Chapter 2 Inability of Lieutenant Governor to Discharge Official Duties
Chapter 2.3 Lieutenant Governor as Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development
Chapter 2.5 Service of Lieutenant Governor and Employees on State Agencies, Boards, and Other Bodies
Chapter 9.7 Office of Community and Rural Affairs
Chapter 16 Indiana Main Street Program
Chapter 28 Individual Development Accounts
Chapter 33 Miscellaneous Community Development Programs
Chapter 37 Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation Grant Program
Chapter 38 Broadband Grants for Unserved Areas
Chapter 38.5 Broadband Grants for Rural Areas
Chapter 38.6 State Administration of Federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program
Chapter 41 Indiana Broadband Connectivity Program
Chapter 43 Indiana Broadband Mapping Program
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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 4 - Lieutenant Governor

  • abortion: has the meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-1. See Indiana Code 16-34-6-1
  • account: refers to an individual development account. See Indiana Code 4-4-28-1
  • act: refers to the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P. See Indiana Code 4-4-38.6-1
  • advance directive: means a written declaration of a declarant who:

    Indiana Code 16-36-7-2

  • adverse action: means any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a state's laws which may be imposed against licensed EMS personnel by a state EMS authority or state court, including, but not limited to, actions against an individual's license, such as revocation, suspension, probation, consent agreement, monitoring, or other limitation or encumbrance on the individual's practice, letters of reprimand or admonition, fines, criminal convictions, and state court judgments enforcing adverse actions by the state EMS authority. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-2
  • AEMT: means an individual licensed with cognitive knowledge and a scope of practice that corresponds to that level in the National EMS Education Standards and National EMS Scope of Practice Model. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-1
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • alternative program: means a voluntary, nondisciplinary substance abuse recovery program approved by a state EMS authority. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-3
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Americans with Disabilities Act: refers to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (Indiana Code 4-13-1.1-1
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • any other disability: means any disease, defect, or disorder that is genetically inherited. See Indiana Code 16-34-4-1
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • appropriate facility: has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2-82(3). See Indiana Code 16-36-3-1
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • armed forces of the United States: means the forces and components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. See Indiana Code 16-33-4-1
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • attending: means the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who has the primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient. See Indiana Code 16-36-5-1.1
  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • authority: refers to the Indiana housing and community development authority established under IC 5-20-1. See Indiana Code 4-4-28-1.5
  • Autism: means a neurological condition as described in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • autism spectrum disorder: has the meaning set forth in the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. See Indiana Code 16-32-4-1
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • BEAD NOFO: refers to the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, as issued by NTIA on May 12, 2022, pursuant to Indiana Code 4-4-38.6-2
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • best interests: means the promotion of the individual's welfare, based on consideration of material factors, including relief of suffering, preservation or restoration of function, and quality of life. See Indiana Code 16-36-7-3
  • birth problems: means one (1) or more of the following conditions:

    Indiana Code 16-38-4-1

  • broadband Internet: means a connection to the Internet that provides an actual speed of at least fifty (50) megabits per second downstream and at least five (5) megabits per second upstream, regardless of the technology or medium used to provide the connection. See Indiana Code 4-4-41-1
  • bureau: refers to the department of correction ombudsman bureau established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.2-1
  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
  • center: refers to the Silvercrest children's development center. See Indiana Code 16-33-3-1
  • certification: means the successful verification of entry level cognitive and psychomotor competency using a reliable, validated, and legally defensible examination. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-4
  • challenge: means notice that:

    Indiana Code 4-4-38.5-1.6

  • child: means a child who is:

    Indiana Code 16-35-8-1

  • children: refers to children with special health care needs. See Indiana Code 16-35-2-1
  • chronic disease: means one (1) of the following conditions:

    Indiana Code 16-38-6-1

  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • commission: means the national administrative body, of which all states that have enacted the compact are members. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-5
  • commissioner: refers to the commissioner of the Indiana department of administration. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.1-2
  • commissioner: refers to the commissioner of the department. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.7-1
  • community based organization: means a private, nonprofit corporation whose board of directors is comprised of business, civic, and community leaders, and whose principal purpose includes the provision of low income housing. See Indiana Code 4-4-28-1.7
  • community development corporation: means a private, nonprofit corporation:

    Indiana Code 4-4-28-2

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • comprehensive care bed: means a comprehensive care bed that is used solely for a patient who has been diagnosed as having one (1) of the following conditions:

    Indiana Code 16-29-2-1

  • comprehensive care bed: means a bed in a comprehensive care health facility that:

    Indiana Code 16-29-7-2

  • comprehensive care health facility: means a health facility that provides:

    Indiana Code 16-29-7-3

  • consent: means authorization to provide, withhold, or withdraw treatment. See Indiana Code 16-36-6-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • contractor: means a person awarded a price contract. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.6-1
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • covered entity: means any of the following:

    Indiana Code 16-32-5-1

  • covered entity: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 16-39-10-1
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • dead body: means a lifeless human body or parts or bones of the human body from the condition of which it reasonably may be concluded that death recently occurred. See Indiana Code 16-37-3-1
  • declarant: means a person:

    Indiana Code 16-36-5-3

  • declarant: means a qualified person:

    Indiana Code 16-36-6-2

  • declarant: means a competent adult who has executed an advance directive. See Indiana Code 16-36-7-4
  • declaration: means a written document, voluntarily executed by a declarant for the declarant under section 28 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-36-7-5
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • defibrillator: means an automatic external defibrillator. See Indiana Code 16-31-6.5-3
  • department: refers to the Indiana department of administration created under IC 4-13-1-2. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.1-3
  • department: refers to the Indiana department of administration created by IC 4-13-1-2. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.3-1
  • department: refers to the Indiana department of administration created by IC 4-13-1-2. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.4-1
  • department: refers to the Indiana department of administration established by IC 4-13-1-2. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.6-2
  • department: refers to the Indiana department of administration created by IC 4-13-1-2. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.7-2
  • department: refers to the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1. See Indiana Code 16-31-8.5-1
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • deployed: means , with respect to the availability of minimum broadband Internet at a location, that an eligible broadband service provider:

    Indiana Code 4-4-38.5-1.7

  • developmental disability: has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2-61. See Indiana Code 16-32-4-2
  • director: refers to the director of the office of community and rural affairs appointed under section 5 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-4-9.7-1
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • division: refers to the division of historic preservation and archeology of the department of natural resources established by IC 14-9-4-1. See Indiana Code 4-4-37-1.3
  • DNR: means do not resuscitate. See Indiana Code 16-36-5-4
  • Documentary material: means the original or a copy of a book, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, chart, or other document. See Indiana Code 4-6-3-1
  • Down syndrome: means a chromosomal disorder associated with an extra chromosome 21 or an effective trisomy for chromosome 21. See Indiana Code 16-34-4-2
  • electronic: has the meaning set forth in IC 26-2-8-102(7). See Indiana Code 16-36-7-6
  • electronic record: has the meaning set forth in IC 26-2-8-102(9). See Indiana Code 16-36-7-7
  • electronic signature: has the meaning set forth in IC 26-2-8-102(10). See Indiana Code 16-36-7-8
  • eligible broadband project: means a project for the deployment of terrestrial broadband infrastructure for the provision of eligible broadband service, regardless of the delivery technology:

    Indiana Code 4-4-38.5-2

  • eligible broadband service: means a connection to the Internet that provides an actual speed of at least:

    Indiana Code 4-4-38.5-3

  • eligible broadband service provider: means any company, firm, corporation, partnership, or association that:

    Indiana Code 4-4-38.5-4

  • eligible student: means a student who is:

    Indiana Code 4-4-38.5-4.5

  • EMT: means an individual licensed with cognitive knowledge and a scope of practice that corresponds to that level in the National EMS Education Standards and the National EMS Scope of Practice Model. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-6
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • final proposal: refers to the office's final proposal (as described in Indiana Code 4-4-38.6-3
  • financial institution: means a bank, savings association, credit union, or any other institution regulated under IC 28 or federal law. See Indiana Code 4-4-28-3
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • food instrument: means an electronic benefit transfer card that can be taken to a WIC vendor for exchange for a specified quantity of food. See Indiana Code 16-35-1.5-1
  • food service establishment: means a fixed or mobile establishment that serves food to the public for consumption on the premises. See Indiana Code 16-31-9-1
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • fund: refers to an individual development account fund established by a community development corporation or community based organization under section 13 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-4-28-4
  • fund: refers to the rural broadband fund established by Indiana Code 4-4-38-0.3
  • fund: refers to the rural broadband fund established by section 11 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-4-38.5-5
  • fund: refers to the rural broadband fund established by Indiana Code 4-4-41-2
  • fund: refers to the emergency medical services fund established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-31-8.5-2
  • fund: refers to the hearing aid fund established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-35-8-2
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • health care: means any care, treatment, service, or procedure to maintain, diagnose, or treat an individual's physical or mental condition. See Indiana Code 16-36-1-1
  • health care: means any care, treatment, service, supplies, or procedure to maintain, diagnose, or treat an individual's physical or mental condition, including preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care, and counseling. See Indiana Code 16-36-7-9
  • health care decision: means the following:

    Indiana Code 16-36-7-10

  • health care facility: includes the following:

    Indiana Code 16-36-7-11

  • health care provider: means any person licensed, certified, or authorized by law to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession. See Indiana Code 16-36-7-12
  • health care quality indicator data: means information concerning the provision of health care services that may be collected and used to measure and compare quality of health care services. See Indiana Code 16-40-4-1
  • health care representative: means a competent adult or other person designated by a declarant in an advance directive to:

    Indiana Code 16-36-7-13

  • health coverage provider: means any of the following:

    Indiana Code 16-40-4-2

  • health information: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 16-36-7-14
  • Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • home: refers to the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-33-4-3
  • home: includes the delivery of a viable fetus at a home or other non-health care facility. See Indiana Code 16-38-4-1
  • home state: means a member state where an individual is licensed to practice emergency medical services. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-7
  • immunization: means the treatment of an individual with a vaccine to produce immunity against COVID-19. See Indiana Code 16-39-11-2
  • immunization status: means the status of whether an individual:

    Indiana Code 16-39-11-4

  • in the presence of: has the meaning set forth in section 7. See Indiana Code 16-36-5-4.3
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • incapacitated: has the meaning set forth in IC 16-36-7-15. See Indiana Code 16-36-5-4.2
  • Indiana governmental entity: means :

    Indiana Code 16-39-11-4.5

  • individual development account: means an account in a financial institution administered by a community development corporation or community based organization that allows a qualifying individual to deposit money:

    Indiana Code 4-4-28-5

  • individual with a disability: has the meaning set forth in IC 16-32-2-1(a). See Indiana Code 16-32-3-1.2
  • individual with a disability: has the meaning set forth in IC 16-32-2-1(a). See Indiana Code 16-32-3.5-1
  • informed consent: means consent voluntarily given by an individual after a sufficient explanation and disclosure of the subject matter involved to enable that individual to have a general understanding of the treatment or procedure and the medically acceptable alternatives, including the substantial risks and hazards inherent in the proposed treatment or procedure, and to make a knowing health care decision without coercion or undue influence. See Indiana Code 16-36-7-16
  • initial proposal: refers to the office's initial proposal (as described in Indiana Code 4-4-38.6-4
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • law enforcement official: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 16-39-10-2
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • license: means the authorization by a state for an individual to practice as an EMT, an AEMT, or a paramedic, or at a level between EMT and paramedic. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-8
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • life prolonging procedures will declarant: means a person who has executed a life prolonging procedures will declaration under section 11 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-36-4-2
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • living will declarant: means a person who has executed a living will declaration under section 10 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-36-4-3
  • Local agency: means an administration, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department division, institution, office, officer, service, or other similar body of a political subdivision created or established pursuant to law. See Indiana Code 4-6-3-1
  • major equipment item: refers to any item that a school corporation considers:

    Indiana Code 4-13-1.6-3

  • Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
  • mandatory reporter: means any person providing health care services, including:

    Indiana Code 16-34-6-2

  • medical director: means a physician licensed in a member state who is accountable for the care delivered by EMS personnel. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-9
  • medical record: means written or printed information possessed by a provider (as defined in IC 16-18-2-295) concerning any diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis of the patient, unless otherwise defined. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • member state: means a state that has enacted this compact. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-10
  • mental health provider: means any of the following:

    Indiana Code 16-36-1.5-2

  • Mentally incompetent: means of unsound mind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • military service applicant: means an applicant for licensure or certification under this article who has performed service as an active member of any of the following:

    Indiana Code 16-31-11-1

  • minimum broadband Internet: means a terrestrial connection to the Internet that provides an actual speed of at least one hundred (100) megabits per second downstream and at least twenty (20) megabits per second upstream, regardless of the technology or medium used to provide the connection. See Indiana Code 4-4-38.5-5.6
  • minimum broadband Internet: means a connection to the Internet that provides an actual speed of at least twenty-five (25) megabits per second downstream and at least three (3) megabits per second upstream, regardless of the technology or medium used to provide the connection. See Indiana Code 4-4-41-3
  • minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • mobile integrated healthcare: means community based health care in which paramedics and emergency medical technicians employed by an emergency medical services provider agency function outside of customary emergency response and transport to do the following:

    Indiana Code 16-31-12-1

  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • motor vehicle: has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-105(a). See Indiana Code 4-4-28-5.5
  • municipal corporation: means a:

    Indiana Code 16-35-1-1

  • nontransporting emergency medical services vehicle: means a motor vehicle, other than an ambulance, used for emergency medical services. See Indiana Code 16-31-3-0.5
  • notarial officer: means a person who is authorized under IC 33-42-9-7 to perform a notarial act (as defined in Indiana Code 16-36-7-17
  • NTIA: refers to the National Telecommunications Information Administration, United States Department of Commerce. See Indiana Code 4-4-38.6-5
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes "affirmation" and "to swear" includes to "affirm". See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • observe: means to perceive another's actions or expressions of intent through the senses of eyesight or hearing, or both. See Indiana Code 16-36-7-18
  • office: refers to the office of community and rural affairs established by section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-4-9.7-2
  • office: refers to the office of community and rural affairs established by Indiana Code 4-4-37-2
  • office: refers to the office of community and rural affairs established by Indiana Code 4-4-38-1
  • office: refers to the office of community and rural affairs established by Indiana Code 4-4-38.5-6
  • office: refers to the Indiana broadband office in its capacity as an eligible entity (as defined in Indiana Code 4-4-38.6-6
  • office: refers to the office of community and rural affairs established by Indiana Code 4-4-41-4
  • ombudsman: means an employee of the bureau or an individual approved by the bureau to investigate and resolve complaints that the department of correction endangered the health and safety of any person, or that the department of correction violated specific laws, rules, or written policies. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.2-2
  • operational canine: means a dog that:

    Indiana Code 16-31-13-1

  • other severe disability: means a severe physical disability or developmental delay that results from injury, infection, or disease, is chronic in nature, and requires long term health care. See Indiana Code 16-38-4-2
  • out of hospital: refers to a location other than an acute care hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2. See Indiana Code 16-36-5-5
  • out of hospital DNR declaration and order: means a document executed under sections 11 and 12 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-36-5-6
  • out of hospital DNR identification device: means a device developed by the emergency medical services commission under section 17 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-36-5-7
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • paramedic: means an individual licensed with cognitive knowledge and a scope of practice that corresponds to that level in the National EMS Education Standards and the National EMS Scope of Practice Model. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-11
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • patient: means a person who is the recipient of mental health services. See Indiana Code 16-36-1.5-3
  • patient: means :

    Indiana Code 16-38-4-3

  • person: means any of the following:

    Indiana Code 4-4-37-3

  • Person: means a human being, an incorporated or unincorporated organization, or association, a trustee or legal representative, the state of Indiana, a political subdivision, a state or local agency, or a group of such persons acting in concert. See Indiana Code 4-6-3-1
  • person: means an individual, association, partnership, corporation, or governmental entity. See Indiana Code 16-38-4-4
  • person in charge of interment: means a person who places or causes to be placed a stillborn child or dead body or the ashes, after cremation, in a grave, vault, urn, or other receptacle, or otherwise disposes of the body or ashes. See Indiana Code 16-37-3-2
  • physician: means any person licensed to practice medicine in Indiana. See Indiana Code 16-34-6-3
  • pilot program: means the opioid addiction recovery pilot program for pregnant women and women with newborns established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-35-10-1
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Political subdivision: means a county, township, city, town, municipal corporation as defined in IC 36-1-2-10, or a special taxing district. See Indiana Code 4-6-3-1
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • POST form: refers to a physician order for scope of treatment (POST) form developed by the state department under section 9 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-36-6-4
  • potential diagnosis: refers to the presence of some risk factors that indicate that a health problem may occur. See Indiana Code 16-34-4-3
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • presence: means a process of signing and witnessing a DNR declaration in which:

    Indiana Code 16-36-5-7.7

  • present: has the meaning set forth in section 7. See Indiana Code 16-36-5-7.9
  • preservation: means the application of measures to sustain the form, integrity, and material of:

    Indiana Code 4-4-37-4

  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • price contract: refers to a contract entered into by the department under section 11 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.6-4
  • privilege to practice: means an individual's authority to deliver emergency medical services in remote states as authorized under this compact. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-12
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • program: refers to the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program established under Indiana Code 4-4-38.6-7
  • program: refers to the Indiana broadband connectivity program established by section 7 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-4-41-5
  • program: refers to the health care quality indicator data program developed and implemented under sections 4 and 5 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-40-4-3
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • protected health information: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 16-39-10-3
  • proxy: has the meaning set forth in IC 16-36-7-20. See Indiana Code 16-36-5-8.1
  • proxy: has the meaning set forth in IC 16-36-7-20. See Indiana Code 16-36-6-4.5
  • proxy: means a competent adult who:

    Indiana Code 16-36-7-20

  • psychiatric advance directive: means a written instrument that expresses the individual's preference and consent to the administration of treatment measures for a specific diagnosis for the care and treatment of the individual's mental illness during subsequent periods of incapacity. See Indiana Code 16-36-1.7-1
  • public accommodation: has the meaning set forth in IC 16-32-3-2(a). See Indiana Code 16-32-3.5-2
  • qualified broadband project: means a project for the deployment of broadband infrastructure for the provision of qualified broadband service, regardless of the delivery technology, in unserved areas in Indiana. See Indiana Code 4-4-38-2
  • qualified broadband provider: means any company, firm, corporation, partnership, or association that, at the time of submission of a grant application under this chapter:

    Indiana Code 4-4-38-4

  • qualified broadband service: means a connection to the Internet that provides capacity for transmission at an actual speed of at least ten (10) megabits per second downstream and at least one (1) megabit per second upstream, regardless of the technology or medium used to provide the connection. See Indiana Code 4-4-38-5
  • qualified expenditures: means expenditures for preservation or rehabilitation that are chargeable to a capital account and limited for a project to the exterior of a building. See Indiana Code 4-4-37-5
  • qualified patient: means a patient who has been certified as a qualified patient under section 13 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-36-4-4
  • qualified person: means an individual certified as a qualified person under section 10 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-36-5-8
  • qualified person: refers to an individual who has at least one (1) of the following:

    Indiana Code 16-36-6-5

  • qualified recipient: means a recipient who has a disability and meets the eligibility requirements for receipt of an anatomical gift regardless of the use of the following:

    Indiana Code 16-32-5-2

  • qualifying individual: means an individual or a member of an individual's household who may establish an individual development account because the individual:

    Indiana Code 4-4-28-6

  • reasonably available: means a health care representative or proxy for an individual who is:

    Indiana Code 16-36-7-21

  • registered provider: means a company, firm, corporation, partnership, or association that provides broadband Internet service in Indiana and that has registered with the program under section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-4-41-6
  • registry: refers to the birth problems registry established under this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-38-4-5
  • rehabilitation: means the process of returning a property to a state of utility through repair or alteration that makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving the parts or features of the property that are significant to the historical or architectural values of the property. See Indiana Code 4-4-37-6
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • remote state: means a member state in which an individual is not licensed. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-13
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • representative: means :

    Indiana Code 16-36-1-2

  • representative: means a person's:

    Indiana Code 16-36-5-9

  • representative: means an individual described in section 7(a)(2) of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-36-6-6
  • reproductive health care facility: means any office, clinic, or other physical location licensed by the state to provide surgical or medical abortions, abortion counseling, abortion referrals, contraceptives, contraceptive counseling, sex education, or gynecological services. See Indiana Code 16-34-6-4
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • restricted: means the outcome of an adverse action that limits a license or the privilege to practice. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-14
  • rule: means a written statement by the interstate commission promulgated under Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-15
  • rural area: means :

    Indiana Code 4-4-38.5-7

  • rural health clinic: means a building that is:

    Indiana Code 4-4-38.5-7.1

  • school corporation: has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-16. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.6-5
  • scope of practice: means defined parameters of various duties or services that may be provided by an individual with specific credentials. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-16
  • secretary: refers to the lieutenant governor as secretary of agriculture and rural development, as provided in Indiana Code 4-4-9.7-3
  • service animal: refers to a dog or miniature horse individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability. See Indiana Code 16-32-3-1.5
  • service animal: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 16-32-3.5-3
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • sex selective abortion: means an abortion that is performed solely because of the sex of the fetus. See Indiana Code 16-34-4-4
  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • sign: includes the valid use of an electronic signature. See Indiana Code 16-36-7-22
  • signature: means the authorized use of the name or mark of a declarant or other person to authenticate an electronic record or other writing. See Indiana Code 16-36-7-23
  • significant investigatory information: means investigative information that:

    Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-17

  • state: means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-18
  • state agency: means an authority, a board, a branch, a commission, a committee, a department, a division, or another instrumentality of the executive, including the administrative, department of state government. See Indiana Code 4-4-38.5-8
  • State agency: means an administration, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, division, institution, office, officer, service, or other similar body of state government created or established pursuant to law. See Indiana Code 4-6-3-1
  • state agency: means an authority, board, branch, commission, committee, department, division, or other instrumentality of the executive, including the administrative, department of state government. See Indiana Code 4-13-1-1
  • state agency: has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-1-1. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.3-2
  • state department: refers to the Indiana department of health. See Indiana Code 16-38-4-6
  • state EMS authority: means the board, office, or other agency with the legislative mandate to license EMS personnel. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-19
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
  • superintendent: has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2-188(3). See Indiana Code 16-36-3-2
  • telephonic interaction: means interaction through the use of any technology, now known or later developed, that enables two (2) or more people to speak to and hear each other in real time even if one (1) or more of the persons cannot see each other. See Indiana Code 16-36-5-9.5
  • telephonic interaction: means interaction through the use of any technology, now known or later developed, that enables two (2) or more persons to speak to and hear each other in real time, even if one (1) or more persons cannot see each other. See Indiana Code 16-36-7-24
  • terminal condition: means a condition caused by injury, disease, or illness from which, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty:

    Indiana Code 16-36-4-5

  • Testate: To die leaving a will.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • total comprehensive care bed days available at comprehensive care health facilities: refers to the sum of:

    Indiana Code 16-29-7-4

  • total statewide inpatient days: means the sum of:

    Indiana Code 16-29-7-5

  • training or educational purposes: means for the purpose of:

    Indiana Code 16-39-7.1-1.5

  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • treating physician: means a licensed physician who is overseeing, directing, or performing health care to an individual at the pertinent time. See Indiana Code 16-36-7-25
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • unserved area: means a geographic area of Indiana, identified at the census block level, in which there is not at least one (1) provider of terrestrial broadband service offering a connection to the Internet that provides capacity for transmission at an actual speed of at least ten (10) megabits per second downstream and at least one (1) megabit per second upstream. See Indiana Code 4-4-38-6
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • veteran: includes "Hoosier veteran" and applies to the construction of all Indiana statutes, unless the construction is expressly excluded by the terms of the statute, is plainly repugnant to the intent of the general assembly or of the context of the statute, or is inconsistent with federal law. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
  • WIC: refers to the women, infants, and children nutrition program. See Indiana Code 16-35-1.5-2
  • WIC office: refers to an office providing assistance to a WIC participant. See Indiana Code 16-35-1.6-3
  • writing: include the use of any method to inscribe information in or on a tangible medium or to store the information in an electronic or other medium that can retrieve, view, and print the information in perceivable form. See Indiana Code 16-36-7-26
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5