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Indiana Code Title 16. Health § 16-18-2-298.5

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

Sec. 298.5. (a) “Public health authority”, for purposes of IC 16-22-8 and IC 16-41-9, means:

(1) the state health commissioner of the state department;

(2) a deputy or an assistant state health commissioner appointed by the state health commissioner, or an agent expressly authorized by the state health commissioner;

(3) the local health officer; or

(4) a health and hospital corporation established under IC 16-22-8-6.

(b) “Public health authority”, for purposes of IC 16-19 and IC 16-42-27, means any of the following who is a licensed prescriber:

(1) A deputy or assistant state health commissioner appointed by the state health commissioner to act as a public health authority.

(2) An agent employed by the state department that is expressly authorized by the state health commissioner to act as a public health authority.

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