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IN Code § 16-27-4-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 4. Licensure of Personal Services Agencies|16-27-4-21. Penalty Review

Sec. 21. A licensee or an applicant for a license aggrieved by an action under this chapter may request a review under IC 4-21.5.As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.18.
IN Code § 16-27-4-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 4. Licensure of Personal Services Agencies|16-27-4-22. Appeals Panel; Expiration

Sec. 22. (a) In response to a request for review of an order referred to in subsection (c), the executive board shall appoint an appeals panel that consists 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.(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.As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.205-2019, SEC.22; P.L.130-2021, SEC.12.
IN Code § 16-27-4-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 27. Home Health Agencies|Chapter 4. Licensure of Personal Services Agencies|16-27-4-23. Penalty

Sec. 23. A person who knowingly or intentionally:(1) operates a personal services agency; or(2) advertises the operation of a personal services agency;that is not licensed under this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.18.
IN Code § 16-28-1-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 1. Health Facilities Council|16-28-1-7. Adoption of Rules; Fire Safety Rule Recommendations; Classification of Facilities

Sec. 7. The state department shall do the following:(1) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 governing the following:(A) Health and sanitation standards necessary to protect the health, safety, security, rights, and welfare of patients.(B) Qualifications of applicants for licenses issued under this article to assure the proper care of patients.(C) Operation, maintenance, management, equipment, and construction of facilities required to be licensed under this article if jurisdiction is not vested in any other state agency.(D) Manner, form, and content of the license, including rules governing disclosure of ownership interests.(E) Levels of medical staffing and medical services in cooperation with the office of Medicaid policy and planning, division of family resources, and other agencies authorized to pay for the services.(2) Recommend to the fire prevention and building safety commission fire safety rules necessary to protect the health, safety, security, rights, and welfare of patients.(3) Classify health facilities in health care categories.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-5(a).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.179-1993, SEC.3; P.L.145-2006, SEC.135; P.L.156-2011, SEC.21; P.L.141-2014, SEC.9.
IN Code § 16-28-1-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 1. Health Facilities Council|16-28-1-10. Waiver of Rules

Sec. 10. (a) The state health commissioner may, for good cause shown, waive for a specified time any rule that may be waived under the following for a health facility:(1) This article.(2) IC 16-29.(3) IC 16-30.(b) The granting of a waiver may not adversely affect the health, safety, and welfare of the patients or residents.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-5.1.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.156-2011, SEC.22.
IN Code § 16-28-1-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 1. Health Facilities Council|16-28-1-11. Qualified Medication Aides and Certified Nurse Aides; Certification by State Department; Registry

Sec. 11. (a) Unless an individual is certified under this section:(1) the individual may not practice as a qualified medication aide or a certified nurse aide; and(2) a facility may not employ the individual as a qualified medication aide or a certified nurse aide.(b) The state department shall do the following:(1) Establish a program for the certification of qualified medication aides and certified nurse aides who work in facilities licensed under this article.(2) Approve education and training programs for qualified medication aides and certified nurse aides, including course and inservice requirements.(3) Determine the standards concerning the functions that may be performed by a qualified medication aide and a certified nurse aide.(4) Establish annual certification fees for qualified medication aides.(5) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement and enforce this section.(c) The education and training programs approved by the state department:(1) must include a competency test that an individual must pass before being granted an initial certification as:(A) a qualified medication aide; or(B) a certified nurse aide; and(2) must include an optional training module for qualified medication aides in administering insulin, including:(A) at least four (4), and not more than eight (8), hours of classroom training;(B) at least two (2), and not more than four (4), hours of practical training; and(C) passing a written and practical examination administered by the trainer;in insulin administration to be completed before a qualified medication aide may administer insulin.(d) The state department shall maintain a registry of each individual who is:(1) certified as a:(A) qualified medication aide; or(B) certified nurse aide; or(2) registered as a home health aide under rules adopted under IC 16-27-1-7.(e) The state department may conduct hearings for violations of this section under IC 4-21.5.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-5.5.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.24-2002, SEC.1; P.L.156-2011, SEC.23; P.L.226-2011, SEC.5; P.L.180-2019, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-28-1-11.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 1. Health Facilities Council|16-28-1-11.5. Qualified Medication Aide Prohibited From Injecting Medicines; Exception

Sec. 11.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a qualified medication aide certified under section 11 of this chapter may not administer injectable medications.(b) A qualified medication aide certified under section 11 of this chapter may administer insulin to a specific patient at a health facility licensed under this article if:(1) a registered nurse, under IC 25-23-1-1.1(b)(6):(A) supervises the qualified medication aide in administering the insulin; or(B) delegates responsibility for administering the insulin to the qualified medication aide based on the registered nurse's assessment of the qualified medication aide's competency to administer insulin;(2) the health facility where the qualified medication aide is employed:(A) permits the qualified medication aide to administer insulin;(B) establishes a procedure for:(i) the delegation of insulin administration from a registered nurse to a qualified medication aide that includes patient-specific clinical parameters based on the registered nurse's assessment of the patient and the qualified medication aide's competency to administer the insulin; and(ii) when the patient-specific parameters require a new assessment by the registered nurse;(C) retains documentation that the qualified medication aide has completed the optional training module described in section 11(c)(2) of this chapter; and(D) notifies each patient upon admission to the health facility that the health facility may allow qualified medication aides to administer insulin; and(3) the qualified medication aide does not administer a dose of concentrated insulin equal to or greater in strength or activity than a dose of U-500 insulin.(c) The state department may require a qualified medication aide who administers insulin under this section to annually complete not more than one (1) hour of inservice training specific to administration of insulin.As added by P.L.180-2019, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-28-1-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 1. Health Facilities Council|16-28-1-13. Licensure Inspections; Reports

Sec. 13. (a) Licensure inspections of health facilities shall be made regularly in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter. The division shall make all health and sanitation inspections. The department of homeland security shall make all fire safety inspections.(b) The exact date of an inspection of a health facility under this chapter may not be announced or communicated directly or indirectly to the owner, administrator, or an employee of the facility before the inspection. An employee of the state department who knowingly or intentionally informs a health facility of the exact date of an inspection shall be suspended without pay for five (5) days for a first offense and shall be dismissed for a subsequent offense.(c) Reports of all inspections must be:(1) in writing; and(2) sent to the health facility.(d) The report of an inspection and records relating to the inspection may not be released to the public until the conditions set forth in IC 16-19-3-25 are satisfied.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-7.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.190-1995, SEC.5; P.L.1-2006, SEC.299; P.L.141-2014, SEC.12; P.L.187-2021, SEC.56.
IN Code § 16-28-1-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 1. Health Facilities Council|16-28-1-14. Provision of Licensure Inspection Report Copies and Summaries; Maintenance and Inspection of Reports

Sec. 14. (a) The division shall provide, on the request of any person and payment of a fee to cover the direct and indirect costs of complying with the request:(1) a copy of a report of an inspection from the public file of a health facility;(2) a brief descriptive summary of the annual survey report of a health facility; or(3) both.(b) Reports of all inspections under this chapter shall be maintained by each health facility for two (2) years and shall be made available for inspection by any member of the public upon request.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-8.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11.
IN Code § 16-28-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 2. Licensure of Health Facilities|16-28-2-1. License Required; Licensing of State Institutions and Municipal Corporations

Sec. 1. A person must obtain a license from the director before the person may operate a health facility. A state institution or municipal corporation may specifically request licensure and upon compliance with this chapter may be licensed under this chapter.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-9(a).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11.
IN Code § 16-28-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 2. Licensure of Health Facilities|16-28-2-2. Applications

Sec. 2. To obtain a license, an applicant must submit an application on the prescribed form showing that the applicant is of reputable and responsible character and able to comply with the standards for health facilities established by this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-9(b).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11.
IN Code § 16-28-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 2. Licensure of Health Facilities|16-28-2-3. Requirements for Licensure; Tax Warrant List

Sec. 3. (a) Before the director may issue a license to a health facility, the director must find that the health facility, within the care category for which license is sought, is adequate in each of the following respects:(1) The physical structure in which the service is to be performed.(2) The educational level, number, and personal health of the staff.(3) The financial ability to provide the service to be performed.(4) The equipment with which to perform the service.(5) The operating history of other health facilities owned or managed by the same person who owns or manages the facility. The director may recommend denial of licensure to a new facility or facility applying for licensure under new ownership where the owner or manager has a record of operation of other health facilities in substantial breach of this chapter or any other law governing health facilities.(b) If the department of state revenue notifies the department that a person is on the most recent tax warrant list, the department shall not issue or renew the person's license until:(1) the person provides to the department a statement from the department of state revenue indicating that the person's tax warrant has been satisfied; or(2) the department receives a notice from the commissioner of the department of state revenue under IC 6-8.1-8-2(k).[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-9(c).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.172-2011, SEC.118.
IN Code § 16-28-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 2. Licensure of Health Facilities|16-28-2-4. Issuance of Licenses; Types; Denial, Revocation, and Refusal to Renew Licenses

Sec. 4. The director may under IC 4-21.5-3-5 do one (1) of the following:(1) Issue a full license for not more than one (1) year, on finding that the applicant complies with the provisions of this article and rules adopted under this article.(2) Issue a provisional license to a new facility or to a facility under new ownership for not more than twelve (12) consecutive months if the applicant can assure the director that the applicant will comply with this article and rules adopted under this article. A provisional license may not be continued beyond twelve (12) consecutive months.(3) Issue a probationary license to an existing facility as described in IC 16-28-3.(4) Deny, revoke, or refuse to renew the issuance of a license.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-9(d).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11.
IN Code § 16-28-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 2. Licensure of Health Facilities|16-28-2-5. Exclusive Use of Licenses

Sec. 5. A license issued under this chapter is not assignable or transferable and may be issued only for the person and premises named in the application.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-9(e).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11.
IN Code § 16-28-2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 2. Licensure of Health Facilities|16-28-2-6. Disclosure Statements; Affiliations; Advertising

Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to a health facility that:(1) does not require the investment of money or the payment of money or other consideration for admission; and(2) only charges daily or monthly rates for room, board, and care.(b) A health facility may be licensed or relicensed under this chapter only if a disclosure statement is filed with the director at the time of application on forms provided by the director that contains the following information:(1) Whether the health facility is affiliated with a religious, charitable, or other nonprofit organization.(2) The nature and extent of the affiliation, if any, including the extent to which the affiliated organization is responsible for the financial and contractual obligations of the health facility.(c) The health facility shall deliver a copy of the current disclosure statement on file with the director as provided by subsection (b) to each prospective resident.(d) If a health facility is affiliated with a religious, charitable, or other nonprofit organization, the health facility must include in the health facility's advertisements and solicitations a summary statement disclosing the following:(1) The affiliation between the health facility and the religious, charitable, or other nonprofit organization.(2) The extent to which the affiliated organization is responsible for the financial and contractual obligations of the health facility.(e) If a health facility is not affiliated with a religious, charitable, or other nonprofit organization but the name of the health facility or the person operating the health facility implies an affiliation, the health facility must include in all the health facility's advertisements and solicitations a summary statement disclosing the following:(1) That the health facility is not affiliated with a religious, charitable, or other nonprofit organization.(2) That no religious, charitable, or other nonprofit organization is responsible for the financial or contractual obligations of the health facility.(f) Whenever there is a change in the affiliation of the health facility with a religious, charitable, or other nonprofit organization, including a change in the extent, if any, to which the affiliated organization is responsible for the financial and contractual obligations of the health facility, the health facility shall amend:(1) the health facility's disclosure statement on file with the director as required by subsection (b); and(2) the summary statement included in the health facility's advertisements and solicitations as required by subsections (d) and (e);if an amendment is necessary to prevent the statement from containing any misstatement of fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-13.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11.
IN Code § 16-28-2-6.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 2. Licensure of Health Facilities|16-28-2-6.5. Disclosure to Prospective Residents

Sec. 6.5. A health facility shall disclose the following to each prospective resident in writing:(1) Information concerning the long term care ombudsman program (IC 12-10-13), including information on how to contact the long term care ombudsman and the state department concerning a health facility.(2) Any policy of the health facility under which, regardless of whether the resident resides at the health facility for the full month or for a partial month, the health facility charges the resident the full monthly rate.As added by P.L.173-2019, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-28-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 2. Licensure of Health Facilities|16-28-2-7. License Fees

Sec. 7. The fee for a license as a health facility under this chapter is two hundred dollars ($200) for the first fifty (50) beds available and ten dollars ($10) for each additional bed available.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-12.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.227-2003, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-28-2-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 2. Licensure of Health Facilities|16-28-2-8. Notice Regarding Requests for Names of Nursing Personnel or Direct Care Staff

Sec. 8. (a) Each comprehensive care health facility shall post a notice that a resident, the legal representative of the resident, or another individual designated by the resident may request from the licensed nurse in charge of each shift information that designates the names of all nursing personnel on duty by job classification for the:(1) wing;(2) unit; or(3) other area as routinely designated by the health facility;where the resident resides.(b) The notice required under subsection (a) must meet the following conditions:(1) Be posted in a conspicuous place that is readily accessible to residents and the public.(2) Be at least 24 point font size on a poster that is at least eleven (11) inches wide and seventeen (17) inches long.(3) Contain the:(A) business telephone number of the administrator of the health facility; and(B) toll free telephone number for filing complaints with the state department.(4) State that if a resident, the legal representative of the resident, or another individual designated by the resident is unable to obtain the information described in subsection (a) from the licensed nurse in charge of each shift, the resident, the legal representative of the resident, or another individual designated by the resident may do any of the following:(A) Contact the administrator of the health facility.(B) File a complaint with the state department by using the state department’s toll free telephone number.(c) The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this section.As added by P.L.108-2000, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-28-2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 2. Licensure of Health Facilities|16-28-2-9. Semiannual Statistical Reports

Sec. 9. (a) The office of Medicaid policy and planning shall produce a statistical report semi-annually for each Medicaid certified comprehensive care health facility that lists the following information:(1) The health facility’s case mix index for each quarter covered by the statistical report for which the office of Medicaid policy and planning maintains data.(2) The number of total hours worked in the health facility by each classification of personnel for which the office of Medicaid policy and planning maintains data.(3) The resident census of the health facility for which the office of Medicaid policy and planning maintains data.(4) A calculation of the average case-mix-adjusted hours-per-resident-day ratio for each health facility by each classification of nursing personnel and the average hours-per-resident-day ratio for each health facility for all other personnel by category for which the office of Medicaid policy and planning maintains data.(b) The office of Medicaid policy and planning shall provide a compilation of the statistical reports prepared under subsection (a) to the following:(1) Each Medicaid certified comprehensive care health facility.(2) The state department.(3) The state ombudsman.(4) Each area ombudsman.(5) Each area agency on aging.(c) Each Medicaid certified comprehensive care health facility shall:(1) make available in a place that is readily accessible to residents and the public a copy of the compilation of statistical reports prepared under subsection (a); and(2) post a notice that a copy of the compilation of statistical reports may be requested from the licensed nurse in charge of each shift.(d) The notice required under subsection (c)(2) must meet the following conditions:(1) Be posted in a conspicuous place that is readily accessible to residents and the public.(2) Be at least 24 point font size on a poster that is at least eleven (11) inches wide and seventeen (17) inches long.(3) Contain the:(A) business telephone number of the administrator of the health facility; and(B) toll free telephone number for filing complaints with the state department.(4) State that if a resident, the legal representative of the resident, or another individual designated by the resident is unable to obtain the compilation of statistical reports in subsection (a) from the licensed nurse in charge of each shift, the resident, the legal representative of the resident, or another individual designated by the resident may do any of the following:(A) Contact the administrator of the health facility.(B) File a complaint with the state department by using the state department’s toll free telephone number.(e) The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this section.As added by P.L.108-2000, SEC.6.
IN Code § 16-28-2-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 28. Health Facilities|Chapter 2. Licensure of Health Facilities|16-28-2-10. Third Party Billing Notice

Sec. 10. A health facility that provides to a patient notice concerning a third party billing for a 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.7.