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Nursing Home Abuse: Get Help and Check the Care in Indiana

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Filing deadline2 years from date of injury (with medical review panel requirement)I.C. § 34-11-2-4

Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Indiana?

Indiana's personal injury SOL is 2 years (I.C. § 34-11-2-4). This cap may apply to nursing home negligence claims characterized as medical malpractice. A lawyer can confirm yours.

2 years from date of injury (with medical review panel requirement)

Source: I.C. § 34-11-2-4

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Indiana's Adult Protective Services statute (I.C. § 12-10-3-1 et seq.) and Health Facility Standards Act provide the regulatory and civil framework for nursing home claims. Indiana follows modified comparative fault with a 51% bar. Indiana has approximately 520 nursing facilities.

Marion County Superior Court — Civil Division

200 E Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46204

Court website

U.S. District Court — Southern District of Indiana

46 E Ohio St, Indianapolis, IN 46204

Court website

Medical facilities in Indiana

  • IU Health Methodist Hospital — Level I Trauma

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Nursing Home Abuse: Get Help and Check the Care overview. This page covers the local information available for Indiana.

What happens when I check?

You answer a few short questions about what happened. If you send them, your answers are kept on file. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you. People's Justice is not a law firm.

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Sources

  1. I.C. § 34-11-2-4