Indiana § 16-28-1-13 - Licensure inspections; reports
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§ 16-28-1-13. Licensure inspections; reports
Sec. 13. (a) Licensure inspections of health facilities shall be made regularly in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter. The division shall make all health and sanitation inspections. The department of homeland security shall make all fire safety inspections in accordance with IC 22-14-2-11.
(b) The exact date of an inspection of a health facility under this chapter may not be announced or communicated directly or indirectly to the owner, administrator, or an employee of the facility before the inspection. An employee of the state department who knowingly or intentionally informs a health facility of the exact date of an inspection shall be suspended without pay for five (5) days for a first offense and shall be dismissed for a subsequent offense.
(c) Reports of all inspections must be:
(1) in writing; and
(2) sent to the health facility.
(d) The report of an inspection and records relating to the inspection may not be released to the public until the conditions set forth in IC 16-19-3-25 are satisfied.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.190-1995, SEC.5; P.L.1-2006, SEC.299; P.L.141-2014, SEC.12; P.L.187-2021, SEC.56; P.L.28-2026, SEC.32.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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