§ 16-21-2-13 — Licensure issuance; recognized accrediting organization; investigation; survey; effect

Indiana § 16-21-2-13

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 21: HOSPITALS
• Ch. 2: Licensure of Hospitals

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(a) The state health commissioner:
(1) may:
(A) issue a license upon the application of a hospital that is not
accredited by a recognized accrediting organization without
further evidence; or
(B) request additional information concerning the application
of a hospital that is not accredited by a recognized accrediting
organization and conduct an investigation to determine whether
a license should be granted; and
(2) shall issue a license upon the application of a hospital that has
received accreditation by a recognized accrediting organization
for the period the recognized accrediting organization has been
granted accreditation without the state department conducting an
annual survey.
(b) The state department may investigate a complaint against an
accredited hospital described in subsection (a)(2) for substantial
noncompliance, as determined by the state department, with state law
or rules. Nothing in this section prohibits the state health commissioner
from taking action against a hospital under IC 16-21-3 for substantial
noncompliance with state law or rules.
(c) If a hospital is not accredited by a recognized accrediting
organization, the state department shall conduct an annual survey of the
hospital.
(d) When requested by the federal Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, the state department shall conduct random
validation surveys on behalf of the federal Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services.
(e) A hospital shall provide a copy of the survey report and
certificate of accreditation from a recognized accrediting organization
to the state health commissioner not more than ten (10) days after
receipt of the survey or accreditation.
(f) Subsections (a) through (e) do not affect the state department's
performance of an initial survey of a hospital obtaining an initial
license under this article.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-1-9(d).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.81-2018, SEC.2; P.L.156-2020, SEC.65.