Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to the prescribing, dispensing, or issuance of a standing order for an overdose intervention drug under IC 16-42-27-2.
(b) The state is not liable for any act performed by the state health commissioner or a physician employed by the state department for any medical care provided to a patient by the state health commissioner or a physician employed by the state department that is provided in an individual capacity as a licensed physician.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-2-5(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.6-2016, SEC.3; P.L.130-2021, SEC.5; P.L.9-2022, SEC.27.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 19. State Department of Health
Chapter 4. State Health Commissioner
16-19-4-1. Commissioner as Secretary, Executive Officer, Appointing Authority, and Director
16-19-4-2. Commissioner; Appointment; Term; Qualifications
16-19-4-3. Commissioner; Oath of Office
16-19-4-4. Commissioner; Employed Physicians; Ethics and Conflicts of Interest; Practice of Medicine
16-19-4-5. Commissioner; Employed Physicians; Practice of Medicine; Liability of State
16-19-4-6. Commissioner; Salary
16-19-4-8. Divisions and Subdivisions
16-19-4-10. Public Health Emergency Declaration
16-19-4-11. Standing Order, Prescription, or Protocol; Immunity