Sec. 179. (a) "Hospital", except as provided in subsections (b) through (g), means a hospital that is licensed under IC 16-21-2.

(b) "Hospital", for purposes of IC 16-21, means an institution, a place, a building, or an agency that holds out to the general public that it is operated for hospital purposes and that it provides care, accommodations, facilities, and equipment, in connection with the services of a physician, to individuals who may need medical or surgical services. The term does not include the following:

(1) Freestanding health facilities.

(2) Hospitals or institutions specifically intended to diagnose, care, and treat the following:

(A) Individuals with a mental illness (as defined in IC 12-7-2-117.6).

(B) Individuals with developmental disabilities (as defined in IC 12-7-2-61).

(3) Offices of physicians where patients are not regularly kept as bed patients.

(4) Convalescent homes, boarding homes, or homes for the aged.

(c) "Hospital", for purposes of IC 16-22-8, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-22-8-5.

(d) "Hospital", for purposes of IC 16-23.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-23.5-1-9.

(e) "Hospital" or "tuberculosis hospital", for purposes of IC 16-24, means an institution or a facility for the treatment of individuals with tuberculosis.

(f) "Hospital", for purposes of IC 16-34, means a hospital (as defined in subsection (b)) that:

(1) is required to be licensed under IC 16-21-2; or

(2) is operated by an agency of the United States.

(g) "Hospital", for purposes of IC 16-41-12, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-12-6.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-8-1 part; 16-1-8.5-1; 16-8-7-1(b) part; 16-10-1-6(a); 16-12-21-1; 16-12.1-1-2(d), 35-1-58.5-1(c).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.144-1996, SEC.1; P.L.162-1999, SEC.3; P.L.2-2007, SEC.186; P.L.99-2007, SEC.154.