§ 16-25-5-5 — Reports to attorney general

Indiana § 16-25-5-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 25: HOSPICE PROGRAMS
• Ch. 5: Penalties, Enforcement Actions, and Grievance

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(a) The state department shall investigate a
report of an unlicensed hospice or unapproved hospice program and
report the state department's findings to the attorney general.
(b) The attorney general, upon receiving a report of an unlicensed
hospice or unapproved hospice program, may do any of the following:
(1) Seek an injunction in the circuit or superior court of the
county in which the unlicensed hospice or unapproved hospice
program is located or in the circuit or superior court of Marion
County.
(2) Seek relief under IC 4-21.5, including a civil penalty not to
exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day of
unlicensed or unapproved operation.
(3) Seek criminal penalties as provided by section 8 of this
chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.15.