Sec. 3. (a) A person may not operate a home health agency or a personal services agency if the person has been convicted of any of the following:

(1) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $5,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-3-2

Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-27-2-3

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • home health agency: means a home health agency licensed under IC 16-27-1. See Indiana Code 16-27-2-2
  • services: includes :

    Indiana Code 16-27-2-2.2

(2) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed).

(3) Exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-12).

(4) Failure to report battery, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-13).

(5) Theft (IC 35-43-4), if the person’s conviction for theft occurred less than ten (10) years before the date of submission by the person of an application for licensure as a home health agency under IC 16-27-1 or as a personal services agency under IC 16-27-4.

     (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-2.6-3.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.178-1993, SEC.5; P.L.212-2005, SEC.13; P.L.158-2013, SEC.231; P.L.214-2013, SEC.18.