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2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 34. Abortion › Chapter 3. Treatment of Aborted Remains › 16-34-3-2. Right to Determine Final Disposition of Aborted Fetus; Determination; Parental Consent; Documentation

Sec. 2. (a) A pregnant woman who has an abortion under this article has the right to have the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center dispose of the aborted fetus by interment in compliance with IC 23-14-54, or cremation through a licensee (as defined in IC 25-15-2-19) and in compliance with IC 23-14-31. The pregnant woman who selects to have the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center dispose of the aborted fetus has the right to ask which method will be used by the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center.
(b) After receiving the notification and information required by IC 16-34-2-1.1(a)(2)(H), IC 16-34-2-1.1(a)(2)(I), and IC 16-34-2-1.1(a)(2)(J), the pregnant woman shall inform the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center:
(1) in writing; and
(2) on a form prescribed by the state department;
of the pregnant woman's decision for final disposition of the aborted fetus by cremation or interment and, in an abortion induced by an abortion inducing drug, whether the pregnant woman will return the aborted fetus to the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center for disposition by interment in compliance with IC 23-14-54, or cremation through a licensee (as defined in IC 25-15-2-19) and in compliance with IC 23-14-31.
(c) If the pregnant woman is a minor, the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center shall obtain parental consent in the disposition of the aborted fetus unless the minor has received a waiver of parental consent under IC 16-34-2-4.
(d) The hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center shall document the pregnant woman's decision concerning disposition of the aborted fetus in the pregnant woman's medical record.
(e) In the case of an abortion induced by an abortion inducing drug, the pregnant woman may return the aborted fetus to the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center for disposition by interment in compliance with IC 23-14-54, or cremation through a licensee (as defined in IC 25-15-2-19) and in compliance with IC 23-14-31.
As added by P.L.113-2015, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.213-2016, SEC.19; P.L.85-2017, SEC.73; P.L.77-2020, SEC.2; P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 34. Abortion › Chapter 3. Treatment of Aborted Remains › 16-34-3-3. Responsibility for Costs

Sec. 3. If the pregnant woman chooses a location for final disposition other than the location of final disposition that is usual and customary for a hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center, the pregnant woman is responsible for the costs related to the final disposition of the aborted fetus at the chosen location.
As added by P.L.113-2015, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.213-2016, SEC.20; P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 34. Abortion › Chapter 3. Treatment of Aborted Remains › 16-34-3-5. Informed Consent Brochure

Sec. 5. The state department shall make any changes necessary to the informed consent brochure under IC 16-34-2-1.5 that are necessary to comply with IC 16-34-2-1.1 and this chapter.
As added by P.L.113-2015, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 34. Abortion › Chapter 4. Sex Selective and Disability Abortion Ban › 16-34-4-1. "Any Other Disability"

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "any other disability" means any disease, defect, or disorder that is genetically inherited. The term includes the following:
(1) A physical disability.
(2) A mental or intellectual disability.
(3) A physical disfigurement.
(4) Scoliosis.
(5) Dwarfism.
(6) Down syndrome.
(7) Albinism.
(8) Amelia.
(9) A physical or mental disease.
(b) The term does not include a lethal fetal anomaly.
As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 34. Abortion › Chapter 4. Sex Selective and Disability Abortion Ban › 16-34-4-2. "Down Syndrome"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "Down syndrome" means a chromosomal disorder associated with an extra chromosome 21 or an effective trisomy for chromosome 21.
As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 34. Abortion › Chapter 4. Sex Selective and Disability Abortion Ban › 16-34-4-5. Sex Selective Abortion Prohibited

Sec. 5. (a) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 if the person knows that the pregnant woman is seeking a sex selective abortion.
(b) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 if the person knows that the pregnant woman is seeking a sex selective abortion.
(c) This section is severable as specified in IC 1-1-1-8.
As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 34. Abortion › Chapter 4. Sex Selective and Disability Abortion Ban › 16-34-4-6. Abortion Prohibited if a Person Knows That the Pregnant Woman Is Seeking the Abortion Solely Because the Fetus Has Been Diagnosed With Down Syndrome or Has a Potential Diagnosis of Down Syndrome

Sec. 6. (a) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 if the person knows that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely because the fetus has been diagnosed with Down syndrome or has a potential diagnosis of Down syndrome.
(b) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 if the person knows that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely because the fetus has been diagnosed with Down syndrome or has a potential diagnosis of Down syndrome.
(c) This section is severable as specified in IC 1-1-1-8.
As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 34. Abortion › Chapter 4. Sex Selective and Disability Abortion Ban › 16-34-4-7. Abortion Prohibited if the Person Knows That the Abortion Is Being Sought Solely Because the Fetus Has Been Diagnosed With Any Other Disability or Has a Potential Diagnosis of Any Other Disability

Sec. 7. (a) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 if the person knows that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely because the fetus has been diagnosed with any other disability or has a potential diagnosis of any other disability.
(b) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 if the person knows that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely because the fetus has been diagnosed with any other disability or has a potential diagnosis of any other disability.
(c) This section is severable as specified in IC 1-1-1-8.
As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 34. Abortion › Chapter 4. Sex Selective and Disability Abortion Ban › 16-34-4-8. Abortion Prohibited if the Person Knows That the Abortion Is Being Sought Solely Because of the Race, Color, National Origin, or Ancestry of the Fetus

Sec. 8. (a) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 if the person knows that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely because of the race, color, national origin, or ancestry of the fetus.
(b) A person may not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an abortion allowed under IC 16-34-2 if the person knows that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely because of the race, color, national origin, or ancestry of the fetus.
(c) This section is severable as specified in IC 1-1-1-8.
As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 34. Abortion › Chapter 4. Sex Selective and Disability Abortion Ban › 16-34-4-9. Penalties for Performing a Prohibited Abortion; Prohibition on Prosecuting a Woman on Whom a Prohibited Abortion Is Performed

Sec. 9. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally performs an abortion in violation of this chapter may be subject to:
(1) disciplinary sanctions under IC 25-1-9; and
(2) civil liability for wrongful death.
(b) A pregnant woman upon whom an abortion is performed in violation of this chapter may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate this chapter.
As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 34. Abortion › Chapter 6. Coerced Abortions › 16-34-6-2. "Mandatory Reporter"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "mandatory reporter" means any person providing health care services, including:
(1) a physician;
(2) a surgeon;
(3) a physical therapist;
(4) a psychiatrist;
(5) a psychologist;
(6) a medical resident;
(7) a medical intern;
(8) hospital staff;
(9) a licensed nurse;
(10) a nurse's aide;
(11) any emergency medical technician;
(12) a paramedic; and
(13) any:
(A) employee;
(B) staff member; or
(C) volunteer;
at a reproductive health care facility.
As added by P.L.93-2022, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 34. Abortion › Chapter 6. Coerced Abortions › 16-34-6-3. "Physician"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "physician" means any person licensed to practice medicine in Indiana. The term includes a medical doctor and a doctor of osteopathy.
As added by P.L.93-2022, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 34. Abortion › Chapter 6. Coerced Abortions › 16-34-6-4. "Reproductive Health Care Facility"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "reproductive health care facility" means any office, clinic, or other physical location licensed by the state to provide surgical or medical abortions, abortion counseling, abortion referrals, contraceptives, contraceptive counseling, sex education, or gynecological services.
As added by P.L.93-2022, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 34. Abortion › Chapter 6. Coerced Abortions › 16-34-6-5. Prohibition on Coercing a Pregnant Woman to Have an Abortion

Sec. 5. A person who knowingly or intentionally coerces a pregnant woman to have an abortion commits a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.93-2022, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 34. Abortion › Chapter 6. Coerced Abortions › 16-34-6-6. Reporting Alleged or Suspected Coercion; Investigation; Employing a Mandatory Reporter

Sec. 6. (a) A mandatory reporter must report to law enforcement every instance of alleged or suspected coerced abortion. A mandatory reporter may not use discretion in deciding whether a case should or should not be reported to law enforcement.
(b) A mandatory reporter must make a report described in subsection (a) immediately to law enforcement when the coercion or attempted coercion is brought to the mandatory reporter's attention.
(c) A mandatory reporter may not delegate the responsibility to report coercion or attempted coercion under subsection (a) to another individual.
(d) The mandatory reporter making a report under subsection (a) shall provide the following information:
(1) The name and address of the pregnant woman.
(2) The name and address of the person who is responsible for the care or custody of the pregnant woman if she is less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(3) Any pertinent information relating to the alleged or suspected coercion or attempted coercion of the pregnant woman to undergo an abortion.
(e) After receiving a report under subsection (a), a law enforcement agency must immediately respond and initiate an investigation. The law enforcement agency shall conduct an investigation under this chapter in the same manner that the law enforcement agency would conduct any other criminal investigation.
(f) A reproductive health care facility that knowingly employs a mandatory reporter after a mandatory reporter violates this section commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.93-2022, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 34.5. Cloning › Chapter 1. Public Policy Against Human Cloning › 16-34.5-1-2. Prohibition on Using Public Funds, Facilities, or Employees for Cloning

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1. Maternal and Child Health Services › 16-35-1-1. Municipal Corporation Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "municipal corporation" means a:
(1) county;
(2) township;
(3) city;
(4) town; or
(5) school corporation;
that makes provisions for conducting any kind of health work of a character qualified to comply with this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-1-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1. Maternal and Child Health Services › 16-35-1-2. Cooperation With Federal Children's Bureau

Sec. 2. The state department shall cooperate with the Children's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor to do the following:
(1) Extend and improve services for the promotion of the health of mothers and children, especially in rural areas and in areas suffering from severe economic distress.
(2) Provide for the extension and improvement of maternal and child health services administered by municipal corporations and health districts of the state.
(3) Develop demonstration services in needy areas and among groups in special need.
(4) Cooperate with medical, dental, nursing, educational, and welfare groups and organizations of Indiana.
(5) Develop plans necessary to effectuate the services contemplated in this section and to comply with the regulations of the Children's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor issued under the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.).
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-1-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1. Maternal and Child Health Services › 16-35-1-3. Cooperation With Federal Public Health Service

Sec. 3. The state department shall cooperate with the Public Health Service of the United States Department of the Treasury to do the following:
(1) Establish and maintain adequate public health services, including the training of the proper personnel to administer the public health work of the state and of the respective municipal corporations and health districts of the state.
(2) Conduct investigations relating to disease and the problems of sanitation.
(3) Develop plans necessary to effectuate the services contemplated in this section and to comply with the regulations of the Public Health Service of the United States Department of the Treasury issued under the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.).
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-1-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1. Maternal and Child Health Services › 16-35-1-4. Duties of Department

Sec. 4. The state department shall do the following:
(1) Make reports that are in the form and that contain the information required by the Children's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor or the Public Health Service of the United States Department of the Treasury.
(2) Comply with any other requirements the United States Department of Labor or the United States Department of the Treasury finds necessary to assure the correctness and verification of reports.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-1-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1. Maternal and Child Health Services › 16-35-1-5. Acceptance of Federal Social Security Act

Sec. 5. (a) The state accepts all of the provisions and benefits of the Social Security Act enacted by the United States Congress and approved on August 14, 1935.
(b) Under this chapter, the state department:
(1) may administer; and
(2) shall observe and comply with all of the requirements of;
the Social Security Act and any amendments to the Social Security Act and the regulations issued under the Social Security Act.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-1-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1. Maternal and Child Health Services › 16-35-1-6. Treasurer as Custodian of Federal Social Security Money Received

Sec. 6. (a) The treasurer of state shall serve as the custodian of money that is received by the state from appropriations made by the United States Congress for the purpose of cooperating with the several states in the enforcement and administration of the federal Social Security Act.
(b) Under this chapter, the state department may administer the money received under subsection (a), and the treasurer of state may do the following:
(1) Receive the money.
(2) Pay the money into the proper account of the state general fund.
(3) Provide for the proper custody of the money.
(4) Make disbursements from the proper account on the order of the state department on which the warrant of the auditor of state shall be issued.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-1-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1. Maternal and Child Health Services › 16-35-1-7. Disposition of Federal Social Security Money Received; Accounts; Vouchers

Sec. 7. (a) The money received from the federal government by the treasurer of state to defray the expenses and to pay the claims and obligations incurred in the administration of the federal Social Security Act shall be paid into the following accounts of the state general fund:
(1) Money received as aid for the promotion of the health of mothers and children shall be paid into the maternal and child health account.
(2) Money received as aid for the establishment and maintenance of public health services shall be paid into the public health service account.
(b) Vouchers issued for the disbursement of money from the maternal and child health account and the public health service account shall be issued on order of the state department and shall be signed by the state health commissioner.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-1-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1. Maternal and Child Health Services › 16-35-1-8. Department to Cooperate With Federal Government in Administering Federal Social Security Act

Sec. 8. (a) The state department is designated as the state agency to cooperate with the federal government in the administration of the provisions of Part I of Title 5 and of Title 6 of the federal Social Security Act.
(b) The state department shall cooperate with the proper departments of the federal government in the enforcement and administration of:
(1) the provisions of;
(2) amendments to; and
(3) regulations issued under;
the federal Social Security Act in the manner prescribed in this chapter or as otherwise provided by law.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-1-8.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1. Maternal and Child Health Services › 16-35-1-9. Administrative Personnel; Cooperative Agreements With Health Authorities of Municipal Corporations or Health Districts

Sec. 9. (a) The regular employees of the state department may be assigned to the performance of the duties prescribed in this chapter either on a full-time or part-time basis. Additional qualified personnel may be employed as the state department determines is necessary to administer this chapter.
(b) The state department may enter into a cooperative agreement with the health authorities of a municipal corporation or health district under which assistants, investigators, and employees may be appointed who are necessary and qualified to cooperate with the state department and the federal government in conducting the health work in the municipal corporation or health district, in conformity with the following:
(1) This chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.
(2) The federal Social Security Act and regulations adopted under the federal Social Security Act.
(c) The state department:
(1) may make allotments from the state department's money to a municipal corporation or health district; and
(2) shall cause to be deposited in a separate health fund of the municipal corporation or the health district an amount not to exceed an allotment.
(d) Agreements may be made under which:
(1) at least two (2) municipal corporations or health districts may cooperate with the state department; and
(2) the expenses incurred in conducting health work shall be allocated between or among the municipal corporations and health districts and the state department;
as may be mutually agreed upon. Appointments are subject to the approval of the state department. The state department may pay a proportionate share of the salaries and expenses of assistants, investigators, and employees as may be agreed upon by the state department and the health authorities of a municipal corporation or health district as prescribed in cooperative agreements.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-1-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1. Maternal and Child Health Services › 16-35-1-10. Medical Examination or Treatment of Adult Person or Dependent Child Less Than 18 Years of Age; Religious Objections; Discrimination; Consent; Limitations

Sec. 10. (a) An official, an agent, or a representative of:
(1) the state;
(2) a political subdivision or municipal corporation;
(3) a board, a bureau, a district, a welfare group, or an organization referred to in this chapter; or
(4) the federal Public Health Service when cooperating with an official, an agent, or a representative described in subdivisions (1) through (3);
may not compel an adult person or a dependent child less than eighteen (18) years of age to submit to a medical examination or treatment when the adult person or the parent or guardian of the child objects to the medical examination or treatment on religious grounds and may not permit discrimination against a dependent child less than eighteen (18) years of age or adult person because of the medical examination or treatment.
(b) This section does not limit the powers of:
(1) the state department;
(2) a local board of health; or
(3) other public health authority;
to establish quarantine, as provided by law, for the purpose of preventing the spread of communicable disease.
(c) A person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age is competent with regard to age to give consent or to object to the treatment or examinations required by this section.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-1-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1. Maternal and Child Health Services › 16-35-1-11. Perinatal Navigator Program

Sec. 11. The state department shall establish a perinatal navigator program for the purposes of engaging pregnant women in early prenatal care and providing referrals to pregnant women for wraparound services and home visiting programs in the local community.
As added by P.L.292-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1.5. Women, Infants, and Children Program › 16-35-1.5-1. Food Instrument Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "food instrument" means an electronic benefit transfer card that can be taken to a WIC vendor for exchange for a specified quantity of food.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-2.5-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.138-2019, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1.5. Women, Infants, and Children Program › 16-35-1.5-2. Wic Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "WIC" refers to the women, infants, and children nutrition program.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-2.5-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1.5. Women, Infants, and Children Program › 16-35-1.5-3. Wic Participant Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "WIC participant" means an authorized pregnant woman, a postpartum woman, an infant, or a child who is receiving supplemental food or a food instrument under the WIC program.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-2.5-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1.5. Women, Infants, and Children Program › 16-35-1.5-4. Wic Vendor Defined

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "WIC vendor" means the individual, partnership, limited partnership, or corporation authorized by the state department to accept a food instrument and provide supplemental food to a WIC participant.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-2.5-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1.5. Women, Infants, and Children Program › 16-35-1.5-5. Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program Defined

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "women, infants, and children nutrition program" refers to the federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children under 42 U.S.C. 1786.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-2.5-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1.5. Women, Infants, and Children Program › 16-35-1.5-6. Rules and Regulations; Penalties and Sanctions

Sec. 6. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 specifying a system of civil penalties and other sanctions for a WIC vendor contract under the WIC program or federal regulations under 7 CFR 246. The severity of a sanction must be consistent with the type and frequency of the violation, and may include suspension or termination from the WIC program and civil penalties.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-2.5-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1.5. Women, Infants, and Children Program › 16-35-1.5-7. Penalties; Deposit in Dedicated Accounts

Sec. 7. (a) A civil penalty collected by the state department must be deposited in a dedicated account designated by the state department to be used in the administration of the WIC program.
(b) A civil penalty collected under this chapter does not revert to the state general fund, but remains in the account designated under subsection (a).
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-2-2.5-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1.6. Voter Registration Services and Wic Program Services › 16-35-1.6-1. Purpose of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter prescribes the procedures to be followed by the state department in processing:
(1) voter registration applications; and
(2) records concerning an individual's declining to register to vote;
under 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(2)(A) and IC 3-7-15.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.123. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.238.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1.6. Voter Registration Services and Wic Program Services › 16-35-1.6-3. "Wic Office" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "WIC office" refers to an office providing assistance to a WIC participant.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.123.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1.6. Voter Registration Services and Wic Program Services › 16-35-1.6-4. Designated Individual

Sec. 4. The commissioner shall designate an employee of each WIC office as the individual responsible for performing the voter registration duties of the bureau under this chapter at that office. The employee designated under this section shall supervise the registration of voters by other employees of the office and shall perform any other registration duty required to be performed by the office under this chapter. Notwithstanding this designation, any employee of the office may perform registration duties in accordance with this chapter.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.123.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1.6. Voter Registration Services and Wic Program Services › 16-35-1.6-5. Transmittal of Voter Registration Application or Declination Forms

Sec. 5. (a) As required under 52 U.S.C. 20506(d)(1), the designated office employee shall transmit a completed voter registration application:
(1) to the circuit court clerk or board of registration of the county in which the individual's residential address (as indicated on the application) is located; and
(2) not later than five (5) days after the application is accepted at the office.
(b) The employee shall transmit the voter registration application (or a separate declination form) on which the individual declined to register to vote by specifically declining to register or by failing to complete the voter registration portion of the application.
(c) The declination must be transmitted:
(1) to the circuit court clerk or board of registration of the county in which the individual's residential address (as indicated on the application) is located; and
(2) not later than five (5) days after the application is accepted at the office.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.123. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.146; P.L.258-2013, SEC.91; P.L.128-2015, SEC.239.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1.6. Voter Registration Services and Wic Program Services › 16-35-1.6-7. Methods for Transmittal of Applications or Declinations

Sec. 7. A designated employee may use any of the following methods to transmit voter registration applications or declinations under section 5 of this chapter:
(1) Hand delivery to the circuit court clerk or board of registration.
(2) Delivery by the United States Postal Service, using first class mail.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.123. Amended by P.L.258-2013, SEC.92.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1.6. Voter Registration Services and Wic Program Services › 16-35-1.6-8. Hand Delivery

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1.6. Voter Registration Services and Wic Program Services › 16-35-1.6-9. Information to Be Provided to Commissioner

Sec. 9. The election division shall provide the commissioner with a list of the current address and telephone number of the county voter registration office in each county. The commissioner shall promptly forward the list and each revision of the list to each WIC office.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.123. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.254; P.L.3-1997, SEC.441; P.L.219-2013, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1.6. Voter Registration Services and Wic Program Services › 16-35-1.6-11. Notice Regarding Elections

Sec. 11. The co-directors of the election division shall notify the commissioner of the following:
(1) The scheduled date of each primary, general, municipal, and special election.
(2) The jurisdiction in which the election will be held.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.123. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.255; P.L.3-1997, SEC.442; P.L.86-2018, SEC.171.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 1.6. Voter Registration Services and Wic Program Services › 16-35-1.6-12. Information to Be Provided to Election Division

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 2. Assistance to Children With Special Health Care Needs › 16-35-2-1. Children Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "children" refers to children with special health care needs.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-2-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 2. Assistance to Children With Special Health Care Needs › 16-35-2-2. Administering Federal Social Security Money; Cooperation With Federal Agencies

Sec. 2. (a) The state department shall administer the federal money provided for services to children under the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.).
(b) In the administration of the money, the state department shall cooperate with the United States Department of Health and Human Services and other federal and state agencies to do the following:
(1) Extend and improve services for locating children and for providing medical, surgical, corrective, and other services and care, and facilities for diagnosis, hospitalization, and aftercare for children who are suffering from conditions that lead to special health care needs.
(2) Cooperate with medical, health, nursing, and welfare groups and organizations of Indiana in the enforcement and administration of this section.
(3) Develop plans that are necessary to effectuate the services contemplated in this section and to comply with the regulations and requirements of the United States Department of Health and Human Services under the federal Social Security Act.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-2-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 2. Assistance to Children With Special Health Care Needs › 16-35-2-3. Appointment of Director of Program

Sec. 3. The state health commissioner shall appoint a director of the program for children with special health care needs.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-2-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.156-2011, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 2. Assistance to Children With Special Health Care Needs › 16-35-2-4. Assignment of Eligible Child for Care, Services, or Treatment; Contracting

Sec. 4. (a) A child with special health care needs who has been determined to be financially and medically eligible according to rules adopted by the state department may be assigned for care, services, or treatment to any of the following:
(1) A public or private hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2.
(2) A diagnostic and treatment center.
(3) A licensed physician.
(4) Other participating providers under this chapter.
(b) The state department may contract for any service necessary to administer the program for children with special health care needs, including the following:
(1) The determination of medical eligibility.
(2) The development and implementation of a certification program for physicians serving children with special health care needs.
(3) The development of standards of care for children with special health care needs.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-2-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 2. Assistance to Children With Special Health Care Needs › 16-35-2-5. Designation of Categories of Services, Materials, and Care to Be Paid for Out of Federal Social Security Money Received

Sec. 5. The state department may designate certain categories of services, materials, and care that shall be paid for out of money received from the federal government for services for children in conformity with the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) and the regulations adopted under the federal Social Security Act.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-2-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 2. Assistance to Children With Special Health Care Needs › 16-35-2-6. Fees and Charges Same as Medicaid

Sec. 6. The fees and charges paid to providers of services, care, and materials under this chapter shall be at the same amounts as those allowed by the Medicaid program (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-2-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 2. Assistance to Children With Special Health Care Needs › 16-35-2-7. Uniform Rules; Adoption

Sec. 7. The state department shall adopt uniform rules under IC 4-22-2 to do the following:
(1) Determine medical eligibility.
(2) Determine financial eligibility.
(3) Certify licensed physicians serving children with special health care needs.
(4) Develop standards of care for children with special health care needs.
(5) Determine the types of care, services, and materials that the state department will reimburse under this chapter.
(6) Determine the duration of care that the state department will reimburse providers under this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-2-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 2. Assistance to Children With Special Health Care Needs › 16-35-2-8. State or Federal Higher Education Awards as Not Affecting Eligibility for Assistance

Sec. 8. If an individual receives a state or federal higher education award that is paid directly to an approved postsecondary educational institution for the individual's benefit:
(1) the individual is not required to report that award as income or as a resource of the individual when applying for assistance for a destitute child under this chapter; and
(2) the award shall not be considered as income or a resource of the individual in determining initial or continuing eligibility for assistance under this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-2-8.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.193.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 2. Assistance to Children With Special Health Care Needs › 16-35-2-9. Cystic Fibrosis; Services Extended to Afflicted Persons

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 2. Assistance to Children With Special Health Care Needs › 16-35-2-10. Children With Autism

Sec. 10. (a) An individual who:
(1) has autism (as defined in IC 12-7-2-19(b)); and
(2) is less than twenty-one (21) years of age;
has an eligible medical condition under this chapter.
(b) The state department shall extend all care, services, and materials provided under this chapter to an individual described in subsection (a) who meets any additional eligibility criteria established by the state department under this chapter.
As added by P.L.79-1999, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.159.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 3. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations:
16-35-3-1formerly 16-6.5-3-116-35-3-2formerly 16-6.5-3-216-35-3-3formerly 16-6.5-3-316-35-3-4formerly 16-6.5-3-4.]
Repealed by P.L.146-2008, SEC.806.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 4. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations:
16-35-4-1formerly 16-6.5-4-1(a)16-35-4-2formerly 16-6.5-4-1(b)16-35-4-3formerly 16-6.5-4-1(c)16-35-4-4formerly 16-6.5-4-1(d)16-35-4-5formerly 16-6.5-4-1(e).]
Repealed by P.L.146-2008, SEC.806.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 5. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations:
16-35-5-1formerly 16-6.5-4-2(a)16-35-5-2formerly 16-6.5-4-2(b)16-35-5-3formerly 16-6.5-4-2(c).]
Repealed by P.L.146-2008, SEC.806.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 7. Deaths of Children › 16-35-7-2. Adoption of Rules Regarding Suspicious Deaths of Children

Sec. 2. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 requiring hospitals and physicians to identify suspicious deaths of children who are less than eighteen (18) years of age.
As added by P.L.225-2007, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 7. Deaths of Children › 16-35-7-3. Adoptions of Rules Regarding Certification of Child Death Pathologists

Sec. 3. (a) The medical licensing board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to certify a child death pathologist and to require special training to conduct autopsies on child fatalities.
(b) A child death pathologist must be a physician:
(1) who is certified by the American Board of Pathology in forensic pathology;
(2) who is certified in anatomic pathology by:
(A) the American Board of Pathology; or
(B) another certifying organization that:
(i) is comparable to the American Board of Pathology in its adherence to nationally or internationally recognized certification standards; and
(ii) has been approved and recognized by the medical licensing board;
and has received special training in the area of child fatalities that has been approved by the medical licensing board; or
(3) who has received certification in the area of forensic pathology or child death pathology by a certifying organization that:
(A) is comparable to the American Board of Pathology in its adherence to nationally or internationally recognized certification standards; and
(B) that has been approved and recognized by the medical licensing board.
(c) The medical licensing board may approve an annual training program or provide a training program for pathologists concerning new procedures for child death investigations for physicians who want to become child death pathologists under subsection (b)(2). In approving or providing a training program, the medical licensing board shall consult and coordinate with pathologists who have received:
(1) certification in forensic pathology by the American Board of Pathology; or
(2) a comparable certification in forensic pathology.
As added by P.L.225-2007, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 8. Hearing Aid Assistance › 16-35-8-1. "Child"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "child" means a child who is:
(1) at least three (3) years of age and less than seven (7) years of age; or
(2) enrolled in a public school, state accredited nonpublic school (as defined in IC 20-18-2-18.7), or nonaccredited nonpublic school in kindergarten through grade 12.
As added by P.L.119-2009, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.149-2017, SEC.4; P.L.92-2020, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 8. Hearing Aid Assistance › 16-35-8-3. Hearing Aid Fund; Established

Sec. 3. The hearing aid fund is established for the purpose of providing hearing aid assistance to eligible children through the hearing aid assistance program established by section 9 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.119-2009, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 8. Hearing Aid Assistance › 16-35-8-5. Fund Contents; Expenditure Limits

Sec. 5. (a) The fund consists of appropriations from the general assembly, gifts, bequests, and other sources of funding.
(b) Expenditures for the program may not exceed the amounts appropriated, gifted, bequeathed, or provided to the fund.
As added by P.L.119-2009, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.149-2017, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 8. Hearing Aid Assistance › 16-35-8-7. Fund Investments

Sec. 7. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
As added by P.L.119-2009, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 8. Hearing Aid Assistance › 16-35-8-8. Nonreversion; Appropriation

Sec. 8. (a) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
(b) There is annually appropriated to the state department from the fund an amount sufficient for the purposes of this chapter.
As added by P.L.119-2009, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 8. Hearing Aid Assistance › 16-35-8-9. Hearing Aid Assistance Program; Established; Criteria

Sec. 9. (a) The hearing aid assistance program is established.
(b) The following eligibility criteria apply for funding through the hearing aid assistance program:
(1) The hearing aid must be:
(A) prescribed for a child by a physician who is licensed under IC 25-22.5; and
(B) prescribed, fitted, and dispensed for the child by an audiologist who is licensed under IC 25-35.6.
(2) The child has not received funding from the fund for a hearing aid for the applicable ear during the previous three (3) years.
As added by P.L.119-2009, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.109-2012, SEC.13; P.L.149-2017, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 8. Hearing Aid Assistance › 16-35-8-10. Application for Funding; Payment From Fund

Sec. 10. (a) The parent or guardian of a child may at any time apply to the state department for funding through the hearing aid assistance program.
(b) Upon receipt of an application made under subsection (a), if the state department determines that the child is eligible under section 9(b) of this chapter, the state department may, subject to subsection (c), pay from the fund an amount per hearing aid not to exceed a maximum amount per hearing aid determined by the state department.
(c) The state department shall issue guidelines establishing a cost participation standard for the amount of a parent's or guardian's expected contribution toward the purchase of a hearing aid for which assistance is granted under this chapter. The state department shall post the guidelines on the state department's Internet web site.
As added by P.L.119-2009, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.149-2017, SEC.7; P.L.108-2019, SEC.205.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 8. Hearing Aid Assistance › 16-35-8-11. School Assistance With Applications

Sec. 11. A public or nonpublic school may identify eligible children and assist the parents or guardians of the eligible children in submitting applications to the state department under this chapter.
As added by P.L.119-2009, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 8. Hearing Aid Assistance › 16-35-8-12. Funding Priority

Sec. 12. (a) The state department shall give funding priority to applications under this chapter for eligible children who are less than fourteen (14) years of age.
(b) The funding priority described in subsection (a) has the highest priority. However, the state department may issue guidelines establishing additional funding priorities to give to applications that are submitted under this chapter. If the state department issues guidelines under this subsection, the state department shall post the guidelines on the state department's Internet web site.
As added by P.L.119-2009, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.108-2019, SEC.206.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 35. Children's Health › Chapter 8. Hearing Aid Assistance › 16-35-8-13. Hearing Aid Refurbishing Program

Sec. 13. (a) The state department may, if economically feasible, create a hearing aid refurbishing program through which hearing aids that are no longer used by eligible children and other individuals are collected and refurbished for the use of other individuals.
(b) The state department may enter into an agreement with another organization to implement this section.
As added by P.L.119-2009, SEC.1.