Indiana § 16-27-3-8 - Honoring nurse's orders
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§ 16-27-3-8. 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.2. Amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.170; P.L.129-2018, SEC.10.
IC 16-27-4Chapter 4. Licensure of Personal Services Agencies
16-27-4-1"Client" 16-27-4-2"Parent personal services agency" 16-27-4-3"Personal representative" 16-27-4-4"Personal services" 16-27-4-5"Personal services agency" 16-27-4-6License required; branch offices; fee; application; onsite inspection; expiration; home health agency 16-27-4-7Unlicensed agencies; attorney general 16-27-4-8Unstable health conditions 16-27-4-9Personal services agency manager 16-27-4-10Service plan 16-27-4-11Client satisfaction review 16-27-4-12Client rights statement 16-27-4-12.5Client declining assistance; lift services not required 16-27-4-13Complaint investigations 16-27-4-14Telephone contact 16-27-4-15Tuberculosis test 16-27-4-16Evaluation and training 16-27-4-17Disclosure of ownership 16-27-4-18Compliance documentation 16-27-4-19Penalties 16-27-4-20Rules 16-27-4-21Penalty review 16-27-4-22Expired 16-27-4-23Penalty
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-27-3-8 ("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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