§ 16-19-3-27.7 — Process for updating all rules concerning residential onsite sewage systems

Indiana § 16-19-3-27.7

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

Text

7. (a) Subject to subsection (b), for all rules
concerning residential and nonresidential onsite sewage systems, the
state department shall update:
(1) all matters incorporated by reference in the rules, including all
bulletins, standards, and specifications incorporated by reference;
and
(2) all industry standard practices reflected in the rules;
upon the recognition of new bulletins, standards, specifications, and
industry standard practices that supersede the bulletins, standards,
specifications, and industry standard practices incorporated by
reference or otherwise reflected in the rules.
(b) The technical review panel established under section 27.5(b) of
this chapter:
(1) may recognize and notify the state department of:
(A) new bulletins, standards, and specifications; and
(B) new industry standard practices;
for the purposes of subsection (a); and
(2) must approve updates described in subsection (a) before the
state department may update the rules concerning residential and
nonresidential onsite sewage systems under subsection (a).
(c) Updates approved by the technical review panel described in
subsection (b) and updated by the state department under subsection
(a) must be adopted in accordance with IC 4-22-2.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.232-2023, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.151-2025, SEC.2.