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Home » US Law » 2022 Indiana Code » Title 16. Health » Article 31. Emergency Medical Services » Chapter 9. Emergency Choke Saving Methods

16-31-9-1. Food Service Establishment Defined

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, “food service establishment” means a fixed or mobile establishment that serves food to the public for consumption on the premises. (b) The term does not include establishments operated on a temporary basis by a charitable or nonprofit corporation, association, or organization. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-41-2.] As added […]

16-31-9-2. Instruction Placards

Sec. 2. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to provide for the approval of placards containing instructions in methods that may be used safely and effectively in an emergency by laymen to remove food lodged in a person’s throat. The methods must be limited to first aid procedures and must include […]

16-31-9-3. Training Program Guidelines

Sec. 3. The state department shall develop and publish guidelines for training programs that may be used on a voluntary basis by food service establishments to train employees in the approved methods. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-41-4.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14.

16-31-9-4. Civil Liability

Sec. 4. (a) A person is not obligated to remove, assist in removing, or attempt to remove food from another person’s throat. A person who in good faith gratuitously removes, assists in removing, or attempts to remove food from another person’s throat in an emergency occurring at a food service establishment is not liable for […]