Indiana § 16-21-9-4 - Organizational mission statement; community benefits plan
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§ 16-21-9-4. Organizational mission statement; community benefits plan
Sec. 4. A nonprofit hospital shall develop:
(1) an organizational mission statement that identifies the hospital's commitment to serving the health care needs of the community; and
(2) a community benefits plan defined as an operational plan for serving the community's health care needs that:
(A) sets out goals and objectives for providing community benefits that include charity care and government sponsored indigent health care; and
(B) identifies the populations and communities served by the hospital.
As added by P.L.94-1994, SEC.17.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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