Section 11-10-3-1 - DefinitionsThe following definitions apply throughout this chapter:
(1) "Offender patient" means an individual incarcerated at a facility operated by the department.(2) "Physician" means an individual holding a license to practice medicine in Indiana, issued by the medical licensing board of Indiana, or a medical officer of the United States government who is in Indiana performing his official duties.(3) "Psychiatrist" means a physician who is certified or board qualified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, or a board with equivalent standards approved by the American Osteopathic Association.(4) "Psychologist" means an individual holding a valid certificate to practice psychology in Indiana, issued by the state psychology board.(5) "Qualified medical personnel" means individuals engaged in the delivery of a medical or health care service who have been licensed, certified, or otherwise properly qualified under the laws of Indiana applicable to that particular service.(6) "Sexual reassignment surgery" means performing any of the following surgical procedures for the purpose of attempting to alter the appearance of, or affirm the offender patient's perception of, his or her gender or sex, if that appearance or perception is inconsistent with the offender patient's sex: (A) Surgeries that sterilize, including castration, vasectomy, hysterectomy, oophorectomy, orchiectomy, and penectomy.(B) Surgeries that artificially construct tissue with the appearance of genitalia that differs from the offender patient's sex, including metoidioplasty, phalloplasty, and vaginoplasty.(C) Removing any healthy or non-diseased body part or tissue.Amended by P.L. 90-2023,SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.As added by Acts1979 , P.L. 120, SEC.3. Amended by P.L. 149-1987, SEC.1.