Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 16 > Article 27 - Home Health Agencies

• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• 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
• client: means an individual who has been accepted to receive personal services from a personal services agency. See Indiana Code 16-27-4-1
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• continuous process improvement: means a management methodology that combines tools to improve process speed and reduce waste with data driven project analysis to provide products and services with improved quality at lower cost. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• 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.
• executive state agency: refers to any agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, division, office, or other unit of state government in the executive, including the administrative, department of state government established by any of the following:

  Indiana Code 4-3-26-2

• expanded criminal history check: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 16-27-2-0.5
• family: means the individual's spouse, child, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, aunt-in-law, uncle, uncle-in-law, niece, and nephew. See Indiana Code 16-27-4-5
• government information: refers to any information created, received, maintained, or stored by or otherwise in the control of a governmental entity, regardless of the form or the media on which the information is recorded. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-7
• health care professional: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 16-27-2-1

• health care professional: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 16-27-1-1

• home health agency: means a home health agency licensed under IC 16-27-1. See Indiana Code 16-27-2-2
• home health agency: means a person that provides or offers to provide:

  Indiana Code 16-27-1-2

• home health aide services: means only home health services that may be performed by a home health aide. See Indiana Code 16-27-1-4
• home health services: means services that:

  Indiana Code 16-27-1-5

• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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}
• MPH: refers to the management performance hub established by section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-3
• national criminal history background check: means the determination provided by the state police department under IC 10-13-3-39(i). See Indiana Code 16-27-2-2.1
• office: refers to the office of the secretary of family and social services established by Indiana Code 16-27-5.5-2
• OMB: refers to the office of management and budget established by IC 4-3-22-3. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-4
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• parent personal services agency: means the personal services agency that develops and maintains administrative and fiscal control over a branch office. See Indiana Code 16-27-4-2
• patient: means an individual who has been accepted for care by a home health agency. See Indiana Code 16-27-1-6
• person: means an individual or entity that is not described in section 2(a) of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-5
• personal representative: means a person who has legal authority to act on behalf of the client with regard to the action to be taken. See Indiana Code 16-27-4-3
• personal services: means :

  Indiana Code 16-27-4-4

• personal services agency: means a person that provides or offers to provide a personal service for compensation, whether through the agency's own employees or by arrangement with another person. See Indiana Code 16-27-4-5
• 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}
• 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.
• secretary: refers to the secretary of family and social services appointed under Indiana Code 16-27-5.5-3
• services: includes :

  Indiana Code 16-27-2-2.2

• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5