CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS; DEFINITIONS
IC 21-40
ARTICLE 40. STATE EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS: ADMISSION STANDARDS
IC 21-40-1
Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions
IC 21-40-1-1
Definitions
Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this
article.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281.
IC 21-40-1-2
"Academic term"
Sec. 2. "Academic term" means the regularly scheduled period of
on-campus instruction offered by a state educational institution that
is substantially comparable to a traditional semester.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281.
IC 21-40-1-3
"Certificate of immunity"
Sec. 3. "Certificate of immunity" means a form that meets the
following requirements:
(1) Is acceptable to a state educational institution.
(2) Establishes the immunity of the certificate holder.
(3) Consists of:
(A) a physician's certificate, if available;
(B) immunization records forwarded from another school or
state educational institution;
(C) a record maintained by the student or a parent of the
student showing the month and year during which each dose
of vaccine was administered;
(D) a form developed by the department that may be used by
state educational institutions to meet the requirements of
IC 21-40-5; or
(E) evidence of having met alternative criteria defined by
rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 by the department.
(4) Includes a line to be signed by the student or the student's
parent or guardian that indicates compliance with IC 21-40-5-5.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281.
IC 21-40-1-4
"Department"
Sec. 4. "Department" refers to the state department of health.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281.
IC 21-40-1-5
"Designated record keeping office"
Sec. 5. "Designated record keeping office" refers to the office
designated by a state educational institution as being responsible for
maintaining student immunization records under IC 21-40-5.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281.
IC 21-40-1-6
"Documentation of exemption"
Sec. 6. "Documentation of exemption" means a form that:
(1) is acceptable to a state educational institution; and
(2) indicates the circumstances as described in IC 21-40-5-4 and
IC 21-40-5-6 entitling the student to an exemption from the
requirements in sections IC 21-40-5-2 and IC 21-40-5-3.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281.
IC 21-40-1-7
"Enroll"
Sec. 7. "Enroll" means the process:
(1) enabling a student to become a bona fide member of the
student body of the state educational institution; and
(2) entitling the student to officially audit or receive academic
credit for on-campus instruction in Indiana.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281.
IC 21-40-1-8
"Health care provider"
Sec. 8. "Health care provider" means a:
(1) local health authority;
(2) licensed physician;
(3) licensed physician assistant;
(4) licensed pharmacist; or
(5) registered nurse.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281.
IC 21-40-1-9
"Student"
Sec. 9. "Student", for purposes of IC 21-40-5, means an individual
who, for the first time:
(1) physically attends classes at a residential campus of a state
educational institution; and
(2) is enrolled in a state educational institution as a full-time
student (as defined in 585 IAC 1-9-1(27)).
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281.