IC 16-42-24-10: Use prohibition by health care facility facing loss of federal funding

Sec. 10. If:

(1) the federal government indicates that the federal government will withdraw all federal funds from a health care facility for allowing chymopapain to be used within the facility; and

(2) providing or allowing use of chymopapain within the facility would jeopardize the receipt of:

(A) federal funds for reimbursement for Medicare or Medicaid for all persons within the facility; or

(B) construction funds provided by the federal government under the Hill-Burton Hospital Construction Program (42 U.S.C. 291 et seq.) or under Title XVI of the Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 300q-300t);

the hospital or other health care facility may prohibit the use of chymopapain within the hospital or facility.