Indiana § 16-25-5-5 - Reports to attorney general
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§ 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.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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