{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-41-25-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-41-25-4","heading":"Applicant for residential onsite sewage system permit; notice as to whether property located in regional sewer district; qualifications for local health department employee to conduct onsite soil evaluation","body":"Sec. 4. (a) Before a local health department may act on an application for a residential onsite sewage system permit, the local health department shall inform the applicant whether the property is located in the service district of a regional sewage district.\n(b) An employee of a local health department may conduct an onsite soil evaluation concerning the repair or replacement of a failed residential onsite sewage system if:\n(1) the employee was hired by the local health department before January 1, 2013;\n(2) the local health board has determined that the employee has the necessary knowledge of the principles of soil science as acquired by professional education;\n(3) the employee uses guidelines set forth in the soil manuals, technical bulletins, and handbooks of the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture; and\n(4) the employee files a written report with the local health department for each onsite soil evaluation conducted by the employee.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 41. PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE","Chapter 25. Health, Sanitation, and Safety: Residential Septic Systems"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-41-25-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"de95f3660ecc7c9cf7982e6c101415d8397720cd9566599bf2dc0e07b7a535f0","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-41-25-3","next":"us-in/ic-16-41-25-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}