Ind. Code ch. 21-44-1

in effect

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-1 Applicability

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.285.

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-2 "Anatomical education program"

Sec. 2. "Anatomical education program" means a program that provides for the: (1) acquisition of cadavers for educational purposes for use in health education programs at postsecondary educational institutions; (2) distribution of the cadavers to eligible institutions; (3) use of the cadavers for educational purposes by eligible institutions; and (4) final disposition of the cadavers. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-29.5-1.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285.

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-3 "Board"

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 3. (a) "Board", for purposes of IC 21-44-5, refers to the medical education board established by IC 21-44-5-1. (b) "Board", for purposes of IC 21-44-6, refers to the mental health and addiction services development programs board established by IC 21-44-6-1. (c) "Board", for purposes of IC 21-44-7, refers to the graduate medical education board established by IC 21-44-7-2. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285. Amended by P.L.170-2009, SEC.5; P.L.142-2014, SEC.1; P.L.190-2015, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-3 "Board"

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027. Sec. 3. "Board", for purposes of IC 21-44-5 and IC 21-44-7, refers to the medical graduate and education board established by IC 21-44-5-1. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285. Amended by P.L.170-2009, SEC.5; P.L.142-2014, SEC.1; P.L.190-2015, SEC.2; P.L.152-2026, SEC.299.

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-4 "Cadaver"

Sec. 4. "Cadaver" means a whole human postmortem body that: (1) has been donated under IC 29-2-16.1; (2) is unclaimed by a relative or other legal representative and that would otherwise be required to be buried at public expense; or (3) is otherwise legally procured by the Indiana University School of Medicine. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-29.5-2.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285. Amended by P.L.147-2007, SEC.10.

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-5 "Center"

Sec. 5. "Center", for purposes of IC 21-44-4, refers to a center for comprehensive medical education established under IC 21-44-4. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285.

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-6 "Clinical teaching and training program"

Sec. 6. "Clinical teaching and training program", for purposes of IC 21-44-5, refers to a clinical teaching and training program established under the plan under IC 21-44-5. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285.

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-7 "Family practice"

Sec. 7. "Family practice" means that medical specialty that: (1) is called family practice; and (2) provides personal physicians who: (A) serve as first medical contacts for patients; (B) provide a means of entering the health care system; and (C) accept responsibility for a patient's total health care. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-30-3 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285.

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-8 "Fund"

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "fund" refers to the family practice residency fund established by IC 21-44-5-18. (b) "Fund", for purposes of IC 21-44-7, refers to the graduate medical education fund established by IC 21-44-7-8. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285. Amended by P.L.190-2015, SEC.3; P.L.149-2016, SEC.59.

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-9 "Director"

Sec. 9. "Director", for purposes of IC 21-44-4, refers to the director appointed under IC 21-44-4 for a center. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285.

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-10 "Eligible institution"

Sec. 10. "Eligible institution", for purposes of: (1) sections 2 and 11 of this chapter and IC 21-44-2, means a university, college, or other educational institution that: (A) operates in the United States; and (B) offers a health education program leading to a baccalaureate, graduate, or postgraduate degree in a health related field including: (i) medicine; (ii) dentistry; (iii) optometry; (iv) nursing; (v) physical therapy; (vi) occupational therapy; or (vii) other allied health fields; (2) IC 21-44-3, refers to a postsecondary educational institution that qualifies as an eligible institution under IC 21-44-3-1(4); and (3) IC 21-44-3.5, means a state educational institution that offers a health education program leading to a graduate or postgraduate degree in a health related field, including: (A) medicine; (B) dentistry; (C) optometry; (D) nursing; (E) physical therapy; (F) occupational therapy; or (G) other allied health fields. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-29.5-4.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285. Amended by P.L.126-2009, SEC.1; P.L.232-2025, SEC.29.

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-11 "Health education program"

Sec. 11. "Health education program" refers to an accredited program of study offered by an eligible institution in which the curriculum requires the observation, examination, or dissection of a cadaver by a student enrolled in the program. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-29.5-3.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285.

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-12 "Intern, residency, and graduate program"

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 12. "Intern, residency, and graduate program", for purposes of IC 21-44-5, refers to an intern, residency, and graduate program for which the medical education board establishes policies under IC 21-44-5. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285. Amended by P.L.170-2009, SEC.6.

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-12 "Intern, residency, and graduate program"

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027. Sec. 12. "Intern, residency, and graduate program", for purposes of IC 21-44-5, refers to an intern, residency, and graduate program for which the medical graduate and education board establishes policies under IC 21-44-5. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285. Amended by P.L.170-2009, SEC.6; P.L.152-2026, SEC.300.

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-13 "Plan"

Sec. 13. "Plan", for purposes of IC 21-44-5, refers to the plan for statewide medical education established by the Indiana University School of Medicine under IC 21-44-5-7. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.154.

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-15 "Public sector psychiatry"

Sec. 15. "Public sector psychiatry" refers to the practice of psychiatry in: (1) state institutions; (2) community mental health centers; and (3) other settings determined by the board to be public sector psychiatry settings. As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 21-44-1-16 "Training track program"

Sec. 16. "Training track program", for purposes of IC 21-44-6, refers to the program for individuals in the public sector psychiatry development program. As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.8.

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