Indiana § 16-25-2-8 - Honoring nurse's orders
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§ 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.
IC 16-25-3Chapter 3. Licensure of Hospices
16-25-3-1License required for facilities 16-25-3-2Licensee permitted to provide hospice services 16-25-3-2.5Repealed 16-25-3-3Application 16-25-3-4Requirements for license or approval; tax warrant list 16-25-3-5Repealed 16-25-3-6Initial survey of program; issuance or nonissuance of license 16-25-3-7Expiration of license 16-25-3-8Employees of hospice 16-25-3-9License required for persons providing services 16-25-3-10Unlicensed persons not permitted to use "hospice" to describe services 16-25-3-11Third party billing notice
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-25-2-8 ("Honoring nurse's orders") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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