Sec. 8. (a) Each state institution shall post a notice that a resident, the legal representative of the resident, or another individual designated by the resident may request from the individual in charge of each shift information that designates the names of all nursing personnel or direct care staff on duty by job classification for the:

(1) wing;

(2) unit; or

(3) other area as routinely designated by the state institution;

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 superintendent of the state institution; and

(B) toll free telephone number for filing complaints with the division that is administratively in charge of the state institution.

(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 individual in charge of each shift, the resident, the legal representative of the resident, or other individual designated by the resident may do any of the following:

(A) Contact the superintendent of the state institution.

(B) File a complaint with the division that is administratively in charge of the state institution by using the division’s toll free telephone number.

     (c) The director of the:

(1) division of disability and rehabilitative services; and

(2) division of mental health and addiction;

may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this section.

As added by P.L.108-2000, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.215-2001, SEC.66; P.L.141-2006, SEC.63.