CHAPTER 2. HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT
IC 16-30-2
Chapter 2. Health Needs Assessment
IC 16-30-2-1
Health needs assessment; reports
Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall identify and assess the
health needs of the citizens and communities of Indiana.
(b) The state department shall submit annually to the governor and
to the general assembly a report of the health needs and the state
department's recommendations. Each report must be submitted by
November 1 of each year. A report submitted to the general assembly
must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(c) The report required by subsection (b) must address, on a
county by county basis, the health needs of Indiana concerning the
provision of the following types of services:
(1) Public health services described in this title.
(2) Disease treatment services described in IC 16-45 and
IC 16-46.
(3) Food and drug control services described in IC 16-42 and
IC 16-43.
(4) All other services within the jurisdiction of the state
department.
(d) The report required by subsection (b) must, under section 4 of
this chapter, assess the adequacy of the existing number of beds in
health care facilities and the need for the addition of beds.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.28-2004,
SEC.137.
IC 16-30-2-2
Assessment factors
Sec. 2. The state department shall consider the following factors
in assessing the health needs of the citizens and communities of
Indiana:
(1) The availability of alternative, less costly, or more effective
methods of providing services.
(2) The availability of resources, including health manpower,
management personnel, and funds for capital and operating
needs for sources to meet the identified need.
(3) The availability of alternative uses of available resources for
the provision of other health care services.
(4) The capacity of existing market conditions to improve
quality assurance, cost containment, and responsiveness to
consumer's preferences.
(5) The capacity of existing public or private reimbursement
and utilization review programs, and other public and private
cost control measures, to give effect to consumer preferences
and establish appropriate incentives for capital allocation.
(6) The competitive factors of the free enterprise system, with
the goal of encouraging competition and efficiency in the
utilization of health resources.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.13.
IC 16-30-2-3
Consultation with public and private agencies and organizations
Sec. 3. In assessing the health needs of Indiana under this chapter,
the state department shall consult with and take into consideration
the findings and recommendations of public or nonprofit private
agencies and organizations that assume any responsibility for
regional, metropolitan, or local health planning regarding the health
needs for that regional, metropolitan, or local area. The state
department may determine the agencies or organizations that best
represent the community interests, including interests of the indigent,
in advising the state department with regard to the identification of
health needs.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.13.
IC 16-30-2-4
Adequacy of number of beds; comprehensive care beds
Sec. 4. (a) Subsection (b) does not apply to the addition of
comprehensive care beds described under IC 16-29-2.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), for purposes of the
health needs reports, when determining the adequacy of the existing
number of beds:
(1) that are located in a health care facility licensed under:
(A) IC 16-21-2; or
(B) IC 16-28-2; and
(2) that function as beds licensed under IC 16-28-2;
the state department may determine that if the utilization rate of all
the beds in a county is not more than ninety percent (90%), the
existing number of the beds in the county is adequate.
(c) The state department shall identify and assess the need for the
addition of comprehensive care beds that are used solely to provide
specialized services described under IC 16-29-2.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.13.