Comprehensive Care Facility (Nursing Homes) Licensing and Certification Program
The Comprehensive Care Facility Licensing and Certification Program enforces the rules and regulations for long term care facilities. The Program staff conducts health and life safety code surveys and investigates complaints in order to assess the compliance of the facilities with the rules and regulations.
Consumers looking for information, resources and consumer reports can visit the Long Term Care Consumer Information webpage.
Consumer Information
Report a Complaint, Incident or Crime to the IDOH
Report a complaint regarding a health care facility
Any individual may submit a complaint to the IDOH about care provided at any licensed or certified Indiana health care facility or entity. The IDOH investigates all complaints. The above link is to a page that provides information about the complaint process and how to report a complaint.
Report an incident regarding a health care facility
State or federal regulations require health facilities or entities to report certain types of “incidents” to the IDOH. The above link is to a page that provides information about the incident reporting process and how a health care facility or entity reports incidents. An Incident report form is provided for health care facilities to report incidents to the IDOH.
Report a reasonable suspicion of a crime against a long term care resident
Federal law requires “covered individuals” to report a reasonable suspicion of a crime against a long term care resident to the IDOH and a local law enforcement entity. Covered individuals include an owner, operator, employee, manager, agent, or contractor of the facility. The included facilities include a nursing home, hospice, or intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF-IID). The above link is to a page that provides information for long term care providers about the crime reporting requirements and how to report a reasonable suspicion of a crime against a resident. A Reporting a crime form is provided for individuals to report suspected crimes to the IDOH.
Laws and Regulations
Contact the Program
| Indiana Department of Health Division of Long Term Care 2 N. Meridian St., 4B Indianapolis, IN 46204 | Division Director Brenda Buroker bburoker@health.in.gov | LTC Licensing and Enforcement Program Program Director Miriam Buffington mbuffington@health.in.gov |
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Long Term Care Switchboard: 317-233-7442 IDOH Main Switchboard: 317-233-1325 Fax: 317-233-7322 |
317-234-7340 Administrative Assistant: 317-233-7295 |
317-233-7613 Administrative Assistant: 317-234-3069 |
| Questions: Ltcproviderservices@health.IN.gov Rules and Regulations Questions: LTCRulesandRegulations@health.in.gov |
Links
- Long Term Care Provider Associations
- Professional Organizations
- Quality Improvement Organizations
A Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) is a group of health quality experts, clinicians, and consumers organized to improve the care delivered to people with Medicare. QIOs work under the direction of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to assist Medicare providers with quality improvement and to review quality concerns for the protection of beneficiaries of the Medicare Trust Fund.
- State Government
- Federal Government