Indiana § 16-27-4-4 - "Personal services"
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-27-4-4 — "Personal services", with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-27-4-4. "Personal services"
Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "personal services" means:
(1) attendant care services;
(2) homemaker services that assist with or perform household tasks, including housekeeping, shopping, laundry, meal planning and preparation, and cleaning; and
(3) companion services that provide fellowship, care, and protection for a client, including transportation, letter writing, mail reading, and escort services;
that are provided to a client at the client's residence.
(b) The term does not apply to the following:
(1) Incidental services provided by a licensed health facility to patients of the licensed health facility.
(2) Services provided by employers or membership organizations for their employees, members, and families of the employees or members if the services are not the predominant purpose of the employer or the membership organization's business.
(3) Services that are allowed to be performed by a personal services attendant under IC 12-10-17.1.
(4) Services that require the order of a health care professional for the services to be lawfully performed in Indiana.
(5) Assisted living Medicaid waiver services.
(6) Services that are performed by a facility described in IC 12-10-15.
As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.141-2006, SEC.82.
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Section 16-27-4-4 (""Personal 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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