Indiana § 16-27-1-16 - Acceptance of written orders for home health services
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-27-1-16 — Acceptance of written orders for home health services, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-27-1-16. Acceptance of written orders for home health services
Sec. 16. (a) A licensed home health agency may accept written orders for home health services from a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, a dentist, a chiropractor, a podiatrist, or an optometrist licensed in Indiana or any other state. If the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, dentist, chiropractor, podiatrist, or optometrist is licensed in a state other than Indiana, the home health agency shall take reasonable immediate steps to determine that:
(1) the order complies with the laws of the state where the order originated; and
(2) the individual who issued the order examined the patient and is licensed to practice in that state.
(b) All orders issued by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, a dentist, a chiropractor, a podiatrist, or an optometrist for home health services:
(1) must meet the same requirements whether the order originates in Indiana or another state; and
(2) from another state may not exceed the authority allowed under orders from the same profession in Indiana under IC 25.
As added by P.L.146-1996, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.207-2021, SEC.13.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-27-1-16 ("Acceptance of written orders for home health services") 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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