§ 16-28-2-8 — Notice regarding requests for names of nursing personnel or direct care staff

Indiana § 16-28-2-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 28: HEALTH FACILITIES
• Ch. 2: Licensure of Health Facilities

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(a) Each comprehensive care health facility
shall post a notice that a resident, the legal representative of the
resident, or another individual designated by the resident may request
from the licensed nurse in charge of each shift information that
designates the names of all nursing personnel on duty by job
classification for the:
(1) wing;
(2) unit; or
(3) other area as routinely designated by the health facility;
where the resident resides.
(b) The notice required under subsection (a) must meet the
following conditions:
(1) Be posted in a conspicuous place that is readily accessible to
residents and the public.
(2) Be at least 24 point font size on a poster that is at least eleven
(11) inches wide and seventeen (17) inches long.
(3) Contain the:
(A) business telephone number of the administrator of the
health facility; and
(B) toll free telephone number for filing complaints with the
state department.
(4) State that if a resident, the legal representative of the resident,
or another individual designated by the resident is unable to
obtain the information described in subsection (a) from the
licensed nurse in charge of each shift, the resident, the legal
representative of the resident, or another individual designated by
the resident may do any of the following:
(A) Contact the administrator of the health facility.
(B) File a complaint with the state department by using the state
department’s toll free telephone number.
(c) The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry
out this section.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.108-2000, SEC.5.