IC 16-21-17.1-2: Notice of closure or elimination of service line; requirements

Sec. 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.