§ 16-27-1-2 — "Home health agency"

(a) As used in this chapter, "home health
agency" means a person that provides or offers to provide:
(1) nursing services; or
(2) nursing services and at least one (1) home health service;
for compensation.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) An individual health care professional who provides
professional services to a patient in the temporary or permanent
residence of the patient.
(2) A local health department as described in IC 16-20 or IC 16-22-8.
(3) A person that:
(A) is approved by the division of disability and rehabilitative
services to provide supported living services or supported living
supports to individuals with developmental disabilities;
(B) is subject to rules adopted under IC 12-11-2.1; and
(C) serves only individuals with developmental disabilities who
are in a placement authorized under IC 12-11-2.1-4.
(4) A person providing services under the Program of
All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) described in IC 12-15-43.
(5) A person that only administers home infusion therapy based
on a specialty medication prescription received from a pharmacy.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-2.2-4.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.37-2003, SEC.1; P.L.141-2006, SEC.80; P.L.210-2021, SEC.1.