Chapter 1 Health Facilities Council
Chapter 2 Licensure of Health Facilities
Chapter 2.5 Licensure and Certification Limitations
Chapter 3 Probationary Licenses; Revocation of Licenses
Chapter 4 Allegations of Breaches
Chapter 5 Remedies for Breaches; Plans of Correction
Chapter 6 Emergency Relocations of Patients
Chapter 6.5 Essential Family Caregiver Program
Chapter 7 Monitors
Chapter 8 Receivership
Chapter 9 Penalties
Chapter 10 Hearings and Appeals
Chapter 11 Miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter 12 Federally Required Enforcement Process
Chapter 13 Criminal History of Nurse Aides and Other Unlicensed Employees
Chapter 14 Patient Immunizations
Chapter 14.5 Health Facility Employee Immunizations
Chapter 15 Health Facility Quality Assessment Fee

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 16 > Article 28 - Health Facilities

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • applicable federal program: refers to the federal human resource programs for which the cabinet has authority to make recommendations as listed in section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-27-1
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • cabinet: refers to the governor's workforce cabinet established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-27-2
  • comprehensive care bed: means a bed that:

    Indiana Code 16-28-2.5-2

  • comprehensive care health facility: means a health facility that provides:

    Indiana Code 16-28-2.5-3

  • continuing care retirement community: means a health care facility that:

    Indiana Code 16-28-15-2

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • director: refers to the director of the office of community and rural affairs appointed under section 5 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-4-9.7-1
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • facility: includes the following:

    Indiana Code 16-28-6.5-1

  • health care facility: includes the following:

    Indiana Code 16-28-13-0.5

  • health facility: refers to a health facility that is licensed under this article as a comprehensive care facility. See Indiana Code 16-28-15-3
  • nurse aide: means an individual who provides nursing or nursing related services to residents in the following:

    Indiana Code 16-28-13-1

  • nursing facility: means a health facility that is certified for participation in the federal Medicaid program under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U. See Indiana Code 16-28-15-4
  • office: refers to the office of community and rural affairs established by section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-4-9.7-2
  • office: refers to the office of Medicaid policy and planning established by Indiana Code 16-28-15-5
  • other unlicensed employee: means :

    Indiana Code 16-28-13-2

  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • replacement facility: means a new comprehensive care health facility licensed under or subject to this article after July 1, 2015, that:

    Indiana Code 16-28-2.5-4

  • secretary: refers to the lieutenant governor as secretary of agriculture and rural development, as provided in Indiana Code 4-4-9.7-3
  • under development: refers to a health facility license application:

    Indiana Code 16-28-2.5-5