Title 12, TITLE 12. HUMAN SERVICES

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the institution clothing fund established by this chapter. [1992 Revision Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

Sec. 10. All charges made under this chapter must be: (1) signed by the superintendent; and (2) forwarded for payment to the auditor of the county from which the patient was admitted according to the following schedule: (A) All charges accruing between January 1 and June 30 of ea…

Sec. 11. (a) Upon receipt of a charge under section 10 of this chapter, the county auditor shall draw a warrant on the treasurer of the county for payment of the charge. (b) A charge shall be paid out of the money of the county appropriated for that purpose. (c) The fiscal body o…

Sec. 12. The superintendent of a state institution shall transmit each month the collections received under this chapter to the auditor of state. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-18.1-14 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

Sec. 13. (a) The institution clothing fund is established. (b) The auditor of state shall place money received under section 12 of this chapter in the fund. (c) The fund may be used only for the purpose of crediting the respective state institutions for the amounts expended by th…

Sec. 14. (a) If a county does not pay a charge made under this chapter within six (6) months after the date the charge is delivered to the county auditor, the superintendent of the state institution shall certify to the auditor of state that the money is due. (b) After receiving …

Sec. 2. When the superintendent of a state institution accepts a patient, the superintendent shall indicate the clothing needs of the patient in a requisition. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-18.1-12(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

Sec. 3. The responsible parties are responsible to the court for supplying a patient's clothing unless financially unable to supply the clothing. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-18.1-12(c) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

Sec. 4. If clothing can be supplied by a responsible party or any other willing person, the clerk of the circuit court of the county from which the patient is admitted shall do the following: (1) Notify the responsible party or the other willing person of the clothing needs of th…

Sec. 5. Clothing furnished under section 4 of this chapter must substantially comply with the requisition sent by the superintendent under section 2 of this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-18.1-12(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

Sec. 6. (a) If clothing is not otherwise furnished at the time a patient is admitted to a state institution, the superintendent shall furnish the clothing and charge the county from which the patient was admitted. (b) A superintendent may not charge a county under subsection (a) …

Sec. 7. After a patient has been admitted to a state institution, it is the responsibility of: (1) the patient; (2) the payee of any type of benefit received on behalf of a patient; or (3) the responsible parties of the patient; to supply clothing requested by the superintendent …

Sec. 8. If a patient in a state institution is not otherwise supplied with clothing, the superintendent shall furnish the clothing. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-18.1-13(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

Sec. 9. (a) If a superintendent furnishes clothing under section 8 of this chapter, the superintendent shall charge the county from which the patient was admitted. (b) A charge made by a superintendent for a patient under this section may not be more than three hundred dollars ($…

either dangerous or gravely disabled Sec. 1. An individual who is alleged to be mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled may be committed to a facility for not more than ninety (90) days under this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-8 part.] As added by …

Sec. 10. (a) The period of commitment of an individual under this chapter may be extended for one (1) additional period of not more than ninety (90) days through a proceeding under this section. (b) A proceeding under this section must be begun before the end of the first period …

physician before end of commitment period Sec. 11. At least twenty (20) days before the end of the first or second temporary commitment period, the superintendent of the facility or the attending physician shall make a report to the court that states all of the following: (1) The…

Sec. 2. (a) A commitment under this chapter may be begun by any of the following methods: (1) Upon request of the superintendent under IC 12-26-3-5. (2) An order of the court: (A) having jurisdiction over the individual following emergency detention; or (B) referring an individua…

Sec. 3. (a) Notice of a hearing under this chapter shall be given to all of the following: (1) The individual. (2) The petitioner. (3) The superintendent or the chief executive officer of a facility having care or custody of the individual. (b) The notice required by subsection (…

Sec. 4. (a) Within three (3) days after a proceeding is begun under this chapter, the court shall enter an order setting a hearing date. (b) If the proceeding was begun under section 2(a)(3) of this chapter, the hearing date set under subsection (a) must be more than one (1) day …

Sec. 5. The court may hold the hearing at a facility or other suitable place not likely to have a harmful effect on the individual's health or well-being. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-9(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20.

Sec. 6. The court may appoint a physician to do the following: (1) Examine the individual. (2) Report, before the hearing, the physician's opinion as to the following: (A) Whether the individual is mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled. (B) Whether the individual …

Sec. 7. If a report made under section 6 of this chapter is that the individual is not either dangerous or gravely disabled, the court may terminate the proceedings and dismiss the petition. Otherwise, the hearing shall proceed as scheduled or as continued by the court. [Pre-1992…

Sec. 8. (a) If, upon the completion of the hearing and consideration of the record, the court finds that the individual is mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled, the court may order the individual to: (1) be committed to an appropriate facility; or (2) enter an ou…

court Sec. 9. (a) Unless the court has entered an order under IC 12-26-12-1, the superintendent or the attending physician may discharge the individual before the end of the commitment period if the superintendent or attending physician determines that the individual is not menta…

Sec. 1. The administrative head of a facility subject to this article shall ensure that each patient in the service provider's care has access to the information contained in this article respecting the patient's rights. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-1.6-11.] As added by P.L…

Sec. 2. A service provider shall inform all patients of the following: (1) The nature of the treatment or habilitation program proposed. (2) The known effects of receiving and of not receiving the treatment or habilitation. (3) Alternative treatments or habilitation programs, if …

habilitation; involuntary patients; right to petition for consideration Sec. 3. (a) A service provider shall inform all adult voluntary patients who are not adjudicated mentally incompetent of the right to refuse to submit to treatment or a habilitation program. (b) A service pro…

Sec. 1. A child care ministry is exempt from licensure under this article if the child care ministry complies with this chapter. However, a child care ministry may apply for licensure. If a license is issued to the child care ministry, the child care ministry shall comply with st…

Sec. 10. A child care ministry that is exempt from licensing under this chapter must clearly state in all of its paid promotional advertising that the child care ministry is providing child care as an extension of the ministry's church or religious ministry. A child care ministry…

Sec. 11. (a) The parent or guardian of a child shall, when the child is enrolled in a child care ministry, provide the child care ministry with proof that the child has received the required immunizations against the following: (1) Diphtheria. (2) Whooping cough. (3) Tetanus. (4)…

Sec. 12. (a) The division shall charge a child care ministry a fifty dollar ($50) fee for processing a registration under section 2 of this chapter. (b) The division shall deposit the fees collected under subsection (a) in the division of family resources child care fund establis…

Sec. 13. (a) The state fire marshal shall charge a child care ministry a fifty dollar ($50) fee for processing a registration under section 2 of this chapter. (b) The state fire marshal shall deposit the fees collected under subsection (a) in the fire and building services fund e…

ministry; reporting requirements; prohibition on employing certain persons Sec. 14. (a) A child care ministry must do the following: (1) Subject to subsection (c), require, at no expense to the state, an employee or volunteer who may be present on the premises of the child care m…

Sec. 14.1. (a) The operator of a child care ministry that cares for children who are less than twelve (12) months of age shall: (1) complete the training course provided or approved by the division under IC 12-17.2-2-1(10) concerning safe sleeping practices; and (2) ensure that a…

Sec. 15. Unscheduled visits by a custodial parent or guardian of a child shall be permitted at any time a child care ministry is in operation. As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141.

Sec. 16. (a) The following constitute sufficient grounds for denial of an application for registration under this chapter: (1) A determination by the department of child services of child abuse or neglect (as defined in IC 31-9-2-14) by: (A) the applicant; (B) an employee of the …

Sec. 17. (a) The division shall deny registration under this chapter if an applicant fails to meet the requirements for registration. (b) The division shall provide the applicant with written notice, sent by electronic mail to the electronic mail address provided by the applicant…

Sec. 18. The division may not act on an incomplete application for registration under this chapter. The division shall return an incomplete registration application with a notation as to omissions. The return of an incomplete registration application is without prejudice. As adde…

Sec. 19. (a) The following constitute sufficient grounds for revocation of a registration under this chapter: (1) A determination by the department of child services of child abuse or neglect (as defined in IC 31-9-2-14) by: (A) the operator of the child care ministry; (B) an emp…

and duration Sec. 2. (a) An unlicensed child care ministry under section 1 of this chapter may not operate unless the child care ministry has registered with and met the requirements of the division and the department of homeland security. Registration application forms shall be …

operation Sec. 20. (a) The division shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish a list of violations of this article that would pose an immediate threat to the life or well-being of a child in the care of a child care ministry. (b) If an employee or agent of the division deter…

Sec. 21. (a) The operator of a child care ministry: (1) shall operate the child care ministry in compliance with the rules established under this article; and (2) is subject to the disciplinary actions under subsection (b) if the division finds that the operator of the child care…

Sec. 22. (a) Except as provided in section 20 of this chapter, the division shall give the operator of a child care ministry thirty (30) calendar days written notice of an enforcement action. The division shall send the notice by electronic mail to the electronic mail address pro…

Sec. 23. (a) An administrative hearing concerning the decision of the division to impose a sanction under this chapter must be provided upon a written request by the child care ministry. The request must be made not more than thirty (30) calendar days after the child care ministr…

Sec. 24. A hearing requested under section 23 of this chapter must be held in accordance with IC 4-21.5-3. As added by P.L.53-2018, SEC.20.

Sec. 25. The division shall issue a decision not more than sixty (60) calendar days after the conclusion of a hearing held under section 23 of this chapter. As added by P.L.53-2018, SEC.21.

Sec. 26. If the registration of a child care ministry under this chapter is suspended, the child care ministry shall cease operation and may not display the registration. As added by P.L.53-2018, SEC.22.

Sec. 27. To reinstate a suspended registration under this chapter the following must occur: (1) The operator of the child care ministry must, not more than thirty (30) days after receiving the notice of the suspension under section 22 of this chapter, submit a plan of corrective …

Sec. 28. Following the suspension of a registration under this chapter, the division shall do one (1) of the following: (1) Reinstate the registration for the term of the original registration. (2) Revoke the registration. (3) Issue a new registration. (4) Deny a reapplication fo…