IC 16-28-8-4: Receivers; qualifications; powers and duties

Sec. 4. A receiver:

(1) must be licensed under IC 25-19-1 and may be a state employee;

(2) must possess the education and experience necessary, as determined by the director, to oversee correction of the deficiencies of the facility;

(3) must not have been found guilty of misconduct by any licensing board or professional society in the state;

(4) must not have (or a member of the receiver's immediate family must not have) a financial ownership interest in the facility;

(5) has the powers and duties granted by the court to protect the interests of the patients in the health facility, which may include providing for the orderly relocation of patients from the health facility and the refusal to admit new patients pending closure; and

(6) must report to the director on the operation of the facility and the status and condition of the patients.