ISDH: Mobile Home Community Inspection and Licensing Program

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Program Overview

Welcome to the home page for the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) Mobile Home Community Construction Approval and Facility Licensing Program. ISDH’s Environmental Public Health Division inspects and licenses mobile home communities and reviews and approves plans for construction or alteration of such communities. The Environmental Public Health Division seeks to insure safe facilities, proper water supply, and proper sewage disposal. Currently there are 1,265 mobile home communities in Indiana. Each of these facilities is inspected by one of 11 field staff. Licenses to operate a mobile home community are for a period of four years.

Announcements / Current News

Plan review fees are in effect for mobile home community projects.

Backflow Inspectors

Backflow Device Testers can now be found at the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency – License Express Web site: http://www.in.gov/pla/express/

Contact the Program

Indiana State Department of Health
Division of Consumer Protection
2 North Meridian Street, 5E
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-1325 (ISDH Main Switchboard)
Map

Division Director
Michael Mettler
mmettler@isdh.in.gov
(317) 233-7183
(317) 233-7173 [Administrative Assistant]
(317) 233-7047 [Fax]

Questions: engineering@isdh.in.gov

Directories

City and County Health Departments

Drinking water microbiology and chemistry laboratories (Indiana-certified)

Indiana Public Water Supply Database .
Indiana Department of Environmental Management maintains this database. Using this portal, a person can determine for any public water supply its source water, treatment employed, population served, pertinent names & addresses, and results of the most recent chemical and bacteriological testing conducted.

Licensed Manufactured Home Installers

Listing of Mobile Home Communities

Pre-approved automatic Hot Watet Temperature Control Valves - or - PDF
Automatic hot water temperature control valves regulate the hot water temperature at the point of use, to preventing accidental scalding. They are required to be installed in the facilities for which this program reviews plans and specifications.

Pre-approved Exterior Drinking Fountains and Yard Hydrants - or - PDF
Many frost-proof hydrants and exterior drinking fountains allow for possible back-siphonage of contaminated water into a water distribution system. Therefore, approved non-freeze, non-polluting sanitary exterior drinking fountains and yard hydrants are required to be installed in the facilities that this Program regulates.

Pre-approved Exterior Water and Sewer Piping - or - PDF

Pre-approved Manufactured Septic Tanks - or - PDF

Employment Opportunities

Learn more about Employment Opportunities with the Indiana State Department of Health

Forms

Application for a Mobile Home Community License

Application for Permit for Construction or Alteration of a Mobile Home Community

Application to Transfer a Mobile Home Community License

Fees for Permit Application to Construct or Modify a Mobile Home Community

Order Form for Drinking Water Sample Bottle
Anyone can submit a drinking water sample for sodium, fluoride, nitrate, or bacteriological analysis by the ISDH Laboratory. The ISDH laboratory will provide a sterilized sample bottle with shipping form and container, upon payment of the necessary fee.

Bulletin S.E.13.
A guide for architects and engineers in the basic requirements for layout and design of onsite water supply and wastewater disposal systems for commercial establishemtnts.

Commercial Sewage Disposal Project Plans
This page indicates the current status of plans for a commercial sewage disposal project that have been submitted for review. Follow the county link to see the status of any project ongoing in that particular county.

Disease Caused by Sewage or Sewage Contaminated Water - or - PDF

Electric Service to Mobile Homes - Guidelines - or - PDF

Flood or Disaster Sanitaion Information.
This information includes: 1) directions for treating water in small quantities; 2) directions for disinfecting wells and water sources; 3) salvaging flood damaged food in the home; and 4) rehabilitation of buildings, furnaces, furniture, rugs, and clothing.

Frost-free Hydrants
Frost-proof (or freezeless) hydrants with stop and waste valves which, when turned off, drain back and discharge through subsurface outlets are not approved for use in public facilities. This policy relates to water distribution systems serving properties and commercial facilities under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Health.

Hand Washing.
Information on why hand washing is important; how diseases are spread; when hands should be washed; the proper way to wash hands; and how hand washing can protect you and your family.

Histoplasmosis
Histoplasmosis is a respiratory illness caused by Histplasma capsulatum, a soil fungus common throughout the Midwest. Indiana has the optimum combination of temperature and humidity for the fungus to grow very well. While the illness is usually so mild that it may go unnoticed, for a small minority, usually those who are very young, very old, immunocompromised, or who suffer from a chronic illness, the illness can be quite severe. It can cause permanent damage to the lungs, blindness or death.

Indiana Public Water Supply Database.
Indiana Department of Environmental Management maintains this database. Using this portal, a person can determine for any public water supply its source water, treatment employed, population served, pertinent names & addresses, and results of the most recent chemical and bacteriological testing conducted.

Installation of Trench-type Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems
Onsite systems require care in site selection, design, and construction. Proper installation should help ensure years of trouble-free operation.

Natural Gas Service to Mobile Homes - Guidelines

New (to Indiana) Onsite Sewage Disposal Technologies Information.
This web page provides general information on the department's review and approval process, and includes links to web pages containing information on new technologies that have been approved, and the status of those that are currently under review.

Rats and Mice
Rats and mice can be found in and around every town and farm in the country. It is estimated that there is one rat for every person living in the United States. Rodents have followed man to almost all parts of the world. They have no respect for social class; they are equal opportunity pests.

Sanitizing of Wells or Other Private Water Sources
Indiana Department of Environmental management provides information for sanitizing after a flood, and before the water supply is again put to use.

Sewage Holding Tanks - or - PDF
In essence, only temporary holding tanks can be approved, and only for a maximum of two years operation.

Soil Survey and Plan Review Submittal Status.
This page indicates the current status of a soil survey submittal that has been submitted for review. Follow the county link to see the status of any project ongoing in that particular county.

West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus is transmitted to humans by mosquitos which have first bitten an infected bird.

Reporting a Complaint

Report a complaint at engineering@isdh.in.gov

Water Supply

Water supply information.
This page provides directions for disinfecting wells and water sources, ways to conserve water, recommended standards for private water wells, and links to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management Public Water Supply database.