§ 16-19-3-23 — Health care programs; telephone information service

Indiana § 16-19-3-23

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

Text

(a) The state department shall maintain a
toll-free telephone line to provide information, referral, follow-up, and
personal assistance concerning federal, state, local, and private
programs that provide the following:
(1) Services to children less than twenty-one (21) years of age
with long term health care needs.
(2) Assistance to pregnant women to obtain prenatal care and
other services to promote healthy women, babies, and families.
(b) The state department shall provide the telephone service
required in subsection (a) to the following:
(1) Families with children having long term health care needs.
(2) Pregnant women.
(3) Health care providers.
(4) Employees of state and local governmental entities.
(5) Educators.
(6) Other entities that provide services to children with long term
health care needs.
(c) The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
implement this section.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3-30.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.143-2022, SEC.26.