Ind. Code ch. 16-21-14

Ind. Code ch. 16-21-14
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Ind. Code § 16-21-14-1 Application of chapter; adoption of guidelines

Sec. 1. (a) This section and section 2 of this chapter do not apply to the following: (1) A hospital that primarily provides inpatient and outpatient services to a pediatric population. (2) A psychiatric hospital (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-270). (b) Each hospital shall adopt, implement, and periodically update evidence based sepsis guidelines for the early recognition and treatment of patients with sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock that are based on generally accepted guidelines. The sepsis guidelines must include components specific to the identification, care, and treatment of adults. As added by P.L.133-2019, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.101.

Ind. Code § 16-21-14-2 Guidelines provided to department; presumption of meeting guideline requirements

Sec. 2. (a) The sepsis guidelines adopted under this chapter shall be provided to the state department upon the state department's request. (b) A hospital that submits sepsis data as required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting program is presumed to meet the sepsis guideline requirements in section 1 of this chapter. As added by P.L.133-2019, SEC.1.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/16Fetched: 10/17/2026

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