Title 12, HUMAN SERVICES

Sec. 7. The school age child care project fund is established. The fund consists of money appropriated under IC 6-7-1-30.2(c). The purpose of the fund is to provide a source from which state grants may be made to school corporations or nonprofit organizations that establish and o…

Sec. 8. The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-3-29-8(b).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.

Sec. 9. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from the investments shall be deposited in the fund. [Pre-1992 Revision Citat…

Sec. 1. As a condition of continuing eligibility, a township trustee may require a recipient of township assistance or any member of a recipient's household to participate in an appropriate work training program that is offered to the recipient or a member of the recipient's hous…

Sec. 1. A minor who voluntarily seeks treatment for alcoholism, alcohol abuse, or drug abuse from the division or a facility approved by the division may receive treatment without notification or consent of the parents, guardian, or person having control or custody of the minor. …

Sec. 2. Notification or consent is at the discretion of the division or a facility approved by the division. A criminal action or civil suit may not be maintained against the division or the division's agents for the reasonable exercise of this discretion. [Pre-1992 Revision Cita…

Sec. 3. A minor less than eighteen (18) years of age may be placed under the treatment supervision of the division by the court having jurisdiction over the minor, according to the procedure established for juveniles in such cases or the procedure established by this article if t…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "division" refers only to the division of mental health and addiction. [1992 Revision Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.215-2001, SEC.68.

Sec. 10. (a) Upon admission to a state institution administered by the division of mental health and addiction, the gatekeeper is one (1) of the following: (1) For an individual with a psychiatric disorder, the community mental health center that submitted the report to the commi…

Sec. 11. (a) A gatekeeper must be assigned to an individual at the time of the petition for commitment under IC 12-26-6 and IC 12-26-7. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the entity assigned as the committed individual's gatekeeper shall continue to serve as that individua…

Sec. 2. The division shall contract with community mental health centers to administer a system of community based gatekeepers to monitor each individual from the time the individual has been involuntarily committed to a state institution administered by the division until the in…

Sec. 3. (a) Before an individual described in section 2 of this chapter is discharged or placed on outpatient status under IC 12-26, a discharge plan shall be formulated in consultation with the patient's designated case manager. The superintendent shall provide copies of the ind…

Sec. 4. (a) If a community mental health center is aware of problems with continuity of care for a discharged or placed individual, the community mental health center shall contact: (1) the discharged or placed individual; (2) the treatment provider; (3) the residential provider;…

Sec. 6. Sections 3 through 4 of this chapter do not require an individual who has been discharged from a state institution to comply with the plan developed for the individual under section 3 of this chapter or to cooperate with a case manager in the performance of the case manag…

Sec. 9. The gatekeeper for an individual who has been committed to a state institution administered by the division has the following duties: (1) To provide case management to the individual in both the state institution and the community. (2) To facilitate and plan the committed…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a court that orders a commitment may order the superintendent to notify the petitioner in the commitment proceeding and other person designated by the court that the committed individual will be discharged. (b) The notice required…

Sec. 2. (a) Within ten (10) days after receiving a notice under section 1 of this chapter, the petitioner may file a petition with the court that ordered the committed individual's commitment requesting a hearing to determine whether the individual should be discharged. (b) The p…

Sec. 3. If the superintendent does not receive notice of a request for a hearing within ten (10) days after notice was given under section 2 of this chapter, the committed individual shall be discharged unless the superintendent determines that the individual is mentally ill and …

Sec. 4. If the superintendent is notified of a petition under section 2 of this chapter, the committed individual may not be discharged except as provided in this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-10.5(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20.

Sec. 5. (a) If the court receives a petition under section 2 of this chapter, the court shall set a hearing date. (b) The hearing date set under subsection (a) must be within twenty (20) days after the petition is filed. (c) If a hearing is not held within twenty (20) days of the…

Sec. 6. At the hearing: (1) the petitioner is entitled to present evidence concerning the committed individual's mental or physical condition; (2) the procedure is the same as provided in IC 12-26-6; and (3) the committed individual's rights are the same as provided in IC 12-26-6…

Sec. 7. The court shall order the discharge of a committed individual and terminate the commitment if the court finds that the individual is not mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-10.5(e).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20.…

Sec. 8. If the court does not order the discharge of the committed individual under section 7 of this chapter, the court may appoint a guardian to provide for the individual's continued care. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-10.5(f).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20.