2013 Indiana Code TITLE 16. HEALTH ARTICLE 21. HOSPITALS CHAPTER 3. REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS
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IC 16-21-3
Chapter 3. Remedies for Violations
IC 16-21-3-1
Civil penalty, license revocation, or other possible actions
Sec. 1. The state health commissioner may take any of the
following actions on any of the grounds listed in section 2 of this
chapter:
(1) Issue a letter of correction.
(2) Issue a probationary license.
(3) Conduct a resurvey.
(4) Deny renewal of a license.
(5) Revoke a license.
(6) Impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed ten
thousand dollars ($10,000).
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4.
IC 16-21-3-2
Grounds for action
Sec. 2. The state health commissioner may take action under
section 1 of this chapter on any of the following grounds:
(1) Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of the
rules adopted under this chapter.
(2) Permitting, aiding, or abetting the commission of any illegal
act in an institution.
(3) Knowingly collecting or attempting to collect from a
subscriber (as defined in IC 27-13-1-32) or an enrollee (as
defined in IC 27-13-1-12) of a health maintenance organization
(as defined in IC 27-13-1-19) any amounts that are owed by the
health maintenance organization.
(4) Conduct or practice found by the state department to be
detrimental to the welfare of the patients of an institution.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.203-2001, SEC.1;
P.L.156-2011, SEC.16; P.L.197-2011, SEC.61.
IC 16-21-3-3
Application of IC 4-21.5
Sec. 3. IC 4-21.5 applies to an action under this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4.
IC 16-21-3-4
Revocation of hospital license for cloning
Sec. 4. Notwithstanding section 1 of this chapter, the state
department shall revoke the license of a hospital licensed under this
article if, after appropriate notice and an opportunity for a hearing,
the state health commissioner proves by a preponderance of the
evidence that the hospital:
(1) knowingly allows the hospital's facilities to be used for
cloning or attempted cloning; or
(2) knowingly allows the hospital's employees, in the course of
the employee's employment, to participate in cloning or
attempted cloning.
As added by P.L.126-2005, SEC.5.
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