Sec. 21. (a) A physician order for scope of treatment document that was executed by a qualified person in another state may be honored if the following conditions are met:

(1) The physician order for scope of treatment document is on a form prepared by a state agency and was executed according to the laws and rules of that state.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-36-6-21

  • POST form: refers to a physician order for scope of treatment (POST) form developed by the state department under section 9 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-36-6-4
  • qualified person: refers to an individual who has at least one (1) of the following:

    Indiana Code 16-36-6-5

  • representative: means an individual described in section 7(a)(2) of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-36-6-6
(2) A:

(A) licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant; and

(B) qualified person or representative;

have signed and dated the physician order for scope of treatment document.

(3) The physician order for scope of treatment document is in English.

     (b) The state department shall maintain on the state department’s Internet web site a list of, or a web site link to, each state that may honor a POST form.

As added by P.L.67-2018, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.79.