Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-18. Qualifications of a volunteer health practitioner registration system; confirmation of volunteer health practitioners used in Indiana; notification; host entity not required to use services
(1) accept applications for the registration of volunteer health practitioners before or during an emergency;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-18
- department of homeland security: refers to the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-0.5
- disaster relief organization: means an entity that provides emergency or disaster relief services that include health or veterinary services provided by volunteer health practitioners and:
Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-1
- emergency: means an event or condition that is an emergency, a disaster, or a public health emergency under this article. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-2
- emergency declaration: means a declaration of emergency issued by a person authorized to do so under state or local laws of Indiana. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-3
- entity: means a person other than an individual. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-5
- health facility: means an entity licensed under the laws of Indiana or another state to provide health or veterinary services. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-6
- health practitioner: means an individual licensed under the laws of Indiana or another state to provide health or veterinary services. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-7
- health services: means the provision of treatment, care, advice, guidance, or other services or supplies related to the health or death of individuals or human populations to the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including:
Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-8
- host entity: means an entity operating in Indiana that uses volunteer health practitioners to respond to an emergency. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-9
- person: means an individual, a corporation, a business trust, a trust, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a joint venture, a public corporation, a government or governmental subdivision, an agency, an instrumentality, or another legal or commercial entity. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-11
- state: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or a territory or an insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-13
- veterinary services: means the provision of treatment, care, advice, guidance, or other services or supplies related to the health or death of an animal or to animal populations to the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including:
Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-14
- volunteer health practitioner: means a health practitioner who provides health or veterinary services, whether or not the practitioner receives compensation for those services. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-15
(3) be capable of confirming the accuracy of information concerning whether a health practitioner is licensed and in good standing before health services or veterinary services are provided under this chapter; and
(4) meet one (1) of the following conditions:
(A) Be an emergency system for advance registration of volunteer health practitioners established by a state and funded through the Health Resources Services Administration under section 319I of the federal Public Health Services Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 247d-7b.
(B) Be a local unit consisting of trained and equipped emergency response, public health, and medical personnel formed under section 2801 of the federal Public Health Services Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300hh.
(C) Be operated by a:
(i) disaster relief organization;
(ii) licensing board;
(iii) national or regional association of licensing boards or health practitioners;
(iv) health facility that provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient health care services, including a tertiary care and teaching hospital; or
(v) governmental entity.
(D) Be designated by the department of homeland security as a registration system for purposes of this chapter.
(b) While an emergency declaration is in effect, the department of homeland security, a person authorized to act on behalf of the department of homeland security, or a host entity may confirm whether volunteer health practitioners used in Indiana are registered with a registration system that complies with subsection (a). Confirmation is limited to obtaining identities of the practitioners from the system and determining whether the system indicates that the practitioners are licensed and in good standing.
(c) Upon request of a person in Indiana authorized under subsection (b), or a similarly authorized person in another state, a registration system located in Indiana shall notify the person of the identities of volunteer health practitioners and whether the practitioners are licensed and in good standing.
(d) A host entity is not required to use the services of a volunteer health practitioner even if the practitioner is registered with a registration system that indicates that the practitioner is licensed and in good standing.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-2009, SEC.95.