Sec. 11. (a) Each:

(1) health care facility; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-28-13-11

  • health care facility: includes the following:

    Indiana Code 16-28-13-0.5

  • nurse aide: means an individual who provides nursing or nursing related services to residents in the following:

    Indiana Code 16-28-13-1

  • other unlicensed employee: means :

    Indiana Code 16-28-13-2

(2) entity in the business of contracting to provide nurse aides or other unlicensed employees for a health care facility;

shall maintain a personnel record for each nurse aide and other unlicensed employee employed by the health care facility or entity that includes the nurse aide’s or other unlicensed employee’s state nurse aide registry report and limited criminal history required by section 4 of this chapter.

     (b) The personnel records of each health care facility shall be available for inspection by the state department to assure compliance with this chapter.

     (c) An entity in the business of contracting to provide nurse aides or other unlicensed employees to health care facilities shall provide a copy of the state nurse aide registry report and limited criminal history obtained under section 4 of this chapter to each health care facility to which the entity provides a nurse aide or other unlicensed employee. If the entity fails to provide a copy of the state nurse aide registry report and limited criminal history to a health care facility, the health care facility is not in violation of this chapter.

As added by P.L.152-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.147-1996, SEC.7; P.L.108-1999, SEC.12.