Notice of closure or elimination of service line; requirements
Ind. Code § 16-21-17.1-2
in effectSec. 2. (a) Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, a hospital shall provide written notice to the state department at least sixty (60) days before the hospital does any of the following:
(1) Closes a hospital licensed under IC 16-21 and permanently terminates all hospital operations.
(2) Completely eliminates a service line for longer than ninety (90) days.
(b) The notice under subsection (a) must include the following:
(1) The proposed date of closure of the hospital or elimination of a service line.
(2) A description of the affected services and capacity.
(3) The hospital's plan for patient continuity of care.
As added by P.L.124-2026, SEC.6.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/16Fetched: 10/17/2026