§ 12-24-1-8 — Notice regarding requests for names of nursing personnel or direct care staff

(a) Each state institution shall post a notice that
a resident, the legal representative of the resident, or another individual
designated by the resident may request from the individual in charge
of each shift information that designates the names of all nursing
personnel or direct care staff on duty by job classification for the:
(1) wing;
(2) unit; or
(3) other area as routinely designated by the state institution;
where the resident resides.
(b) The notice required under subsection (a) must meet the
following conditions:
(1) Be posted in a conspicuous place that is readily accessible to
residents and the public.
(2) Be at least 24 point font size on a poster that is at least eleven
(11) inches wide and seventeen (17) inches long.
(3) Contain the:
(A) business telephone number of the superintendent of the
state institution; and
(B) toll free telephone number for filing complaints with the
division that is administratively in charge of the state
institution.
(4) State that if a resident, the legal representative of the resident,
or another individual designated by the resident is unable to
obtain the information described in subsection (a) from the
individual in charge of each shift, the resident, the legal
representative of the resident, or other individual designated by
the resident may do any of the following:
(A) Contact the superintendent of the state institution.
(B) File a complaint with the division that is administratively in
charge of the state institution by using the division's toll free
telephone number.
(c) The director of the:
(1) division of disability and rehabilitative services; and
(2) division of mental health and addiction;
may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this section.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.108-2000, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.215-2001, SEC.66; P.L.141-2006, SEC.63.