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2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 2. Operation of County Tuberculosis Hospitals in Allen, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Madison Counties › 16-24-2-12. Nonresidents' Application for Admission

Sec. 12. Any person in need of treatment and who resides in a county without a tuberculosis hospital may apply in writing to the county auditor or official visitor of the county on a form to be provided by the official visitor of the county with a physician's certificate on a form furnished by the official visitor, stating that the physician has, within ten (10) days, examined the person, and that, in the physician's judgment, the person has tuberculosis. The auditor shall forward the application and certificate to the county executive. If the county executive finds the application to be true, the board shall make a record and send the application to the superintendent of the hospital. After the patient is accepted by the hospital, the county executive shall provide transportation to and from the hospital and maintenance at the hospital as provided in the contract or arrangement. All blanks provided for in this section shall be furnished by the hospital.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-11.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 2. Operation of County Tuberculosis Hospitals in Allen, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Madison Counties › 16-24-2-13. Admission of Nonresidents; Liability for Care and Treatment

Sec. 13. (a) Whenever the superintendent receives an application for the admission of a patient from another county, the superintendent shall notify the person to appear at the hospital if the following conditions are met:
(1) It appears that the person has tuberculosis, or a similar disease.
(2) There is a vacancy in the hospital.
(3) There is no pending application from a patient residing in the county in which the hospital is located.
(b) If, upon personal examination of the patient by the medical staff of the hospital, the superintendent determines that the patient has tuberculosis, the superintendent shall admit the patient to the hospital. The patient is a charge against the executive of the county sending the patient, at a rate to be fixed by the board of managers but not to exceed the per capita cost of maintenance, including a reasonable allowance for interest on the cost of the hospital. The bill shall, when verified, be paid by the auditor of the county. The county executive of the contracting county shall investigate the circumstances of the patient and of the patient's relatives legally liable for the patient's support. The county executive has the same authority as a township trustee as administrator of township assistance in similar cases to collect, according to the patient's or the patient's relatives' financial ability, the cost of the maintenance.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-12.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.168.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 2. Operation of County Tuberculosis Hospitals in Allen, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Madison Counties › 16-24-2-14. Access to Books and Records

Sec. 14. The officers of the hospital shall admit the governing board, the county executive, the representatives of the state board of accounts, and all other public agencies having legal authority into every part of the hospital and give these persons access, on demand, to all books, papers, accounts, and records pertaining to the hospital.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-13.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 2. Operation of County Tuberculosis Hospitals in Allen, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Madison Counties › 16-24-2-15. Joint County Hospitals; Allocation of Costs; Board of Managers; Admissions Pro Rata and Otherwise

Sec. 15. (a) At least two (2) counties may agree to establish and maintain a tuberculosis hospital.
(b) The county executive of each county proposing to cooperate may enter into an agreement to establish the hospital and shall apportion the cost of establishing and maintaining the hospital among the cooperating counties, according to the ratio of taxable property in the counties. Each county executive shall appoint an equal number of the members of the board of managers but shall not appoint more than two (2) members. The number of patients admitted from the cooperating counties shall be based on the population of the counties. If there are not as many applications for admission as a county is entitled to, admission is made in the order the applications are received or as agreed among the cooperating counties.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-14.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 2. Operation of County Tuberculosis Hospitals in Allen, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Madison Counties › 16-24-2-16. Nonprofit Hospitals; County Aid

Sec. 16. Whenever an association is incorporated under Indiana law as a nonprofit corporation, for the purpose of constructing, operating, and maintaining a hospital to treat and care for persons with tuberculosis or other diseases, the county executive of the county in which the hospital is located may:
(1) lease or convey the hospital of the county to the corporation; and
(2) give financial aid to:
(A) maintain and operate the hospital; and
(B) pay for the treatment of county residents.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-16.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 3. Conveyance or Assignment of Real and Personal Property by a County to an Association Incorporated for Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis › 16-24-3-1. Authority of County to Convey or Assign Property to Nonprofit or Charitable Tuberculosis Association

Sec. 1. Whenever a county:
(1) acquires real or other property with funds donated for the purpose of prevention, detection, treatment, and cure of tuberculosis or for the acquisition, enlargement, or maintenance of a tuberculosis hospital or clinic; and
(2) has a nonprofit and charitable association dedicated to the prevention, detection, and treatment of tuberculosis that:
(A) has been engaged in that cause in the county for at least five (5) years;
(B) has used the property and financed the operation of a tuberculosis clinic for at least three (3) years in a manner satisfactory to the county executive; and
(C) is affiliated with and operates under contract with the Indiana Tuberculosis Association;
the county may, through the county executive of the county, convey or assign the property to the county tuberculosis association in consideration for the future and perpetual operation of the clinic for the benefit of all citizens of the county for the prevention, detection, and early treatment of tuberculosis without expense to the county.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-10-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 3. Conveyance or Assignment of Real and Personal Property by a County to an Association Incorporated for Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis › 16-24-3-2. Petition for Conveyance or Assignment

Sec. 2. A county tuberculosis association that qualifies for a conveyance or an assignment of real or other property under this chapter may file a petition with the county executive. The petition must meet the following conditions:
(1) Describe the property sought.
(2) Set out facts in support of the association's qualification.
(3) Be verified under oath of the president and secretary of the association.
(4) Include two (2) executed copies of the proposed agreement for the future and perpetual operation of the clinic without expense to the county.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-10-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 3. Conveyance or Assignment of Real and Personal Property by a County to an Association Incorporated for Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis › 16-24-3-3. Investigation of Petitioner

Sec. 3. The county executive shall convey or assign the property to the petitioner if the board finds the following:
(1) The petitioner is qualified to receive the property described in the petitioner's petition.
(2) It is in the best interest of the county to convey or assign the property.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-10-3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 3. Conveyance or Assignment of Real and Personal Property by a County to an Association Incorporated for Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis › 16-24-3-4. Ordinance Authorizing Conveyance or Assignment

Sec. 4. (a) The county auditor shall call a meeting of the county fiscal body to consider the matter.
(b) If the county fiscal body confirms the finding of the county executive by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all members of the fiscal body, the county fiscal body shall adopt an ordinance authorizing the board to execute the contract on behalf of the county and to convey or assign the property.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-10-3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 3. Conveyance or Assignment of Real and Personal Property by a County to an Association Incorporated for Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis › 16-24-3-5. Contract to Convey or Assign Property

Sec. 5. The county executive shall execute the contract and the conveyance or assignment of property and deliver the conveyance or assignment to the petitioner, retaining a copy of the executed contract that shall be entered in the official minutes of the board.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-10-3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 3. Conveyance or Assignment of Real and Personal Property by a County to an Association Incorporated for Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis › 16-24-3-6. Conditions on Conveyance or Assignment

Sec. 6. The county may not convey or assign the property unless the following conditions are met:
(1) The property is separate and apart from county property used for other county purposes.
(2) The deed and contract of conveyance of real property contains a stipulation that the real property reverts to the grantor county if the grantee fails or neglects in the future to operate the clinic for the purposes set out in the contract.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-10-3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 3. Conveyance or Assignment of Real and Personal Property by a County to an Association Incorporated for Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis › 16-24-3-7. Continuing County Obligation to Tuberculosis Patients

Sec. 7. This chapter does not relieve the county from the obligation to care for and treat tuberculosis patients, including the treatment of advanced cases in hospitals, either within or outside the county.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-10-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24.5. Other Health Care Facilities › Chapter 1. Urgent Care Facilities › 16-24.5-1-1. "Urgent Care Facility"

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "urgent care facility" means a freestanding health care facility that offers episodic, walk-in care for the treatment of acute, but not life-threatening, health conditions.
(b) The term does not include an emergency department of a hospital or a nonprofit or government operated health clinic.
As added by P.L.50-2020, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24.5. Other Health Care Facilities › Chapter 1. Urgent Care Facilities › 16-24.5-1-2. Internet Posting of Pricing and Information

Sec. 2. (a) Not later than March 31, 2021, an urgent care facility shall post on the Internet web site of the urgent care facility pricing and other information specified in this chapter for the fifteen (15) most common services that are provided by the urgent care facility.
(b) The following information, to the extent applicable, must be included on the Internet web site by an urgent care facility for the fifteen (15) most common services described in subsection (a):
(1) The number of times each service is provided by the urgent care facility.
(2) A description of the service.
(3) The standard charge per item or service for each of the following categories:
(A) Any nongovernment sponsored health benefit plan or insurance provided by a health carrier in which the provider is in the network.
(B) Medicare, including fee for service and Medicare Advantage.
(C) Self-pay without charitable assistance from the urgent care facility.
(D) Self-pay with charitable assistance from the urgent care facility.
(E) Medicaid, including fee for service and risk based managed care.
As added by P.L.50-2020, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.93-2020, SEC.5; P.L.151-2021, SEC.13; P.L.198-2021, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24.5. Other Health Care Facilities › Chapter 1. Urgent Care Facilities › 16-24.5-1-3. Easy to Read Format for Posting

Sec. 3. (a) The information displayed on the Internet web site must be in an easy to read, understandable format, and include the standard charges as described in section 2 of this chapter for each service.
(b) An urgent care facility shall update the information on the Internet web site on an annual basis.
As added by P.L.50-2020, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.151-2021, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 1. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations:
16-25-1-1formerly 16-10-6-716-25-1-2formerly 16-10-6-8 part, Part new16-25-1-3formerly 16-10-6-1516-25-1-4formerly 16-10-6-1616-25-1-5formerly 16-10-6-8 part16-25-1-6formerly 16-10-6-1116-25-1-7formerly 16-10-6-916-25-1-8formerly 16-10-6-1016-25-1-9formerly 16-10-6-1216-25-1-10formerly 16-10-6-1316-25-1-11formerly 16-10-6-1416-25-1-12formerly 16-10-6-17.]
Repealed by P.L.256-1999, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 1.1. Definitions › 16-25-1.1-3. "Hospice"

Sec. 3. "Hospice" means a person that owns or operates a hospice program in Indiana.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.58-2000, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 1.1. Definitions › 16-25-1.1-4. "Hospice Program"

Sec. 4. (a) "Hospice program" means a specialized form of interdisciplinary health care provided in Indiana that is designed to alleviate the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual discomforts of an individual who is experiencing the last phase of a terminal illness or disease and that:
(1) uses an interdisciplinary team that is under the direction of a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5 to provide a program of planned and continual care for terminally ill patients and their families, including:
(A) participation in the establishment of the plan of care;
(B) provision or supervision of hospice services;
(C) periodic review and updating of the plan of care for each hospice program patient; and
(D) establishment of policies governing the day to day provision of hospice services;
(2) must provide a continuum of care, including twenty-four (24) hour availability of:
(A) nursing services, physician services, drugs, and biologicals;
(B) other services necessary for care that is reasonable and necessary for palliation and management of terminal illnesses and related conditions; and
(C) bereavement counseling;
in a manner consistent with accepted standards of practice; and
(3) meets the minimum standards for certification under the Medicare program (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) and complies with the regulations for hospices under 42 CFR 418.1 et seq.
(b) The term includes inpatient services provided by a hospice in compliance with 42 CFR 418.1 et seq.
(c) The term does not include services provided by a hospital, a health facility, an ambulatory outpatient surgical center, or a home health agency unless the entity has a distinct hospice program.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.58-2000, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 1.1. Definitions › 16-25-1.1-5. "Hospice Program Patient"

Sec. 5. "Hospice program patient" means a patient who:
(1) has been diagnosed by a licensed physician as having a terminal illness;
(2) has a prognosis for a life expectancy in accordance with 42 CFR 418.3; and
(3) receives hospice services from a hospice program.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 1.1. Definitions › 16-25-1.1-6. "Hospice Services"

Sec. 6. "Hospice services" means:
(1) palliative care for the physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and other special needs of a hospice program patient during the final stages of a hospice program patient's terminal illness; and
(2) care for the psychological, social, spiritual, and other needs of the hospice program patient's family before and after the hospice program patient's death;
that is directed by an interdisciplinary team.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 1.1. Definitions › 16-25-1.1-7. "Interdisciplinary Team"

Sec. 7. "Interdisciplinary team" means a group of individuals who provide or supervise the care and services offered by the hospice program that includes at least a licensed physician, a registered nurse, a social worker, and a pastoral or other counselor, all of whom must be employees or volunteers of the hospice program.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 1.1. Definitions › 16-25-1.1-8. "Person"

Sec. 8. "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, or other legal entity that does business in Indiana.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.58-2000, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 2. Possession of Certain Drugs and Other Health Care Items › 16-25-2-1. Sterile Water or Saline

Sec. 1. An employee of a hospice who is a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse may purchase, store, or transport for administering to a hospice patient or home health patient under the order of a licensed physician the following:
(1) Sterile water for injection and irrigation.
(2) Sterile saline for injection and irrigation.
As added by P.L.105-1998, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 2. Possession of Certain Drugs and Other Health Care Items › 16-25-2-2. Vaccines

Sec. 2. (a) An employee of a hospice who is a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse may purchase, store, or transport a vaccine in order to administer the vaccine to:
(1) the hospice's employees or a hospice patient or home health patient; or
(2) family members of a patient;
under the order of a licensed physician.
(b) An employee described in subsection (a) who purchases, stores, or transports a vaccine under this section must ensure that a standing order for the vaccine:
(1) is signed and dated by a licensed physician;
(2) identifies the vaccine covered by the order;
(3) indicates that appropriate procedures are established for responding to any adverse reaction to the vaccine; and
(4) directs that a specific medication or category of medication be administered if a recipient has an adverse reaction to the vaccine.
As added by P.L.105-1998, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 2. Possession of Certain Drugs and Other Health Care Items › 16-25-2-3. Other Drugs

Sec. 3. An employee of a hospice who is a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse may purchase, store, or transport the following drugs in order to administer to a hospice patient or home health patient, in accordance with section 5 of this chapter:
(1) Any of the following items in a sealed portable container in a size determined by the dispensing pharmacist:
(A) Up to one thousand (1,000) milliliters of nine-tenths of one percent (0.9%) sodium chloride intravenous infusion.
(B) Up to one thousand (1,000) milliliters of five percent (5%) dextrose in water injection.
(2) Not more than five (5) dosage units of each of the following items, each in an individually sealed, unused container:
(A) Heparin sodium lock flush in a concentration of ten (10) units per milliliter, one hundred (100) units per milliliter, or one thousand (1,000) units per milliliter.
(B) Epinephrine HCl solution in a concentration of one (1) to one thousand (1,000).
(C) Diphenhydramine HCl solution in a concentration of fifty (50) milligrams per milliliter.
(D) Methylprednisolone in a concentration of one hundred twenty-five (125) milligrams per two (2) milliliters.
(E) Naloxone in a concentration of up to one (1) milligram per milliliter in a two (2) milliliter vial.
(F) Glucagon in a concentration of one (1) milligram per milliliter.
(G) Furosemide in a concentration of ten (10) milligrams per milliliter.
(H) Lidocaine two and one-half percent (2.5%) and prilocaine two and one-half percent (2.5%) cream in a five (5) gram tube.
(I) Lidocaine HCl solution in a concentration of one percent (1%) in a two (2) milliliter vial.
(J) Urokinase five thousand (5,000) units per a one (1) milliliter vial.
As added by P.L.105-1998, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 2. Possession of Certain Drugs and Other Health Care Items › 16-25-2-4. Transportation of Drugs in Sealed Portable Containers by Pharmacist or Nurse

Sec. 4. An employee of a hospice who is a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse may purchase, store, or transport drugs in a sealed portable container under this chapter only if the hospice has established written policies and procedures to ensure the following:
(1) That the container is handled properly with respect to storage, transportation, and temperature stability.
(2) That a drug is removed from the container only on the written or oral order of a licensed physician.
(3) That the administration of a drug in the container is performed in accordance with a specific treatment protocol.
(4) That the hospice maintains a written record of the dates and times the container is in the possession of a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse.
(5) That the hospice require an employee who possesses the container to submit a daily accounting of all drugs and devices in the container to the hospice in writing.
As added by P.L.105-1998, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 2. Possession of Certain Drugs and Other Health Care Items › 16-25-2-5. Administering Drugs by Pharmacist or Nurse

Sec. 5. An employee of a hospice who:
(1) is a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse; and
(2) administers a drug listed in section 3 of this chapter;
may administer the drug only in the residence of a hospice patient or home health patient under the order of a licensed physician in connection with the provision of emergency treatment or the adjustment of parenteral drug therapy or vaccine administration.
As added by P.L.105-1998, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 2. Possession of Certain Drugs and Other Health Care Items › 16-25-2-6. Physician's Orders to Pharmacist or Nurse to Administer Drugs

Sec. 6. (a) If an employee of a hospice who is a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse administers a drug listed in section 3 of this chapter under the oral order of a licensed physician, the physician shall promptly send a signed copy of the order to the hospice.
(b) Not more than twenty (20) days after receiving an order under subsection (a), the hospice shall send a copy of the order, as signed by and received from the physician, to the dispensing pharmacy.
As added by P.L.105-1998, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 2. Possession of Certain Drugs and Other Health Care Items › 16-25-2-7. Duties of Pharmacist Regarding Drug Containers

Sec. 7. A pharmacist who dispenses a sealed portable container under this chapter shall ensure that the container:
(1) is designed to allow access to the contents of the container only if a tamperproof seal is broken;
(2) bears a label that lists the drugs in the container and provides notice of the container's expiration date; and
(3) remains in the pharmacy or under the control of a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse.
As added by P.L.105-1998, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 2. Possession of Certain Drugs and Other Health Care Items › 16-25-2-8. Honoring Nurse's Orders

Sec. 8. If a home health agency or hospice patient's care or treatment is being managed, directed, or provided by an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under IC 25-23, that nurse's orders will be honored, unless it will cause the home health agency or hospice to be unreimbursed for the home health agency's or hospice's service.
As added by P.L.105-1998, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.169; P.L.129-2018, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 3. Licensure of Hospices › 16-25-3-1. License Required for Facilities

Sec. 1. (a) For purposes of this chapter, a:
(1) hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2;
(2) health facility licensed under IC 16-28-2; or
(3) home health agency licensed under IC 16-27-1;
that operates a hospice program in Indiana must be approved by the state department under this chapter but is not required to have a hospice license.
(b) A person not described in subsection (a) who provides hospice services in Indiana must be licensed by the state department under this chapter.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.58-2000, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 3. Licensure of Hospices › 16-25-3-2. Licensee Permitted to Provide Hospice Services

Sec. 2. A license issued or approval granted under this chapter authorizes the owner or operator of a hospice program to provide hospice services.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 3. Licensure of Hospices › 16-25-3-2.5. Repealed

As added by P.L.12-2004, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.156-2011, SEC.19; P.L.197-2011, SEC.62; P.L.6-2012, SEC.116. Repealed by P.L.141-2014, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 3. Licensure of Hospices › 16-25-3-3. Application

Sec. 3. (a) An applicant shall submit an application for a hospice license or for approval of a hospice program on a form prescribed by the state department.
(b) The applicant shall attach to the application evidence of the applicant's ability to comply with the minimum standards established for licensure under this article.
(c) The application must contain the following information:
(1) The applicant's name.
(2) The type of hospice program the applicant will own or operate.
(3) The location of the hospice program owned or operated by the applicant.
(4) The name of the individual or individuals responsible for the day to day operation of the hospice program owned or operated by the applicant.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 3. Licensure of Hospices › 16-25-3-4. Requirements for License or Approval; Tax Warrant List

Sec. 4. (a) To obtain a license or approval under this chapter, the hospice program owned or operated by the applicant must:
(1) meet the minimum standards for certification under the Medicare program (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) and comply with the regulations for hospices under 42 CFR 418.1 et seq.; or
(2) be certified by the Medicare program.
(b) If the department of state revenue notifies the department that a person is on the most recent tax warrant list, the department shall not issue or renew the person's license until:
(1) the person provides to the department a statement from the department of state revenue indicating that the person's tax warrant has been satisfied; or
(2) the department receives a notice from the commissioner of the department of state revenue under IC 6-8.1-8-2(k).
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.172-2011, SEC.116.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 3. Licensure of Hospices › 16-25-3-6. Initial Survey of Program; Issuance or Nonissuance of License

Sec. 6. (a) If, after conducting an initial survey of a hospice program, the state department finds that the hospice program owned or operated by the applicant complies with this article, the state department shall:
(1) approve the application; and
(2) issue a hospice license or grant approval to the applicant.
(b) If, after conducting an initial survey of a hospice program, the state department finds that the hospice program owned or operated by the applicant does not comply with this article, the state department shall:
(1) deny the application; and
(2) notify the applicant in writing of the denial and the specific reasons for denying the application.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 3. Licensure of Hospices › 16-25-3-7. Expiration of License

Sec. 7. (a) A license issued or approval granted under this chapter expires one (1) year after the date of issuance.
(b) A hospice program may renew its license or approval under procedures approved by the state department.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 3. Licensure of Hospices › 16-25-3-8. Employees of Hospice

Sec. 8. An employee of a hospice licensed or approved under this chapter who:
(1) provides hospice services only as an employee of the hospice; and
(2) does not receive compensation for providing the services, other than wages from the hospice;
is not required to obtain a hospice license or approval under this chapter.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 3. Licensure of Hospices › 16-25-3-9. License Required for Persons Providing Services

Sec. 9. A person may not:
(1) provide hospice services; or
(2) represent to the public that the person provides hospice services;
unless the person holds a license issued or approval granted by the state department under this chapter.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 3. Licensure of Hospices › 16-25-3-10. Unlicensed Persons Not Permitted to Use "Hospice" to Describe Services

Sec. 10. A person that is not licensed or approved to own or operate a hospice program under this chapter may not use:
(1) the word "hospice" in a title or description of a facility, an organization, a program, a service provider, or a service; or
(2) any words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that the person holds a license or has approval to provide hospice services.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 3. Licensure of Hospices › 16-25-3-11. Third Party Billing Notice

Sec. 11. A hospice that provides to a hospice program patient notice concerning a third party billing for a hospice service provided to the hospice program patient shall ensure that the notice:
(1) conspicuously states that the notice is not a bill;
(2) does not include a tear-off portion; and
(3) is not accompanied by a return mailing envelope.
As added by P.L.178-2003, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 4. Hospice License Fees › 16-25-4-1. Annual Fee

Sec. 1. The state department shall charge an annual hospice fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for each hospice program licensed or approved under IC 16-25-3.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 4. Hospice License Fees › 16-25-4-2. Administrative Costs

Sec. 2. The fees collected by the state department under section 1 of this chapter shall be used by the state department to pay the administrative costs of the hospice licensing and approval program under this article.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 4.5. Perinatal Hospice › 16-25-4.5-1. Purpose

Sec. 1. The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that:
(1) women considering abortion after receiving a diagnosis of a lethal fetal anomaly are informed of the availability of perinatal hospice care; and
(2) women choosing abortion after receiving a diagnosis of a lethal fetal anomaly are making a fully informed decision.
As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 4.5. Perinatal Hospice › 16-25-4.5-2. "Lethal Fetal Anomaly"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "lethal fetal anomaly" means a fetal condition diagnosed before birth that, if the pregnancy results in a live birth, will with reasonable certainty result in the death of the child not more than three (3) months after the child's birth.
As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 4.5. Perinatal Hospice › 16-25-4.5-3. "Perinatal Hospice"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "perinatal hospice" means the provision of comprehensive, supportive care to a pregnant woman and her family beginning with the diagnosis of a lethal fetal anomaly and continuing through the live birth and death of the woman's child as a result of the lethal fetal anomaly. The term includes counseling and medical care provided by maternal-fetal medical specialists, obstetricians, neonatologists, anesthesia specialists, specialty nurses, clergy, social workers, and others that are focused on alleviating fear and ensuring that the woman and her family experience the life and death of the child in a comfortable and supportive environment.
As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 4.5. Perinatal Hospice › 16-25-4.5-4. Perinatal Hospice Brochure

Sec. 4. (a) The state department shall develop a perinatal hospice brochure and post the perinatal hospice brochure on the state department's Internet web site.
(b) The perinatal brochure developed under this section must include the following:
(1) A description of the health care and other services available from perinatal hospice.
(2) Information that medical assistance benefits may be available for prenatal care, childbirth, and perinatal hospice.
(3) Information regarding telephone 211 dialing code services for accessing grief counseling and other human services as described in IC 12-13-16, and the types of services that are available through this service.
As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.73-2020, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 4.5. Perinatal Hospice › 16-25-4.5-5. Perinatal Hospice Provider List

Sec. 5. The state department shall develop and regularly update a list of all perinatal hospice providers and programs in Indiana. The state department may include on the list perinatal hospice providers and programs in other states that provide care to Indiana residents. The state department shall post the list of perinatal hospice providers and programs on the state department's Internet web site.
As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 4.5. Perinatal Hospice › 16-25-4.5-6. Provider Duty to Provide Perinatal Hospice Brochure, Perinatal Hospice Provider List, and Certification Form

Sec. 6. (a) The state department shall develop a form on which a pregnant woman certifies, at the time of receiving a diagnosis that the pregnant woman's unborn child has a lethal fetal anomaly, that the pregnant woman has received the following:
(1) A copy of the perinatal hospice brochure developed under this chapter.
(2) A list of the perinatal hospice providers and programs developed under section 5 of this chapter.
(b) The provider diagnosing the pregnant woman's unborn child with the lethal fetal anomaly shall, at the time of diagnosis:
(1) provide the pregnant woman with a written copy of:
(A) the perinatal brochure developed under this chapter; and
(B) the certification form developed by the state department under subsection (a); and
(2) have the pregnant woman complete the certification form.
As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 4.7. Palliative Care › 16-25-4.7-1. "Community Based Palliative Care"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "community based palliative care" means patient centered and family focused palliative care that is provided in a location that the patient considers to be the patient's home.
As added by P.L.44-2020, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 4.7. Palliative Care › 16-25-4.7-2. "Palliative Care"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "palliative care" means patient centered and family focused medical care that optimizes quality of life by anticipating, preventing, and treating suffering caused by a medical illness or a physical injury or condition that substantially affects a patient's quality of life. The term includes the following:
(1) Addressing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs.
(2) Providing appropriate care based on patient and family need and without regard to the patient's age, stage of illness, or prognosis.
(3) Facilitating patient autonomy and choice of care.
(4) Allowing for curative and life prolonging treatment in any care setting.
(5) Providing an interdisciplinary team of practitioners, including physicians, nurses, and other specialists.
(6) Providing access to information.
(7) Discussing the patient's goals for treatment and treatment options, including hospice care when appropriate.
(8) Comprehensively managing pain and symptoms.
As added by P.L.44-2020, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 4.7. Palliative Care › 16-25-4.7-3. Qualifications to Provide Community Based Palliative Care

Sec. 3. A hospice provider who is licensed under IC 16-25-3-1(b) may provide community based palliative care to a patient who is not eligible for hospice if the hospice provider:
(1) meets the licensing requirements in this article; and
(2) is certified in community based palliative care by an organization approved by the state department.
As added by P.L.44-2020, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 5. Penalties, Enforcement Actions, and Grievance Procedures › 16-25-5-2. Other Surveys or Inspections Required

Sec. 2. If a hospice program licensed or approved under IC 16-25-3 is also subject to state department licensure surveys or inspections under Medicare law, the state department shall use its best efforts to:
(1) conduct all surveys or inspections simultaneously;
(2) coordinate with the office of Medicaid policy and planning all hospice program surveys; and
(3) forward a copy of each hospice program survey to the office of Medicaid policy and planning.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 5. Penalties, Enforcement Actions, and Grievance Procedures › 16-25-5-2.5. Rules; Establishing Guidelines

Sec. 2.5. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2:
(1) to implement the licensure requirements in this article; and
(2) that require the state department to conduct a survey of a hospice program licensed or approved under IC 16-25-3 at least once every one (1) to three (3) years.
(b) In establishing the rules required under subsection (a), the state department shall consider the following:
(1) A change in ownership of a hospice program.
(2) A change in management of a hospice program.
(3) A finding that a hospice program violated a federal condition of participation for hospice licensure.
As added by P.L.142-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.147-2023, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 5. Penalties, Enforcement Actions, and Grievance Procedures › 16-25-5-3. Actions That May Be Taken; Grounds

Sec. 3. (a) The state department may take any of the following actions against the owner or operator of a licensed or approved hospice program on any of the grounds listed in subsection (b):
(1) Issue a letter of correction.
(2) Issue a probationary license.
(3) Conduct a resurvey.
(4) Deny renewal of a license.
(5) Suspend a license.
(6) Revoke a license.
(7) Impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(b) The state department may take any action listed under subsection (a) against a hospice on any of the following grounds:
(1) A material violation by the hospice program of a provision of this article.
(2) Authorizing, aiding, or abetting the commission of a violation of law by the hospice program.
(3) Conduct or practice by the hospice program that the state department finds detrimental to the welfare of the hospice program's patients.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 5. Penalties, Enforcement Actions, and Grievance Procedures › 16-25-5-4. Complaints; Investigations

Sec. 4. (a) The state department shall investigate any hospice program about which the state department receives a complaint from a hospice program patient or a member of a hospice program patient's family.
(b) The state department shall establish and maintain a statewide, toll free telephone line continuously open to receive reports of problems regarding hospice programs.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 5. Penalties, Enforcement Actions, and Grievance Procedures › 16-25-5-5. Reports to Attorney General

Sec. 5. (a) The state department shall investigate a report of an unlicensed hospice or unapproved hospice program and report the state department's findings to the attorney general.
(b) The attorney general, upon receiving a report of an unlicensed hospice or unapproved hospice program, may do any of the following:
(1) Seek an injunction in the circuit or superior court of the county in which the unlicensed hospice or unapproved hospice program is located or in the circuit or superior court of Marion County.
(2) Seek relief under IC 4-21.5, including a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day of unlicensed or unapproved operation.
(3) Seek criminal penalties as provided by section 8 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 5. Penalties, Enforcement Actions, and Grievance Procedures › 16-25-5-6. Appeals

Sec. 6. A person aggrieved by an action of the state department under this article may appeal the action under IC 4-21.5-5.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 5. Penalties, Enforcement Actions, and Grievance Procedures › 16-25-5-8. Offering Hospice Services Without License a Misdemeanor

Sec. 8. A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) represents to the public that the person offers hospice services; or
(2) owns or operates a hospice program;
without a license issued or approval granted under this article commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 6. Criminal History of Hospice Owners, Operators, Employees, and Volunteers › 16-25-6-1. Persons Prohibited From Owning or Operating Hospice Program

Sec. 1. (a) A person may not own or operate a hospice program if the person has:
(1) been convicted of rape (IC 35-42-4-1);
(2) been convicted of criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed);
(3) been convicted of exploitation of a dependent or an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-12);
(4) had a judgment entered against the person for failure to report battery, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-13); or
(5) been convicted of theft (IC 35-43-4), if the person's conviction for theft occurred less than ten (10) years before the date of submission by the person of an application for licensure or approval as a hospice program under IC 16-25-3.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.229; P.L.214-2013, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 6. Criminal History of Hospice Owners, Operators, Employees, and Volunteers › 16-25-6-2. Employee's or Volunteer's Criminal History

Sec. 2. (a) A person who owns or operates a hospice program shall apply, not more than three (3) business days after the date that an employee or a volunteer begins to provide hospice services, for a copy of the employee's or volunteer's limited criminal history from the Indiana central repository for criminal history information under IC 10-13-3.
(b) A hospice program may not employ an individual or allow a volunteer to provide hospice services for more than three (3) business days without applying for that individual's or volunteer's limited criminal history as required by subsection (a).
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.2-2003, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 6. Criminal History of Hospice Owners, Operators, Employees, and Volunteers › 16-25-6-3. Employment of Certain Individuals Prohibited

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who owns or operates a hospice program may not employ an individual or allow a volunteer to provide hospice services if that individual's or volunteer's limited criminal history indicates that the individual or volunteer has:
(1) been convicted of rape (IC 35-42-4-1);
(2) been convicted of criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed);
(3) been convicted of exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-12);
(4) had a judgment entered against the individual for failure to report battery, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-13); or
(5) been convicted of theft (IC 35-43-4), if the conviction for theft occurred less than ten (10) years before the individual's employment application date.
(b) A hospice program may not employ an individual or allow a volunteer to provide hospice services for more than twenty-one (21) calendar days without receipt of that individual's or volunteer's limited criminal history required by section 2 of this chapter, unless the Indiana central repository for criminal history information under IC 10-13-3 is solely responsible for failing to provide the individual's or volunteer's limited criminal history to the hospice program within the time required under this subsection.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.2-2003, SEC.46; P.L.158-2013, SEC.230; P.L.214-2013, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 25. Hospice Programs › Chapter 6. Criminal History of Hospice Owners, Operators, Employees, and Volunteers › 16-25-6-4. Fees

Sec. 4. (a) A person who owns or operates a hospice program is responsible for the payment of fees under IC 10-13-3-30 and other fees required under section 2 of this chapter.
(b) This subsection does not apply to a hospice program volunteer. A hospice program may require an individual who applies to the hospice program for employment to provide hospice services:
(1) to pay the fees described in subsection (a) to the hospice program at the time the individual submits an application for employment; or
(2) to reimburse the hospice program for the payment of the fees described in subsection (a).
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.2-2003, SEC.47.