Indiana § 16-24-3-7 - Continuing county obligation to tuberculosis patients

§ 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.

IC 16-24.5ARTICLE 24.5. OTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

Ch. 1.Urgent Care Facilities

IC 16-24.5-1Chapter 1. Urgent Care Facilities

16-24.5-1-1"Urgent care facility" 16-24.5-1-2Internet posting of pricing and information 16-24.5-1-3Easy to read format for posting

IC 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.

IC 16-24.5-1-2Internet posting of pricing and information Sec. 2. (a) Not later than March 31, 2021, an urgent care facility shall post on the website 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 website 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; P.L.23-2026, SEC.123.

IC 16-24.5-1-3Easy to read format for posting Sec. 3. (a) The information displayed on the website 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 website on an annual basis.

As added by P.L.50-2020, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.151-2021, SEC.14; P.L.23-2026, SEC.124.

IC 16-25ARTICLE 25. HOSPICE PROGRAMS

Ch. 1.Repealed Ch. 1.1.Definitions Ch. 2.Possession of Certain Drugs and Other Health Care Items Ch. 3.Licensure of Hospices Ch. 4.Hospice License Fees Ch. 4.5.Perinatal Hospice Ch. 4.7.Palliative Care Ch. 5.Penalties, Enforcement Actions, and Grievance Procedures Ch. 6.Criminal History of Hospice Owners, Operators, Employees, and Volunteers Ch. 7.Disclosure Requirements

IC 16-25-1Chapter 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.

IC 16-25-1.1Chapter 1.1. Definitions

16-25-1.1-1Applicability 16-25-1.1-2"Applicant" 16-25-1.1-3"Hospice" 16-25-1.1-4"Hospice program" 16-25-1.1-5"Hospice program patient" 16-25-1.1-6"Hospice services" 16-25-1.1-7"Interdisciplinary team" 16-25-1.1-8"Person" 16-25-1.1-9"Terminal illness"

IC 16-25-1.1-1Applicability Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.

As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.12.

IC 16-25-1.1-2"Applicant" Sec. 2. "Applicant" means a person that applies for a license or an approval for a hospice program under IC 16-25-3.

As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.12.

IC 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.

IC 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.

IC 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.

IC 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.

IC 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.

IC 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.

IC 16-25-1.1-9"Terminal illness" Sec. 9. "Terminal illness" means a life threatening illness with a limited prognosis.

As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.12.

IC 16-25-2Chapter 2. Possession of Certain Drugs and Other Health Care Items

16-25-2-1Sterile water or saline 16-25-2-2Vaccines 16-25-2-3Other drugs 16-25-2-4Transportation of drugs in sealed portable containers by pharmacist or nurse 16-25-2-5Administering drugs by pharmacist or nurse 16-25-2-6Physician's orders to pharmacist or nurse to administer drugs 16-25-2-7Duties of pharmacist regarding drug containers 16-25-2-8Honoring nurse's orders