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2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 13. Oversight, Dispute Resolution, and Enforcement › 16-31.5-13-4. Commission Enforcement of Compact

Sec. 4. (a) The commission, in the reasonable exercise of the commission's discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this compact.
(b) By majority vote, the commission may initiate legal action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the commission has the commission's principal offices against a member state in default to enforce compliance with the provisions of the compact and its promulgated rules and bylaws. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of the litigation, including reasonable attorney's fees.
(c) The remedies under this chapter shall not be the exclusive remedies of the commission. The commission may pursue any other remedies available under federal or state law.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 14. Date of Implementation of the Interstate Commission for Ems Personnel Practice and Associated Rules, Withdrawal, and Amendment › 16-31.5-14-1. Compact Initial Effective Date

Sec. 1. The compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions, which become effective at that time, shall be limited to the powers granted to the commission relating to assembly and the promulgation of rules. Thereafter, the commission shall meet and exercise rulemaking powers necessary to the implementation and administration of the compact.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 14. Date of Implementation of the Interstate Commission for Ems Personnel Practice and Associated Rules, Withdrawal, and Amendment › 16-31.5-14-2. Subsequent Members; Effect of Rules

Sec. 2. Any state that joins the compact subsequent to the commission's initial adoption of the rules shall be subject to the rules as they exist on the date on which the compact becomes law in that state. Any rule that has been previously adopted by the commission shall have the full force and effect of law on the day the compact becomes law in that state.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 14. Date of Implementation of the Interstate Commission for Ems Personnel Practice and Associated Rules, Withdrawal, and Amendment › 16-31.5-14-3. Withdrawal From Compact

Sec. 3. (a) Any member state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the compact.
(b) A member state's withdrawal shall not take effect until six (6) months after enactment of the repealing statute.
(c) Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing state's EMS authority to comply with the investigative and adverse action reporting requirements of this act prior to the effective date of withdrawal.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 14. Date of Implementation of the Interstate Commission for Ems Personnel Practice and Associated Rules, Withdrawal, and Amendment › 16-31.5-14-4. Ems Personnel Agreements Between States

Sec. 4. Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any EMS personnel licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a member state and a nonmember state that does not conflict with the provisions of this compact.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 14. Date of Implementation of the Interstate Commission for Ems Personnel Practice and Associated Rules, Withdrawal, and Amendment › 16-31.5-14-5. Amendments to Compact

Sec. 5. This compact may be amended by the member states. No amendment to this compact shall become effective and binding upon any member state until the amendment is enacted into the laws of all member states.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 15. Construction and Severability › 16-31.5-15-1. Liberal Construction of Compact

Sec. 1. This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any member state, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining member states.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 31.5. Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact › Chapter 15. Construction and Severability › 16-31.5-15-2. Laws Licensing Ems Agencies

Sec. 2. Nothing in this compact supersedes state law or rules related to licensure of EMS agencies.
As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 1. Plan for Diagnostic and Evaluative Services for Persons With Disabilities › 16-32-1-1. Legislative Intent; Purpose

Sec. 1. (a) It is the intent of the state to develop, within the limits of the state's capabilities and resources, a program that gives the greatest assurance of enabling a person with a disability to achieve the individual's maximum potential and achieve the highest degree of independence possible.
(b) The purpose of this chapter is to develop a plan for a system of diagnostic and evaluative services for persons with disabilities in Indiana.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-2-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.59.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 1. Plan for Diagnostic and Evaluative Services for Persons With Disabilities › 16-32-1-2. Development of Plan for Diagnostic and Evaluative Services

Sec. 2. The state health commissioner shall, in cooperation with appropriate state departments and institutions, as well as professional organizations and voluntary agencies, develop a plan by which diagnostic and evaluative services for persons with disabilities will be available so that the individual may be referred to a rehabilitation service or services that will assure the maximum development of the individual's potential and the highest degree of independence possible.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-2-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.60.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 1. Plan for Diagnostic and Evaluative Services for Persons With Disabilities › 16-32-1-3. Scope of Plan

Sec. 3. The recommended plan must give attention to the following:
(1) The nature of the diagnostic and evaluative procedures.
(2) Procedures for referral of individuals to such services.
(3) Geographical availability of the services.
(4) Staffing pattern or patterns of services.
(5) Financing of the services.
(6) The manner and procedures of referring individuals diagnosed and evaluated to rehabilitation.
(7) The location within state government for the administration of the program.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-2-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 1. Plan for Diagnostic and Evaluative Services for Persons With Disabilities › 16-32-1-4. Effect of Plan on Departmental and Agency Procedures

Sec. 4. It is not the intent of any system or procedures developed to void the intake procedures of a state department or agency providing rehabilitation services directly to individuals.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-2-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 2. The Committee for the Purchase of Products and Services of Persons With a Disability › 16-32-2-1. Individual With a Disability; Purpose of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "individual with a disability" means an individual:
(1) who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one (1) or more major life activities;
(2) who has a record of a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one (1) or more major life activities; or
(3) who is regarded as having a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one (1) or more major life activities.
(b) It is the purpose of this chapter to enhance employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities by encouraging state agencies and units of local government to purchase products made by and services provided by individuals with disabilities who are employed by qualified nonprofit agencies.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.61; P.L.37-2018, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 2. The Committee for the Purchase of Products and Services of Persons With a Disability › 16-32-2-2. Creation of Committee

Sec. 2. There is created a committee for the purchase of products and services of individuals with a disability.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.62; P.L.37-2018, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 2. The Committee for the Purchase of Products and Services of Persons With a Disability › 16-32-2-3. Membership

Sec. 3. The committee shall be composed of the following members:
(1) The director of the division of disability and rehabilitative services or the director's designee.
(2) The commissioner of the Indiana department of administration or the commissioner's designee.
(3) The executive director of the governor's planning council on people with disabilities.
(4) The director of the division of mental health and addiction or the director's designee.
(5) The commissioner of the state department or the commissioner's designee.
(6) Three (3) members appointed by the governor to represent the public at large.
(7) A representative of the central coordinating agency described in section 7(8) of this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.231; P.L.5-1993, SEC.244; P.L.192-1995, SEC.1; P.L.215-2001, SEC.82; P.L.141-2006, SEC.86; P.L.37-2018, SEC.6; P.L.56-2023, SEC.152.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 2. The Committee for the Purchase of Products and Services of Persons With a Disability › 16-32-2-4. Per Diem

Sec. 4. The members of the committee shall be reimbursed for expenses at a rate equal to that of state employees on a per diem basis by the division of disability and rehabilitative services.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.232; P.L.5-1993, SEC.245; P.L.141-2006, SEC.87.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 2. The Committee for the Purchase of Products and Services of Persons With a Disability › 16-32-2-5. Executive Secretary

Sec. 5. The director of the division of disability and rehabilitative services shall designate a staff member to act as executive secretary to the committee.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.233; P.L.5-1993, SEC.246; P.L.141-2006, SEC.88.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 2. The Committee for the Purchase of Products and Services of Persons With a Disability › 16-32-2-6. Voting by Members

Sec. 6. Except for the member serving on the committee under section 3(7) of this chapter, all members of the committee are entitled to vote on issues before the committee.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.37-2018, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 2. The Committee for the Purchase of Products and Services of Persons With a Disability › 16-32-2-8. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.64; P.L.192-1995, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.49-1997, SEC.86.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 2. The Committee for the Purchase of Products and Services of Persons With a Disability › 16-32-2-9. Adoption of Administrative Rules Concerning Procurement Goals With Qualified Nonprofit Agencies; Other State Contracting Goals Not Affected; Report

Sec. 9. (a) The Indiana department of administration shall, in consultation with the committee, adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to do the following:
(1) Increase contracting opportunities for qualified nonprofit agencies with a goal to procure in each state fiscal year at least one and one-half percent (1.5%) of state contracts with qualified nonprofit agencies.
(2) Develop procurement policies and procedures to accomplish the goal described in subdivision (1), including guidelines to be followed by the Indiana department of administration in conducting the Indiana department of administration's procurement efforts.
(b) The procurement policies developed under subsection (a)(2) do not apply to a procurement of supplies and services to address immediate and serious government needs at a time of emergency, including a threat to the public health, welfare, or safety that may arise by reason of floods, epidemics, riots, acts of terrorism, major power failures, a threat proclaimed by the President of the United States or the governor, or a threat declared by the commissioner.
(c) The goal set under subsection (a) must be administered so as not to diminish any of the goals adopted under IC 4-13-16.5.
(d) The Indiana department of administration shall annually evaluate its progress in meeting the goal described in this section for the previous state fiscal year. After June 30 and before November 1 of each year, the Indiana department of administration shall submit a report to the governor, the committee, and the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. The report must include the following information:
(1) The percentage goal obtained by the Indiana department of administration during the previous state fiscal year.
(2) A summary of why the Indiana department of administration failed to meet the goal and what actions are being taken by the Indiana department of administration to meet the goal in the current state fiscal year.
(e) The Indiana department of administration shall post the report described in subsection (d) on the Indiana department of administration's Internet web site not later than thirty (30) days after the report is submitted.
As added by P.L.166-2022, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 3. Rights of Blind and Other Physically Disabled Persons › 16-32-3-1. Public Policy

Sec. 1. It is the policy of this state to encourage and enable individuals who are blind, individuals with a visual disability, and other individuals with a physical or mental disability to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state and to engage in remunerative employment.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-5-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.65; P.L.99-2007, SEC.155; P.L.155-2009, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 3. Rights of Blind and Other Physically Disabled Persons › 16-32-3-1.2. Individual With a Disability

Sec. 1.2. As used in this chapter, "individual with a disability" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-32-2-1(a).
As added by P.L.230-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 3. Rights of Blind and Other Physically Disabled Persons › 16-32-3-1.5. Service Animals

Sec. 1.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "service animal" refers to a dog or miniature horse individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability.
As added by P.L.155-2009, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.230-2023, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 3. Rights of Blind and Other Physically Disabled Persons › 16-32-3-1.7. Reasonable Modification

Sec. 1.7. (a) A public accommodation shall make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures to permit the use of a miniature horse by an individual with a disability.
(b) In determining whether reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures can be made to allow a miniature horse into a specific facility, a public accommodation shall consider the following:
(1) The type, size, and weight of the miniature horse and whether the facility can accommodate these features.
(2) Whether the handler has sufficient control of the miniature horse.
(3) Whether the miniature horse is housebroken.
(4) Whether the miniature horse's presence in a specific facility compromises legitimate safety requirements that are necessary for safe operation.
As added by P.L.230-2023, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 3. Rights of Blind and Other Physically Disabled Persons › 16-32-3-2. Public Accommodations; Service Animals

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "public accommodation" means an establishment that caters or offers services, facilities, or goods to the general public.
(b) A person who:
(1) refuses access to a public accommodation; or
(2) charges a fee for access to a public accommodation;
to an individual with a disability because that individual is accompanied by a service animal commits a Class C infraction.
(c) A service animal trainer, while engaged in the training process of a service animal, is entitled to access to any public accommodation granted by this section or IC 16-32-3.5. A service animal shall be under the control of its trainer at all times while on the premises of a public accommodation.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-5-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.156; P.L.155-2009, SEC.3; P.L.109-2012, SEC.12; P.L.233-2015, SEC.27; P.L.230-2023, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 3. Rights of Blind and Other Physically Disabled Persons › 16-32-3-3. Offenses; Failure to Take Precautions to Avoid Injury to Blind Pedestrian; Unauthorized Carrying of Cane

Sec. 3. (a) A person not totally blind who:
(1) approaches a totally or partially blind pedestrian carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or using a service animal; and
(2) fails to take all necessary precautions to avoid injury to the blind pedestrian;
commits a Class C infraction.
(b) A person not totally or partially blind who carries, in a public place, a cane or walking stick that is white and tipped with red commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-5-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.155-2009, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 3. Rights of Blind and Other Physically Disabled Persons › 16-32-3-4. White Cane Safety Day

Sec. 4. Each year the governor shall take suitable public notice of October 15 as "White Cane Safety Day". The governor shall issue a proclamation in which the governor does the following:
(1) Comments upon the significance of the white cane.
(2) Calls upon the citizens of Indiana to observe the provisions of the white cane law and to take precautions necessary to the safety of individuals with a disability.
(3) Reminds the citizens of Indiana of the policies with respect to individuals with a disability and urges the citizens to cooperate in giving effect to the policies.
(4) Emphasizes the need of the citizens to do the following:
(A) Be aware of the presence of individuals with a disability in the community.
(B) Keep safe and functional for individuals with a disability the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, other public places, places of public accommodation, amusement, and resort, and other places to which the public is invited.
(C) Offer assistance to individuals with a disability upon appropriate occasions.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-5-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.157.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 3. Rights of Blind and Other Physically Disabled Persons › 16-32-3-5. Public Employment; Terms and Conditions

Sec. 5. It is the policy of this state that individuals who are blind, individuals with a visual disability, and other individuals with a physical or mental disability shall be employed in:
(1) the state service;
(2) the service of the political subdivisions of the state;
(3) the public schools; and
(4) all other employment supported in whole or in part by public funds;
on the same terms and conditions as the able-bodied, unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents the performance of the work involved.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-5-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.66; P.L.99-2007, SEC.158; P.L.155-2009, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 3.5. Service Animals › 16-32-3.5-1. Individual With a Disability

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "individual with a disability" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-32-2-1(a).
As added by P.L.230-2023, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 3.5. Service Animals › 16-32-3.5-5. Removal of Service Animal From a Premises

Sec. 5. (a) A public accommodation may ask an individual with a disability to remove a service animal from the premises if:
(1) the animal is out of control and the animal's handler does not take effective action to control it; or
(2) the animal is not housebroken.
(b) A public accommodation may charge the handler for damage caused by the service animal if a public accommodation normally charges an individual for damage the individual causes.
As added by P.L.230-2023, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 3.5. Service Animals › 16-32-3.5-6. Opportunity to Obtain Goods, Services, and Accommodations

Sec. 6. If a public accommodation properly excludes a service animal under section 5 of this chapter, it shall give the person with a disability the opportunity to obtain goods, services, and accommodations without having the service animal on the premises.
As added by P.L.230-2023, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 3.5. Service Animals › 16-32-3.5-7. Service Animal Conduct

Sec. 7. (a) A service animal shall be under the control of its handler at all times while on the premises of a public accommodation.
(b) A service animal shall have a harness, leash, or other tether, unless the:
(1) handler is unable because of a disability to use a harness, leash, or other tether; or
(2) use of a harness, leash, or other tether would interfere with the service animal's safe, effective performance of work or tasks;
in which case the service animal must be under the handler's control by other effective means, such as the use of voice control or signals.
As added by P.L.230-2023, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 3.5. Service Animals › 16-32-3.5-9. Proof of Disability

Sec. 9. (a) A public accommodation shall not ask about the nature or extent of an individual's disability, but may make the following two (2) inquiries to determine whether an animal qualifies as a service animal:
(1) Whether the animal is required because of a disability.
(2) What work or task the animal has been trained to perform.
(b) A public accommodation shall not require documentation, such as proof that the animal has been:
(1) certified;
(2) trained; or
(3) licensed;
as a service animal.
(c) A public accommodation may not make inquiries about a service animal's qualifications when it is readily apparent that the animal is trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability.
As added by P.L.230-2023, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 3.5. Service Animals › 16-32-3.5-10. Public Accommodation and Service Animals

Sec. 10. An individual with a disability is permitted to be accompanied by a service animal in all areas of a place of public accommodation where:
(1) members of the public;
(2) program participants;
(3) clients;
(4) customers;
(5) patrons; or
(6) invitees;
are allowed to go.
As added by P.L.230-2023, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 3.5. Service Animals › 16-32-3.5-11. Prohibition on Service Animal Fees or Other Requirements

Sec. 11. A public accommodation shall not ask or require an individual with a disability accompanied by a service animal to:
(1) pay a fee for access to the public accommodation as described in IC 16-32-3-2; or
(2) comply with other requirements not applicable to a person without a service animal.
As added by P.L.230-2023, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 4. Developmental Disability Bracelet and Identification Card › 16-32-4-1. "Autism Spectrum Disorder"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "autism spectrum disorder" has the meaning set forth in the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
As added by P.L.56-2016, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 4. Developmental Disability Bracelet and Identification Card › 16-32-4-2. "Developmental Disability"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "developmental disability" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2-61.
As added by P.L.56-2016, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 4. Developmental Disability Bracelet and Identification Card › 16-32-4-3. Request for Bracelet or Identification Card; Presentation to Law Enforcement Officer; Rules

Sec. 3. (a) Upon the request of:
(1) an individual who has been medically diagnosed with a developmental disability, including autism spectrum disorder;
(2) the parent or guardian acting on behalf of an individual who is described in subdivision (1) and is a minor; or
(3) the parent or guardian acting on behalf of an individual who is described in subdivision (1) and is an incapacitated person (as defined in IC 29-3-1-7.5);
the state department shall issue a bracelet or an identification card indicating that the individual has been medically diagnosed with a developmental disability. An individual described in this subsection may request, and the state department shall issue, both a bracelet and the identification card.
(b) The:
(1) bracelet or identification card issued under this chapter; and
(2) individual's driver's license (as defined in IC 9-28-2-4) or identification card (as defined in IC 9-13-2-74.5);
may be presented to a law enforcement officer, as necessary.
(c) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the information that must be submitted to obtain a bracelet or an identification card under subsection (a).
As added by P.L.56-2016, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 4. Developmental Disability Bracelet and Identification Card › 16-32-4-4. Fees; Rules

Sec. 4. (a) The state department may charge a reasonable fee, as determined by the state department, for a bracelet and an identification card issued under this chapter.
(b) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the information that appears on a bracelet or an identification card, including information that identifies an individual's specific developmental disability.
As added by P.L.56-2016, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 4. Developmental Disability Bracelet and Identification Card › 16-32-4-5. Confidential Information; Release of Information Prohibited; Court Orders; Liberal Construction of Section

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), information collected under this chapter:
(1) is confidential; and
(2) is exempt from disclosure.
(b) Information collected under this chapter may not be released under a subpoena, search warrant, or any civil discovery proceedings.
(c) A court, acting on a pleading or motion, may issue an order directing the release of specific information collected under this chapter after all the following have occurred:
(1) The person requesting the court order has sent the state department a pleading or motion:
(A) stating that an emergency exists and that the information cannot be collected through any other means; and
(B) requesting that the information be released.
(2) The state department has been allowed to respond to the pleading or motion requesting the release of information.
(3) The court has conducted an in camera review of the requested information.
(4) After considering the response of the state department and reviewing the information submitted to the court, the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that:
(A) an emergency exists and that the information cannot be collected through any other means; and
(B) the reasons for ordering release of the information outweigh the reasons for not disclosing the information.
(d) This section shall be construed liberally to protect the confidentiality and prevent the disclosure of the information collected by the state department under this chapter.
As added by P.L.56-2016, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 5. Anatomical Gifts and Transplantation › 16-32-5-1. "Covered Entity"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "covered entity" means any of the following:
(1) A licensed health care provider.
(2) A hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2.
(3) An ambulatory outpatient surgical center.
(4) A hospice program licensed under IC 16-25-3.
(5) A residential care facility.
(6) A comprehensive care facility licensed under IC 16-28-2.
(7) A correctional medical center established by the department of correction.
(8) Any entity responsible for matching anatomical gift donors to potential recipients.
As added by P.L.2-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 5. Anatomical Gifts and Transplantation › 16-32-5-2. "Qualified Recipient"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "qualified recipient" means a recipient who has a disability and meets the eligibility requirements for receipt of an anatomical gift regardless of the use of the following:
(1) Individuals or entities available to support and assist the recipient with an anatomical gift or transplantation.
(2) Auxiliary aids and services (as defined in IC 22-9-5-1).
(3) Reasonable modifications to the policies, practices, or procedures of a covered entity, including modifications that allow for:
(A) communication with one (1) or more individuals or entities available to support or assist with the recipient's care after surgery or transplantation; or
(B) consideration of the availability of such individuals or entities when determining whether the recipient is able to comply with medical requirements following transplantation.
As added by P.L.2-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 5. Anatomical Gifts and Transplantation › 16-32-5-3. Prohibited Actions by Covered Entity

Sec. 3. A covered entity may not do any of the following solely on the basis of the disability of a qualified recipient:
(1) Consider a qualified recipient ineligible for transplantation or to receive an anatomical gift.
(2) Deny medical or other services related to transplantation, including:
(A) evaluation;
(B) surgery; and
(C) counseling and treatment following transplantation.
(3) Refuse to refer a qualified recipient to a transplant center or specialist.
(4) Refuse to place a qualified recipient on an organ or tissue waiting list.
(5) Place a qualified recipient at a position on an organ or tissue waiting list that is lower than the position at which the qualified recipient would have been placed if not for the qualified recipient's disability.
As added by P.L.2-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 5. Anatomical Gifts and Transplantation › 16-32-5-4. Permitted Considerations by Covered Entity Regarding Anatomical Gifts or Transplantation

Sec. 4. Subject to section 5 of this chapter, if a health care provider has examined an individual and determined that the individual has a disability, a covered entity may consider, when making recommendations or decisions related to an anatomical gift or transplantation, the disability of the individual to be medically significant to the provision of the anatomical gift or transplantation.
As added by P.L.2-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 5. Anatomical Gifts and Transplantation › 16-32-5-5. Qualified Recipient's Inability to Comply With Medical Requirements

Sec. 5. A covered entity may not consider a qualified recipient's inability to comply with medical requirements following transplantation to be medically significant if a qualified recipient has individuals or entities available to assist in complying with the requirements.
As added by P.L.2-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 5. Anatomical Gifts and Transplantation › 16-32-5-6. Reasonable Modifications; Exceptions

Sec. 6. A covered entity must make reasonable modifications to its policies, practices, or procedures to allow individuals with disabilities access to transplantation related treatment and services, except when the covered entity can demonstrate that the modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of the transplantation related treatment and services.
As added by P.L.2-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 5. Anatomical Gifts and Transplantation › 16-32-5-7. Cause of Action

Sec. 7. (a) An individual who reasonably believes that a covered entity has violated this chapter may bring a civil action for injunctive or other equitable relief against the covered entity for the purpose of enforcing compliance with this chapter.
(b) In an action commenced under this section, the court must:
(1) schedule a hearing as soon as practicable; and
(2) apply the same standards when rendering judgment as would be applied in an action brought in federal court under 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.
(c) This section does not create a right to compensatory or punitive damages against a covered entity.
As added by P.L.2-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 1. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations:
16-33-1-1New16-33-1-2formerly 16-7-6.5-1 part16-33-1-3formerly 16-7-6.5-1 part16-33-1-4formerly 16-7-6.5-1 part16-33-1-5formerly 16-7-6.5-216-33-1-6formerly 16-7-6.5-316-33-1-7formerly 16-7-6.5-416-33-1-8formerly 16-7-6.5-516-33-1-9formerly 16-7-6.5-916-33-1-10formerly 16-7-6.5-1016-33-1-11formerly 16-7-6.5-616-33-1-12formerly 16-7-6.5-716-33-1-13formerly 16-7-6.5-816-33-1-14formerly 16-7-6.5-11.]
Repealed by P.L.69-1999, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 2. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations:
16-33-2-1New16-33-2-2formerly 16-7-13-1 part16-33-2-3formerly 16-7-13-1 part16-33-2-4formerly 16-7-13-1 part16-33-2-5formerly 16-7-13-216-33-2-6formerly 16-7-13-316-33-2-7formerly 16-7-13-416-33-2-8formerly 16-7-13-516-33-2-9formerly 16-7-13-716-33-2-10formerly 16-7-13-816-33-2-11formerly 16-7-13-616-33-2-12formerly 16-7-13-8.416-33-2-13formerly 16-7-13-8.516-33-2-14formerly 16-7-13-9.]
Repealed by P.L.69-1999, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 3. Silvercrest Children's Development Center › 16-33-3-1. Center Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "center" refers to the Silvercrest children's development center.
[1993 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 3. Silvercrest Children's Development Center › 16-33-3-2. Establishment

Sec. 2. The Silvercrest children's development center is established as a state center.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-16-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 3. Silvercrest Children's Development Center › 16-33-3-3. Care Provided

Sec. 3. The center shall provide for the educational diagnosis, evaluation, assessment, short term remediation, referral, and care of children who may benefit from such service, but who, because of serious disabling conditions, cannot make satisfactory progress in the programs of public schools or special institutions of the state. The provision of services shall be for the purpose of properly referring these children to more appropriate programs operated by other agencies or institutions and providing reassessment of these children as indicated.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-16-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.73; P.L.142-1995, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 3. Silvercrest Children's Development Center › 16-33-3-4. Administration

Sec. 4. The state department shall administer the center. The state health commissioner, subject to IC 20-35-2, has complete administrative control and responsibility for the center.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-16-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.144.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 3. Silvercrest Children's Development Center › 16-33-3-5. Programs of Center

Sec. 5. The center shall provide the following:
(1) Educational diagnosis, needs assessment, evaluation, short term remediation, reassessment, referral, and follow-up, in cooperation with other agencies or institutions, necessary to assure continuity of services and proper placement.
(2) Short term training and retraining allowable within the confines of the client's stay to permit the client to achieve maximum potential to benefit from the services of the receiving agency or institution.
(3) Reassessment of clients whose behavioral needs, family structure, or services available at a receiving agency or institution change to the extent that the original assessment of the client's needs are no longer descriptive or useful to the client, the client's family, or the receiving agency or institution.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-16-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 3. Silvercrest Children's Development Center › 16-33-3-6. Director; Appointment and Qualifications

Sec. 6. (a) The director of the center is responsible for the immediate supervision of the center.
(b) The state health commissioner shall appoint the director of the center. The director of the center must possess the following qualifications:
(1) The director must possess the appropriate knowledge, skill, and ability in education or rehabilitation.
(2) The director must have experience and association with training programs for persons with multiple disabilities.
(3) The director must have a master's degree or higher degree.
(4) The director must be competent and qualified to provide the administrative services essential to the achievement of the center's intended goals.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-16-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 3. Silvercrest Children's Development Center › 16-33-3-7. Director; Powers and Duties

Sec. 7. (a) The director of the center, subject to the approval of the state health commissioner, has complete charge and management of the center and is charged with the direction of the development program for the clients in attendance.
(b) The director of the center is the chief appointing authority for all employees necessary to properly conduct and operate the center.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-16-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 3. Silvercrest Children's Development Center › 16-33-3-8. Clients; Qualifications

Sec. 8. Subject to the review and approval of the department of education and the state health commissioner or the commissioner's designee, the director of the center shall receive as clients in the center children with multiple disabilities who meet the following conditions:
(1) Are expected to benefit from residence in the center as part of an individualized education program (as defined in IC 20-18-2-9).
(2) Are residents of Indiana.
(3) Possess at least two (2) major disabling conditions.
(4) Are less than twenty-two (22) years of age.
(5) Whose admissions have been approved by the department of education in accordance with the procedures implementing IC 20-35-6-2.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-16-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.75; P.L.142-1995, SEC.15; P.L.291-2001, SEC.220; P.L.1-2005, SEC.145.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 3. Silvercrest Children's Development Center › 16-33-3-8.5. Placement Review Committee

Sec. 8.5. (a) A placement review committee for the center is established. The committee consists of one (1) representative of each of the following:
(1) The office of the secretary of family and social services.
(2) The state department.
(3) The secretary of education.
(b) The placement review committee shall meet on a quarterly basis to review the following:
(1) Applications to the center denied through the process described in section 8 of this chapter.
(2) All instances of dismissal from the center for reasons other than graduation, voluntary transition to another educational facility, or voluntary departure from the center.
(c) The director shall serve as an advisor to the placement review committee. The director shall provide the placement review committee with information and justification for all application denials and dismissals under review.
(d) The placement review committee may recommend that application denials or dismissals be reconsidered.
As added by P.L.55-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.253-1997(ss), SEC.17; P.L.43-2021, SEC.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 3. Silvercrest Children's Development Center › 16-33-3-9. Duties of Parents and Center to Provide for Child's Care

Sec. 9. (a) The center shall provide tuition, board, room, laundry, and ordinary medical attention, including emergencies.
(b) The parents, guardian, or other persons shall provide medical, optical, and dental care involving special medication or prostheses.
(c) When a client is properly admitted to the center, the client's parents, guardian, responsible relative, or other person shall suitably provide the client with clothing at the time of the client's entrance into the center and during the client's stay at the center.
(d) The client's parent or guardian shall bear the cost of transportation not required by the client's individualized education program (as defined by IC 20-18-2-9). The school corporation in which the client has legal settlement shall bear the cost of transportation required by the client's individualized education program under IC 20-35-8-2.
(e) The client's parents, guardian, or responsible relative or other person shall provide incidental expense money needed by the client.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-16-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.146.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 3. Silvercrest Children's Development Center › 16-33-3-10. Parents of Child in Center Unable to Pay for Costs for Services; Payment by County

Sec. 10. Whenever the circuit court, superior court, or probate court having jurisdiction finds, upon application by the county office of the division of family resources, that the parent or guardian of a client placed in the center is unable to meet the costs that the parent or guardian is required to pay for the services of the center, the court shall order payment of the costs from the county general fund.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-16-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.236; P.L.5-1993, SEC.249; P.L.146-2008, SEC.436; P.L.44-2009, SEC.31; P.L.84-2016, SEC.91.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 3. Silvercrest Children's Development Center › 16-33-3-11. Gifts, Legacies, Devises, and Conveyances

Sec. 11. The director, subject to IC 4-24-3, may receive, for the use of the center, gifts, legacies, devises, and conveyances of real and personal property that may be made, given, or granted to or for the center or in the center's name.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-16-8.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 4. Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home › 16-33-4-1. Armed Forces of the United States Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "armed forces of the United States" means the forces and components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-5-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 4. Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home › 16-33-4-2. County of Residence of the Child Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, the "county of residence of the child":
(1) is the county of residence of the responsible parent; or
(2) if there is no responsible parent, is the county within which the guardianship or wardship is established by appointment of the court.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-5-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 33. Special Institutions › Chapter 4. Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home › 16-33-4-3. Home Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "home" refers to the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home established by this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-5-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16.