Indiana § 16-29-5-1 - Compulsory medical treatment or examination not required
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§ 16-29-5-1. Compulsory medical treatment or examination not required
Sec. 1. This article does not authorize or require any form of compulsory medical treatment or physical or mental examination of any person who:
(1) is a resident, a guest, a patient, an employee, a registrant, or an enrollee of an exempt institution specified in IC 16-18-2-167(c); and
(2) is being treated by prayer or spiritual means alone for healing;
or deny to the person the right to rely solely upon prayer or spiritual means by receiving only the treatment given by an accredited practitioner of the religious denomination known as the Church of Christ, Scientist, if the laws pertaining to the safe condition of the premises, cleanliness of the operation of the premises, and the physical equipment on the premises are complied with.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-28.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.2-1995, SEC.71.
IC 16-29-6Chapter 6. ExpiredExpired 7-1-2015 by P.L.257-2015, SEC.5.
IC 16-29-7Chapter 7. Certificate of Need for Comprehensive Care Health Facilities
16-29-7-1Non-applicability 16-29-7-2"Comprehensive care bed" 16-29-7-3"Comprehensive care health facility" 16-29-7-4"Total comprehensive care bed days available at comprehensive care health facilities" 16-29-7-5"Total statewide inpatient days" 16-29-7-6Establishment of comprehensive care health facility certificate of need program 16-29-7-7Calculation of total statewide comprehensive care bed supply rate and total county comprehensive care bed supply; projected statewide population and those over 65 years old; publication of projections 16-29-7-8Calculation of state comprehensive care bed need rate; consultation 16-29-7-9Calculation of the county comprehensive care bed need; consultation 16-29-7-10Prohibition on the adding, transferring, and conversion of comprehensive care beds; prohibition on Medicaid certification; prohibition on construction of comprehensive care health facilities 16-29-7-11Develop and review applications for certificate of need; applications 16-29-7-12Time frame for determining state comprehensive care bed need rate and county comprehensive care bed need; publication; application requirements; criteria; sufficient information 16-29-7-13Certificate of need application review period; publication of applications; public comments; issuance of application of decision; rules 16-29-7-14Comparative review of certificate of need application; preference; approval; rules 16-29-7-15Approved certificate of need validity of 18 months; void; modification 16-29-7-16Limitation of 100 new comprehensive care beds per year; small house health facility; failure to complete construction 16-29-7-17Approved certificate of need validity and non transferrable or assignable 16-29-7-18Administrative review 16-29-7-19Rules; nonwaivable; fees
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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