Title 12, HUMAN SERVICES

Sec. 11. (a) If: (1) the sums appropriated by the general assembly in the biennial budget to the family and social services administration for the Medicaid assistance, Medicaid administration, public assistance (TANF), and the IMPACT (JOBS) work program are insufficient to enable…

Sec. 12. Subject to the appropriation limits established by the state's biennial budget for the office of the secretary and its divisions, and after assistance, including assistance under TANF (IC 12-14), medical assistance (IC 12-15), and food stamps (7 U.S.C. 2016(i)), is distr…

Sec. 13. The office of the secretary shall implement methods to facilitate the payment of providers under IC 12-15. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.16.

Sec. 14. The office of the secretary shall improve its system through the use of technology and training of staff to do the following: (1) Simplify, streamline, and destigmatize the eligibility and enrollment processes in all health programs serving children. (2) Ensure an effici…

Sec. 15. (a) The office of the secretary shall: (1) cooperate with; and (2) assist; a nonprofit organization with the purpose to implement and administer a program to provide health care to uninsured Indiana residents. (b) The office of the secretary shall assist a nonprofit orga…

Sec. 16. The office of the secretary may, through agreement with the federal government, operate a disability determination bureau that adjudicates claims for Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income. As added by P.L.210-2015, SEC.11.

Sec. 17. The office of the secretary may, through agreement with the federal government, operate a disability determination bureau that enters into an interim assistance agreement with the Social Security Administration under 42 U.S.C. 1302 and 42 U.S.C. 1383. As added by P.L.210…

Sec. 18. (a) Before December 1, 2016, the office of the secretary of family and social services, in cooperation with the Indiana prosecuting attorneys council, shall do the following: (1) Prepare and submit a report as described in subsection (b) to the legislative council in an …

Sec. 18.5. (a) As used in this section, "advisory council" refers to the division of disability and rehabilitative services advisory council established under IC 12-9-4. (b) As used in this section, "board" refers to the community and home options to institutional care for the el…

Sec. 19. The office of the secretary has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of IC 12-13-16 (concerning the administration of the 211 dialing code used to provide access to human services information and referrals), inclu…

Sec. 2. The governor shall appoint the secretary of family and social services to coordinate family and social service programs among the divisions. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.16.

Sec. 20. Not later than September 30, 2024, the office of the secretary shall publish on the website of the office of the secretary a dashboard providing monthly information regarding state and federal child care subsidies available to Indiana residents, including the following i…

Sec. 21. (a) Not later than October 31 of each year, the office of the secretary shall submit a report to the legislative council, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, that provides for the previous fiscal year: (1) the number of individuals in Indiana who: (A) are not citize…

Sec. 3. (a) The secretary has administrative responsibility for the office of the secretary. (b) Subject to this article, the secretary may organize an office to perform the duties of the office. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.16.

Sec. 4. (a) The secretary may hire personnel necessary to perform the duties of each office. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the secretary is the appointing authority for the office of family and social services, including the divisions, offices, and institutions of the…

Sec. 5. (a) The secretary, through the offices, is responsible for coordinating the provision of technical assistance to each division for the following: (1) Compiling program budgets for each division. (2) Fiscal performance of each division. (3) Management and administrative pe…

Sec. 6. (a) The secretary and the commissioner of the Indiana department of health shall cooperate to coordinate family and social services programs with related programs administered by the Indiana department of health. (b) The secretary, in cooperation with the commissioner of …

Sec. 6.1. (a) Subject to an approved state plan amendment or waiver under subsection (b), the office of the secretary shall, immediately upon request by the department of child services, provide to the department of child services address information that is maintained by the off…

Sec. 7. The secretary, through the offices, may do the following: (1) Employ experts and consultants to carry out the duties of the secretary and the offices. (2) Utilize, with the consent of the other state agencies, the services and facilities of other state agencies without re…

Sec. 7.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the secretary, through the offices, may issue a waiver, in writing, of provisions of this title and rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 concerning provisions of this title if the secretary determines that the waiver is necessary to claim any…

Sec. 8. (a) The secretary shall cooperate with the federal Social Security Administration and with any other agency of the federal government in any reasonable manner that may be necessary to qualify for federal aid for assistance to persons who are entitled to assistance under t…

Sec. 9. Consistent with the powers and duties of the secretary under this article, the secretary may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 relating to the exercise of those powers and duties. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.13-2013, SEC.44.

Sec. 9.5. (a) This subsection applies to an emergency rule adopted under section 9(b) of this chapter (before section 9(b) of this chapter expired on December 31, 2012). An emergency rule adopted under section 9(b) of this chapter expires December 31, 2013, regardless of any expi…

Sec. 1. This chapter prescribes the procedures to be followed by a county office in processing: (1) voter registration applications; and (2) records concerning an individual's declining to register to vote; under 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(2)(A) and IC 3-7-15. As added by P.L.12-1995, SE…

Sec. 10. The co-directors of the election division shall notify each county director of the following: (1) The scheduled date of each primary, general, municipal, and special election. (2) The jurisdiction in which the election will be held. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.117. Amen…

Sec. 11. The division shall provide the co-directors of the election division with a list stating the following: (1) The address and telephone number of each county office. (2) The name of each county director and any employee designated by the director to be responsible for perf…

Sec. 2. A county director may designate an employee of the office as the individual responsible for performing the voter registration duties of the office under this chapter at that county office. The employee designated under this section shall supervise the registration of vote…

Sec. 3. If a county director does not designate an employee under section 2 of this chapter, the director is the individual responsible for performing the voter registration duties of the office under this chapter at that county office. The county director shall supervise the reg…

Sec. 4. (a) As required under 52 U.S.C. 20506(d)(1), the county director or designated office employee shall transmit a completed voter registration application: (1) to the circuit court clerk or board of registration of the county in which the individual's residential address (a…

Sec. 6. A county director or designated employee may use any of the following methods to transmit voter registration applications or declinations under section 4 of this chapter: (1) Hand delivery to the circuit court clerk or board of registration. (2) Delivery by the United Sta…

Sec. 7. If a county director or designated employee transmits registration applications or declinations by hand delivery under section 6(1) of this chapter, the circuit court clerk or board of registration shall provide the director or employee with a receipt for the forms. The r…

Sec. 8. The election division shall provide the division with a list of the current address and telephone number of the county voter registration office in each county. The division shall promptly forward the list and each revision of the list to each county office. As added by P…

Sec. 9. Voter registration information received or maintained under this chapter is confidential. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.117.

Sec. 1. This chapter prescribes the procedures to be followed by a county office in processing: (1) voter registration applications; and (2) records concerning an individual's declining to register to vote; under 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(2)(A) and IC 3-7-15. As added by P.L.12-1995, SE…

Sec. 10. The co-directors of the election division shall notify each county director of the following: (1) The scheduled date of each primary, general, municipal, and special election. (2) The jurisdiction in which the election will be held. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.121. Amen…

Sec. 11. The division shall provide the co-directors of the election division with a list stating the following: (1) The address and telephone number of each county office. (2) The name of each county director and any employee designated by the director to be responsible for perf…

Sec. 2. A county director may designate an employee of the office as the individual responsible for performing the voter registration duties of the office under this chapter at that county office. The employee designated under this section shall supervise the registration of vote…

Sec. 3. If a county director does not designate an employee under section 2 of this chapter, the director is the individual responsible for performing the voter registration duties of the office under this chapter at that county office. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.121.

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a voter registration application or declination to register accepted at a county office during the final five (5) days before the end of a registration period under IC 3-7-13. (b) As required under 52 U.S.C. 20506(d)(1), the county direc…

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a voter registration application or declination to register accepted at a county office during the final five (5) days before the end of a registration period under IC 3-7-13. (b) As required under 52 U.S.C. 20506(d)(1), the county director or …

Sec. 6. A county director or designated employee may use any of the following methods to transmit voter registration applications or declinations under section 4 or 5 of this chapter: (1) Hand delivery to the circuit court clerk or board of registration. (2) Delivery by the Unite…

Sec. 7. If a county director or designated employee transmits registration applications or declinations by hand delivery under section 6(1) of this chapter, the circuit court clerk or board of registration shall provide the director or designated employee with a receipt for the f…

Sec. 8. The election division shall provide the division of family resources with a list of the current address and telephone number of the county voter registration office in each county. The division of family resources shall promptly forward the list and each revision of the l…

Sec. 9. Voter registration information received or maintained under this chapter is confidential. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.121.