Sec. 1. (a) For purposes of this chapter, a:
(1) hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2;
(2) health facility licensed under IC 16-28-2; or
(3) home health agency licensed under IC 16-27-1;
that operates a hospice program in Indiana must be approved by the state department under this chapter but is not required to have a hospice license.
(b) A person not described in subsection (a) who provides hospice services in Indiana must be licensed by the state department under this chapter.
As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.58-2000, SEC.5.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 3. Licensure of Hospices
16-25-3-1. License Required for Facilities
16-25-3-2. Licensee Permitted to Provide Hospice Services
16-25-3-4. Requirements for License or Approval; Tax Warrant List
16-25-3-5. Provisional License
16-25-3-6. Initial Survey of Program; Issuance or Nonissuance of License
16-25-3-7. Expiration of License
16-25-3-8. Employees of Hospice
16-25-3-9. License Required for Persons Providing Services
16-25-3-10. Unlicensed Persons Not Permitted to Use "Hospice" to Describe Services