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 29 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-29-7-4
"Total comprehensive care bed days available at comprehensive care health facilities"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "total comprehensive care bed days available at comprehensive care health facilities" refers to the sum of:

(1) all licensed comprehensive care beds at comprehensive care health facilities in the state that filed a Medicaid cost report; plus

(2) all licensed comprehensive care beds at comprehensive care health facilities in the state that only filed a Medicare cost report;

in a reporting year.

(b) The reporting year for each comprehensive care health facility must:

(1) correspond to the same cost report year as the year used to determine the total statewide inpatient days; and

(2) include only the number of calendar days that the comprehensive care health facility was authorized to provide care and was providing services.

(c) The term does not include comprehensive care beds in a hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2.

As added by P.L.202-2018, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.215-2018(ss), SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-27.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-27.5
"At home care plan"
Status: in_force

Sec. 27.5. "At home care plan", for purposes of IC 16-21-12, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-21-12-2.

As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-35-10-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 35 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-35-10-5
Administration of pilot program; treatment location requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The state department shall administer the pilot program.

(b) The pilot program must include treatment in a residential care facility located in the following locations:

(1) One (1) facility located in Marion County.

(2) One (1) facility located in Winchester.

(3) One (1) facility located in the southern part of Indiana.

(c) The state department may contract with one (1) or more appropriate entities to implement this chapter.

As added by P.L.174-2017, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-28-14.5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 14.5 / Section 16-28-14.5-6
Rules
Status: in_force

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

As added by P.L.29-2009, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-64.4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-64.4
"Community"
Status: in_force

Sec. 64.4. "Community", for purposes of IC 16-21-6 and IC 16-21-9, means the primary geographic area encompassing at least the entire county in which the hospital is located and patient categories for which the hospital provides health care services.

As added by P.L.94-1994, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-32-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 32 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-32-4-4
Fees; rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The state department may charge a reasonable fee, as determined by the state department, for a bracelet and an identification card issued under this chapter.

(b) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the information that appears on a bracelet or an identification card, including information that identifies an individual's specific developmental disability.

As added by P.L.56-2016, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-28-2.5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 16-28-2.5-6
Approval by the state department; application
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the state department may not approve the following:

(1) The licensure of:

(A) comprehensive care health facilities; or

(B) new or converted comprehensive care beds.

(2) The certification of new or converted comprehensive care beds for participation in the state Medicaid program unless the statewide comprehensive care bed occupancy rate is more than ninety-five percent (95%), as calculated annually on January 1 by the state department.

(3) Transfer between any comprehensive care facilities of licensed comprehensive care beds or comprehensive care bed certifications for participation in the state Medicaid program.

Beds in a health facility that provides residential nursing care under IC 16-28 may not be converted to comprehensive care beds.

(b) This section does not apply to the following:

(1) A comprehensive care health facility that:

(A) is licensed under;

(B) is to be licensed under;

(C) is subject to; or

(D) will be subject to;

this article and that is under development as of July 1, 2015.

(2) A small house health facility approved under section 7 of this chapter.

(3) A comprehensive care health facility that meets the conditions set forth in section 6.5 of this chapter.

(4) A continuing care retirement community that was registered under IC 23-2 before July 2, 2015, and that continuously maintains its registration under IC 23-2. If a continuing care retirement community fails to maintain registration under IC 23-2 after July 1, 2015, the comprehensive care beds, including beds certified for use in the state Medicaid program or the Medicare program, that the continuing care retirement community previously operated are not forfeited as long as the continuing care retirement community continues to comply with the licensure and certification requirements of this article.

(5) A comprehensive care health facility or a comprehensive care bed that is to be added or certified in the state Medicaid program in a county where the county's comprehensive care bed occupancy rate exceeds ninety percent (90%), as calculated by the state department on January 1 and July 1 of each year. The number of comprehensive care beds allowed under this subdivision may not exceed either:

(A) the number of beds that would cause the county occupancy rate to fall below the statewide average; or

(B) seventy (70) comprehensive care beds per applicant.

(6) A comprehensive care health facility that undergoes a change of ownership for purposes of:

(A) the granting of a license by the state department to operate the comprehensive care health facility; and

(B) the maintenance for any of the beds in the comprehensive care health facility, including Medicaid certified beds, by the entity granted a license by the state department.

However, after the change of ownership, the comprehensive care health facility is subject to subsection (a) unless the comprehensive care health facility meets the requirements under another subdivision under this subsection.

(c) The state department shall make the final determination concerning whether an entity has met or is meeting the requirements of this chapter concerning being under development.

As added by P.L.257-2015, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.217-2017, SEC.87.
Ind. Code § 16-41-21.1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 21.1 / Section 16-41-21.1-3
Testing of drinking water for lead
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), each person or entity having authority over a school building shall test the drinking water in the school building before January 1, 2023, to determine whether the drinking water equals or exceeds the action level for lead of fifteen (15) parts per billion, or fifteen one thousandths (0.015) milligram of lead per liter of water, established by 40 CFR 141.80 as in effect on January 1, 2020.

(b) A person or entity having authority over a school building that is subject to testing under subsection (a) satisfies the requirement of subsection (a) with respect to a school building if the drinking water in the school building:

(1) was tested during the lead sampling program for school buildings conducted by the Indiana finance authority in 2017 and 2018;

(2) is tested in the lead sampling program for school buildings and child care facilities conducted by the Indiana finance authority in 2019 and 2020; or

(3) has otherwise been tested for compliance with the standards set forth in subsection (a) at least once since 2016.

(c) After calendar year 2022, the drinking water in every school building located in Lake County shall be tested at least one (1) time in each period of two (2) calendar years to determine whether the drinking water equals or exceeds the action level for lead of fifteen (15) parts per billion, or fifteen one thousandths (0.015) milligram of lead per liter of water.

(d) If any testing of drinking water conducted under this section indicates that the presence of lead in the drinking water is equal to or greater than the lead action level of fifteen (15) parts per billion established by 40 CFR 141, Subpart I, as in effect on January 1, 2020, the person or entity having authority over the school building from which the water was taken for testing shall take action to reduce the lead levels in the drinking water to less than fifteen (15) parts per billion.

(e) Each person or entity having authority over a school building that is subject to testing under this section shall seek any state and federal grant money available for lead sampling or testing, including any money available under the lead sampling program for school buildings and child care facilities conducted by the Indiana finance authority.

As added by P.L.122-2020, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-42-5-0.1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-42-5-0.1
Application of certain amendments to chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 28 of this chapter by P.L.266-2001 apply to violations that occur after June 30, 2001.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.322.
Ind. Code § 16-49-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-49-2-3
Duties of the child fatality committees
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The child fatality committee shall do the following:

(1) Determine whether to establish a:

(A) county child fatality review team; or

(B) regional child fatality review team;

for the county.

(2) Appoint members to the local child fatality review team in accordance with the member requirements established under this chapter.

(3) Determine whether the local child fatality review team will enter into a written agreement with another local child fatality review team to receive, upon request, services, guidance, and expertise from the other local child fatality review team.

As added by P.L.119-2013, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-19-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 19 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-19-7-3
Penalties; compliance orders; proceedings
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) In addition to the other remedies provided in this chapter, the state department shall adopt a schedule of civil penalties that may be levied to enforce the provisions of either of the following:

(1) This chapter.

(2) The rules adopted under this chapter by the state department.

(b) A penalty included in the schedule of civil penalties adopted under subsection (a) may not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation for each day.

(c) The state department may issue an order of compliance, impose a civil penalty included in the schedule of civil penalties adopted under subsection (a), or both, against a person who:

(1) fails to comply with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or

(2) interferes with or obstructs the state department or the state department's designated agent in the performance of duties under this chapter.

(d) An order of compliance may be issued under IC 4-21.5-3-6, IC 4-21.5-3-8, or IC 4-21.5-4. A civil penalty may be imposed only in a proceeding under IC 4-21.5-3-8.

(e) A proceeding commenced to impose a civil penalty may be consolidated with any other proceeding commenced to enforce this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-32-2.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-41-40-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 40 / Section 16-41-40-2
"Shaken baby syndrome" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "shaken baby syndrome" refers to the vigorous shaking of an infant or a young child that may:

(1) result in bleeding inside the head; and

(2) cause one (1) or more of the following conditions:

(A) Irreversible brain damage.

(B) Blindness, retinal hemorrhage, or eye damage.

(C) Cerebral palsy.

(D) Hearing loss.

(E) Spinal cord injury, including paralysis.

(F) Seizures.

(G) Learning disability.

(H) Death.

(I) Central nervous system injury as evidenced by central nervous system hemorrhaging.

(J) Closed head injury.

(K) Rib fracture.

(L) Subdural hematoma.

As added by P.L.51-1998, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-94.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-94.5
"Diagnostic imaging facility"
Status: in_force

Sec. 94.5. "Diagnostic imaging facility", for purposes of IC 16-41-35.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-35.5-3.

As added by P.L.215-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-39-9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 39 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-39-9-2
Fees for records
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A provider may not charge a person for:

(1) providing a digital copy or digital access through an interoperability platform of an individual's electronic health record; or

(2) making and providing paper copies of medical records at an amount greater than the amount set in rules adopted by the department of insurance under section 4 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.102-1994, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.173-2007, SEC.1; P.L.215-2025, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 16-41-12-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-41-12-8
Screening test
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "screening test" means a laboratory screening test or a series of tests approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration and required by the state department to be performed on blood collected under this chapter, including the following:

(1) Tests for antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

(2) Other tests determined by the state department.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.213-2013, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 16-27.5-4-13 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-27.5-4-13
Notice of change of address
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. A qualified medication aide shall notify the state department of any change in the qualified medication aide's mailing address or electronic mail address not later than thirty (30) days after the date on which the address changed.

As added by P.L.143-2025, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-44-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 44 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-44-3-4
Enforcement and administration of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The state department shall enforce and administer this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-13-7.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 16-41-8-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-41-8-5
Medical screening of a person charged with certain offenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to medical testing of an individual for whom an indictment or information is filed for a sex crime and for whom a request to have the individual tested under section 6 of this chapter is filed.

(b) The following definitions apply throughout this section:

(1) "Bodily fluid" means blood, human waste, or any other bodily fluid.

(2) "Serious disease" means any of the following:

(A) Chancroid.

(B) Chlamydia.

(C) Gonorrhea.

(D) Hepatitis.

(E) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

(F) Lymphogranuloma venereum.

(G) Syphilis.

(H) Tuberculosis.

(3) "Offense involving the transmission of a bodily fluid" means any offense (including a delinquent act that would be a crime if committed by an adult) in which a bodily fluid is transmitted from the defendant to the victim in connection with the commission of the offense.

(c) This subsection applies only to a defendant who has been charged with a potentially disease transmitting offense. At the request of an alleged victim of the offense, the parent, guardian, or custodian of an alleged victim who is less than eighteen (18) years of age, or the parent, guardian, or custodian of an alleged victim who is an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2), the prosecuting attorney shall petition a court to order a defendant charged with the commission of a potentially disease transmitting offense to submit to a screening test to determine whether the defendant is infected with a serious disease. In the petition, the prosecuting attorney must set forth information demonstrating that the defendant has committed a potentially disease transmitting offense. The court shall set the matter for hearing not later than forty-eight (48) hours after the prosecuting attorney files a petition under this subsection. The alleged victim, the parent, guardian, or custodian of an alleged victim who is less than eighteen (18) years of age, and the parent, guardian, or custodian of an alleged victim who is an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2) are entitled to receive notice of the hearing and are entitled to attend the hearing. The defendant and the defendant's counsel are entitled to receive notice of the hearing and are entitled to attend the hearing. If, following the hearing, the court finds probable cause to believe that the defendant has committed a potentially disease transmitting offense, the court may order the defendant to submit to a screening test for one (1) or more serious diseases. The court shall take actions to ensure the confidentiality of evidence introduced at the hearing.

(d) This subsection applies only to a defendant who has been charged with an offense involving the transmission of a bodily fluid. At the request of an alleged victim of the offense, the parent, guardian, or custodian of an alleged victim who is less than eighteen (18) years of age, or the parent, guardian, or custodian of an alleged victim who is an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2), the prosecuting attorney shall petition a court to order a defendant charged with the commission of an offense involving the transmission of a bodily fluid to submit to a screening test to determine whether the defendant is infected with a serious disease. In the petition, the prosecuting attorney must set forth information demonstrating that:

(1) the defendant has committed an offense; and

(2) a bodily fluid was transmitted from the defendant to the victim in connection with the commission of the offense.

The court shall set the matter for hearing not later than forty-eight (48) hours after the prosecuting attorney files a petition under this subsection. The alleged victim of the offense, the parent, guardian, or custodian of an alleged victim who is less than eighteen (18) years of age, and the parent, guardian, or custodian of an alleged victim who is an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2) are entitled to receive notice of the hearing and are entitled to attend the hearing. The defendant and the defendant's counsel are entitled to receive notice of the hearing and are entitled to attend the hearing. If, following the hearing, the court finds probable cause to believe that the defendant has committed an offense and that a bodily fluid was transmitted from the defendant to the alleged victim in connection with the commission of the offense, the court may order the defendant to submit to a screening test for one (1) or more serious diseases. The court shall take actions to ensure the confidentiality of evidence introduced at the hearing.

(e) The testimonial privileges applying to communication between a husband and wife and between a health care provider and the health care provider's patient are not sufficient grounds for not testifying or providing other information at a hearing conducted in accordance with this section.

(f) A health care provider (as defined in IC 16-18-2-163) who discloses information that must be disclosed to comply with this section is immune from civil and criminal liability under Indiana statutes that protect patient privacy and confidentiality.

(g) The results of a screening test conducted under this section shall be kept confidential if the defendant ordered to submit to the screening test under this section has not been convicted of the potentially disease transmitting offense or offense involving the transmission of a bodily fluid with which the defendant is charged. The results may not be made available to any person or public or private agency other than the following:

(1) The defendant and the defendant's counsel.

(2) The prosecuting attorney.

(3) The department of correction or the penal facility, juvenile detention facility, or secure private facility where the defendant is housed.

(4) The alleged victim or the parent, guardian, or custodian of an alleged victim who is less than eighteen (18) years of age, or the parent, guardian, or custodian of an alleged victim who is an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2), and the alleged victim's counsel.

The results of a screening test conducted under this section may not be admitted against a defendant in a criminal proceeding or against a child in a juvenile delinquency proceeding.

(h) As soon as practicable after a screening test ordered under this section has been conducted, the alleged victim or the parent, guardian, or custodian of an alleged victim who is less than eighteen (18) years of age, or the parent, guardian, or custodian of an alleged victim who is an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2), and the victim's counsel shall be notified of the results of the test.

(i) An alleged victim may disclose the results of a screening test to which a defendant is ordered to submit under this section to an individual or organization to protect the health and safety of or to seek compensation for:

(1) the alleged victim;

(2) the alleged victim's sexual partner; or

(3) the alleged victim's family.

(j) The court shall order a petition filed and any order entered under this section sealed.

(k) A person that knowingly or intentionally:

(1) receives notification or disclosure of the results of a screening test under this section; and

(2) discloses the results of the screening test in violation of this section;

commits a Class B misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.125-2009, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.94-2010, SEC.5; P.L.158-2013, SEC.242; P.L.149-2016, SEC.49; P.L.65-2016, SEC.8; P.L.112-2020, SEC.30; P.L.190-2021, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-113 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-113
"Emergency patient"
Status: in_force

Sec. 113. "Emergency patient", for purposes of IC 16-31, means an individual who:

(1) is acutely ill, injured, incapacitated, or helpless; and

(2) requires emergency medical services.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-2 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.170-2022, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-256 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-256
"Official compendium"
Status: in_force

Sec. 256. "Official compendium", for purposes of IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4, means the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of the publications.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-42-11-13 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 11 / Section 16-42-11-13
Fiscal management
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. All money received by the state egg board shall be paid to the treasurer of Purdue University who shall, under the direction of the state egg board, expend the money on proper vouchers to meet all necessary expenditures for carrying out this chapter and for any other expenses of Purdue University agricultural programs authorized by law and in support of the purposes of this chapter. The dean of agriculture shall submit to the state egg board an annual report showing the receipts and expenditures of all money received and expended by the director under this chapter. The report shall be made a part of the annual report of the state egg board.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-1-12.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.40-1993, SEC.57.
Ind. Code § 16-41-27.5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 27.5 / Section 16-41-27.5-6
"Sanitary dumping station"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "sanitary dumping station" means a sewage inlet designed and intended for use in the disposal of wastewater from the holding tanks of the recreational vehicles using an RV campground.

As added by P.L.43-2022, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-41-12-16 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-41-12-16
Blood center licensing; inspections
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) It is unlawful to operate a blood center in Indiana without a license issued by the state department under this chapter. A blood center that applies for a license in Indiana must also be licensed or appropriately registered by the federal Food and Drug Administration and remain in compliance with all applicable federal regulations.

(b) An application for a license must be made on a form prescribed by the state department and must be accompanied by a license fee established by the state department.

(c) After inspection of an applicant's facility, if the state department finds that the applicant has complied with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter, the state department shall issue a license to the applicant.

(d) A license expires one (1) year after the date of issuance unless the license is renewed. A blood center may submit a renewal application on a form prescribed by the state department. The procedure and conditions for renewal are the same as the procedure and conditions established for the issuance of the original license.

(e) A person who inspects an applicant's facility under this section must have knowledge in blood banking and the nationally accepted standards of practice.

(f) For the purposes of this chapter, a hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2 that operates a blood center within the facility is subject to the rules adopted under this chapter concerning the operation of the blood center. However, the hospital may be licensed only under IC 16-21-2 and shall be surveyed concurrently, for licensure purposes, as a blood center and a hospital.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-71 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-71
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-8-1 part; 16-2-1-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.144-1996, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 16-21-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-21-5-3
Unlawful operation or advertisement of unlicensed institution or agency; violation; classification
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A person who:

(1) operates an institution or agency that is required to be licensed under this chapter that is not licensed under this chapter; or

(2) advertises the operation of an institution or agency that is required to be licensed under this chapter that is not licensed under this chapter;

commits a Class A misdemeanor.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-1-16.3.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-27-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-27-3-7
Duties of pharmacist regarding drug containers
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A pharmacist who dispenses a sealed portable container under this chapter shall ensure that the container:

(1) is designed to allow access to the contents of the container only if a tamperproof seal is broken;

(2) bears a label that lists the drugs in the container and provides notice of the container's expiration date; and

(3) remains in the pharmacy or under the control of a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse.

As added by P.L.105-1998, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-42-5.2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 5.2 / Section 16-42-5.2-7
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.266-2001, SEC.16. Repealed by P.L.45-2020, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 16-31-12-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-31-12-3
Application and process for approval of program; subcommittee; recommendations; appeal
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The commission may establish an application and process for an emergency medical services provider agency to submit for approval an application and information requesting the implementation of a mobile integrated healthcare program.

(b) The commission may establish a subcommittee to provide the initial review of an application submitted by an emergency medical services provider agency for a mobile integrated healthcare program and determine whether to grant approval for the program. In reviewing an application, the subcommittee or commission may request additional information from the emergency medical services provider agency that submitted the request.

(c) If a subcommittee is established by the commission, the subcommittee shall make recommendations to the commission concerning a submitted application. The commission must approve or deny the application not more than ninety (90) days after the submission of a complete application.

(d) An emergency medical services provider agency may appeal a denial of the application by the commission under IC 4-21.5.

As added by P.L.100-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.156-2020, SEC.66.
Ind. Code § 16-46-10-2.1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-46-10-2.1
Funding
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.1. (a) The state department shall provide funding each year from the local public health fund to each local board of health in accordance with this chapter.

(b) If a county has more than one (1) local health department, the state department shall determine the county's share of funding and distribute the funds to the county.

(c) For purposes of determining the amount of funding in the case of a multiple county board of health, the state department shall regard each county as a separate county.

(d) A local board of health may only receive funding under section 2.2 or 2.3 of this chapter. Funding received under this chapter must be deposited in the county's local public health services fund established under section 1.5 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.164-2023, SEC.42.
Ind. Code § 16-47-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 47 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-47-1-4
Establishing, implementing, and maintaining program
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The department, with the approval of the budget agency, shall establish, implement, and maintain an aggregate prescription drug purchasing program through which terms are negotiated related to the purchase of prescription drugs by:

(1) an entity described in section 5(a) or 5(b) of this chapter; or

(2) an individual who is covered under a health benefit plan that includes a prescription drug benefit.

(b) The budget agency may contract with a pharmacy benefit manager or other person to conduct the negotiations of the program established under subsection (a).

(c) The terms and conditions of the program are subject to the approval of the budget agency.

As added by P.L.50-2004, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-48-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 48 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-48-1-1
"Anatomic pathology service"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "anatomic pathology service" means any of the following performed by a physician or under the supervision of a physician on a sample taken from a human body:

(1) Histopathology or surgical pathology, meaning the gross and microscopic examination and histologic processing of organ tissue.

(2) Cytopathology, meaning the microscopic examination of cells from the following:

(A) Fluids.

(B) Aspirates.

(C) Washings.

(D) Brushings.

(E) Smears.

(3) Hematology, meaning the microscopic evaluation of bone marrow aspirates and biopsies, and peripheral blood smears when the attending or treating physician or technologist requests that a blood smear be reviewed by a pathologist.

(4) Subcellular pathology and molecular pathology, meaning the assessment of a specimen for detection, localization, measurement, or analysis of protein or nucleic acid targets.

(5) Blood banking services performed by pathologists.

As added by P.L.222-2011, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-42-19-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 19 / Section 16-42-19-5
"Practitioner"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "practitioner" means any of the following:

(1) A physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.

(2) A veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Indiana.

(3) A dentist licensed to practice dentistry in Indiana.

(4) A podiatrist licensed to practice podiatric medicine in Indiana.

(5) An optometrist who is:

(A) licensed to practice optometry in Indiana; and

(B) certified under IC 25-24-3.

(6) An advanced practice registered nurse who meets the requirements of IC 25-23-1-19.5.

(7) A physician assistant licensed under IC 25-27.5 who is delegated prescriptive authority under IC 25-27.5-5-6.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-8-2(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.185-1993, SEC.1; P.L.157-2006, SEC.6; P.L.90-2007, SEC.2; P.L.177-2009, SEC.8; P.L.129-2018, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 16-31-6.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 16-31-6.5-5
Notice of acquisition and location of defibrillator; registration
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A person or entity in possession of a defibrillator shall:

(1) notify the ambulance service provider that serves the area where the person or entity is located of the acquisition and location of the defibrillator; and

(2) register the device with the department of homeland security in a manner prescribed by the department of homeland security.

As added by P.L.24-1998, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.170-2022, SEC.32.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-199 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-199
"Legend drug"
Status: in_force

Sec. 199. "Legend drug", for purposes of IC 16-42, means a drug that is:

(1) subject to 21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1); or

(2) listed in the Prescription Drug Product List as:

(A) published in United States Department of Health and Human Services Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, Tenth Edition, (1990); and

(B) revised in United States Department of Health and Human Services, Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, Cumulative Supplement to the Tenth Edition, Number 10 (1990).

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-6-8-2(k); 16-6-12-3.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.131-2014, SEC.6; P.L.10-2020, SEC.1; P.L.9-2024, SEC.370.
Ind. Code § 16-28-2-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-28-2-11
Amendment of rules on licensure of residential care facilities
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. The state department shall amend rules concerning the licensure of a residential care facility to comply with federal law and regulation concerning the provision of home and community based services in the Medicaid program in order for a residential care facility to qualify as a home and community based services provider.

As added by P.L.224-2017, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 16-44-2-10 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 44 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-44-2-10
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-11-5.5.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.177-1993, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.123-1994, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-22-3-19.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-22-3-19.5
Hospital property sold before 1990
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.5. (a) This section applies to a county that before 1990 sold its hospital property and established a medical care trust board to hold the proceeds from the sale.

(b) As used in this section, "trust board" refers to a medical care trust board established to hold the proceeds from the sale of a county hospital.

(c) The trust board shall contract with investment managers, investment advisors, investment counsel, trust companies, banks, or other finance professionals to assist the trust board in an investment program. Money held by the trust board must be invested in accordance with the terms of an investment policy statement developed by the board of directors of the trust board with an investment advisor that:

(1) is approved by the board of directors; and

(2) complies with the diversification, risk management, and other fiduciary requirements common to the management of charitable trusts, including that the funds of the trust board must be invested according to the prudent investor rule. The investment policy statement must include the limitation on the investment in equities specified in subsection (e).

(d) Money held by the trust board:

(1) may be invested in any legal, marketable securities; and

(2) is not subject to any other investment limitations in the law, other than the limitations under this section and the limitations in the investment policy statement.

(e) The total amount of the funds invested by the trust board in equity securities under this section may not exceed fifty-five percent (55%) of the total value of the portfolio of funds invested by the trust board under this section. However:

(1) an investment that complies with this subsection when the investment is made remains legal even if a subsequent change in the value of the investment or a change in the value of the total portfolio of funds invested by the trust board causes the percentage of investments in equity securities to exceed the fifty-five percent (55%) limit on equity securities; and

(2) if the total amount of the funds invested by a trust board in equity securities exceeds the fifty-five percent (55%) limit on equity securities because of a change described in subdivision (1), the investments by the trust board must be rebalanced to comply with the fifty-five percent (55%) limit on equity investments not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the equity investments first exceed that limit.

(f) The following apply to the trust board:

(1) The trust board must be audited annually by an independent third party auditor.

(2) The board of directors of the trust board must meet at least quarterly to receive a quarterly compliance and performance update from the investment advisor.

(3) Three (3) nonvoting advisors who are officers of different county designated depositories shall attend the quarterly meetings in an advisory capacity to assist the board of directors of the trust board:

(A) in reviewing the compliance and performance report from the investment advisor; and

(B) in reviewing the annual audit required by subdivision (1).

The three (3) nonvoting advisors may not vote on any action of the board of directors. The board of directors of the trust board shall by majority vote select the three (3) depositories from which the three (3) nonvoting advisors will be chosen. Each of the three (3) depositories selected under this subdivision shall select an officer of the depository to serve as one (1) of the three (3) nonvoting advisors. Each nonvoting advisor shall serve a term of three (3) years, and the nonvoting advisor shall continue to serve until a successor is selected. However, to provide for staggered terms, the board of directors of the trust board shall provide that the initial term of one (1) nonvoting advisor is one (1) year, the initial term of one (1) nonvoting advisor is two (2) years, and the initial term of one (1) nonvoting advisor is three (3) years. For purposes of avoiding a conflict of interest, a financial institution for which a nonvoting advisor is an officer (and any affiliate of such a financial institution) may not receive a commission or other compensation for investments made by the trust board under this section.

As added by P.L.257-2019, SEC.89.
Ind. Code § 16-22-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-22-4-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-15-5.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 16-39-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 39 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-39-6-1
Purposes
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. It is in the interest of public health and patient medical care that hospital medical staff committees have access to the records and other information concerning the condition and treatment of hospital patients to evaluate the care and treatment of patients as follows:

(1) For research purposes.

(2) For the purpose of gathering statistics and other information concerning the prevention and treatment of diseases, illnesses, and injuries.

(3) For the purpose of reducing morbidity or mortality.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-3-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 16-42-22.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 22.5 / Section 16-42-22.5-5
Indiana board of pharmacy with primary authority to investigate
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The Indiana board of pharmacy shall have primary authority to investigate the:

(1) sourcing;

(2) storage;

(3) labeling;

(4) handling; and

(5) compounding;

of a prescription drug.

(b) The Indiana board of pharmacy may investigate any alleged violation of this chapter.

As added by P.L.136-2026, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-46 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-46
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-23-1 part; 16-6-6-1(h).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.137-1996, SEC.75.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-126 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-126
"Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act"
Status: in_force

Sec. 126. "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act" means 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-242 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-242
"Motor fuel outlet"
Status: in_force

Sec. 242. "Motor fuel outlet", for purposes of IC 16-44-3, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-44-3-3.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-13-4.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-45-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-45-4-1
"Office"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "office" means the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1.

As added by P.L.108-2007, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-42-5-10 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-42-5-10
Floors; construction; washing
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The floor of a food establishment must be made of nonabsorbent material that can be flushed with water.

(b) The floor of a food establishment must be kept washed clean with detergent and water.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-20-12.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 16-37-3-14 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-37-3-14
Foreign burial transit permit; endorsement by local health officer
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. When death occurs outside Indiana and the body is accompanied by a burial transit permit issued where death occurred, the permit authorizes transportation into Indiana. Before burial, cremation, or other disposal of the body the local health officer shall endorse and keep a record of the permit.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-11.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 16-34-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 34 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-34-2-4
Consent of parent or legal guardian or custodian; notification; waiver of consent or notification; representation by attorney; confidentiality; emergency abortions; medical records; penalties
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a minor who is less than eighteen (18) years of age who is pregnant as a result of rape or incest by a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of the unemancipated minor.

(b) No physician shall perform an abortion on an unemancipated pregnant minor less than eighteen (18) years of age without first having obtained from one (1) of the parents, a legal guardian, or a custodian accompanying the unemancipated pregnant minor:

(1) the notarized written consent of the parent, legal guardian, or custodian of the unemancipated pregnant minor;

(2) government issued proof of identification of the parent or the legal guardian or custodian of the unemancipated pregnant minor; and

(3) some evidence, which may include identification or other written documentation that provides an articulable basis for a reasonably prudent person to believe that the person is the parent or legal guardian or custodian of the unemancipated pregnant minor.

The physician shall keep records of the documents required under this subsection in the unemancipated pregnant minor's medical file for at least seven (7) years.

(c) A minor:

(1) who objects to having to obtain the written consent of her parent or legal guardian or custodian under this section; or

(2) whose parent or legal guardian or custodian refuses to consent to an abortion;

may petition, on her own behalf or by next friend, the juvenile court in the county in which the pregnant minor resides or in which the abortion is to be performed, for a waiver of the parental consent requirement under subsection (b) and the parental notification requirement under subsection (e). A next friend may not be a physician or provider of abortion services, representative of the physician or provider, or other person that may receive a direct financial benefit from the performance of an abortion.

(d) A physician who feels that compliance with the parental consent requirement in subsection (b) would have an adverse effect on the welfare of the pregnant minor or on her pregnancy may petition the juvenile court within twenty-four (24) hours of the abortion request for a waiver of the parental consent requirement under subsection (b) and the parental notification requirement under subsection (e).

(e) Unless the juvenile court finds that it is in the best interests of an unemancipated pregnant minor to obtain an abortion without parental notification following a hearing on a petition filed under subsection (c) or (d), a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a pregnant unemancipated minor is entitled to receive notice of the emancipated minor's intent to obtain an abortion before the abortion is performed on the unemancipated pregnant minor. The attorney representing the unemancipated pregnant minor shall serve the notice required by this subsection by certified mail or by personal service and provide the court with documentation of the attorney's good faith effort to serve the notice, including any return receipt for a certified mailing. The court shall retain the documentation provided in the confidential records of the waiver proceedings held under this section.

(f) The juvenile court must rule on a petition filed by a pregnant minor under subsection (c) or by her physician under subsection (d) within forty-eight (48) hours of the filing of the petition. Before ruling on the petition, the court shall consider the concerns expressed by the pregnant minor and her physician. The requirement of parental consent under this section shall be waived by the juvenile court if the court finds that the minor is mature enough to make the abortion decision independently or that an abortion would be in the minor's best interests. The juvenile court shall waive the requirement of parental notification under subsection (e) if the court finds that obtaining an abortion without parental notification is in the best interests of the unemancipated pregnant minor. If the juvenile court does not find that obtaining an abortion without parental notification is in the best interests of the unemancipated pregnant minor, the court shall, subject to an appeal under subsection (h), order the attorney representing the unemancipated pregnant minor to serve the notice required under subsection (e).

(g) Unless the juvenile court finds that the pregnant minor is already represented by an attorney, the juvenile court shall appoint an attorney to represent the pregnant minor in a waiver proceeding brought by the minor under subsection (c) and on any appeals. The cost of legal representation appointed for the minor under this section shall be paid by the county.

(h) A minor or the minor's physician who desires to appeal an adverse judgment of the juvenile court in a waiver proceeding under subsection (c) or (d) is entitled to an expedited appeal, under rules to be adopted by the supreme court.

(i) All records of the juvenile court and of the supreme court or the court of appeals that are made as a result of proceedings conducted under this section are confidential.

(j) A minor who initiates legal proceedings under this section is exempt from the payment of filing fees.

(k) This section does not apply where there is an emergency need for a medical procedure to be performed to avert the pregnant minor's death or a substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant minor, and the attending physician certifies this in writing.

(l) A physician receiving parental consent under subsection (b) shall execute an affidavit for inclusion in the unemancipated pregnant minor's medical record. The affidavit must contain the following information:

(1) The physician's name.

(2) Certification that, to the physician's best information and belief, a reasonable person under similar circumstances would rely on the information provided by the unemancipated pregnant minor and the unemancipated pregnant minor's parent or legal guardian or custodian as sufficient evidence of identity and relationship.

(3) The physician's signature.

(m) A person who, with intent to avoid the parental notification requirements described in subsection (b), falsely claims to be the parent or legal guardian or custodian of an unemancipated pregnant minor by:

(1) making a material misstatement while purportedly providing the written consent described in subsection (b)(1); or

(2) providing false or fraudulent identification to meet the requirement described in subsection (b)(2);

commits a Level 6 felony.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 35-1-58.5-2.5.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.193-2011, SEC.13; P.L.173-2017, SEC.4; P.L.218-2021, SEC.6; P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-23-2-10 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-23-2-10
Budget and appropriations; reports
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The governing board and the board's officers may not contract any obligation or pay out any money in excess of an annual budget and appropriations made for those purposes by the fiscal body of the city, as provided by statute.

(b) The board shall, before the time for the fixing of the city budget, annually present to the city fiscal body a detailed report of the receipts and expenditures of each hospital for the current year and a detailed estimate of the money needed for the next fiscal year. This must be done in the manner prescribed by statute or in the manner prescribed by the city fiscal body if a manner is not prescribed by statute.

(c) This section does not apply to funds from donations and bequests, which shall be administered in accordance with section 11 of this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-8-4.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-23.5-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-23.5-1-6
"County council"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. "County council" includes, in the case of a county having a consolidated city, the city-county council.

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-30.3-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 16-21-15-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 15 / Section 16-21-15-0.5
Findings; applicability
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.5. (a) The general assembly finds the following as it relates only to section 1 of this chapter:

(1) A hospital merger may benefit the public by maintaining or improving the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of health care services offered to the public.

(2) Benefits resulting from a hospital merger may outweigh any anticompetitive effects of joining together competitors, including addressing unique challenges in providing health care services in rural areas.

(3) It is in the state's best interest to supplant state and federal antitrust law with a process for regulatory approval and active supervision by the state department, as provided in this chapter.

(4) It is the intent of the general assembly that this chapter immunize, to the fullest extent possible, the following from all federal and state antitrust laws:

(A) The execution of merger agreements approved under this chapter and the transactions concerning the merger.

(B) Postmerger activities supervised under this chapter.

(b) This section applies only to merger agreements allowed under this chapter.

As added by P.L.62-2022, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-321.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-321.5
"Sample"
Status: in_force

Sec. 321.5. "Sample", for purposes of IC 16-21-8, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-21-8-0.2.

As added by P.L.161-2014, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-28-14-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 14 / Section 16-28-14-2
Obtaining informed consent
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) A health facility shall attempt to obtain informed consent from:

(1) a patient; or

(2) a patient's legal guardian;

for a patient to participate in immunization programs conducted within the health facility while the patient is residing at the health facility.

(b) A health facility shall attempt to obtain the consent required under subsection (a):

(1) upon the patient's admission, if the patient's admission occurs after June 30, 1999; or

(2) before an immunization is administered, if the patient's admission occurred before July 1, 1999.

As added by P.L.97-1999, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-37-3-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-37-3-11
Time for securing permit for disposal of body
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. The person in charge of interment shall secure a permit for the disposition of the body before any of the following occur:

(1) Disposition of the body.

(2) Removing the body from the county in which the death occurred.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-8.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 16-22-7-18 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-22-7-18
Time for making leases
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. The county or city may, in anticipation of the construction and erection of buildings, including necessary equipment and appurtenances, enter into a lease with the authority before the acquisition of a site and the construction and erection of the buildings. Rental payments under the lease may not begin until construction is completed and the building is ready for occupancy.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-11.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-23-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-23-2-3
Terms
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The initial terms of a board of governors are as follows:

(1) One-third (1/3) of the members, as near as may be, shall be appointed for terms of one (1) year.

(2) One-third (1/3) of the members, shall be appointed for terms of two (2) years.

(3) One-third (1/3) of the members, shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years.

(b) All subsequent terms are for three (3) years.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-39-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 39 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-39-5-2
Patient's written consent to insurer to obtain records or medical information
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in IC 16-39-2, IC 16-39-3, IC 16-39-4, and subsection (d), this article does not prohibit an accident and sickness insurance company (as defined in IC 27-8-5-1) from obtaining health records or medical information with a written consent executed at the time of receiving an application for insurance or at any other time. Such consent may be used at any time for legitimate accident and sickness insurance purposes.

(b) A written consent to obtain health records or medical information obtained at the time of application by an insurance company making any of the types of insurance not defined in IC 27-8-5 may be used for any legitimate insurance purposes for up to two (2) years from the date the contract is issued. A written consent obtained at any other time by an insurance company not defined in IC 27-8-5 may be used for up to one (1) year after the date the consent was signed. A copy of all health records or medical information obtained by an insurance company, other than a life insurance company (as defined in IC 27-1-2-3(s)), by means of the written consent of the patient under this subsection shall be furnished to the patient by the insurance company upon the written request of the patient.

(c) Consents obtained by any insurance company need only contain the following:

(1) Name of the insured.

(2) Date the consent is granted.

(3) Name of the company to which consent is given to receive information.

(4) General nature of the information that may be secured by use of the consent.

(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), an insurance company other than a life insurance company (as defined in IC 27-1-2-3(s)) may not obtain the results of any genetic screening or testing (as defined in IC 27-8-26-2) without a separate written consent by an individual at the time of application for insurance or at any other time. The form on which an individual indicates written consent must:

(1) indicate in at least 10 point boldface type that the individual need not consent to releasing the results of any genetic testing or screening; and

(2) be approved by the commissioner before use.

(e) An insurance company other than a life insurance company (as defined in IC 27-1-2-3(s)) is not liable if the insurance company:

(1) inadvertently receives the results of any genetic testing or screening (as defined in IC 27-8-26-2); and

(2) has not obtained a separate written consent as required under subsection (d).

An insurance company that inadvertently receives testing or screening results may not use the genetic testing or screening results in violation of IC 27-8-26.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-5(b), (c), (d).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.1-1994, SEC.89; P.L.150-1997, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-37-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 37 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-37-2-5
Birth certificates presented more than 12 months after birth
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A certificate of birth presented for filing more than twelve (12) months after the birth occurred is a delayed certificate of birth and the record shall be filed only with the state department.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.141-2014, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 16-21-12-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-21-12-7
Opportunity to designate lay caregiver; documentation; hospital responsibilities upon designation
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) As soon as practicable following a patient's admission to a hospital as an inpatient and before the patient's discharge from the hospital to the patient's residence or transfer to another facility, the hospital shall provide each patient or the patient's health care representative with an opportunity to designate a lay caregiver. A patient or the patient's health care representative may decline to designate a lay caregiver.

(b) If a patient or the patient's health care representative declines to designate a lay caregiver, or does not provide the written consent or the information described in subsection (c), the hospital shall document that fact in the patient's medical record and the hospital is considered to have complied with the requirements of this chapter.

(c) If a patient or the patient's health care representative designates a lay caregiver, the hospital shall do the following:

(1) Request written consent by the patient or the patient's health care representative to release medical information to the patient's designated lay caregiver following the hospital's procedures for releasing personal health information in compliance with federal and state laws.

(2) Record the following information in the patient's medical record concerning the designated lay caregiver:

(A) The name, address, and telephone number of the designated lay caregiver.

(B) The relationship between the patient and the designated lay caregiver.

As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-19-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-19-3-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-3-22 part, Part new.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.80-1999, SEC.1; P.L.140-2013, SEC.17. Repealed by P.L.143-2022, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 16-36-7-43 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-36-7-43
Individuals who may not serve as proxy
Status: in_force

Sec. 43. The following individuals may not serve as a proxy under section 42 of this chapter:

(1) An individual specifically disqualified in the declarant's advance directive.

(2) A spouse who:

(A) is legally separated from the declarant; or

(B) has a petition for dissolution, legal separation, or annulment of marriage from the declarant that is pending in a court.

(3) An individual who is subject to a protective order or other court order that directs that individual to avoid contact with the declarant.

(4) An individual who is subject to a pending criminal charge in which the declarant was the alleged victim.

As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63. Amended by P.L.9-2022, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-264 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-264
"Operator"
Status: in_force

Sec. 264. "Operator", for purposes of IC 16-41-31, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-31-4.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-22-5; 16-6-4-5; 16-9-6-4.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.144-1996, SEC.4; P.L.104-2003, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-23-1-37 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-23-1-37
Facility construction, improvement, and repair by governing board
Status: in_force

Sec. 37. (a) The governing board may design, order, contract for, and execute the following:

(1) The construction of other buildings at the same or a different location to replace or supplement a hospital building.

(2) The construction of an adequate and a proper extension and addition to a hospital building.

(3) The alteration, improvement, repair, and remodeling of a hospital building and grounds.

(4) The acquisition by condemnation, purchase, or donation of additional real property.

(5) The purchasing, construction, remodeling, enlargement, or acquisition in any lawful manner of a building for a hospital purpose.

(b) The governing board shall perform duties and exercise powers authorized by ordinances adopted by the fiscal body of the city or county for the appropriation of adequate funds or the borrowing of money by issuance and sale of the bonds of the city or county.

(c) Except as provided in IC 36-1-12-1(c) or in this chapter, the governing board is governed by all applicable statutes for third class cities in the making of repairs, construction, improvement, extension, or addition of or to the hospital, including the acquisition or condemnation of real property.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-5-27.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-24-2-16 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 24 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-24-2-16
Nonprofit hospitals; county aid
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. Whenever an association is incorporated under Indiana law as a nonprofit corporation, for the purpose of constructing, operating, and maintaining a hospital to treat and care for persons with tuberculosis or other diseases, the county executive of the county in which the hospital is located may:

(1) lease or convey the hospital of the county to the corporation; and

(2) give financial aid to:

(A) maintain and operate the hospital; and

(B) pay for the treatment of county residents.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 16-25-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-25-5-1
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.15. Repealed by P.L.1-2001, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 16-42-19-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 19 / Section 16-42-19-1
Intent of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter is intended to supplement IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 16-41-20-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 16-41-20-8
Service of orders
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. An order issued under this chapter shall be served on the tenant and the owner of the dwelling or the owner's rental agent. The order may be served on a person who by contract has assumed the duty of doing the things that the order specifies to be done.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-25-10.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-36-6-14 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-36-6-14
POST form not effective during pregnancy
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. A declarant's executed POST form has no effect during the declarant's pregnancy if the declarant is known to be pregnant.

As added by P.L.164-2013, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 16-41-9-1.7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-41-9-1.7
Immunization programs
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.7. (a) An immunization program established by a public health authority to combat a public health emergency involving a serious communicable disease must comply with the following:

(1) The state department must develop and distribute or post information concerning the risks and benefits of immunization.

(2) No person may be required to receive an immunization without that person's consent. No child may be required to receive an immunization without the consent of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. The state department may implement the procedures described in section 1.5 of this chapter concerning a person who refuses to receive an immunization or the child of a parent, guardian, or custodian who refuses to consent to the child receiving an immunization.

(b) The state department shall adopt rules to implement this section. The absence of rules adopted under this subsection does not preclude the public health authority from implementing any provision of this section.

As added by P.L.138-2006, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.112-2020, SEC.32.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-221 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-221
Repealed
Status: repealed

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.137-1996, SEC.75.
Ind. Code § 16-31.5-2-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-31.5-2-11
"Paramedic"
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. As used in this article, "paramedic" means an individual licensed with cognitive knowledge and a scope of practice that corresponds to that level in the National EMS Education Standards and the National EMS Scope of Practice Model.

As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-35-1.6-12 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 35 / Chapter 1.6 / Section 16-35-1.6-12
Information to be provided to election division
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. The commissioner shall provide the co-directors of the election division with a list stating the following:

(1) The address and telephone number of each WIC office.

(2) The name of each employee designated by the commissioner to be responsible for performing voter registration duties under this chapter.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.123. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.256; P.L.3-1997, SEC.443.
Ind. Code § 16-28-8-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-28-8-4
Receivers; qualifications; powers and duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A receiver:

(1) must be licensed under IC 25-19-1 and may be a state employee;

(2) must possess the education and experience necessary, as determined by the director, to oversee correction of the deficiencies of the facility;

(3) must not have been found guilty of misconduct by any licensing board or professional society in the state;

(4) must not have (or a member of the receiver's immediate family must not have) a financial ownership interest in the facility;

(5) has the powers and duties granted by the court to protect the interests of the patients in the health facility, which may include providing for the orderly relocation of patients from the health facility and the refusal to admit new patients pending closure; and

(6) must report to the director on the operation of the facility and the status and condition of the patients.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-20(d).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.210-1999, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-116.4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-116.4
"Environmental rules board"
Status: in_force

Sec. 116.4. "Environmental rules board", for purposes of IC 16-41, refers to the board established by IC 13-13-8-3.

As added by P.L.113-2014, SEC.100.
Ind. Code § 16-22-6-15 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-22-6-15
Payment of lease rental; sources
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. A lease executed under this chapter may provide for the payment of the lease rental in one (1) of the following ways:

(1) Entirely from the levy of taxes.

(2) Entirely from the net revenues of the hospital of which the leased building or buildings are a part.

(3) In part from the levy of taxes and in part from the net revenues as fixed and set forth in the lease.

(4) From a cumulative building fund established by the lessee under any of the following:

(A) IC 16-12-16 (before its repeal on July 1, 1993).

(B) IC 16-12.1-4-4 (before its repeal on July 1, 1993).

(C) IC 16-22-5.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-12-20-12(a); 16-12-20-12.5 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-23-1-17 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-23-1-17
Duties of governing board officers
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) The president shall preside at the regular and special meetings of the governing board and shall perform all other duties that are authorized or required by the board or the board's bylaws, rules, and regulations.

(b) The vice president shall discharge the duties of the president if any of the following occurs:

(1) The president is incapacitated or absent.

(2) There is a vacancy in the office of president.

(3) The president relinquishes the president's duties as presiding officer at any meeting.

(c) The secretary serves as executive officer of the board, acting for the board and exercising the powers and performing the duties at board meetings and during the intervals between meetings that the board authorizes.

(d) At any meeting when only one (1) officer is present and the officer relinquishes the officer's duties or when the president and vice president are both absent, the members present shall choose a presiding officer from the members in attendance for that meeting.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-5-11.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-36-6-17 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-36-6-17
No modification or alteration of practice of medicine or nursing; prohibition on medically inappropriate treatment
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) This chapter may not be construed to modify or alter any applicable laws, ethics, standards, or protocols for the practice of medicine or nursing, including section 19 of this chapter concerning euthanasia.

(b) A POST form may not be construed to compel or authorize a health care provider or health care facility to administer medical treatment that is medically inappropriate or prohibited by state or federal law.

As added by P.L.164-2013, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 16-41-40-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 40 / Section 16-41-40-3
Awareness and prevention program
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The state department, with the assistance of the department of child services shall establish a program focusing on awareness and prevention of childhood hazards.

(b) If a program is established under subsection (a), the state department or the department of child services may contract with a statewide nonprofit organization with experience and knowledge in childhood hazards to implement all or part of the program.

As added by P.L.51-1998, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.101-1999, SEC.3; P.L.145-2006, SEC.143.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-180 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-180
"Hospital based health facility"
Status: in_force

Sec. 180. "Hospital based health facility", for purposes of IC 16-21 and IC 16-28, means that part of a hospital that provides long term care services and functions as a health facility.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-1-2.5.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.152-1995, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-290 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-290
"Pregnant woman"
Status: in_force

Sec. 290. "Pregnant woman", for purposes of IC 16-26, means an individual of any age who:

(1) has been a resident of Indiana continuously for at least sixty (60) days before her pregnancy;

(2) has verified her pregnancy and intends to carry her pregnancy to term or has given birth to a child; and

(3) is in need of assistance and temporary residence.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2.5-1-5.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-23.5-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-23.5-4-1
Board of trustees; establishment
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The board of trustees shall establish, in Indianapolis, a hospital, to be known as the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, for the treatment of children afflicted with any disease, defect, or physical deformity that may be relieved or improved by proper medical and surgical attention.

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-281.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-281.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.139. Repealed by P.L.216-2025, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 16-31-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-31-2-3
Vacancies
Status: repealed

Sec. 3. An appointment to fill a vacancy occurring on the commission is for the unexpired term.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-4(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 16-42-5-0.4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-42-5-0.4
Enforcement of local standards for food handling or food establishments
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.4. A corporation or local health department that, before January 1, 2001, adopted sanitary standards for food handling or food establishments that are different from the state rules concerning sanitary standards for food handling or food establishments may continue to enforce those locally prescribed sanitary standards until the later of:

(1) the date that the state department adopts rules to modify or replace the state department's rules that were in effect on January 1, 2001, concerning sanitary standards for food handling or food establishments; or

(2) July 1, 2003.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.324.
Ind. Code § 16-31.5-15-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31.5 / Chapter 15 / Section 16-31.5-15-1
Liberal construction of compact
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any member state, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining member states.

As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-21-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-21-7-3
Aid to county hospitals tuberculosis fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The aid to county hospitals tuberculosis fund is established to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The state department shall administer 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: 16-1-8.5-4.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.146-1997, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-31.5-8-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31.5 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-31.5-8-6
Adverse action based on member state findings
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Any member state may take adverse action against an individual's privilege to practice in that state based on the factual findings of another member state, so long as each state follows its own procedures for imposing the adverse action.

As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-25-5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-25-5-4
Complaints; investigations
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The state department shall investigate any hospice program about which the state department receives a complaint from a hospice program patient or a member of a hospice program patient's family.

(b) The state department shall establish and maintain a statewide, toll free telephone line continuously open to receive reports of problems regarding hospice programs.

As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-327.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-327.5
"Serious communicable disease"
Status: in_force

Sec. 327.5. "Serious communicable disease", for purposes of IC 16-41, means a communicable disease that is classified by the state department as posing a serious health risk under IC 16-41-2-1.

As added by P.L.112-2020, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 16-33-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-33-4-2
County of residence of the child defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, the "county of residence of the child":

(1) is the county of residence of the responsible parent; or

(2) if there is no responsible parent, is the county within which the guardianship or wardship is established by appointment of the court.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-5-10.]

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

Sec. 2. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with rules adopted under section 1 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. Amended by P.L.150-1996, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-22-8-2.1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-22-8-2.1
Board defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.1. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the board of a municipal corporation created under this chapter.

As added by P.L.184-2005, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-22-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-22-5-3
Establishment of cumulative building funds; petition
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) A cumulative building fund for the establishment, enlargement, construction, acquisition, equipping, or remodeling of county hospital buildings may be established in accordance with this article.

(b) The board may petition the county executive to levy a tax to establish the fund, setting out in the petition the amount of the proposed tax levy and the number of years for which the tax is to be levied. The county executive shall approve or disapprove the petition and, if approved, establish the amount of the tax levy and the term to be levied.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.1-4-4(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-297 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-297
"Public accommodation"
Status: in_force

Sec. 297. "Public accommodation", for purposes of IC 16-32-3-1.7, IC 16-32-3-2, and IC 16-32-3.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-32-3-2(a).

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.230-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-19-3.5-11 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 19 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 16-19-3.5-11
Denial due to noncompliance with building or fire safety rule prohibited
Status: in_force

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

Sec. 11. The state department may not deny a construction permit based upon noncompliance or suspected noncompliance with a rule adopted under the authority of the fire prevention and building safety commission established by IC 22-12-2-1.

As added by P.L.49-2016, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-20-8-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-20-8-2
"Narrative report" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "narrative report" refers to a food service establishment inspection report narrative form prepared by the state department.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-4-8.5(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-18-4-1.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-18-4-1.5
Hospitals
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "hospital" includes a health system.

As added by P.L.99-2017, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-46-10-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-46-10-4
Provision of services without cost to recipient; assignment of insurance rights; ordinance; use of fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the services funded under this chapter shall be provided without cost to a recipient.

(b) If a recipient has insurance or any type of public indemnification that would in part pay for any services funded under this chapter, then the recipient shall assign the recipient's rights to that insurance or public indemnification to the local board of health. The insurer, upon notification from the local board of health, shall pay for those services covered under that recipient's insurance policy or public indemnification.

(c) The legislative body of the unit in which a local board of health has jurisdiction may adopt an ordinance that requires the local board of health to do either or both of the following:

(1) Charge individuals for services on a sliding fee schedule based on income that is adopted by the state board under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2.

(2) Charge corporations, partnerships, and other commercial concerns for services funded under this chapter.

(d) The fees for services collected under subsections (b) and (c) shall be used only for public health purposes and shall be used in addition to, and not in place of, funds allocated for public health purposes before the ordinance described in subsection (c) became effective.

As added by P.L.82-1993, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.164-2023, SEC.49.
Ind. Code § 16-41-37.5-1.3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 37.5 / Section 16-41-37.5-1.3
"State agency"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.3. As used in this chapter, "state agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-1-1(b).

As added by P.L.79-2008, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-101 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-101
"Drug"
Status: in_force

Sec. 101. (a) "Drug", for purposes of IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4, means the following:

(1) Articles recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them.

(2) Articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals.

(3) Articles other than food intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or other animals.

(4) Articles intended for use as a component of any article specified in subdivision (1), (2), or (3).

The term does not include devices or their components, parts, or accessories.

(b) "Drug", for purposes of IC 16-42-19, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-42-19-2.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-28-3(e); 16-6-8-2(j).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-35-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 35 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-35-7-1
Sources of funding
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The state department may receive funds from any source and expend the funds for the administration of this chapter.

As added by P.L.225-2007, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-21-2-11.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-21-2-11.5
Construction projects; prior notice and hearing
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.5. (a) As used in this section, "construction project" means the erection, installation, alteration, repair, or remodeling of a building or structure that, when completed, will be subject to licensure as a hospital or an ambulatory outpatient surgical center under this article. The term does not include the acquisition or installation of medical equipment or the purchase of the services of an architect, engineer, or consultant to prepare plans or studies related to a construction project.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), this section applies to a hospital or an ambulatory outpatient surgical center for which licensure is required under this article.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) a hospital or an ambulatory outpatient surgical center that is operated by the federal government or an agency of the federal government; or

(2) a construction project begun before July 1, 2005.

For purposes of this subsection, a construction project is considered to have begun on the day that the physical erection, installation, alteration, repair, or remodeling of the building or structure commences.

(d) Before the owner of:

(1) a hospital or proposed hospital may begin a construction project that is estimated by the owner to cost at least ten million dollars ($10,000,000); or

(2) an ambulatory outpatient surgical center or a proposed ambulatory outpatient surgical center may begin a construction project that is estimated by the owner to cost at least three million dollars ($3,000,000);

the owner shall hold at least two (2) public hearings concerning the construction project and publish notice of each hearing at least ten (10) days before the hearing is held.

(e) A notice published under subsection (d) must meet the standards specified for public notices in IC 5-3-1.

(f) A hearing held under subsection (d):

(1) must:

(A) be held at a location not more than ten (10) miles from the site of the construction project;

(B) be held exclusively by the owner or the owner's representative; and

(C) include an announcement from the owner or the owner's representative that provides to the public:

(i) a description of;

(ii) an estimate of the cost of; and

(iii) a statement regarding the owner's reason for;

the construction project, including a description of the health care services that will be provided by the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center as a result of the construction project; and

(2) may be held:

(A) on any day of the week other than Saturday or Sunday; and

(B) at any time not earlier than 3 p.m. or later than 9 p.m.;

as determined by the owner.

(g) A hearing held as required under this section does not cause any information or materials possessed or held by the owner or the owner's employee, contractor, agent, or representative to be discoverable or considered public information or public materials.

(h) A statement or question concerning a construction project, or an objection to a construction project, that arises during a hearing held under this section may not cause a delay in or denial of the issuance of a license under this article.

(i) Compliance with this section may be enforced only by the state department.

As added by P.L.67-2005, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-107 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-107
"Emergency ambulance services"
Status: in_force

Sec. 107. "Emergency ambulance services", for purposes of IC 16-31, means the transportation of emergency patients by ambulance and the administration of basic life support to emergency patients before or during the transportation.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-2 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.186-1995, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-23.5-2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-23.5-2-7
Executive board powers and duties; generally
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. The executive board has the following powers and duties:

(1) To devise a comprehensive plan for the development of a medical center within the county. The comprehensive plan must be recommended to and approved by the board of commissioners and the county council, if applicable, but only after the plan has been reviewed at one (1) or more public hearings within the county. The plan shall be developed through:

(A) consultation with the respective local plan commissions;

(B) surveys of existing public and private medical facilities;

(C) studies of land use plans for the county;

(D) identification of countywide medical or health services that are deficient and that could be provided by a medical center;

(E) identification of sources of medical, paramedical, and other personnel to staff or augment the staff of a medical center; and

(F) study and identification of any other pertinent factors, problems, and needs to be resolved within the plan.

(2) To hire or contract with qualified persons to assist the board in carrying out the executive board's powers and responsibilities. The executive board may hire a director who may hire qualified persons or contract with them with the approval of the executive board. The number of persons hired, their compensation, and the terms of contracts are subject to review in advance by the county council, who may alter the contracts and fix the number of the persons and their compensation.

(3) To apply for, receive, and expend federal, state, private, local, or other funds that may be made available for the purposes of the agency and to meet any conditions that may be attached to the expenditure of funds, all with the prior approval of the county council, and subject to all state statutes and regulations governing them. The county council may appropriate to the agency the proceeds of a tax levied to fund a medical center cumulative building fund or equivalent fund established under statute.

(4) To inform the board of commissioners, county council, and other interested parties at least once every three (3) months of the progress of plans for development, construction, or improvement of medical center facilities.

(5) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the duties and execution of powers provided in this chapter on behalf of the county, with the approval of the county council.

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-30.3-6(a) part.]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-230.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-230.5
"Military service applicant"
Status: in_force

Sec. 230.5. "Military service applicant", for purposes of IC 16-31-11, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-31-11-1.

As added by P.L.16-2013, SEC.1; P.L.115-2013, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-23-2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-23-2-7
Conflicts of interest
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. An individual is not prohibited from serving as a member of the board of governors if the member:

(1) has a pecuniary interest in; or

(2) derives a profit from;

a contract or purchase connected with the hospital. However, the member shall disclose the interest or profit in writing to the board of governors and provide a copy to the state board of accounts. The member shall abstain from voting on any matter that affects the interest or profit.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-8-1(e).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-41-35-34 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 35 / Section 16-41-35-34
Footwear fitting devices using radiation prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 34. A person may not operate or maintain in Indiana a fitting device or machine that uses fluoroscopic, x-ray, or radiation principles for the purpose of fitting or selling footwear through commercial outlets.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-15.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-20-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-20-6-1
Authority to accept gifts to erect and equip building; use
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The executive of a county or the fiscal body of a city may accept gifts, devises, and bequests, in trust or otherwise, for the purpose of erecting and equipping a suitable building for the county or city health department.

(b) The building may contain the offices of local health officers, local boards of health, and other facilities and equipment that will serve to promote the efficient operation of local health boards and officers and best serve the community's public health administration.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-5.1-1.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-27-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-27-4-4
"Personal services"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "personal services" means:

(1) attendant care services;

(2) homemaker services that assist with or perform household tasks, including housekeeping, shopping, laundry, meal planning and preparation, and cleaning; and

(3) companion services that provide fellowship, care, and protection for a client, including transportation, letter writing, mail reading, and escort services;

that are provided to a client at the client's residence.

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

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

(2) Services provided by employers or membership organizations for their employees, members, and families of the employees or members if the services are not the predominant purpose of the employer or the membership organization's business.

(3) Services that are allowed to be performed by a personal services attendant under IC 12-10-17.1.

(4) Services that require the order of a health care professional for the services to be lawfully performed in Indiana.

(5) Assisted living Medicaid waiver services.

(6) Services that are performed by a facility described in IC 12-10-15.

As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.141-2006, SEC.82.
Ind. Code § 16-36-6-10 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-36-6-10
Original kept by declarant; copy in medical file
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The declarant or representative shall keep the original executed POST form. The POST form is considered the personal property of the declarant. The treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who executes the POST form shall maintain a copy of the POST form in the declarant's medical records. If the POST form is executed at a health care facility (as defined in IC 16-18-2-161), a copy of the POST form shall be maintained in the health care facility's medical records.

(b) A health care provider or health care facility shall treat a facsimile, paper, or electronic copy of a valid POST form as an original document.

(c) A health care provider, a health care facility, or an entity acting in good faith may not be considered to have knowledge of a POST form solely on the basis of the POST form's entry into a medical record that can be accessed by a person described in this subsection.

As added by P.L.164-2013, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.67-2018, SEC.13; P.L.10-2019, SEC.75.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-66.5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-66.5
"Competent witness"
Status: in_force

Sec. 66.5. "Competent witness", for purposes of IC 16-36-5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-36-5-2.

As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-39-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 39 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-39-2-2
Maintenance of records by provider
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A record for each patient receiving mental health services shall be maintained by the provider. The mental health record must contain the information that the division of mental health and addiction, the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services, or the state department requires by rule. The provider is:

(1) the owner of the mental health record;

(2) responsible for the record's safekeeping; and

(3) entitled to retain possession of the record.

The information contained in the mental health record belongs to the patient involved as well as to the provider. The provider shall maintain the original mental health record or a microfilm of the mental health record for at least seven (7) years.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.40-1994, SEC.67; P.L.4-1997, SEC.4; P.L.215-2001, SEC.84; P.L.141-2006, SEC.90; P.L.122-2026, SEC.93.
Ind. Code § 16-21-17.1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 21 / Chapter 17.1 / Section 16-21-17.1-1
"Service line"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "service line" means a category of hospital based clinical services offered to patients, including the following:

(1) Emergency.

(2) Obstetrics.

(3) Neonatal.

(4) Trauma.

(5) Behavioral health services.

As added by P.L.124-2026, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-31.5-11-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31.5 / Chapter 11 / Section 16-31.5-11-5
Expunged information
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Any information submitted to the coordinated data base that is subsequently required to be expunged by the laws of the member state contributing the information shall be removed from the coordinated data base.

As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-25-3-9 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-25-3-9
License required for persons providing services
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. A person may not:

(1) provide hospice services; or

(2) represent to the public that the person provides hospice services;

unless the person holds a license issued or approval granted by the state department under this chapter.

As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 16-23.5-5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-23.5-5-4
Board of trustees powers; erection and maintenance of hospital
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The board of trustees may erect and maintain the hospital upon the ground belonging to the state for the use of Indiana University in Indianapolis, near the Robert W. Long Hospital.

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31.5-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 16-31-12-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 31 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-31-12-1
"Mobile integrated healthcare"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "mobile integrated healthcare" means community based health care in which paramedics and emergency medical technicians employed by an emergency medical services provider agency function outside of customary emergency response and transport to do the following:

(1) Facilitate more appropriate use of emergency care services.

(2) Enhance access to:

(A) primary care for medically underserved populations; or

(B) underutilized and appropriate health care services.

As added by P.L.100-2019, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 16-20-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-20-2-9
Compensation of members
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. Members of a local board of health may receive compensation for the performance of their duties as determined by the county fiscal body.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.8-6.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-19-10-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 19 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-19-10-5
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter.

(b) The state department may not adopt a rule that restricts a person's access to health data unless the right to inspect and copy that health data is specifically restricted by statute.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-48-5.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-20-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-20-3-7
Election of chairman
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. At the first meeting of a multiple county board of health each year, the members shall elect a chairman.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.9-5(a) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-22-7-13 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 22 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-22-7-13
Conflicts of interest
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. If a member of the governing board has any pecuniary interest in a contract, an employment, a purchase, or a sale made under this chapter, the director shall disclose that interest and shall not vote on the matter. If the member fails to disclose the interest, the transaction is voidable if a suit is filed in circuit court, superior court, or probate court in not less than thirty (30) days.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-7.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.88.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-153 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-153
Repealed
Status: repealed

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.144-1996, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 16-38-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 38 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-38-2-6
Additional information requests; individual patients; consent
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Researchers may, with the approval of the state department, use the names of individual cancer patients when requesting additional information for research purposes or soliciting an individual patient's participation in a research project. However, if a researcher requests additional information for an individual cancer patient's participation in a research project, the researcher must first obtain the oral or written consent of the patient's attending physician. If the consent of the patient's attending physician is obtained, the researcher must then obtain the individual cancer patient's written consent by having the patient complete a release of confidential medical information form.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-9-5(c).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 16-25-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-25-3-3
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) An applicant shall submit an application for a hospice license or for approval of a hospice program on a form prescribed by the state department.

(b) The applicant shall attach to the application evidence of the applicant's ability to comply with the minimum standards established for licensure under this article.

(c) The application must contain the following information:

(1) The applicant's name.

(2) The type of hospice program the applicant will own or operate.

(3) The location of the hospice program owned or operated by the applicant.

(4) The name of the individual or individuals responsible for the day to day operation of the hospice program owned or operated by the applicant.

As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 16-28-5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-28-5-5
Determination of remedies
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) In determining appropriate remedies or waivers under section 4 of this chapter, the commissioner shall consider the following:

(1) Whether the breach occurred for reasons outside of the health facility's control.

(2) Whether the health facility has demonstrated that the health facility has taken the appropriate steps to reasonably ensure that the breach will not recur.

(3) The history of breaches by the health facility.

(4) The effect of the breach on the patient.

(b) If the health facility furnishes sufficient relevant financial information, the commissioner may consider the following in determining appropriate remedies or waivers under section 5 of this chapter:

(1) Whether any financial savings or benefit accrued to the health facility as a result of the breach.

(2) The cost incurred by the health facility in correcting the breach.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.179-1993, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 16-27.5-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-27.5-1-6
Commission not precluded from making determination concerning allegation
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The state department's renewal of an individual's certification or registration under this article does not preclude the commission from making a determination concerning an allegation against the individual after the individual's certification or registration is renewed.

As added by P.L.143-2025, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 16-27-0.5-9 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27 / Chapter 0.5 / Section 16-27-0.5-9
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to protect the health, safety, rights, and welfare of the home health care patients and hospice patients.

As added by P.L.12-2004, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.156-2011, SEC.20; P.L.197-2011, SEC.63; P.L.6-2012, SEC.117; P.L.141-2014, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 16-46-7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 46 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-46-7-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-5-4.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.29. Repealed by P.L.87-1994, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-12
"Alcohol and drug abuse records"
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. "Alcohol and drug abuse records", for purposes of IC 16-39, means recorded or unrecorded information concerning the diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis of a patient receiving alcohol or drug abuse treatment services.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-8-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-49-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 49 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-49-1-5
"Emergency medical services"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. "Emergency medical services" means the provision of emergency ambulance services or other services, including extrication and rescue services, used in serving an individual's need for immediate medical care in order to prevent loss of life or aggravation of physiological or psychological illness or injury.

As added by P.L.119-2013, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-27.5-5-10 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 27.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-27.5-5-10
Approved dementia training
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) This section applies to a registered home health aide who:

(1) is employed as a home health aide; and

(2) provides care to an individual who has been diagnosed with or experiences symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or a related cognitive disorder.

(b) As used in this section, "approved dementia training" refers to a dementia training program:

(1) for use in training home health aides in the care of individuals described in subsection (a)(2); and

(2) that has been approved by the commission under subsection (f).

(c) Not later than sixty (60) days after the date on which a home health aide is initially hired to care for an individual with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or a related cognitive disorder, the home health aide shall complete at least six (6) hours of approved dementia training.

(d) Before December 31 of each year, a home health aide who has been employed as a home health aide for at least one (1) year shall complete at least three (3) hours of approved dementia training.

(e) A home health aide who:

(1) has received the training required by subsections (c) and (d);

(2) has been employed as a home health aide for at least twenty-four (24) consecutive months; and

(3) is hired by a home health agency;

is not required to repeat the training required by this section.

(f) The commission shall do the following:

(1) Approve each dementia training program that meets the following requirements:

(A) The dementia training program includes education concerning the following:

(i) The nature of Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and other related cognitive disorders.

(ii) Current best practices for caring for and treating individuals with dementia.

(iii) Guidelines for the assessment and care of an individual with dementia.

(iv) Procedures for providing patient centered quality care.

(v) The daily activities of individuals with dementia.

(vi) Dementia related behaviors, communication, and positive intervention.

(vii) The role of an individual's family in caring for an individual with dementia.

(B) The dementia training program:

(i) must be culturally competent; and

(ii) may be provided online.

(2) Direct the state department to establish and implement a process for approval of a dementia training program.

(g) To the extent allowed by 42 CFR 484.80, the number of hours of approved dementia training completed under this section satisfies an equivalent number of hours of the home health aide training required by 42 CFR 484.80.

(h) An entity that provides approved dementia training shall provide to each home health aide who successfully completes the training a certificate of completion.

(i) A home health aide:

(1) is responsible for maintaining the home health aide's certificate of completion; and

(2) may use the certificate of completion as proof of compliance with this section.

As added by P.L.143-2025, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.128.
Ind. Code § 16-42-28-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 28 / Section 16-42-28-3
"Mobile retail food establishment license"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "mobile retail food establishment license" refers to a license established by the state department and issued by a local health department for the operation of a mobile retail food establishment.

As added by P.L.235-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 16-36-5-28 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-36-5-28
Deception with intent to cause withholding of CPR
Status: in_force

Sec. 28. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:

(1) falsifies or forges the out of hospital DNR declaration and order of another person with intent to cause the withholding or withdrawal of CPR; or

(2) conceals or withholds personal knowledge of the revocation of an out of hospital DNR declaration and order with intent to cause the withholding or withdrawal of CPR;

commits a Level 5 felony.

(b) A person who commits an offense described in this section is subject to IC 29-1-2-12.1.

As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.238.
Ind. Code § 16-36-7-42 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 36 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-36-7-42
Decisions made by proxy
Status: in_force

Sec. 42. (a) For purposes of this section, the term "declarant" includes an individual who has not executed an advance directive or who does not have an advance directive currently in effect.

(b) This section applies only if a declarant is not capable of consenting to health care, and:

(1) the declarant has not executed an advance directive under this chapter or does not have an advance directive currently in effect; or

(2) the declarant has executed an advance directive and the health care representative designated in the advance directive is not willing, able, or reasonably available to make health care decisions for the declarant.

(c) Except as provided in section 43 of this chapter, health care decisions may be made for the declarant by any of the following individuals to act as a proxy, in the following decreasing order of priority, if an individual in a prior class is not reasonably available, willing, and competent to act:

(1) The judicially appointed guardian of the declarant or a health care representative appointed under IC 16-36-1-8 or section 34(14) of this chapter.

(2) A spouse.

(3) An adult child.

(4) A parent.

(5) An adult sibling.

(6) A grandparent.

(7) An adult grandchild.

(8) The nearest other adult relative in the next degree of kinship who is not listed in subdivisions (2) through (7).

(9) A friend who:

(A) is an adult;

(B) has maintained regular contact with the individual; and

(C) is familiar with the individual's activities, health, and religious or moral beliefs.

(10) The individual's religious superior, if the individual is a member of a religious order.

(d) Any health care decision made under subsection (c) must be based on the proxy's informed consent and on the decision the proxy reasonably believes the declarant would have made under the circumstances, taking into account the declarant's express or implied intentions. If there is no reliable indication of what the declarant would have chosen, the proxy shall consider the declarant's best interests in deciding that proposed treatments are to be withheld or that treatments currently in effect are to be withdrawn.

(e) Before exercising the incapacitated declarant's rights to select or decline health care, the proxy must attempt to comply in good faith with:

(1) the instructions, desires, or preferences, if any, stated by the declarant regarding life prolonging procedures in an advance directive executed under IC 16-36-1, IC 16-36-4, or IC 30-5; and

(2) IC 16-36-6, if a valid POST form (as defined by IC 16-36-6-4) executed by the patient is in effect.

However, a proxy's decision to withhold or withdraw life prolonging procedures must be supported by evidence that the decision would have been the one the declarant would have chosen had the declarant been competent or, if there is no reliable indication of what the declarant would have chosen, that the decision is in the declarant's best interests.

(f) If there are multiple individuals at the same priority level under this section, those individuals shall make a reasonable effort to reach a consensus as to the health care decisions on behalf of the declarant who is unable to provide health care consent. If the individuals at the same priority level disagree as to the health care decisions on behalf of the declarant who is unable to provide health care consent, a majority of the available individuals at the same priority level controls.

(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt the designation of persons who may consent to the medical care or treatment of minors established under IC 16-36-1-5(b).

As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
Ind. Code § 16-28-6.5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 28 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 16-28-6.5-8
Facility notification of noncompliance; enforcement action by state department
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) If a facility is unable to comply with this chapter or any requirements for the program established by the state department, the facility shall notify the state department of the reason the facility may not comply with the program and what the facility needs in order to comply with the program.

(b) The state department may take enforcement action against a facility as determined by rules adopted under section 9 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.142-2021, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-40 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-40
Repealed
Status: repealed

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.137-1996, SEC.75.
Ind. Code § 16-23-1-28 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-23-1-28
Anticipated deficiency; tax levy
Status: in_force

Sec. 28. (a) If the budget and estimate filed in the auditor's office of the county in any year shows an anticipated deficiency, the amount of the deficiency shall be set out in the copy of the budget and estimate filed, and the board shall request that the fiscal body of the county appropriate sufficient funds and levy a sufficient tax rate on the taxable property of the county to meet the deficiency. The county auditor shall, upon the basis of the request, compute the amount of money necessary to be appropriated and the amount of tax levy necessary to be made on the taxable property of the county to meet the estimated deficiency in the anticipated hospital funds for the ensuing calendar year. The auditor shall place the tax levy before the county fiscal body at the fiscal body's annual budget meeting in September of the same year the request is filed.

(b) The county fiscal body shall place the amount of the anticipated deficiency in the county budget for the next calendar year and shall levy a sufficient tax on all taxable property in the county to meet the anticipated deficiency. However, the tax rate fixed by the county fiscal body in any one (1) year may not exceed three and thirty-three hundredths cents ($0.0333) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of taxable property in the county. The levy is known as the hospital aid tax.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-5-18.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-1997, SEC.169.
Ind. Code § 16-42-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 42 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-42-3-2
Established name defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "established name", with respect to a drug or ingredient of a drug, means:

(1) the applicable official name designated under Section 508 of the Federal Act;

(2) if there is no official name and the drug or the ingredient is an article recognized in an official compendium, the official title of the drug or ingredient in the compendium; or

(3) if neither subdivision (1) nor (2) applies, the common or usual name, if any, of the drug or the ingredient.

However, when subdivision (2) applies to an article recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia and in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia under different official titles, the official title used in the United States Pharmacopoeia applies unless the article is labeled and offered for sale as a homeopathic drug, in which case the official title used in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia applies.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-30-8 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 16-41-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-41-4-1
Content
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The state department must provide information stressing the moral aspects of abstinence from sexual activity in any literature that the state department distributes to school children and young adults concerning available methods for the prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Such literature must state that the best way to prevent HIV transmission as a result of sexual activity is for young people to refrain from sexual activity until the young people are ready as adults to establish, in the context of marriage, a mutually faithful monogamous relationship.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-9.6-1.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.112-2020, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-225.6 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-225.6
"Mental health facility"
Status: in_force

Sec. 225.6. "Mental health facility", for purposes of IC 16-31, means the following:

(1) A certified community behavioral health clinic (as defined in IC 12-15-1.3-25(a)).

(2) A community mental health center (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-78) certified under IC 12-21-2-3(5)(C).

As added by P.L.210-2025, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.99.
Ind. Code § 16-19-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 19 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-19-4-2
Commissioner; appointment; term; qualifications
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The governor shall appoint the state health commissioner, who serves at the will and pleasure of the governor.

(b) The state health commissioner must hold an unlimited license to practice medicine under IC 25-22.5. It is the intent of the general assembly that the office of the state health commissioner be held by a person who is qualified by training and experience to administer the affairs of the state department.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-2-4.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-20-2-17 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-20-2-17
Annual levy for maintenance of department; county health fund; appropriations; exception
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) The fiscal body of a county in which a local health department has been authorized shall assess a levy annually on the assessed valuation of taxable property for the maintenance of the county health department.

(b) The taxes shall be paid into the county treasury and placed in a special fund to be known as the county health fund. The fund shall be used only for the purpose of this title and shall be drawn upon by the proper officers of the county upon the properly authenticated vouchers of the local health department.

(c) Each county fiscal body shall appropriate from the county health fund money necessary to maintain the local health department.

(d) A tax levy provided for in this chapter may not be made upon property within the corporate limits of any city maintaining the city's own full-time health department.

(e) Money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the county's general fund.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.8-10.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.164-2023, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 16-38-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 38 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-38-2-2
Development of registry from existing data
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The state department shall, to the greatest extent possible, utilize information compiled by public or private cancer registries in the development of a statewide cancer registry under this chapter.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-9-3(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-293.3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-293.3
"Presence"; "present"; "to be present"
Status: in_force

Sec. 293.3. "Presence", "present", or "to be present", for purposes of IC 16-36-7, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-36-7-19.

As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 16-32-2-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-32-2-8
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-3.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.64; P.L.192-1995, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.49-1997, SEC.86.
Ind. Code § 16-35-1.6-8 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 35 / Chapter 1.6 / Section 16-35-1.6-8
Hand delivery
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. If a designated employee transmits registration applications or declinations by hand delivery under section 7(1) of this chapter, the circuit court clerk or board of registration shall provide the designated employee with a receipt for the forms. The receipt must state the date and time of delivery, and the printed name and signature of the person who received the forms.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.123.
Ind. Code § 16-38-4-13 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 38 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-38-4-13
Release of confidential information
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. The state department may release confidential information concerning individual patients to:

(1) the birth problems registry of another state; and

(2) physicians and local health officers for diagnostic and treatment purposes;

if the patient gives written consent by completing a release of confidential medical information form.

As added by P.L.180-1993, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 16-19-5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 19 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-19-5-5
Health care engineering fund; plan review fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "plan review" means a review of plans for a project to determine if it complies with the state department's rules.

(b) As used in this section, "project" means the construction, addition, or renovation of a new or existing:

(1) ambulatory outpatient surgical center;

(2) comprehensive care health facility;

(3) hospital;

(4) private mental health institution; or

(5) residential care facility.

(c) The health care engineering fund is established for the purpose of providing funds for plan reviews for the facilities listed in this section. The state department shall administer the fund. The fund consists of the plan review fees collected pursuant to this section. Money in the fund does not revert to the state general fund. Money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the purposes of the fund.

(d) A fee shall be assessed for each plan review. The amount of the fee for each plan review is ten cents ($0.10) per square foot of the project, but not less than a minimum fee of:

(1) for hospitals and private mental health facilities:

(A) five hundred fifty dollars ($550) for new facilities; and

(B) three hundred dollars ($300) for alterations to existing facilities;

(2) for ambulatory outpatient surgical centers:

(A) four hundred fifty dollars ($450) for new facilities; and

(B) three hundred dollars ($300) for alterations to existing facilities; and

(3) for comprehensive care health facilities:

(A) one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for new facilities; and

(B) one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for alterations to existing facilities.

Fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the health care engineering fund established by subsection (c).

(e) The following administrative rules are void:

(1) 410 IAC 6-12-17(1)(C).

(2) 410 IAC 6-12-17(1)(D).

(3) 410 IAC 6-12-17(1)(E).

(4) 410 IAC 6-12-17(1)(F).

As added by P.L.213-2025, SEC.150.
Ind. Code § 16-39-7.1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 39 / Chapter 7.1 / Section 16-39-7.1-3
Access to records; confidentiality
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) A surviving spouse may:

(1) view and copy a photograph or video recording; and

(2) listen to and copy an audio recording;

of the deceased spouse's autopsy. If there is no surviving spouse, the surviving parents shall have access to the records under this subsection. If there is no surviving spouse or parent, an adult child shall have access to the records.

(b) Upon making a written request, a unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23), the state, an agency of the state, the federal government, or an agency of the federal government, while in performance of their official duty, may:

(1) view and copy a photograph or video recording; and

(2) listen to and copy an audio recording;

of an autopsy. Unless otherwise required in the performance of their duties, the identity of the deceased must remain confidential.

(c) The physician having custody of a photograph, a video recording, or an audio recording of an autopsy may use or allow the use of the photograph, video recording, or audio recording of the autopsy for case consultation with a pathologist or forensic scientist. The physician having custody of a photograph, a video recording, or an audio recording of an autopsy may also use or allow the use of the photograph, video recording, or audio recording of the autopsy for training or educational purposes if all information that identifies the individual on whom the autopsy was performed is masked or removed from the photograph, video recording, or audio recording. For purposes of this subsection, information that identifies an individual consists of:

(1) the name;

(2) the address;

(3) the Social Security number;

(4) a full view of the face; or

(5) identifying marks on the body that are unrelated to the educational purpose of the information or to the medical condition or the medical status;

of the deceased individual. A physician who allows the use of autopsy information under this subsection has a duty to disclose to each person to whom the physician releases it that the information is confidential and may not be used for a purpose other than the purpose for which it was originally released. A physician who fails to disclose the confidentiality restrictions of this information commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) Except as provided in subsection (c), the physician having custody of a photograph, a video recording, or an audio recording of an autopsy may not permit a person to:

(1) view and copy a photograph or video recording; and

(2) listen to and copy an audio recording;

of an autopsy without a court order.

(e) Information disclosed under subsection (c) is confidential.

As added by P.L.271-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.179-2003, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-9
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-3(u).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.113-2010, SEC.170.
Ind. Code § 16-18-2-205 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-18-2-205
"Live birth" or "birth"
Status: in_force

Sec. 205. "Live birth" or "birth", for purposes of IC 16-37, means the birth of a child who shows evidence of life after the child is entirely outside of the mother.

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

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 16-23-1-13 — Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-23-1-13
Treasurer; city clerk-treasurer
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) The city clerk-treasurer is ex officio treasurer of the board of directors, unless the board appoints a separate treasurer under section 14 of this chapter. The clerk-treasurer serves without additional compensation and does not have a vote on any matter or question coming before the board.

(b) A certificate of official character and additional oath or bond is not required of the clerk-treasurer, but the city fiscal body, in fixing the amount of the official bond as clerk-treasurer, shall take into consideration the amount of money under the clerk-treasurer's control for hospital purposes, as well as other city funds.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-5-9(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.