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IN Code § 16-27-1-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 1. Licensure of Home Health Agencies|16-27-1-14. Appeals Panel; Expiration

Sec. 14. (a) The executive board shall appoint an appeals panel consisting of three (3) members as follows:(1) One (1) member of the executive board.(2) One (1) attorney admitted to the practice of law in Indiana who is not an employee of the state department.(3) One (1) individual with qualifications determined by the executive board.(b) An employee of the state department may not be a member of the panel.(c) The panel shall conduct proceedings for review of an order if the following apply:(1) The order was issued, before July 1, 2021, by an administrative law judge (as defined in IC 4-21.5-1-2).(2) The request for the review of the order was filed before July 1, 2021.The panel is the ultimate authority under IC 4-21.5 for an appeal that is filed before July 1, 2021.(d) This section expires July 1, 2022.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-2.2-16.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.205-2019, SEC.21; P.L.130-2021, SEC.11.
IN Code § 16-27-1-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 1. Licensure of Home Health Agencies|16-27-1-15. Operation or Advertisement of Unlicensed Home Health Agency; Violation; Classification

Sec. 15. A person who:(1) operates a home health agency; or(2) advertises the operation of a home health agency;that is not licensed commits a Class A misdemeanor.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-2.2-17.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.10.
IN Code § 16-27-1-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 1. Licensure of Home Health Agencies|16-27-1-16. Acceptance of Written Orders for Home Health Services

Sec. 16. (a) A licensed home health agency may accept written orders for home health services from a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, a dentist, a chiropractor, a podiatrist, or an optometrist licensed in Indiana or any other state. If the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, dentist, chiropractor, podiatrist, or optometrist is licensed in a state other than Indiana, the home health agency shall take reasonable immediate steps to determine that:(1) the order complies with the laws of the state where the order originated; and(2) the individual who issued the order examined the patient and is licensed to practice in that state.(b) All orders issued by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, a dentist, a chiropractor, a podiatrist, or an optometrist for home health services:(1) must meet the same requirements whether the order originates in Indiana or another state; and(2) from another state may not exceed the authority allowed under orders from the same profession in Indiana under IC 25.As added by P.L.146-1996, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.207-2021, SEC.13.
IN Code § 16-27-1-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 1. Licensure of Home Health Agencies|16-27-1-17. Third Party Billing Notice

Sec. 17. A home health agency that provides to a patient notice concerning a third party billing for a home health service provided to the patient shall ensure that the notice:(1) conspicuously states that the notice is not a bill;(2) does not include a tear-off portion; and(3) is not accompanied by a return mailing envelope.As added by P.L.178-2003, SEC.6.
IN Code § 16-27-1.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 1.5. Registration of Home Health Aides|16-27-1.5-1. Home Health Aide Included in Registry of Nurse Aides

Sec. 1. The state department shall include in the registry of nurse aides required by 42 CFR 483.156(a) a home health aide who has successfully completed a home health aide competency evaluation program as required by 42 CFR 484.36.As added by P.L.110-1999, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-27-1.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 1.5. Registration of Home Health Aides|16-27-1.5-2. Information Required for Entry in Registry

Sec. 2. Information required for entry of a home health aide in the registry of nurse aides described in section 1 of this chapter must be the same as the information required for nurse aides under 42 CFR 483.156(c).As added by P.L.110-1999, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-27-1.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 1.5. Registration of Home Health Aides|16-27-1.5-3. Review and Investigation of Allegations Against Home Health Aides

Sec. 3. (a) The state department shall establish a procedure for the receipt and the timely review and investigation of allegations of:(1) neglect of a patient;(2) abuse of a patient; or(3) misappropriation of patient property;by a home health aide.(b) The procedure required under subsection (a) must allow for:(1) reasonable notice to the home health aide; and(2) reasonable opportunity for a hearing in which the home health aide may rebut the allegation.(c) The state department shall, after following the procedure required under this section, make a finding whether the home health aide:(1) neglected a patient;(2) abused a patient; or(3) misappropriated patient property.(d) If the state department determines that a home health aide has:(1) neglected a patient;(2) abused a patient; or(3) misappropriated patient property;the state department shall notify the registry of nurse aides of that determination.As added by P.L.110-1999, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-27-1.5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 1.5. Registration of Home Health Aides|16-27-1.5-4. Rules

Sec. 4. The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.As added by P.L.110-1999, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-27-2-0.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2. Criminal History of Home Health Care Operators and Workers|16-27-2-0.2. Application of Prior Law to Employees of Home Health Agencies

Sec. 0.2. The addition of IC 16-10-2.6 (before its repeal, now codified in this chapter) by P.L.190-1989 applies to individuals who are initially employed by a home health agency after June 30, 1989.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.314.
IN Code § 16-27-2-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2. Criminal History of Home Health Care Operators and Workers|16-27-2-0.5. "Expanded Criminal History Check"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "expanded criminal history check" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-2-1.5.As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.51-2016, SEC.3.
IN Code § 16-27-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2. Criminal History of Home Health Care Operators and Workers|16-27-2-1. "Health Care Professional"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "health care professional" means any of the following:(1) A licensed physician or a physician assistant (as defined in IC 25-22.5-1-1.1).(2) A dentist licensed under IC 25-14.(3) A chiropractor licensed under IC 25-10-1.(4) A podiatrist licensed under IC 25-29.(5) An optometrist licensed under IC 25-24.(6) A nurse licensed under IC 25-23-1.(7) A physical therapist licensed under IC 25-27 or a physical therapy assistant certified under IC 25-27.(8) A speech-language pathologist or an audiologist licensed under IC 25-35.6-3.(9) A speech-language pathology aide or an audiology aide (as defined in IC 25-35.6-1-2).(10) An:(A) occupational therapist licensed; or(B) occupational therapy assistant licensed;under IC 25-23.5.(11) A social worker licensed under IC 25-23.6 or a clinical social worker licensed under IC 25-23.6.(12) A pharmacist licensed under IC 25-26-13.(13) An advanced practice registered nurse licensed under IC 25-23.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-2.6-1.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.178-1993, SEC.2; P.L.147-1997, SEC.2; P.L.90-2007, SEC.1; P.L.197-2007, SEC.7; P.L.197-2011, SEC.65; P.L.207-2021, SEC.14.
IN Code § 16-27-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2. Criminal History of Home Health Care Operators and Workers|16-27-2-2. "Home Health Agency"

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "home health agency" means a home health agency licensed under IC 16-27-1.(b) The term does not include an individual health care professional who provides professional service to a patient in the temporary or permanent residence of the patient.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-2.6-2.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.178-1993, SEC.3.
IN Code § 16-27-2-2.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2. Criminal History of Home Health Care Operators and Workers|16-27-2-2.1. "National Criminal History Background Check"

Sec. 2.1. As used in this chapter, "national criminal history background check" means the determination provided by the state police department under IC 10-13-3-39(i).As added by P.L.197-2007, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.84-2010, SEC.3.
IN Code § 16-27-2-2.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2. Criminal History of Home Health Care Operators and Workers|16-27-2-2.2. "Services"

Sec. 2.2. As used in this chapter, "services" includes:(1) home health services (as defined in IC 16-27-1-5);(2) any services such as homemaker, companion, sitter, or handyman services provided by a home health agency in the temporary or permanent residence of a patient or client of the home health agency; and(3) personal services (as defined in IC 16-27-4-4).As added by P.L.178-1993, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.212-2005, SEC.12; P.L.177-2009, SEC.4.
IN Code § 16-27-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2. Criminal History of Home Health Care Operators and Workers|16-27-2-3. Operation of Home Health Agency or Personal Services Agency; Prohibition; Criminal Conviction

Sec. 3. (a) A person may not operate a home health agency or a personal services agency if the person has been convicted of any of the following:(1) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).(2) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed).(3) Exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-12).(4) Failure to report battery, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-13).(5) Theft (IC 35-43-4), if the person's conviction for theft occurred less than ten (10) years before the date of submission by the person of an application for licensure as a home health agency under IC 16-27-1 or as a personal services agency under IC 16-27-4.(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-2.6-3.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.178-1993, SEC.5; P.L.212-2005, SEC.13; P.L.158-2013, SEC.231; P.L.214-2013, SEC.18.
IN Code § 16-27-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2. Criminal History of Home Health Care Operators and Workers|16-27-2-4. Employees; Criminal History

Sec. 4. (a) A person who operates a home health agency under IC 16-27-1 or a personal services agency under IC 16-27-4 shall apply, not more than three (3) business days after the date that an employee begins to provide services in a patient's temporary or permanent residence, for a copy of the employee's national criminal history background check or expanded criminal history check.(b) A home health agency or personal services agency may not employ a person to provide services in a patient's or client's temporary or permanent residence for more than three (3) business days without applying for a national criminal history background check or an expanded criminal history check.(c) A person's expanded criminal history check may not include:(1) a person's information when the person was less than eighteen (18) years of age; or(2) information that is restricted by a state where the person previously resided.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-2.6-4(a).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.178-1993, SEC.6; P.L.146-1996, SEC.4; P.L.148-1997, SEC.1; P.L.2-2003, SEC.48; P.L.212-2005, SEC.14; P.L.197-2007, SEC.9; P.L.177-2009, SEC.5; P.L.84-2010, SEC.4; P.L.51-2016, SEC.5; P.L.133-2018, SEC.3.
IN Code § 16-27-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2. Criminal History of Home Health Care Operators and Workers|16-27-2-5. Employees; Prohibition; Criminal Conviction

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who operates a home health agency under IC 16-27-1 or a personal services agency under IC 16-27-4 may not employ a person to provide services in a patient's or client's temporary or permanent residence if that person's national criminal history background check or expanded criminal history check indicates that the person has been convicted of any of the following:(1) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).(2) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed).(3) Exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-12).(4) Failure to report battery, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-13).(5) Theft (IC 35-43-4), if the conviction for theft occurred less than ten (10) years before the person's employment application date.(b) A home health agency or personal services agency may not employ a person to provide services in a patient's or client's temporary or permanent residence for more than twenty-one (21) calendar days without receipt of that person's national criminal history background check or expanded criminal history check required by section 4 of this chapter, unless the state police department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation under IC 10-13-3-39, or the private agency providing the expanded criminal history check is responsible for failing to provide the person's national criminal history background check or expanded criminal history check to the home health agency or personal services agency within the time required under this subsection.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-2.6-4(b), (c).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.178-1993, SEC.7; P.L.148-1997, SEC.2; P.L.2-2003, SEC.49; P.L.212-2005, SEC.15; P.L.197-2007, SEC.10; P.L.134-2008, SEC.12; P.L.177-2009, SEC.6; P.L.84-2010, SEC.5; P.L.158-2013, SEC.232; P.L.214-2013, SEC.19; P.L.51-2016, SEC.6; P.L.142-2020, SEC.18.
IN Code § 16-27-2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2. Criminal History of Home Health Care Operators and Workers|16-27-2-6. Fees; Responsibility for Payment

Sec. 6. (a) A person who operates a home health agency or a personal services agency under IC 16-27-4 is responsible for the payment of fees under IC 10-13-3-39 and other fees required under section 4 of this chapter.(b) A home health agency or personal services agency may require a person who applies to the home health agency or personal services agency for employment to provide services in a patient's or client's temporary or permanent residence:(1) to pay the cost of fees described in subsection (a) to the home health agency or personal services agency at the time the person submits an application for employment; or(2) to reimburse the home health agency or personal services agency for the cost of fees described in subsection (a).[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-2.6-5.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.178-1993, SEC.8; P.L.2-2003, SEC.50; P.L.212-2005, SEC.16; P.L.197-2007, SEC.11.
IN Code § 16-27-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2. Criminal History of Home Health Care Operators and Workers|16-27-2-7. Prohibited Employment Practices

Sec. 7. A person who:(1) operates a home health agency or personal services agency; and(2) violates section 4 or 5 of this chapter;commits a Class A infraction.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-2.6-6.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.212-2005, SEC.17.
IN Code § 16-27-2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2. Criminal History of Home Health Care Operators and Workers|16-27-2-9. Immunity From Liability

Sec. 9. A person (other than a person denied employment or dismissed under this chapter or against whom a finding is made for the registry of nurse aides under 42 CFR 483.156) who in good faith:(1) denies employment to an individual or dismisses an individual from employment under this chapter;(2) testifies or participates in an investigation or an administrative or a judicial proceeding arising from:(A) this chapter; or(B) 42 CFR 483 regarding the registry of nurse aides; or(3) makes a report to the state department or the registry of nurse aides;is immune from both civil and criminal liability arising from those actions.As added by P.L.110-1999, SEC.4.
IN Code § 16-27-2.5-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2.5. Drug Testing of Employees|16-27-2.5-0.5. Applicability

Sec. 0.5. This chapter does not apply to a home health employee licensed under IC 25.As added by P.L.224-2017, SEC.8.
IN Code § 16-27-2.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2.5. Drug Testing of Employees|16-27-2.5-1. Drug Testing of Job Applicants; Use as Basis for Refusal to Hire; Contact With Patients

Sec. 1. (a) After giving a job applicant written notice of the home health agency's drug testing policy, a home health agency shall require a job applicant who is seeking employment with the home health agency for a position that will have direct contact with a patient to be tested for the illegal use of a controlled substance.(b) A home health agency may use a job applicant's:(1) refusal to submit to a drug test; or(2) positive test result from a drug test;as a basis for refusing to hire the job applicant.(c) If a job applicant is hired by the home health agency before the job applicant's results of the drug test are received, the hired individual may not have any contact with patients until the home health agency obtains results of the drug test that indicate that the individual tested negative on the drug test. If the drug test results indicate that the individual tested positive on the drug test, the home health agency shall discharge or discipline the individual. If the home health agency disciplines the individual, the individual may have no direct contact with a patient for at least six (6) months.As added by P.L.224-2017, SEC.8.
IN Code § 16-27-2.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2.5. Drug Testing of Employees|16-27-2.5-2. Written Drug Testing Policy Requirement; Acknowledged Receipt by Employee; Random Testing; Discharge

Sec. 2. (a) A home health agency must:(1) have a written drug testing policy that is distributed to all employees; and(2) require each employee to acknowledge receipt of the policy.(b) A home health agency shall randomly test:(1) at least fifty percent (50%) of the home health agency's employees who:(A) have direct contact with patients; and(B) are not licensed by a board or commission under IC 25;at least annually; and(2) when the home health agency has reasonable suspicion that an employee is engaged in the illegal use of a controlled substance.(c) A home health agency shall either discharge or discipline with a minimum of a six (6) month suspension an employee who refuses to submit to a drug test.As added by P.L.224-2017, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.246-2019, SEC.7; P.L.264-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-27-2.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2.5. Drug Testing of Employees|16-27-2.5-3. Positive Drug Test; Valid Prescription Exemption; Verification; Discharge

Sec. 3. If an employee tests positive on a drug test, and the employee does not have a valid prescription for the substance for which the employee tested positive on the drug test, the home health agency shall have the results of the test verified by a confirmation test. The employee shall pay for the confirmation test. If the positive test result is confirmed, the home health agency shall either discharge the employee or suspend the employee from coming into direct contact with patients for at least six (6) months after the date of the confirmation test result. An employee who has a valid prescription for the substance for which the employee tested positive on a drug test may not be terminated or suspended under this subsection.As added by P.L.224-2017, SEC.8.
IN Code § 16-27-2.5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2.5. Drug Testing of Employees|16-27-2.5-4. Just Cause

Sec. 4. A home health agency that:(1) discharges or disciplines an employee; or(2) refuses to hire a job applicant;because of a positive drug test result or a refusal to submit to a drug test is considered to have discharged, disciplined, or refused to hire the individual for just cause.As added by P.L.224-2017, SEC.8.
IN Code § 16-27-2.5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 2.5. Drug Testing of Employees|16-27-2.5-5. Immunity From Civil Liability; Gross Negligence or Willful or Wanton Misconduct

Sec. 5. (a) A home health agency, when acting in good faith, is immune from civil liability for:(1) conducting employee drug testing in compliance with this chapter; or(2) taking an employee disciplinary action or discharging an employee in compliance with this chapter as a result of the employee drug testing.(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to actions that constitute gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.As added by P.L.224-2017, SEC.8.
IN Code § 16-27-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 3. Possession of Certain Drugs and Other Health Care Items|16-27-3-1. Sterile Water or Saline

Sec. 1. An employee of a home health agency who is a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse may purchase, store, or transport for administering to a home health patient or hospice patient of the home health agency under the order of a licensed physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant the following:(1) Sterile water for injection and irrigation.(2) Sterile saline for injection and irrigation.As added by P.L.105-1998, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.207-2021, SEC.15.
IN Code § 16-27-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 3. Possession of Certain Drugs and Other Health Care Items|16-27-3-2. Vaccines

Sec. 2. (a) An employee of a home health agency who is a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse may purchase, store, or transport a vaccine in order to administer the vaccine to:(1) the home health agency's:(A) employees; or(B) home health patients or hospice patients; or(2) family members of a home health patient or hospice patient;under the order of a licensed physician.(b) An employee described in subsection (a) who purchases, stores, or transports a vaccine under this section must ensure that a standing order for the vaccine:(1) is signed and dated by a licensed physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant;(2) identifies the vaccine covered by the order;(3) indicates that appropriate procedures are established for responding to any adverse reaction to the vaccine; and(4) directs that a specific medication or category of medication be administered if a recipient has an adverse reaction to the vaccine.As added by P.L.105-1998, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.207-2021, SEC.16.