The 2-1 ruling was made last month by an Indiana Department of Health administrative panel, but the panel didn't immediately explain the rejection.

IDEM and the State Department of Health say they don’t see the need for testing in more homes or schools, at this time.

Indiana health officials are advising residents to get vaccinated for hepatitis A if their summer plans include visits to Kentucky or Michigan.

The Indiana State Department of Health said Monday that 17 cases of hepatitis A have been confirmed statewide in the past month, including 11 in Clark and Floyd counties.

The Indiana State Department of Health is opening what it calls a “one-stop shop” that, in addition to lead testing, will provide residents with a voucher for a state ID and free help finding birth certificates and health insurance.

Organizers say the training could impact as many as 1,000 nursing home residents in southwestern Indiana.

Since the outbreak started last year, the state health department says 184 people have been diagnosed with HIV.

State Health Commissioner Dr. Jerome Adams says the new information prevention app "will put valuable information at Hoosiers' fingertips."

The Indiana Department of Health has created an online registry of places that dispense naloxone, a drug that can reverse the effects of a heroin overdose.