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IN Code § 16-21-12-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (Care) Act|16-21-12-2. "At Home Care Plan"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "at home care plan" means any plan that serves to describe the after care needs of a patient upon discharge from a hospital to the patient's residence, if the at home care plan:(1) is developed by:(A) a registered nurse licensed under IC 25-23, social worker licensed under IC 25-23.6, or other licensed health care professional; or(B) an individual supervised by a licensed registered nurse, licensed social worker, or other licensed health care professional;(2) is based on an evaluation of the patient's need for after care, taking into consideration the patient's functional status and cognitive ability, including the patient's capacity for self care; and(3) includes contact information for hospital personnel or the patient's physician if the patient or the patient's lay caregiver designated under this chapter has questions regarding the patient's after care.The term includes a discharge plan prepared for the patient that is developed under the discharge planning requirements of the Medicare program's conditions of participation.As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6.
IN Code § 16-21-12-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (Care) Act|16-21-12-3. "Discharge"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "discharge" means a patient's exit or release from a hospital following an inpatient hospitalization.As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6.
IN Code § 16-21-12-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (Care) Act|16-21-12-4. "Health Care Representative"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "health care representative" means an individual:(1) appointed as the patient's health care representative under IC 16-36-1-7;(2) appointed as the patient's health care representative under IC 16-36-7; or(3) holding the patient's health care power of attorney under IC 30-5-5-16.However, if the patient has not appointed a health care representative under IC 16-36-1-7 or IC 16-36-7 or granted a health care power of attorney to an individual under IC 30-5-5-16, the term means an individual authorized to consent to health care for the patient under IC 16-36-7-42.As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.50-2021, SEC.33.
IN Code § 16-21-12-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (Care) Act|16-21-12-5. "Lay Caregiver"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "lay caregiver" means an individual who:(1) has a significant relationship with a patient;(2) is designated as a lay caregiver by:(A) the patient;(B) the patient's health care representative; or(C) if the patient has not appointed a health care representative, the patient's legal guardian;under this chapter; and(3) provides after care to the patient.As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6.
IN Code § 16-21-12-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (Care) Act|16-21-12-6. "Residence"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "residence" means a dwelling considered by a patient to be the patient's temporary or permanent home. The term does not include a hospital licensed under this article, a health facility or residential care facility licensed under IC 16-28, a state mental health institution operated under IC 12-24-1-3, a private mental health institution licensed under IC 12-25, an assisted living facility registered with the office of the secretary of family and social services as a housing with services establishment, or an institution or facility operated by the department of correction or a law enforcement agency.As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6.
IN Code § 16-21-12-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (Care) Act|16-21-12-7. Opportunity to Designate Lay Caregiver; Documentation; Hospital Responsibilities Upon Designation

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.
IN Code § 16-21-12-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (Care) Act|16-21-12-8. Provision of Preferred Means to Contact Lay Caregiver; Use by Hospital; Notification to Lay Caregiver if Patient Unable

Sec. 8. (a) If a patient or the patient's health care representative designates a lay caregiver, and provides the written consent and the other information described in section 7(c) of this chapter, the hospital shall, as soon as practicable before the patient's discharge from the hospital, provide the patient or the patient's health care representative with an opportunity to advise hospital personnel of a preferred means of contacting the lay caregiver.(b) If the patient or the patient's health care representative advises hospital personnel of a preferred means of contacting the designated lay caregiver under subsection (a), the hospital shall, when attempting to contact a patient's designated lay caregiver, attempt to use the preferred means of contact provided in subsection (a) if the preferred means of contact is permitted by the hospital and is readily available for use by hospital personnel when attempting to contact the lay caregiver.(c) If hospital personnel, in the exercise of their professional judgment, determine that a patient lacks the physical or mental capacity to accurately and timely notify the patient's lay caregiver of the patient's pending discharge or transfer to another facility, the hospital shall, within a reasonable time before the patient's discharge or transfer, attempt to notify the patient's lay caregiver of the pending discharge or transfer.As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6.
IN Code § 16-21-12-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (Care) Act|16-21-12-9. Hospital Attempt to Consult With Lay Caregiver; at Home Care Plan

Sec. 9. (a) If a patient or the patient's health care representative:(1) designates a lay caregiver; and(2) provides the written consent and the other information described in section 7(c) of this chapter;the hospital shall, as soon as practicable before the patient's discharge from a hospital, attempt to consult with the designated lay caregiver to prepare the lay caregiver for the patient's after care needs and issue an at home care plan that describes the patient's after care needs upon discharge from the hospital to the patient's residence.(b) An at home care plan may include contact information for health care, community resources, and long term services and supports necessary to successfully carry out the patient's at home care plan.As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6.
IN Code § 16-21-12-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (Care) Act|16-21-12-10. Opportunity for Lay Caregiver to Ask Questions; Live or Recorded Demonstration of After Care Needs

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.
IN Code § 16-21-12-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (Care) Act|16-21-12-11. No Interference or Delay of Medical Care if Unable to Contact Lay Caregiver

Sec. 11. If the hospital is unable to contact the designated lay caregiver, the lack of contact may not interfere with, delay, or otherwise affect the medical care provided to the patient or an otherwise appropriate discharge or transfer to another facility.As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6.
IN Code § 16-21-12-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (Care) Act|16-21-12-12. No Requirement to Designate Lay Caregiver

Sec. 12. This chapter may not be construed to require a patient or the patient's health care representative to designate a lay caregiver.As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6.
IN Code § 16-21-12-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (Care) Act|16-21-12-13. No Obligation for Lay Caregiver to Perform After Care

Sec. 13. The designation of a lay caregiver does not obligate any individual to perform any after care for the patient.As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6.
IN Code § 16-21-12-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (Care) Act|16-21-12-14. No Interference With, Delay, or Affect on Patient Care

Sec. 14. A hospital may not allow the process of appointing or the refusal or failure to appoint a lay caregiver for a patient to interfere with, delay, or otherwise affect the services that the hospital provides to a patient.As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6.
IN Code § 16-21-12-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (Care) Act|16-21-12-15. No Interference With Health Care Representative Rights; No Private Right of Action Against Hospital

Sec. 15. (a) This chapter may not be construed to interfere with the rights of a health care representative appointed under IC 16-36-1 or a health care representative appointed under IC 16-36-7.(b) This chapter may not be construed to create a private right of action against a hospital, a hospital employee, or an individual with whom a hospital has a contractual relationship.(c) No cause of action of any type arises against a hospital, a hospital employee, a staff member, or an individual with whom a hospital has a contractual relationship based upon an act or omission of a lay caregiver.As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.50-2021, SEC.34.
IN Code § 16-21-12-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (Care) Act|16-21-12-16. No New Reimbursement Requirements Under Chapter

Sec. 16. This chapter may not be construed to establish a new requirement to reimburse or otherwise pay for services rendered by a lay caregiver for after care services.As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6.
IN Code § 16-21-13-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 13. Perinatal Levels of Care Designation and Perinatal Centers|16-21-13-1. Establishment of Program; Certification

Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall establish a program to certify perinatal levels of care designations for every hospital and birthing center licensed under this article that provides birthing services.(b) The program must include obstetrics level certification and neonatal level certification.(c) The certification under this chapter is not part of licensure actions under this article.As added by P.L.16-2018, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-21-13-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 13. Perinatal Levels of Care Designation and Perinatal Centers|16-21-13-2. Department Authority

Sec. 2. The state department may do any of the following:(1) Change the perinatal level of care designation for a hospital or birthing center if the state department determines that the hospital or birthing center failed to meet the standards necessary for the designated perinatal level of care.(2) Investigate a complaint against a hospital or birthing center concerning a perinatal certification.As added by P.L.16-2018, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-21-13-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 13. Perinatal Levels of Care Designation and Perinatal Centers|16-21-13-3. Requirements to Operate as Perinatal Center; Peer Review; Review

Sec. 3. (a) A hospital or birthing center licensed under this article that offers birthing services may operate as a perinatal center if the hospital or birthing center complies with the perinatal certification requirements of the following:(1) The American Academy of Pediatrics.(2) The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.(b) A perinatal center may perform peer review (as described in IC 34-30-15) for:(1) the perinatal center;(2) other hospitals; or(3) other birthing centers;that offer birthing services. This subsection does not prevent a perinatal center from performing its own peer review.(c) Peer review performed by a perinatal center under this chapter must comply with IC 34-30-15.As added by P.L.16-2018, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-21-13-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 13. Perinatal Levels of Care Designation and Perinatal Centers|16-21-13-4. Review Under Ic 4-21.5

Sec. 4. A decision by the state department under this chapter is subject to review under IC 4-21.5.As added by P.L.16-2018, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-21-13-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 13. Perinatal Levels of Care Designation and Perinatal Centers|16-21-13-5. Rules; Regulation of Interfacility Patient Transfers

Sec. 5. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.(b) The rules adopted under this section may include regulation of interfacility patient transfers.As added by P.L.16-2018, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-21-14-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 14. Sepsis Guidelines|16-21-14-1. Application of Chapter; Adoption of Guidelines

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 12-7-2-151).(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.
IN Code § 16-21-14-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 14. Sepsis Guidelines|16-21-14-2. Guidelines Provided to Department; Presumption of Meeting Guideline Requirements

Sec. 2. (a) The sepsis guidelines adopted under this chapter shall be provided to the state department upon the state department's request.(b) A hospital that submits sepsis data as required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting program is presumed to meet the sepsis guideline requirements in section 1 of this chapter.As added by P.L.133-2019, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-21-14-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 14. Sepsis Guidelines|16-21-14-4. Report

Sec. 4. The state department shall prepare a report on the implementation of this chapter and any recommendations before October 1, 2020. The report may include Indiana specific data, trends, conditions, or other clinical factors. The report must be submitted to the general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 and be available on the state department's Internet web site. This section expires July 1, 2021.As added by P.L.133-2019, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-21-15-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 15. Certificate of Public Advantage of Hospital Mergers|16-21-15-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a merger agreement between hospitals located in a county that meets the following criteria:(1) Has a population that is less than one hundred forty thousand (140,000) and is not contiguous to a county with a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000).(2) Has only two (2) hospitals that are both in the statewide comprehensive trauma care system under IC 16-19-3-28 and one (1) of the hospitals is a teaching hospital with a medical residency program.(3) Is a predominately rural county.As added by P.L.104-2021, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-21-15-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 15. Certificate of Public Advantage of Hospital Mergers|16-21-15-2. Affect on Antitrust Immunity; Requirements for Subsequent Purchases

Sec. 2. (a) Nothing in this chapter affects antitrust immunity provided through any other provision of state or federal law.(b) A hospital that has been issued a certificate of public advantage under this chapter may not be purchased by another hospital or system of hospitals unless the purchase has been approved by the Federal Trade Commission.As added by P.L.104-2021, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-21-15-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 15. Certificate of Public Advantage of Hospital Mergers|16-21-15-3. Merger Agreement Application; Requirements; Filing; Fees

Sec. 3. (a) Any hospital entering into a merger agreement with another hospital may submit an application to the state department for a certificate of public advantage to govern the merger agreement in the manner prescribed by the state department. However, a hospital may not submit an application under this chapter after July 1, 2026.(b) The application for a certificate of public advantage must include the following:(1) A written copy of the merger agreement.(2) A written description of the nature and scope of the merger.(c) Any documentation submitted under this section with the application that is deemed to be proprietary information shall be clearly identified as proprietary information and a copy of the application with the proprietary information redacted for public records must be submitted by the applicant.(d) An applicant must also file a complete copy of the application for a certificate of public advantage with:(1) the office of the secretary of family and social services in a manner prescribed by the office of the secretary; and(2) the office of the attorney general in a manner prescribed by the office of the attorney general.(e) The state department shall assess a filing fee for an application for a certificate of public advantage that is reasonably sufficient to fully fund the costs of the review of the application and ongoing supervision if the application is granted, including any fees for consultants and experts. The state department may not spend any money on the implementation of this chapter until the state department has received a filed application and received the filing fee.As added by P.L.104-2021, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-21-15-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 15. Certificate of Public Advantage of Hospital Mergers|16-21-15-5. Termination of Certificate

Sec. 5. (a) A hospital that is a party to a merger agreement for at least five (5) years that was issued a certificate of public advantage by the state department under this chapter may voluntarily terminate the certificate of public advantage by filing notice of termination with the state department in a manner prescribed by the state department at least thirty (30) days before the hospital's requested date of termination of the certificate.(b) The state department shall grant a properly filed notice of termination request made by a hospital under this section.As added by P.L.104-2021, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-21-15-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 15. Certificate of Public Advantage of Hospital Mergers|16-21-15-6. Annual Review; Fees; Expiration

Sec. 6. (a) The state department shall annually review a certificate of public advantage issued by the state department under this chapter.(b) The state department shall require a reasonably sufficient fee for the renewal of the certification of public advantage that covers the reasonable costs of the ongoing supervision of the certification, including any fees for consultants and experts.(c) In conducting the review the state department shall consider whether the hospital continues to meet the standards required for the issuance of a certificate under this chapter.(d) This section expires July 1, 2026.As added by P.L.104-2021, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-21-15-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 21. Hospitals|Chapter 15. Certificate of Public Advantage of Hospital Mergers|16-21-15-7. Monitoring of Hospital; Fees; Charges for Hospital Services; Investment of Cost Savings

Sec. 7. (a) The state department shall monitor a hospital operating under a certificate of public advantage issued under this chapter to ensure that the conduct of the hospital furthers the purposes of this chapter.(b) The state department shall assess an annual monitoring fee to a hospital issued a certificate of public advantage under this chapter that covers the reasonable costs of the ongoing monitoring and supervision of the certification, including any fees for consultants and experts.(c) A hospital operating under a certificate of public advantage may not increase the charge for each individual service the hospital offers by more than the increase in the preceding year's annual average of the Consumer Price Index for Medical Care as published by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.(d) For the first five (5) years that a hospital is operating under a certificate of public advantage the hospital must:(1) invest the realized cost savings from the identified efficiencies and improvements included in the certificate of public advantage application in the areas of Indiana the hospital serves for the benefit of the community; and(2) summarize the realized cost savings and investments in the hospital's annual report submitted under section 8 of this chapter.As added by P.L.104-2021, SEC.2.