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Chapter 1. Establishment of State Department of Health
16-19-1-1. Establishment of Department - Sec. 1. The state department of health is established. The...
16-19-1-2. Status of Department - Sec. 2. The state department is the superior health department...
16-19-1-3. Seal - Sec. 3. The executive board of the state department may...
16-19-1-4. Repealed - As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.309. Repealed by P.L.100-2012, SEC.48.
Chapter 2. Establishment of Executive Board
16-19-2-1. Establishment; Membership - Sec. 1. (a) The executive board of the state department...
16-19-2-2. Term of Office - Sec. 2. Members of the executive board shall be appointed...
16-19-2-3. Removal for Cause; Vacancies - Sec. 3. Members of the executive board may be removed...
16-19-2-4. Administrative Authority of Executive Board - Sec. 4. The executive board or the executive board's designee...
16-19-2-5. Advisory Functions - Sec. 5. In addition to any other statutory duty, the...
16-19-2-6. Meetings - Sec. 6. The executive board shall meet at least one...
16-19-2-7. Quorum - Sec. 7. A majority of the executive board members constitutes...
16-19-2-8. Per Diem; Traveling Expenses - Sec. 8. Each member of the executive board who is...
16-19-2-9. Chairperson - Sec. 9. The members shall elect one (1) member as...
Chapter 3. Powers and Duties of State Department of Health and Executive Board
16-19-3-0.5. "Mobile Camp" - Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "mobile camp" has...
16-19-3-1. Supervision of Health and Life of Citizens; Necessary Powers - Sec. 1. The state department shall supervise the health and...
16-19-3-2. Branch Offices; Purpose; Legislative Intent - Sec. 2. (a) The state department may establish, operate, and...
16-19-3-3. Facilities for Branch Offices - Sec. 3. For the purpose of providing facilities for branch...
16-19-3-4. Protection and Improvement of Public Health; Adoption of Rules - Sec. 4. (a) The executive board may, by an affirmative...
16-19-3-4.1. Repealed - As added by P.L.181-1997, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.143-2022, SEC.15.
16-19-3-4.2. Repealed - As added by P.L.166-1999, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.143-2022, SEC.16.
16-19-3-4.3. Variances From Rules Regarding Food Handling or Food Establishments - Sec. 4.3. Upon a showing of good cause, the executive...
16-19-3-4.4. Mobile Camps; Adoption of Rules; Enforcement by Local Health Officers - Sec. 4.4. (a) The executive board shall adopt reasonable rules...
16-19-3-4.5. Adoption of Rules Concerning Facilities Where Eyelash Extensions Are Applied - Sec. 4.5. (a) As used in this section, "eyelash extensions"...
16-19-3-5. Repealed - [Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-3-22 part, Part new.] As added by...
16-19-3-6. Repealed - [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3-14.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2. Repealed...
16-19-3-6.5. Repealed - As added by P.L.110-2005, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.143-2022, SEC.19.
16-19-3-7. Sanitary Inspections and Surveys; Indoor Air Quality Inspections; Sanitation of Public Buildings and Institutions; Inspection of Private Property - Sec. 7. (a) The state department may make sanitary inspections...
16-19-3-8. Repealed - [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3-10 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2....
16-19-3-9. Quarantine - Sec. 9. The state department may establish quarantine and may...
16-19-3-10. Epidemics - Sec. 10. (a) The state department may order schools closed...
16-19-3-11. Condemnation or Abatement of Conditions Causative of Disease - Sec. 11. The state department may issue an order condemning...
16-19-3-12. Rules and Regulations; Enforcement; Local Health Officers; Removal - Sec. 12. (a) When, in the opinion of the state...
16-19-3-13. Local Health Officers; Removal From Office; Grounds - Sec. 13. The state department may remove a local health...
16-19-3-14. Local Health Officers; Removal From Office; Procedure - Sec. 14. A local health officer may not be removed...
16-19-3-15. Local Health Officers; Removal From Office; Ineligibility to Reappointment; Filling of Vacancy - Sec. 15. A health officer removed as provided in this...
16-19-3-16. Water Pollution; Proceedings to Abate or Prevent; Regulation of Sanitary Systems - Sec. 16. The state department may conduct hearings, issue orders,...
16-19-3-17. Hearings; Agent or Representative of Department - Sec. 17. Whenever a hearing is provided for or authorized...
16-19-3-18. Enforcement Proceedings; Injunction - Sec. 18. (a) The state department may bring a proceeding...
16-19-3-19. Vital Statistics Studies; Death and Sickness Records; Provision of Information to Election Division Regarding Deceased Voters - Sec. 19. (a) The state department shall study the vital...
16-19-3-20. Oral Public Health - Sec. 20. The state department shall provide facilities and personnel...
16-19-3-21. Programs for Residential Care of Certain Individuals; Eligibility; Fees - Sec. 21. The state department may: (1) operate; and (2)...
16-19-3-22. Poisons; Safety and Emergency Information; Telephone Answering Service - Sec. 22. (a) The state department or the state department's...
16-19-3-23. Health Care Programs; Telephone Information Service - Sec. 23. (a) The state department shall maintain a toll-free...
16-19-3-24. Acquired Immune Deficiency Drug Assistance Program; Administration - Sec. 24. The state department shall administer the Indiana acquired...
16-19-3-24.5. Administration of Food and Nutrition Programs and Money - Sec. 24.5. The state department shall administer food and nutrition...
16-19-3-25. Inspection Report; Guidelines for Release to Public - Sec. 25. (a) This section applies to inspections performed by...
16-19-3-26. Anatomical Gift Promotion Fund; Indiana Donation Alliance Foundation and Donate Life Indiana Report - Sec. 26. (a) The anatomical gift promotion fund is established....
16-19-3-27. Department Study of Septic System Technologies; Development of Plans and Specifications; Rules - Sec. 27. (a) The state department of health shall: (1)...
16-19-3-27.5. "Technology New to Indiana"; Technical Review Panel; Duties; Members; Applications for Approval of Tni; Approval of Site Specific Plans for Residential or Commercial Applications; Residential Onsite Sewage Systems Unfamiliar to Local He... - Sec. 27.5. (a) As used in this section, "technology new...
16-19-3-27.6. Types of Residential Onsite Sewage Systems; Use of a Type of Residential Onsite Sewage System Approved in One Local Unit in Another Jurisdiction; Approval and Attestation by Professionals; Refusal to Issue Permit for Certain Types of Sy... - Sec. 27.6. (a) As used in this section, "type of...
16-19-3-28. State Department Designated as Lead Agency of a Statewide Trauma Care System; Rule Making Authority - Sec. 28. (a) The state department is the lead agency...
16-19-3-29. Records of Coroners Denying Anatomical Gift Recoveries - Sec. 29. The state department shall compile and make available...
16-19-3-29.2. Repealed - As added by P.L.129-2007, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.143-2022, SEC.28.
16-19-3-30. Establishment of Nonprofit Subsidiary Corporation - Sec. 30. (a) The state department may establish a nonprofit...
16-19-3-30.5. Partnerships and Joint Ventures; Substance Abuse Disorder - Sec. 30.5. The state department may enter into partnerships and...
16-19-3-32. Chief Medical Officer; Duties - Sec. 32. (a) The state department shall employ a licensed...
Chapter 3.1. Controlled Substances Site Decontamination and Qualified Inspector Certification
16-19-3.1-1. Program for Certification of Qualified Inspectors; Rules; List - Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall, in order to...
16-19-3.1-2. Coordination With Local Health Departments on Contaminated Sites - Sec. 2. The state department shall coordinate with, and provide...
16-19-3.1-3. Issuance of Certificate of Decontamination After Remediation; Submission of Documentation - Sec. 3. (a) Upon proper remediation of a site that...
16-19-3.1-4. Rules - Sec. 4. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under...
Chapter 3.5. Construction Permits and Plan Review
16-19-3.5-1. "Applicant" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "applicant" means a...
16-19-3.5-2. "Application" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "application" means an...
16-19-3.5-2.5. "Department" - Sec. 2.5. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to...
16-19-3.5-3. Repealed - As added by P.L.49-2016, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.187-2021, SEC.51.
16-19-3.5-3.5. "Nonresidential Onsite Sewage System" - Sec. 3.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "nonresidential onsite...
16-19-3.5-4. "Plan Review" - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "plan review" means...
16-19-3.5-5. "Project" - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "project" means a...
16-19-3.5-6. Means of Notice - Sec. 6. The state department shall provide notice under this...
16-19-3.5-7. Applications for Construction Permits and Design Releases - Sec. 7. The state department shall accept an application for...
16-19-3.5-8. Notice Upon Receipt of Application - Sec. 8. (a) Upon receiving a complete application for a...
16-19-3.5-9. Deadlines for State Department to Provide Notice Upon Receiving Application - Sec. 9. If the state department does not notify an...
16-19-3.5-10. State Department Deadlines Upon Receiving Corrections - Sec. 10. (a) If the state department receives corrections to...
16-19-3.5-11. Denial Due to Noncompliance With Building or Fire Safety Rule Prohibited - Sec. 11. The state department may not deny a construction...
16-19-3.5-12. Delegation of State Department Plan Review Responsibilities - Sec. 12. (a) The state department may: (1) contract with...
Chapter 4. State Health Commissioner
16-19-4-1. Commissioner as Secretary, Executive Officer, Appointing Authority, and Director - Sec. 1. (a) The state health commissioner, by virtue of...
16-19-4-2. Commissioner; Appointment; Term; Qualifications - Sec. 2. (a) The governor shall appoint the state health...
16-19-4-3. Commissioner; Oath of Office - Sec. 3. The state health commissioner shall take an oath...
16-19-4-4. Commissioner; Employed Physicians; Ethics and Conflicts of Interest; Practice of Medicine - Sec. 4. (a) The state health commissioner and any physicians...
16-19-4-5. Commissioner; Employed Physicians; Practice of Medicine; Liability of State - Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to the...
16-19-4-6. Commissioner; Salary - Sec. 6. The state health commissioner is entitled to receive...
16-19-4-7. Repealed - [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-2-8.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2. Repealed...
16-19-4-8. Divisions and Subdivisions - Sec. 8. (a) The state health commissioner may organize the...
16-19-4-9. Repealed - As added by P.L.11-1995, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.143-2022, SEC.31.
16-19-4-10. Public Health Emergency Declaration - Sec. 10. For purposes of IC 16-41-7.5, the commissioner is...
16-19-4-11. Standing Order, Prescription, or Protocol; Immunity - Sec. 11. (a) The state health commissioner or the commissioner's...
Chapter 5. Fees
16-19-5-1. Services for Which Fees May Be Collected - Sec. 1. (a) In addition to other fees provided by...
16-19-5-2. Repealed - [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-37-8.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2. Repealed...
16-19-5-3. License and Permit Fee Collections; Deposits; Expense Payments - Sec. 3. (a) All license and permit fees collected by...
16-19-5-4. Weights and Measures Fund - Sec. 4. (a) The weights and measures fund is established...
Chapter 6. Repealed - [Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: Repealed by P.L.143-2022, SEC.35.
Chapter 7. Division of Weights and Measures
16-19-7-1. Creation of Division - Sec. 1. The division of weights and measures of the...
16-19-7-2. Rights, Powers, and Duties - Sec. 2. The division of weights and measures has all...
16-19-7-3. Penalties; Compliance Orders; Proceedings - Sec. 3. (a) In addition to the other remedies provided...
Chapter 8. State Health Laboratory
16-19-8-1. Establishment - Sec. 1. A state health laboratory is established as a...
16-19-8-2. Location; Purpose; Fees - Sec. 2. (a) The state health laboratory shall be located...
16-19-8-3. Laboratory Director; Chemist - Sec. 3. (a) For the conduct of the state health...
Chapter 9. Clinical Laboratories
16-19-9-1. Delegation From Federal Agency - Sec. 1. The state department is the designated state agency...
16-19-9-2. Repealed - [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-7-1(b).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2. Repealed...
Chapter 10. State Health Data Center
16-19-10-1. Center Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "center" refers to...
16-19-10-2. Health Data Defined - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "health data" means...
16-19-10-3. Establishment - Sec. 3. The state department shall establish the state health...
16-19-10-4. Duties - Sec. 4. The center shall do the following: (1) Collect...
16-19-10-5. Rules - Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the...
16-19-10-6. State Department Surveys; Confidentiality - Sec. 6. (a) The state department may conduct surveys: (1)...
16-19-10-7. Medical or Epidemiological Information; Form of Disclosure; Consent - Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to medical...
16-19-10-8. Counterterrorism Symptom and Health Syndrome Data Collection; Data Release - Sec. 8. (a) The state department shall support the goals...
Chapter 11. Repealed - [Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: Repealed by P.L.143-2022, SEC.40.
Chapter 12. Penalties
16-19-12-1. Violations - Sec. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who...
Chapter 13. Office of Women's Health
16-19-13-1. "Office" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "office" refers to...
16-19-13-2. Establishment - Sec. 2. The office of women's health is established within...
16-19-13-3. Purposes - Sec. 3. The office is established for the following purposes:...
16-19-13-4. Staff Appointments - Sec. 4. (a) The state health commissioner shall appoint persons...
16-19-13-5. Advisory Committee - Sec. 5. (a) The state health commissioner shall appoint an...
16-19-13-6. Repealed - As added by P.L.280-2001, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.1-2002, SEC.72; P.L.98-2004,...
16-19-13-8. Additional Duties - Sec. 8. In addition to performing the duties described in...
Chapter 14. Office of Minority Health
16-19-14-1. "Director" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "director" refers to...
16-19-14-2. "Minority" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "minority" means an...
16-19-14-3. "Office" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "office" refers to...
16-19-14-4. Office of Minority Health Established - Sec. 4. The office of minority health is established within...
16-19-14-5. Minority Health Initiative Duties - Sec. 5. The office shall perform the minority health initiative...
16-19-14-6. Appointments; Supervision - Sec. 6. (a) The state health commissioner shall appoint individuals...
16-19-14-7. Repealed - As added by P.L.38-2010, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.141-2014, SEC.2. Repealed...
Chapter 15. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.141-2014, SEC.3.
Chapter 16. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (Nas)
16-19-16-1. Study of Nas Issues - Sec. 1. The state department shall meet with representatives of...
16-19-16-2. Report; Pilot Program - Sec. 2. (a) Before November 1, 2014, the state department,...