Title 12, TITLE 12. HUMAN SERVICES

obtain services from grantee agencies Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to the indicated money of the following state agencies to the extent that the money is used by the agency to obtain services from grantee agencies to carry out the program functions of the agency: (1) Money a…

Sec. 10. Not more than thirty (30) days after the completion of each audit required by this chapter, the group shall submit a copy of the audit to each of the following: (1) The state board of accounts. (2) Each state agency that is a party to a contract covered in the audit. (3)…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "group" refers to the financial services group established by sections of this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-12-1.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "purchase of service format" means a contract format that has the following features: (1) Each type of service to be provided under the contract is broken down into measurable units. (2) A rate of reimbursement for each unit of service to be provi…

Sec. 5. The financial services group is established within the office of the secretary. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-12-2.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.108-1997, SEC.7.

Sec. 6. (a) Subject to approval by the budget agency, the agencies subject to this chapter have the exclusive authority to select the grantee agencies to be compensated from the funding sources listed in section 1 of this chapter. (b) Whenever the group becomes aware that a grant…

format or other contract format use; determination Sec. 7. (a) When a state agency selects a grantee agency under section 6 of this chapter, the state agency shall determine whether the purchase of service format can be used as the procedure for reimbursing the grantee agency. Th…

Sec. 8. (a) When a state agency notifies the group of the selection of a grantee agency and a contract format, the group shall do the following: (1) Prepare a contract with the grantee agency. (2) Present the contract to the affected state agency for execution. (b) A contract pre…

Sec. 9. (a) Each grantee agency receiving money under a contract covered by this chapter shall maintain sufficient records to show the following: (1) The actual cost of services provided under the contract. (2) The nature and amount of services provided under the contract. (b) At…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "case management" means a service conducted locally by an area agency on aging that includes the following: (1) Assessment of an individual to determine the individual's functional impairment level and corresponding need for services. (2) Developm…

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "activities of daily living" refers to an activity described in the long term care services eligibility screen. As added by P.L.150-1995, SEC.6.

Sec. 10. Federal social services block grant money shall be used to fund services under this chapter that are not otherwise reimbursable under the Medicaid program. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-16(d).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.

general assembly; funding Sec. 11. (a) Before October 1 of each year, the division, in conjunction with the office of the secretary, shall prepare a report for review by the board and the general assembly. The report must include the following information regarding clients and se…

Sec. 12. (a) The office of the secretary, in consultation with the local area agencies on aging, shall negotiate reimbursement rates for services provided under this chapter. (b) Payments for services under this chapter may not be counted in a Medicaid recipient's spend down requ…

Sec. 13. One (1) or more representatives of the area agencies on aging shall appear at each regularly scheduled meeting of the community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled board established by IC 12-10-11-1 and report on the progress of the progra…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "community and home care services" means services provided within the limits of available funding to an eligible individual. The term includes the following: (1) Homemaker services and attendant care, including personal care services. (2) Respite …

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "individual with a disability" refers to an individual with a severe chronic disability that is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments that is likely to continue indefinitely. [Pre-1992 Re…

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "eligible individual" means an individual who meets the following criteria: (1) Is a resident of Indiana. (2) Is: (A) at least sixty (60) years of age; or (B) an individual with a disability. (3) Except as provided in subdivision (5), for an i…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled program established by this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-6.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.

Sec. 6. The community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled program is established. The division shall administer the program and shall do the following: (1) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for the coordination of the program. (2) Administer state and fe…

inspection Sec. 6.3. (a) The division shall file for publication in the Indiana Register a copy of the long term care services eligibility screen. (b) The division shall: (1) keep on file in the division's office; and (2) make available for public inspection during regular busine…

eligibility Sec. 6.5. (a) The division shall not adopt any rule governing the eligibility of an individual under this chapter that is more restrictive than the definition of eligible individual in section 4 of this chapter. (b) The division and the board shall not adopt an eligib…

Sec. 6.7. The division shall convene collaborative workgroups with the area agencies on aging to develop policies that establish the following: (1) A person-centered planning process, supported by a needs-based assessment tool, that may be integrated with existing case management…

exception Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the case management under this chapter of an individual leading to participation in the program may not be conducted by any agency that delivers services under the program. (b) If the division determines that there is no…

Sec. 8. Except as provided in section 9 of this chapter, state money for home health services under this chapter must be distributed only to licensed health care professionals, facilities, and agencies. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-15.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.

reimbursement for provision of services by relative Sec. 9. (a) The division shall establish a program to train relatives of eligible individuals to provide homemaker and personal care services to those eligible individuals. (b) Relatives of eligible individuals who complete the …

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-14.8 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.278-1993(ss), SEC.26. Repealed by P.L.1-2001, SEC.51.

Medicaid program Sec. 2. If a provider is required to be licensed or otherwise qualified under Indiana law or the law of another state, the assistance must be obtained from a provider who is licensed or otherwise qualified and is enrolled to participate in the Medicaid program. […

information; rules Sec. 3. The office may by rule require the individual to furnish providers with information regarding Medicaid provided to the individual. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-14.8 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.

Sec. 4. The office shall provide forms for providing information under section 3 of this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-14.8 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.

Sec. 5. The office may by rule require a provider to make available to the office information necessary to document Medicaid provided under this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-14.8 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.

Sec. 6. The office shall encourage the parent of a child who is a recipient of Medicaid to select a primary dental provider for the child before the child is eighteen (18) months of age. As added by P.L.169-2001, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. If a township assistance applicant is in good health or if any members of the applicant's household are in good health, the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall require the individuals who are able to work to seek employment. The township trust…

Sec. 2. If: (1) a township assistance applicant is in good health and able to work; and (2) either: (A) the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, offers employment to the township assistance applicant, regardless of whether the compensation for the work is in…

Sec. 3. A township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall make all possible efforts to secure employment for an able-bodied township assistance applicant in the township where the applicant resides. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(a) part.] As added by P.L…

Sec. 3.5. If a township assistance applicant or a member of the applicant's household claims an inability to work due to health, the township trustee may require and provide for any medical examination necessary for the township trustee to determine whether the applicant or house…

Sec. 4. The township trustee may call upon residents of the township to aid in finding employment for a township assistance applicant who is able to work. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.54.

Sec. 1. If: (1) it becomes necessary to appoint a guardian for the estate of an individual who has been committed to a state institution; and (2) the estate of the individual does not exceed three hundred dollars ($300); the attorney general shall represent the individual in secu…

Sec. 2. Upon presentation of a petition for the appointment of a guardian, the court may appoint either of the following as the guardian of the individual's estate: (1) The superintendent of the state institution to which the individual has been committed. (2) Another individual …

Sec. 3. An application for the appointment of a guardian under this chapter must be filed in the circuit or superior court in the county in which the state institution is located. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-19-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

Sec. 4. Fees or costs may not be charged in a proceeding under this chapter, including a fee for the guardian or the attorney for the guardian. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-19-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

physician Sec. 1. If an individual is committed to a facility, the court shall consult with the superintendent or the attending physician concerning the method of caring for the individual pending admission to the facility. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-16(a) part.] As a…

Sec. 2. The court may order temporary placement of the individual in the least restrictive suitable facility pending admission to a facility. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-16(b).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20.

Sec. 3. An individual may not be confined in a county jail unless all the following apply: (1) The individual is found to be dangerous and violent. (2) There is no other suitable facility available pending admission to a facility. (3) The court so orders. [Pre-1992 Revision Citat…

general fund Sec. 4. If the comfort and the care of an individual are not otherwise provided: (1) from the individual's estate; (2) by the individual's relatives or friends; or (3) through financial assistance from the department of child services or the division of family resour…