Authority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-2-1

Affected: IC 16-41-2

Sec. 69. "Sterile site" means the following:

1. (1) Blood.
2. (2) Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF).
3. (3) Pleural fluid (includes chest fluid, thoracentesis fluid).
4. (4) Peritoneal fluid (includes abdominal fluid, ascites).
5. (5) Pericardial fluid.
6. (6) Bone (includes bone marrow).
7. (7) Joint (includes synovial fluid; fluid, needle aspirate, or culture of any specific joint: knee, ankle, elbow, hip, wrist).
8. (8) Internal body sites (specimen obtained from surgery or aspirate from one (1) of the following: lymph node, brain, heart, liver, spleen, vitreous fluid, kidney, pancreas, or ovary).

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 1-2.5-69; filed Nov 25, 2015, 2:54 p.m.: 20151223-IR-410150039FRA; readopted filed Nov 12, 2021, 8:41 a.m.: 20211208-IR-410210385RFA; readopted filed Nov 14, 2025, 11:18 a.m.: 20251210-IR-410240588RFA)