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IN SB0509
Bill
Status
1/17/2017
Primary Sponsor
James Merritt
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AI Summary
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Establishes a centralized, computerized health care worker registry operated by the state department of health to track substantiated reports and ongoing allegations of misconduct by health care workers at health care facilities.
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Requires health care facilities to report every allegation against a health care worker within 24 hours and to check the registry before hiring a health care worker.
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Provides health care workers with notice and the right to request an administrative hearing within 30 days to contest entries on the registry, with hearings conducted according to IC 4-21.5 standards.
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Grants civil immunity to persons providing information in good faith to the registry and to employers using registry information in good faith for screening or employment decisions.
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Allows employers to disclose to other employers information about health care professionals' involvement in drug diversion, drug tampering, patient abuse, drug or alcohol policy violations, or crimes of violence, with civil immunity protections.
Legislative Description
Health care worker registry. Establishes a centralized, computerized health care worker registry (registry), operated and maintained by the state department of health (state department), to organize and access data regarding substantiated reports and allegations under investigation of specified instances of misconduct by a health care worker on the staff of a health care facility. Provides notice and an administrative hearing process for a health care worker to contest the information to be entered onto the registry. Requires a health care facility to request information from the registry concerning a health care worker before hiring the worker. Specifies the persons and
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Civil Law
1/17/2017