{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-27-2-3","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-27-2-3","heading":"Operation of home health agency or personal services agency; prohibition; criminal conviction","body":"Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person may not operate a home health agency or a personal services agency if the person has been convicted of any of the following:\n(1) A sex crime (IC 35-42-4).\n(2) Exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-12).\n(3) Failure to report battery, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-13).\n(4) Theft, conversion, or receiving stolen property (IC 35-43-4), if the conviction is a:\n(A) felony conviction that occurred less than ten (10) years; or\n(B) misdemeanor conviction that occurred less than five (5) years;\nbefore the date of submission by the person of an application for licensure as a home health agency under IC 16-27-1 or as a personal services agency under IC 16-27-4.\n(5) Identity deception (IC 35-43-5-3.5), if the conviction is a:\n(A) felony conviction that occurred less than ten (10) years; or\n(B) misdemeanor conviction that occurred less than five (5) years;\nbefore the person's employment application date.\n(6) Fraud (IC 35-43-5-4), if the conviction is a:\n(A) felony conviction that occurred less than ten (10) years; or\n(B) misdemeanor conviction that occurred less than five (5) years;\nbefore the person's employment application date.\n(7) Murder (IC 35-42-1-1).\n(8) Voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3).\n(9) Except as provided in this section, a crime of violence (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-79), if the person's conviction occurred less than ten (10) years before the person's employment application date.\n(10) Felony battery within the previous five (5) years.\n(11) A felony offense relating to controlled substances within the previous five (5) years.\n(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.\n(c) A person who:\n(1) was operating a home health agency or a personal services agency before July 1, 2025; and\n(2) has a misdemeanor conviction under subsection (a)(4)(B) or (a)(5)(B);\nmay continue to operate the home health agency or personal services agency.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 27. HOME HEALTH AGENCIES","Chapter 2. Criminal History of Home Health Care Operators and Workers"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-27-2-3","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"2f1832864ea21c65a2f70bddc054f03987b8bfad712b32d5846189305c072966","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-27-2-2.2","next":"us-in/ic-16-27-2-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}