{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-28-13-3","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-28-13-3","heading":"Crimes barring employment at certain health care facilities","body":"Sec. 3. (a) A health care facility or an entity in the business of contracting to provide nurse aides or other unlicensed employees for a health care facility may not knowingly employ a person as a nurse aide or other unlicensed employee if one (1) or more of the following conditions exist:\n(1) The person has been convicted of any of the following:\n(A) A sex crime (IC 35-42-4).\n(B) Exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-12).\n(C) Failure to report battery, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-13).\n(D) A felony offense relating to theft, conversion, or receiving stolen property (IC 35-43-4), if the person's conviction for theft, conversion, or receiving stolen property occurred less than five (5) years before the individual's employment application date.\n(E) Identity deception (IC 35-43-5-3.5), if the conviction is a felony conviction that occurred less than five (5) years before the person's employment application date.\n(F) Fraud (IC 35-43-5-4), if the conviction is a felony conviction that occurred less than five (5) years before the person's employment application date.\n(G) Murder (IC 35-42-1-1).\n(H) Voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3).\n(I) Except as otherwise specified 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(J) Felony battery within the previous five (5) years.\n(K) A felony offense relating to controlled substances within the previous five (5) years, unless:\n(i) the person is certified as a peer recovery coach through a credential recognized by the division of mental health and addiction;\n(ii) the person has not been convicted of a felony offense relating to controlled substances after the issuance of a peer recovery coach credential; and\n(iii) there are no felony charges relating to controlled substances pending against the person.\n(2) The person:\n(A) has abused, neglected, or mistreated a patient or misappropriated a patient's property; and\n(B) had a finding entered into the state nurse aide registry.\n(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally applies for a job as a nurse aide or other unlicensed employee at:\n(1) a health care facility; or\n(2) an entity in the business of contracting to provide nurse aides or other unlicensed employees for a health care facility;\nafter a conviction of one (1) or more of the offenses listed in subsection (a)(1) commits a Class A infraction.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 28. HEALTH FACILITIES","Chapter 13. Criminal History of Nurse Aides and Other Unlicensed Employees"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-28-13-3","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"9dc0127c604bc1af418df236bb4f79dc7a5557ac7ee629cefe424f4c7d045b23","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-28-13-2","next":"us-in/ic-16-28-13-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}