Title 12, HUMAN SERVICES

Sec. 8. A vacancy on the commission must be filled by appointment not later than sixty (60) days after the vacancy occurs. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for…

Sec. 9. The commission members are entitled to per diem and travel expenses for attending the meetings of the commission as provided for state employees under IC 4-10-11-2.1. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-19-3(e).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.22.

Sec. 0.3. (a) If the department of local government finance determines that compliance with P.L.78-2004 would cause an unreasonable delay in the certification of budgets, tax rates, and tax levies in a county, the department of local government finance may certify budgets, tax ra…

Sec. 1. (a) The county executive of a county may authorize the furnishing of financial assistance to a community intellectual disability and other developmental disabilities center that is located or will be located in the county. (b) Assistance authorized under this section shal…

Sec. 2. (a) If a community intellectual disability and other developmental disabilities center is organized to provide services to at least two (2) counties, the county executive of each county may authorize the furnishing of financial assistance for the purposes described in sec…

Sec. 3. (a) The county executive of each county whose residents may receive services from a community intellectual disability and other developmental disabilities center may authorize the furnishing of a share of financial assistance for the purposes described in section 1(b) of …

Sec. 3.5. Before July 15, 2016, and before July 15 of each year thereafter, the department of local government finance shall provide to counties an estimate of the maximum allowable appropriation under section 1, 2, or 3 of this chapter (as applicable) for the ensuing year. As ad…

Sec. 4. (a) Bonds of a county may be issued for the construction and equipment or the improvement of a building to house a community intellectual disability and other developmental disabilities center. (b) If services are provided to at least two (2) counties: (1) bonds of the co…

Sec. 5. All general Indiana statutes relating to the following apply to the issuance of county bonds under this chapter: (1) The filing of a petition requesting the issuance of bonds. (2) The giving of notice of the following: (A) The filing of the petition requesting the issuanc…

Sec. 6. If bonds are issued under this chapter: (1) the building that is constructed, equipped, or improved with proceeds of the bonds is: (A) the property of the county issuing the bonds; or (B) the joint property of the counties involved if the bonds are issued by at least two …

Sec. 7. (a) On the first Monday in October, the county auditor shall certify to: (1) the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services, for a community intellectual disability and other developmental disabilities center; and (2) the president of the board of director…

Sec. 0.5. As used in this article, "board of commissioners of a county" includes a person delegated by the board under section 7 of this chapter to the extent of the authority delegated by the board to the person for purposes of this article. As added by P.L.172-2017, SEC.4.

Sec. 1. The board of commissioners of a county may do the following: (1) Purchase a tract of real property in the name of the county. (2) Build, establish, and organize a county home for the indigent on the tract of real property. (3) Employ a humane and responsible individual wh…

Sec. 2. A county home shall be called the "________ County Home". However, the board of commissioners may adopt another name for the county home. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-4(2)(e).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.

Sec. 3. The boards of commissioners of at least two (2) counties may, by joint action, do the following: (1) Purchase a tract of real property. (2) Erect, organize, and operate a county home for the indigent of the counties on the real property. (3) Continue the joint ownership a…

Sec. 4. To raise the amount necessary for the purchase of real property and the erection and furnishing of the buildings for county homes under this chapter, the board of commissioners of a county may assess a tax on property liable to be assessed for raising a county revenue. Th…

Sec. 5. (a) A board of commissioners that has established a county home under this chapter: (1) shall order that all indigent individuals who have become permanent charges on the county be removed to the county home; and (2) may take the measures for the employment and support of…

Sec. 6. (a) A county home provided by a board of commissioners for the indigent may be discontinued in whole or in part by the board of commissioners, subject to the approval of the county fiscal body. The real and personal property that relates to a discontinued county home and …

Sec. 7. (a) The board of commissioners of a county may: (1) delegate the performance of the board's duties under this article; and (2) contract for the services reasonably required to operate and maintain the county home, including the management of the county home; on terms and …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "agency" means any state administration, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, division, institution, office, service, or other similar body of state government. As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.13.

Sec. 10. An agency may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter. As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.13.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "federal public benefit" has the meaning set forth in 8 U.S.C. 1611. As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.13.

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "state or local public benefit" has the meaning set forth in 8 U.S.C. 1621. (b) The term includes: (1) a postsecondary education award, including a scholarship, a grant, or financial aid; and (2) the resident tuition rate (as determined by the…

Sec. 4. This chapter shall be enforced without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or national origin. As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.13.

Sec. 5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as otherwise provided under federal law and subsections (b), (d), (e), and (f), an agency or a political subdivision shall verify, in the manner required under section 6 of this chapter, the eligibility of any indi…

Sec. 6. An agency or a political subdivision required to verify the eligibility of an individual under section 5 of this chapter shall do the following: (1) Require the individual to execute a verification stating under penalty of perjury that the individual: (A) is a United Stat…

Sec. 6.5. (a) As used in this section, "professional or occupational license" means: (1) an unlimited license, permit, certificate, or certificate of registration; (2) a temporary, limited, or probationary license, permit, certificate, or certificate of registration; (3) an inter…

Sec. 7. A person who knowingly or intentionally makes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation in a verification required by this chapter commits a Level 6 felony. As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.184.

Sec. 8. An agency may adopt a variation of the requirements set forth in this chapter to provide for an adjudication in the case of unique individual circumstances under which the procedures set forth in this chapter would impose unusual hardship on a legal resident of Indiana. A…

Sec. 9. The state board of accounts: (1) shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, applicable to all political subdivisions, to carry out this chapter; and (2) may adopt a variation of the requirements set forth in this chapter, applicable to all political subdivisions, to provide for a…

Sec. 1. The bureau of child development services is established within the division. As added by P.L.93-2006, SEC.11.

Sec. 2. The director shall organize the bureau in the manner necessary to carry out the bureau's duties. However, the bureau must include a unit of services for infants and toddlers with disabilities. As added by P.L.93-2006, SEC.11.

Sec. 3. The bureau shall do the following: (1) Plan, establish, and operate programs and services relating to child development services. (2) Design all necessary state plans for child development services required for the receipt and disbursement of any money available to the st…

Sec. 1. As used in this article, "commission" refers to the interstate advisory health care commission established by IC 12-16.5-4-1. As added by P.L.150-2012, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this article, "compact" refers to the health care compact entered into under this article. As added by P.L.150-2012, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. As used in this article, "current year inflation adjustment factor" means the total gross domestic product deflator, as determined by the United States Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis, in the current year divided by the total gross domestic product de…

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this article, "health care" means care, services, supplies, or plans related to the health of an individual, including the following: (1) Preventative, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, and palliative care, including counseling, service,…

Sec. 5. As used in this article, "member state" means a state that has adopted the health care compact law. As added by P.L.150-2012, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. As used in this article, "member state base funding level" means a number determined by the member state to be equal to the total federal spending on health care in the member state during federal fiscal year 2010 and is set forth in IC 12-16.5-3-4. As added by P.L.150-20…

Sec. 7. As used in this article, "member state current year funding level" means the member state base funding level multiplied by the member state current year population adjustment factor multiplied by the current year inflation adjustment factor. As added by P.L.150-2012, SEC.…

Sec. 8. As used in this article, "member state current year population adjustment factor" means the average population of the member state in the current year, as determined by the United States Census Bureau, less the average population of the member state in federal fiscal year…

Sec. 1. Except as provided in IC 12-17.2-3.5, this article does not apply to the following: (1) A child care center or child care home licensed or operated by any of the following: (A) Programs for children in grades kindergarten through 12 that are operated under the authority o…

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177.

Sec. 2. "Crowd out" means the extent to which: (1) families substitute coverage offered under the program for employer sponsored health insurance coverage for children; or (2) employers: (A) reduce or eliminate health insurance benefits for children under an employer based health…

Sec. 2.6. "Emergency" means a medical condition that manifests itself by acute symptoms of such severity, including severe pain, that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected by a prudent lay person who possesses an average knowledge of health and m…

Sec. 3. "Fund" refers to the children's health insurance program fund established by IC 12-17.6-7-1. As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177.