Indiana § 16-18-2-174 - "Home health aide"

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§ 16-18-2-174. "Home health aide"

Sec. 174. (a) "Home health aide", for purposes of IC 16-27-1, IC 16-27.5, and IC 16-52, means an individual who provides home health aide services.

(b) The term does not include the following:

(1) A health care professional.

(2) A volunteer who provides home health aide services without compensation.

(3) An immediate member of the patient's family.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-2.2-2.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.110-1999, SEC.1; P.L.149-2023, SEC.13; P.L.143-2025, SEC.8.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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