§ 16-19-3-22 — Poisons; safety and emergency information; telephone answering service

Indiana § 16-19-3-22

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 19: STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
• Ch. 3: Powers and Duties of State Department of Health and

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(a) The state department or the state
department's designee shall maintain a toll-free telephone answering
service to provide information on safety precautions and emergency
procedures with regard to poisons.
(b) The telephone number shall be widely disseminated throughout
Indiana and shall be manned on a twenty-four (24) hour per day basis.
(c) The telephone companies in Indiana, the state department, all
hospitals, and all other boards or commissions registering or licensing
health care professions or emergency medical services shall cooperate
in making the toll-free telephone number available to the public.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3-29.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.143-2022, SEC.25.