Title 12, TITLE 12. HUMAN SERVICES

As added by P.L.2-1996, SEC.230. Amended by P.L.23-1996, SEC.11. Repealed by P.L.1-2010, SEC.156.

Sec. 57. "Delinquent child", for purposes of the following statutes, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-37-1 and IC 31-37-2: (1) IC 12-13. (2) IC 12-14. (3) IC 12-15. (4) IC 12-19. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-1-2(b).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-1997, SE…

Sec. 57.5. "Department", for purposes of IC 12-13-14, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-13-14-1. As added by P.L.2-1997, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.338; P.L.234-2005, SEC.12; P.L.146-2008, SEC.378.

Sec. 58. (a) "Dependent child", for purposes of the statutes listed in subsection (b), means a needy individual who satisfies either of the following conditions: (1) The individual is less than sixteen (16) years of age. (2) The individual is less than eighteen (18) years of age …

Sec. 58.5. "Designated beneficiary", for purposes of IC 12-11-14, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-11-14-5. As added by P.L.12-2016, SEC.4.

Sec. 59. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "designee" means an office director, division director, or other employee of the office of the secretary with expertise or knowledge concerning the area for which the individual is being designated. (b) The definition set forth i…

Sec. 60. (a) "Destitute child", for purposes of the statutes listed in subsection (b), means an individual: (1) who is needy; (2) who is not a public ward; (3) who is less than eighteen (18) years of age; (4) who has been deprived of parental support or care because of a parent's…

Sec. 61. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "developmental disability" means a severe, chronic disability of an individual that meets all of the following conditions: (1) Is attributable to: (A) intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or autism; or (B) any other…

[Pre-1992 Revision Citations: 4-28-22-2; 4-28-26-1.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.272-1999, SEC.16. Repealed by P.L.99-2007, SEC.224.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-10-28(b).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.272-1999, SEC.66.

Sec. 63.5. "Direct support professional", for purposes of IC 12-11-16, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-11-16-1. As added by P.L.228-2023, SEC.1.

Sec. 64. "Director" refers to the following: (1) With respect to a particular division, the director of the division. (2) With respect to a particular state institution, the director who has administrative control of and responsibility for the state institution. (3) For purposes …

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-4.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.99-2007, SEC.224.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7.1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.99-2007, SEC.224.

Sec. 67. "Discharge", for purposes of IC 12-26, means the final and complete release of an individual with a mental illness from the care, treatment, training, or detention at a facility to which the individual was committed or entered voluntarily for mental illness. [Pre-1992 Re…

Sec. 67.5. "Dispense", for purposes of IC 12-23-18-8, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-23-18-8(a). As added by P.L.131-2014, SEC.1.

Sec. 68. "Distressed township", for purposes of IC 12-20-25, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-20-25-4. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-3.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1.

Sec. 69. (a) "Division", except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d), refers to any of the following: (1) The division of disability and rehabilitative services established by IC 12-9-1-1. (2) The division of aging established by IC 12-9.1-1-1. (3) The division of family …

Sec. 69.5. "Domestic violence", for purposes of IC 12-18-8, has the meaning set forth in IC 34-6-2-34.5. As added by P.L.181-2003, SEC.2.

Sec. 69.7. "Doula" means an individual who is trained and certified by a nationally recognized institution in providing emotional and physical support, but not medical or midwife care, to pregnant women before, during, and after childbirth. As added by P.L.180-2022(ss), SEC.11.

Sec. 7. "Affected agency", for purposes of IC 12-16-1, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-16-1-1. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-5-7-1.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-3-26-1.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.152. Repealed by P.L.130-2009, SEC.28.

Sec. 71. "Drug", for purposes of IC 12-23, means a drug or a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1). [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-6.1-2.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1.

Sec. 72. "Drug abuse", for purposes of IC 12-23, means: (1) psychological or physical dependence on the effect of drugs or harmful substances; or (2) abuse of the use of drugs or harmful substances; that is harmful to the individual or society. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-…

Sec. 73. "Drug abuser", for purposes of IC 12-23, means an individual who: (1) has developed a psychological or physical dependence on the effects of drugs or harmful substances; or (2) abuses the use of drugs or harmful substances; so that the individual or society is harmed. [P…

Sec. 73.2. "Drug-disease contraindication", for purposes of IC 12-15-35, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-15-35-6. As added by P.L.75-1992, SEC.6.

Sec. 73.4. "Drug-drug interaction", for purposes of IC 12-15-35, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-15-35-7. As added by P.L.75-1992, SEC.7.

As added by P.L.168-2002, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.108-2010, SEC.10.

Sec. 73.6. "Drug utilitization review" or "DUR", for purposes of IC 12-15-35, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-15-35-8. As added by P.L.75-1992, SEC.8.

Sec. 74. "Early intervention services", for purposes of IC 12-12.7-2, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-12.7-2-3. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-3-30-5.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.21-1992, SEC.5; P.L.93-2006, SEC.6.

Sec. 74.3. "EBT card", for purposes of IC 12-13-14-15, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-13-14-15(a). As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.4.

Sec. 74.5. "EBT program", for purposes of IC 12-13-14, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-13-14-1. As added by P.L.2-1997, SEC.31.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-33-1.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.181-2006, SEC.62.

As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.173. Amended by P.L.2-2014, SEC.57. Repealed by P.L.184-2017, SEC.2.

Sec. 76. (a) "Eligible individual", for purposes of: (1) IC 12-10-10, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-10-10-4; and (2) IC 12-11-14, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-11-14-6. (b) "Eligible individual" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-14-18-1.5 for purposes of the following:…

Sec. 76.1. "Emergency medical services", for purposes of IC 12-15-5-18.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-110. As added by P.L.115-2020, SEC.2.

As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.174. Amended by P.L.2-2014, SEC.58. Repealed by P.L.184-2017, SEC.3.

As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.175. Amended by P.L.2-2014, SEC.59. Repealed by P.L.184-2017, SEC.4.

Sec. 76.5. (a) "Emergency", for purposes of IC 12-20, means an unpredictable circumstance or a series of unpredictable circumstances that: (1) place the health or safety of a household or a member of a household in jeopardy; and (2) cannot be remedied in a timely manner by means …

Sec. 76.6. "Emergency medical condition", for purposes of IC 12-15-12, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-15-12-0.3. As added by P.L.223-2001, SEC.1.

As added by P.L.34-2001, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.70-2004, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.145-2006, SEC.376.

Sec. 76.8. (a) "Employed", "employee", "employment", or "employs", for purposes of IC 12-17.2-3.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-17.2-3.5-1.3. (b) "Employee", for purposes of IC 12-23-23, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-23-23-1. As added by P.L.18-2003, SEC.3. Amended by …

Sec. 76.9. "Emergency services", for purposes of IC 12-15-12, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-15-12-0.5. As added by P.L.223-2001, SEC.2.

Sec. 77. "Endangered adult", for purposes of IC 12-8-1.5-18 and IC 12-10-3, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-10-3-2. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-5-2.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.34-2016, SEC.1.

Sec. 77.1. "Endangered adult medical alert" means an alert indicating that law enforcement officials are searching for a missing endangered adult. As added by P.L.210-2015, SEC.4.

Sec. 77.2. "Enforcement action", for purposes of IC 12-17.2, refers to the following: (1) Revocation or decertification of eligibility for a voucher payment under IC 12-17.2-3.5. (2) Denial, suspension, or revocation of a: (A) license under IC 12-17.2-4 or IC 12-17.2-5; or (B) re…

Sec. 77.5. "Estate", for purposes of IC 12-15-9, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-15-9-0.5. As added by P.L.152-1995, SEC.1.

[1992 Revision Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.40-1994, SEC.83.

Sec. 78.5. "Essential person", for purposes of IC 12-14, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-14-2-0.5. As added by P.L.46-1995, SEC.3.

Sec. 79. "Executive authority", for purposes of IC 12-28-3, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-28-3-3. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-9-2.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1.