Indiana § 16-27-1-20 - Supervision of home health aide services
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§ 16-27-1-20. Supervision of home health aide services
Sec. 20. Notwithstanding any other law or administrative rule, a home health agency may satisfy the requirements of supervising home health aide services by complying with 42 CFR 484.80(h) et seq.
As added by P.L.117-2023, SEC.5.
IC 16-27-1.5Chapter 1.5. Registration of Home Health Aides
16-27-1.5-1Home health aide included in registry of nurse aides 16-27-1.5-2Information required for entry in registry 16-27-1.5-3Review and investigation of allegations against home health aides 16-27-1.5-4Repealed 16-27-1.5-5Repealed 16-27-1.5-6Repealed
IC 16-27-1.5-1Home health aide included in registry of nurse aides Sec. 1. The state department shall include in the registry of nurse aides required by 42 CFR 483.156(a) a home health aide who has successfully completed a home health aide competency evaluation program as required by 42 CFR 484.36.
As added by P.L.110-1999, SEC.2.
IC 16-27-1.5-2Information required for entry in registry Sec. 2. Information required for entry of a home health aide in the registry of nurse aides described in section 1 of this chapter must be the same as the information required for nurse aides under 42 CFR 483.156(c).
As added by P.L.110-1999, SEC.2.
IC 16-27-1.5-3Review and investigation of allegations against home health aides Sec. 3. (a) The state department shall establish a procedure for the receipt and the timely review and investigation of allegations of:
(1) neglect of a patient;
(2) abuse of a patient; or
(3) misappropriation of patient property;
by a home health aide.
(b) The procedure required under subsection (a) must allow for:
(1) reasonable notice to the home health aide; and
(2) reasonable opportunity for a hearing in which the home health aide may rebut the allegation.
(c) The state department shall, after following the procedure required under this section, make a finding whether the home health aide:
(1) neglected a patient;
(2) abused a patient; or
(3) misappropriated patient property.
(d) If the state department determines that a home health aide has:
(1) neglected a patient;
(2) abused a patient; or
(3) misappropriated patient property;
the state department shall notify the registry of nurse aides of that determination.
As added by P.L.110-1999, SEC.2.
IC 16-27-1.5-4RepealedAs added by P.L.110-1999, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.143-2025, SEC.20.
IC 16-27-1.5-5RepealedAs added by P.L.44-2022, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.143-2025, SEC.21.
IC 16-27-1.5-6RepealedAs added by P.L.117-2023, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.143-2025, SEC.22.
IC 16-27-2Chapter 2. Criminal History of Home Health Care Operators and Workers
16-27-2-0.2Application of prior law to employees of home health agencies 16-27-2-0.5"Expanded criminal history check" 16-27-2-1"Health care professional" 16-27-2-1.5Repealed 16-27-2-2"Home health agency" 16-27-2-2.1"National criminal history background check" 16-27-2-2.2"Services" 16-27-2-3Operation of home health agency or personal services agency; prohibition; criminal conviction 16-27-2-4Employees; criminal history 16-27-2-5Employees; prohibition; criminal conviction 16-27-2-5.5Reporting of employee conviction; duty to investigate; removal from registry 16-27-2-6Fees; responsibility for payment 16-27-2-7Prohibited employment practices 16-27-2-8Repealed 16-27-2-9Immunity from liability
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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