§ 16-42-24-10 — Use prohibition by health care facility facing loss of federal funding

If:
(1) the federal government indicates that the federal government
will withdraw all federal funds from a health care facility for
allowing chymopapain to be used within the facility; and
(2) providing or allowing use of chymopapain within the facility
would jeopardize the receipt of:
(A) federal funds for reimbursement for Medicare or Medicaid
for all persons within the facility; or
(B) construction funds provided by the federal government
under the Hill-Burton Hospital Construction Program (42
U.S.C. 291 et seq.) or under Title XVI of the Public Health
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 300q-300t);
the hospital or other health care facility may prohibit the use of
chymopapain within the hospital or facility.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-10-7(b).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.