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.