Indiana § 35-46-7-1 - "Health care provider"
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 35-46-7-1 — "Health care provider", with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-46-7-1. "Health care provider"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "health care provider" means:
(1) a hospital licensed under IC 16-21;
(2) a health facility licensed under IC 16-28;
(3) a housing services establishment that is required to file a disclosure statement under IC 12-15;
(4) a continuing care retirement community that is required to file a disclosure statement under IC 23-2-4;
(5) a home health agency licensed under IC 16-27;
(6) a hospice licensed under IC 16-25;
(7) an entity that provides licensed or certified health care professionals to:
(A) a health care provider; or
(B) a person who is in need of, or receives, professional health care services;
(8) a community mental health center (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-78);
(9) a private psychiatric hospital licensed under IC 12-25;
(10) a state institution (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-318); or
(11) a community residential facility for the developmentally disabled that is licensed under IC 12-28-5.
As added by P.L.139-2002, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.241.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 35-46-7-1 (""Health care provider"") 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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