IC 16-27-1-2 — "Home health agency"
Chapter 1. Licensure of Home Health Agencies
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Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "home health agency" means a person that provides or offers to provide: (1) nursing services; or (2) nursing services and at least one (1) home health service; for compensation. (b) The term does not include the following: (1) An individual health care professional who provides professional services to a patient in the temporary or permanent residence of the patient. (2) A local health department as described in IC 16-20 or IC 16-22-8. (3) A person that: (A) is approved by the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services to provide supported living services or supported living supports to individuals with developmental disabilities; (B) is subject to rules adopted under IC 12-11-2.1; and (C) serves only individuals with developmental disabilities who are in a placement authorized under IC 12-11-2.1-4. (4) A person providing services under the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) described in IC 12-15-43. (5) A person that only administers home infusion therapy based on a specialty medication prescription received from a pharmacy.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.37-2003, SEC.1; P.L.141-2006, SEC.80; P.L.210-2021, SEC.1; P.L.122-2026, SEC.86.
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