Title 12, TITLE 12. HUMAN SERVICES

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to sections 4 and 5 of this chapter by P.L.118-1997 do not apply to an individual whose death occurs before July 1, 1997. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.261.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following individuals: (1) An individual who receives supplemental assistance to the aged. (2) An individual who receives supplemental assistance to the blind. (3) An individual who receives supplemental assistance for persons with disabilities…

claim Sec. 2. (a) This section applies upon the death of either of the following: (1) A recipient who is receiving supplemental assistance. (2) An individual who had a disability, was aged, or was blind who, at the time of death, was certified as eligible to receive medical assis…

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in addition to money paid by the division under section 2 of this chapter and even if the deceased or person legally responsible for the deceased possesses a burial lot, the division shall pay eight hundred dollars ($800) for the …

Sec. 3.5. Except for a claim for the costs and expenses of administration, a claim filed under sections 2(c) and 3(b) of this chapter is a superior claim. As added by P.L.9-2006, SEC.3.

determining amount Sec. 4. The division: (1) may not consider a combined total of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) that is contributed by: (A) friends; (B) relatives; and (C) the resources of the deceased; and (2) may consider any amount that exceeds two thousand five h…

determining amount Sec. 5. The division: (1) may not consider a combined total of one thousand dollars ($1,000) that is contributed by: (A) friends; (B) relatives; and (C) the resources of the deceased; and (2) may consider any amount that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000) co…

Sec. 6. (a) The funeral director and the cemetery representative shall file a sworn claim with the county office indicating expenses incurred due to the death of a recipient. (b) With respect to supplemental assistance to the blind and persons with disabilities, a sworn claim mus…

recipients and low income patients; basic rate; minimum Medicaid inpatient utilization rate required Sec. 1. A disproportionate share payment shall be made to: (1) a hospital licensed under IC 16-21; (2) a state mental health institution under IC 12-24-1-3; and (3) a private psyc…

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-17.6(e).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.27-1992, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.83.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-17.6(f).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.27-1992, SEC.30.

Sec. 1. The office of the secretary of family and social services shall annually transfer thirty-eight million dollars ($38,000,000) to a hospital corporation established under IC 16-22-8 from the state general fund for the purposes of the hospital corporation. As added by P.L.14…

Sec. 2. A transfer required in a calendar year under section 1 of this chapter shall be made in four (4) equal installments before April 30, July 31, September 30, and December 31. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.391.

Sec. 3. The maximum permissible property tax levy that a hospital corporation established under IC 16-22-8 would otherwise be permitted to impose under IC 6-1.1-18.5-3 shall be reduced by thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) in a calendar year in which section 1 of this chap…

Sec. 1. If a township trustee determines by investigation that a township assistance applicant or a township assistance applicant's household requires assistance, the township trustee shall, after determining that an emergency exists, furnish to the applicant or household the tem…

referral to appropriate agency; ability to contract with private agency Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "shelter" means a facility that provides temporary emergency assistance. (b) A township trustee may establish, purchase, acquire, maintain, or operate a shelter for eligib…

Sec. 3. Upon complaint that an individual within the township is: (1) sick; (2) in need; (3) without necessary financial resources; and (4) likely to suffer; the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall investigate and grant the temporary relief required. …

or temporary township assistance Sec. 4. If an individual who is determined to be eligible for township assistance and entitled to temporary relief is in a township in which the individual does not have legal residence and is homeless, the township trustee, as administrator of to…

establishment; transfer of programs, records, and property Sec. 1. With the approval of the governor, the director may do the following: (1) Establish a separate state institution for the purposes of observing, diagnosing, or treating alcohol abusers or drug abusers. (2) Transfer…

Sec. 2. The division shall administer and operate a state institution established under section 1 of this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-1-9.3(c).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.17.

related appropriations Sec. 3. If the programs, records, and property of a state institution are transferred under section 1(2) of this chapter, the state board of finance shall, under IC 4-9.1-1-7 and IC 4-13-2-23, transfer an appropriation to the state institution related to th…

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "administrator" means a person who is the administrative head of a hospital, a sanitarium, an institution, an agency, or an instrumentality: (1) maintained or provided by the United States or an agency or instrumentality of the United States; …

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "patient" means an individual who: (1) has a mental illness or appears to have a mental illness; (2) is in or under the supervision and control of a state institution; or (3) because of mental illness, is under the supervision and control of a cir…

institution; penalty Sec. 3. A person who: (1) neglects, when the person has a duty of care; (2) abuses; or (3) maltreats; an individual with a mental illness or an individual with a developmental disability under the care of a state institution commits a Class B misdemeanor. [Pr…

make written report to superintendent Sec. 4. A person who: (1) knows of an alleged violation of section 3 of this chapter; and (2) fails to make a written report to the superintendent within twenty-four (24) hours of the alleged violation; commits a Class A infraction. [Pre-1992…

investigation; reporting requirements Sec. 5. (a) A superintendent who receives a written report of an alleged violation of section 3 of this chapter shall begin an investigation within twenty-four (24) hours after receipt of the written report. (b) In accordance with IC 31-33, t…

employee with or for a patient concerning money or property Sec. 6. An employee of a state institution who does any of the following commits a Class B misdemeanor: (1) Knowingly deals with, contracts with, purchases from, or purchases for a patient in the state institution any pr…

from the custody of an administrator or a superintendent Sec. 7. A person who: (1) recklessly entices or takes a patient away; or (2) aids, induces, or causes a patient to escape; from an administrator or a superintendent who has been granted custody of the patient commits a Clas…

or treatment without written consent of patient, parent, or guardian Sec. 8. A person who knowingly or intentionally releases information concerning a patient's medical records or treatment under IC 12-24-11 or IC 16-39-2 without the knowing, written consent of the patient or the…