Indiana § 16-25-6-1 - Persons prohibited from owning or operating hospice program
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-25-6-1 — Persons prohibited from owning or operating hospice program, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-25-6-1. Persons prohibited from owning or operating hospice program
Sec. 1. (a) A person may not own or operate a hospice program if the person has:
(1) been convicted of rape (IC 35-42-4-1);
(2) been convicted of criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed);
(3) been convicted of exploitation of a dependent or an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-12);
(4) had a judgment entered against the person for failure to report battery, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-13); or
(5) been convicted of theft (IC 35-43-4), if the person's conviction for theft occurred less than ten (10) years before the date of submission by the person of an application for licensure or approval as a hospice program under IC 16-25-3.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.229; P.L.214-2013, SEC.16.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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