(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BOARD OF HEALTH. The County Board of Health as provided for in I.C. 16-20-2-1 et seq.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT. The County Health Department.
PERSON. Any association, company, corporation, firm, individual or partnership.
(B) Collection of fees. The Health Department shall collect the fees for all services it provides in accordance with this section.
(C) Fees for services. The Board of Health shall charge a fee for providing any person with the services listed in the fee schedule of this section.
(D) Collection of fees, accounting and disposition.
(1) Collection of fees. The Health Department shall collect the fees established by this section in accordance with division (E) below.
(2) Accounting for fees. All fees collected by the Health Department shall be accounted for in detail for each program service area.
(3) Disposition of fees. All fees collected by the Health Department pursuant to this section shall be transferred to the County Health Fund.
(4) Fees for other county health jurisdictions. Fees collected for health services and records provided to persons in other county health jurisdictions and involving payment from county tax revenues shall be collected in accordance with agreements entered into pursuant to I.C. 16-20-1-8.
(E) Fee schedule. The following fee schedule is established and approved for services and records provided by the Health Department. (A list does not necessarily indicate the service is currently provided.)
(1) Food protection program. These fees do not include establishments that have a complete food inspections by other recognized state or federal agencies, and are not inspected by this Department. Establishments opening in mid-year pays either the full amount or one-half the price for six months or less.
Service | Amount |
Service | Amount |
A seasonal permit (6 months or less) | $60 |
Fee to reinstate a permit after it has been revoked or refused renewal | Two times the applicable fee |
Food service plan review | $0 |
Food service plan review after construction starts | $0 |
Late fee on permit - will include the new permit | Two times the applicable fee (2 times 120 equals 240) |
Prepackaged food only permit annual | $60 |
Retail food establishment permit annual | $120 |
Temporary food service establishment -1 day | $25 |
Temporary food service establishment - 2 to 14 days | $50 |
Training programs per hour per staff | $0 |
Vending machine permits | $0 |
(2) Environmental health services.
Service | Amount |
Service | Amount |
Building release | $10 |
Cluster system | $10 |
Holding tanks | $10 |
Other non-conventional systems (TNT) | $10 |
Pump-assisted system | $0 |
Secondary treatment | $10 |
Systems described in 410 I.A.C. 6-8.2 | $0 |
Contractor certification fee | $0 |
Home loan inspections (any kind) | $0 |
Late fee for registration or certificates | $30 additional and then $30 per start of each additional 30 days |
Minor septic installation permit repair/replacement or alteration | $0 |
New well permit | $150 |
Operating permit new and renew - late on renewing operating 30 days | $100 additional and then $100 per start of each additional 30 days |
Railroad mobile camp inspections | $0 |
Registration or certification fee - multiply registration will be highest fee for registration | N/A |
Registration or certification fee - other registrations for OSS or other providers | $10 |
Registration or certification fee - registration fee for private sewage disposal contractors | $10 |
Re-issue a revoked installation permit | New or repair - fee |
Reinstate a revoked installation permit | $0 |
Repair and maintenance of wells permit | $100 |
Septic installation permit issued after start of construction | $200 |
Septic installation permit - new | $60 |
Septic installation permit repair/replacement or alteration | $30 |
Submission of animal specimens for a rabies exam | $25 per specimen |
Swimming pool license late fee | $0 |
Swimming pool license (public and semi-public)* | $0 |
Tattoo parlors | $0 |
Training programs per hour per staff | $0 |
Water, air or other environmental tests | Cost of test, shipping and administrative fee of $15 |
(3) Public health nursing services.
Services | Amount |
Services | Amount |
Copy of shot record | $1 |
Flu vaccine | Cost of vaccine - plus 10% rounded up to nearest dollar |
Hepatitis A | Cost of vaccine - plus 10% rounded up to nearest dollar |
Hepatitis A & B combination | Cost of vaccine - plus 10% rounded up to nearest dollar |
Hepatitis B | Cost of vaccine - plus 10% rounded up to nearest dollar |
Hepatitis C testing | Cost of test - plus 10% rounded up to the nearest dollar |
HIV testing | Cost of test - plus 10% rounded up to the nearest dollar |
Miscellaneous laboratory fees | Actual cost of laboratory test rounded up to the nearest dollar |
Other vaccines and or test | Cost of vaccine - plus 10% rounded up to nearest dollar |
Pregnancy test, actual | Cost of test - rounded up to the nearest dollar plus $3 |
Set up fees for a clinic that the Health Department may choose to set up with a specific group, such as schools (instead of an administrative fee)** | $50 |
Sexually transmitted infection clinic services | $25 |
Travel vaccinations | Cost of vaccine - plus 10% rounded up to nearest dollar |
Tuberculosis test | Cost of vaccine - plus 10% rounded up to nearest dollar |
Vaccines for children (VFC) and other vaccines provided at no cost to the county | $0 - per vaccine guidelines |
Administrative fee for above no-cost vaccines | $8 per shot or $50 maximum per family per visit** |
Vaccines for adults or others not covered above | Cost of vaccine - plus 10% rounded up to the nearest dollar |
Administrative fee* for shots and test provided - not the no-cost vaccines | $10 |
Venipuncture fee | $15 per blood draw |
*Note that the administrative fee is in addition to other fees. | |
**This fee may be waived if special clinics are set up by the Health Department to vaccinate large number of people or if a public health priority warrants. This fee is dependent on the ability to bill Medicaid. | |
***Vaccine for children (VFC/317). No one will be refused for inability to pay. A form and signature on inability to pay will be used to waive the fee as needed. | |
(4) Vital records.
Service | Amount |
Service | Amount |
Birth record per copy | $10 |
Additional certificates per copy - birth | $10 |
Death certificate per copy | $8 - plus the cost of the State Coroner’s fee rounded up to the nearest dollar |
Additional certificates per copy - death | $8 - plus the cost of the State Coroner’s fee rounded up to the nearest dollar |
Non-certified death certificate | $5 |
Genealogical searches | $10 |
ISDA form** | |
Affidavit requesting amendment | $35 |
Paternity affidavit | $35 |
Paternity affidavit upon marriage | $35 |
Notary for general public | $2 |
(5) County Morgue fees.
(a) As long as storage of a body is in the County Morgue for the funeral homes in the county and for a county contiguous to the county, the fees for storage will be waived.
(b) The County Coroner has entered into mutual aid agreements with contiguous counties which is the basis for the waiver of said fees.
Service | Amount |
Storage of a body or human remains after said body has been released by the Coroner’s office and until the body has been released to a funeral home | $50 per day |
Storage of human remains that are decomposed as determined by the County Coroner | $90 per day |
(6) General.
(a) When possible, county government and public schools will not be charged for services; however, actual out of budget cost for the Health Department or large or continuous request for services may result in fees.
(b) Record searches will be done as staff has time to do it and if it does not interfere with normal office operations.
Service | Amount |
Record searches | |
1-2 records | 0 |
2-10 records | $5 |
Every additional 1 to 5 records | $5 |
Color copies are at the Department discretion | $0.20 if no county fee schedule |
Copies of Health Department records will be charged at the county copy schedule | $0.15 if no county fee schedule |
(F) Maximum fee schedule.
(1) The fees set forth in this section are maximum fees.
(2) Specific fees charged shall be determined by and limited in accordance with any applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations pertaining thereto. In addition, specific rates charged shall be governed by any applicable sliding fee scales adopted by the Board of Health which are based upon the person’s financial ability to pay.
(Ord. 2011-15, passed 12-5-2010; Ord. 2017-11, passed 8-7-2017; Ord. 2022-9, passed 7-18-2022)