§ 16-28-13-12 — Reporting of employee conviction; investigation; removal from registry

(a) If a health care facility has knowledge
of a conviction of an employee of the health care facility that would
indicate unfitness for service as a nurse aide, other unlicensed
employee, or other health care professional (as defined by IC 16-27-2-1), the health care facility shall report the information to the
state nurse aide registry or the appropriate licensing authority.
(b) The state department shall:
(1) investigate any report that a nurse aide has been convicted of
a crime described in section 3(a) of this chapter; and
(2) remove the nurse aide from the nurse aide registry with an
appropriate notation indicating the reason the nurse aide was
removed from the registry, providing notice and appeal rights as
required by IC 4-21.5.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.108-1999, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.171-2025, SEC.8.