Ind. Code ch. 21-40-1

Ind. Code ch. 21-40-1
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Ind. Code § 21-40-1-1 Definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281.

Ind. Code § 21-40-1-2 "Academic term"

Sec. 2. "Academic term" means the regularly scheduled period of on-campus instruction offered by a state educational institution that is substantially comparable to a traditional semester. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-71-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281.

Ind. Code § 21-40-1-3 "Certificate of immunity"

Sec. 3. "Certificate of immunity" means a form that meets the following requirements: (1) Is acceptable to a state educational institution. (2) Establishes the immunity of the certificate holder. (3) Consists of: (A) a physician's certificate, if available; (B) immunization records forwarded from another school or state educational institution; (C) a record maintained by the student or a parent of the student showing the month and year during which each dose of vaccine was administered; (D) a form developed by the department that may be used by state educational institutions to meet the requirements of IC 21-40-5; or (E) evidence of having met alternative criteria defined by rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 by the department. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-71-2.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281. Amended by P.L.130-2017, SEC.1; P.L.9-2022, SEC.40.

Ind. Code § 21-40-1-4 "Department"

Sec. 4. "Department" refers to the Indiana department of health. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-71-3.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.201.

Ind. Code § 21-40-1-5 "Designated record keeping office"

Sec. 5. "Designated record keeping office" refers to the office designated by a state educational institution as being responsible for maintaining student immunization records under IC 21-40-5. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-71-4.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281.

Ind. Code § 21-40-1-6 "Documentation of exemption"

Sec. 6. "Documentation of exemption" means a form that: (1) is acceptable to a state educational institution; and (2) indicates the circumstances as described in IC 21-40-5-4 and IC 21-40-5-6 entitling the student to an exemption from the requirements in IC 21-40-5-2 and IC 21-40-5-3. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-71-5.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281. Amended by P.L.1-2025, SEC.203.

Ind. Code § 21-40-1-7 "Enroll"

Sec. 7. "Enroll" means the process: (1) enabling a student to become a bona fide member of the student body of the state educational institution; and (2) entitling the student to officially audit or receive academic credit for on-campus instruction in Indiana. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-71-6.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281.

Ind. Code § 21-40-1-8 "Health care provider"

Sec. 8. "Health care provider" means a: (1) local health authority; (2) licensed physician; (3) licensed physician assistant; (4) licensed pharmacist; or (5) registered nurse. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-71-7.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281.

Ind. Code § 21-40-1-9 "Student"

Sec. 9. "Student", for purposes of IC 21-40-5, means an individual who, for the first time: (1) physically attends classes at a residential campus of a state educational institution; and (2) is enrolled in a state educational institution as a full-time student (as defined in 585 IAC 1-9-1(27)). [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-71-9.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281.
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