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.