Sec. 3. (a) Before the director may issue a license to a health facility, the director must find that the health facility, within the care category for which license is sought, is adequate in each of the following respects:

(1) The physical structure in which the service is to be performed.

(2) The educational level, number, and personal health of the staff.

(3) The financial ability to provide the service to be performed.

(4) The equipment with which to perform the service.

(5) The operating history of other health facilities owned or managed by the same person who owns or manages the facility. The director may recommend denial of licensure to a new facility or facility applying for licensure under new ownership where the owner or manager has a record of operation of other health facilities in substantial breach of this chapter or any other law governing health facilities.

     (b) If the department of state revenue notifies the department that a person is on the most recent tax warrant list, the department shall not issue or renew the person’s license until:

(1) the person provides to the department a statement from the department of state revenue indicating that the person’s tax warrant has been satisfied; or

(2) the department receives a notice from the commissioner of the department of state revenue under IC 6-8.1-8-2(k).

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-9(c).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.172-2011, SEC.118.