§ 16-38-6-2 — Establishment of chronic disease registry

The state department, with the cooperation of
the office of Medicaid policy and planning, shall establish a chronic
disease registry for the purpose of:
(1) recording chronic disease cases that are diagnosed or treated
in Indiana; and
(2) compiling necessary and appropriate information determined
by the state department concerning cases described in subdivision
(1) in order to do the following:
(A) Conduct epidemiologic and environmental surveys of
chronic disease and use appropriate preventive and control
measures.
(B) Inform citizens regarding programs designed to manage
chronic disease.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.212-2003, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.152-2017, SEC.36.