Title 12, TITLE 12. HUMAN SERVICES

or optometrists Sec. 1. Each: (1) physician holding an unlimited license to practice medicine; or (2) optometrist licensed under IC 25-24-1; shall report in writing, on forms prescribed by the office of the secretary, not more than ten (10) days after diagnosis, to the office of …

Sec. 2. The office of the secretary shall, on the first business day of each month, send a copy of a report filed under section 1 of this chapter to the following persons: (1) For persons less than seventeen (17) years of age, to the following: (A) The Indiana School for the Blin…

Sec. 3. All reports filed under this chapter shall be kept confidential and used solely to determine the eligibility of the individuals for assistance or rehabilitation. As added by P.L.104-2003, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. (a) On receiving a report under this chapter, the division of disability and rehabilitative services shall provide information to the visually impaired individual designated in the report concerning available state and local services. (b) For a visually impaired individua…

Sec. 6. The office of the secretary shall prepare and provide educational materials for: (1) licensed optometrists; (2) licensed physicians; (3) the Indiana University School of Medicine; and (4) the Indiana University School of Optometry; to inform individuals and schools of the…

Sec. 7. A person required to make a report of blindness under this chapter who fails to do so commits a Class C infraction. As added by P.L.104-2003, SEC.1.

Sec. 0.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "estate" includes: (1) all real and personal property and other assets included within an individual's probate estate; (2) any interest in real property owned by the individual at the time of death that was conveyed to the individual's survi…

limit Sec. 0.6. (a) This section applies to the enforcement of claims against assets transferred by a nonprobate transfer involving a deceased transferor who dies before, on, or after July 1, 2018. (b) The office's claim against assets transferred by a nonprobate transfer may be …

As added by P.L.178-2002, SEC.84. Amended by P.L.224-2003, SEC.79. Repealed by P.L.246-2005, SEC.230.

Sec. 0.8. Any nonprobate assets: (1) that the office determined were exempt or unavailable assets; or (2) that were transferred out of the probate estate; before May 1, 2002, may not be included in the definition of estate under this chapter. As added by P.L.178-2002, SEC.85. IC …

Sec. 2. A claim may not be enforced against the following: (1) Real estate of a recipient while it is necessary for the support, maintenance, or comfort of the surviving spouse, a dependent child less than twenty-one (21) years of age, or a dependent who is nonsupporting because …

Sec. 5. The office may not file a claim against the estate of a recipient's surviving spouse. As added by P.L.152-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.109; P.L.149-2012, SEC.5.

Sec. 6. Notwithstanding sections 2 and 5 of this chapter, the office may waive the application of this chapter in cases of undue hardship. The office of the secretary shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 establishing criteria for hardship waivers that are consistent with guidelines …

Sec. 7. A person receiving beneficiary payments from an annuity contract of a deceased Medicaid recipient is liable to the state for reimbursement of Medicaid benefits: (1) paid to; or (2) on behalf of; the deceased Medicaid recipient to the extent of any payments that are receiv…

and powers; members; reports; confidentiality; meetings Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "coalition" refers to the Indiana coalition against domestic violence or a successor organization. As added by P.L.258-2017, SEC.13.

Sec. 10. The chairperson of the statewide domestic violence fatality review committee shall do the following: (1) Work with the state domestic violence fatality review coordinator to prepare the agenda for each meeting of the statewide domestic violence fatality review committee.…

Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), meetings of the statewide domestic violence fatality review committee are open to the public. (b) A meeting of the statewide domestic violence fatality review committee that involves: (1) confidential records; or (2) identifying …

Sec. 12. Members of the statewide domestic violence fatality review committee and individuals who attend a meeting of the statewide domestic violence fatality review committee as invitees of the chairperson: (1) may discuss among themselves confidential matters that are before th…

Sec. 13. (a) The statewide domestic violence fatality review committee shall submit to the legislative council, governor, Indiana criminal justice institute, and the coalition before December 31 of each even-numbered year a report that includes the following information: (1) A su…

Sec. 14. (a) A report released under section 13 of this chapter may not contain identifying information relating to the fatalities reviewed by the statewide domestic violence fatality review committee or any local domestic violence fatality review team. (b) Except as otherwise pr…

Sec. 15. The discussions, determinations, conclusions, and recommendations of the statewide domestic violence fatality review committee or its members, concerning a review of a domestic violence fatality, at a meeting of the statewide domestic violence fatality review committee: …

Sec. 16. A member of the statewide domestic violence fatality review committee is not entitled to receive compensation or a per diem. As added by P.L.258-2017, SEC.13.

Sec. 17. The statewide domestic violence fatality review committee is subject to the confidentiality provisions of IC 31-33-18 applying to records held by the statewide domestic violence fatality review committee. As added by P.L.258-2017, SEC.13.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "state domestic violence fatality review coordinator" refers to the individual employed by the coalition as the state domestic violence fatality review coordinator. As added by P.L.258-2017, SEC.13.

Sec. 3. The statewide domestic violence fatality review committee is established to: (1) identify similarities, trends, and factual patterns concerning the deaths of domestic violence victims in Indiana; (2) create strategies and make recommendations for the prevention of injurie…

members Sec. 4. (a) The statewide domestic violence fatality review committee consists of the following members: (1) A coroner or deputy coroner. (2) A representative from the Indiana department of health who specializes in injury prevention. (3) A medical practitioner with exper…

confidentiality Sec. 5. A member of the statewide domestic violence fatality review committee and any individuals invited to attend a meeting of the statewide domestic violence fatality review committee shall sign a confidentiality statement prepared by the state domestic violenc…

Sec. 6. The statewide domestic violence fatality review committee shall do the following: (1) Compile and analyze data recorded by local domestic violence fatality review teams in reviewing domestic violence fatalities. (2) Review mortality records and examine all other records r…

Sec. 9. (a) The governor shall select the chairperson of the statewide domestic violence fatality review committee. (b) The statewide domestic violence fatality review committee shall meet at the call of the chairperson. As added by P.L.258-2017, SEC.13.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-14(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.51-1996, SEC.77.

Sec. 2. If an individual is: (1) a child; (2) the parent of a child requiring the parent's care; or (3) sick, aged, injured, crippled, or physically or mentally unable to work or travel; the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, of the township in which the i…

Sec. 3. An individual: (1) who: (A) applies to the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, for assistance or is in need of assistance; or (B) obtains free medical aid, hospitalization, public institutional care, or assistance in any part at public expense; and …

Sec. 4. The record of and bill for services provided under this chapter shall be filed and paid in the manner provided for the filing and payment of other kinds of relief provided by the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance. The township trustee, as administr…

Sec. 5. If an individual or a member of an individual's household who is determined to be eligible for township assistance and entitled to temporary relief is in a township in which the individual or household member does not have legal residence, the township trustee, as adminis…

Sec. 6. An individual may be denied township assistance for not more than one hundred eighty (180) days whenever the individual or a member of the individual's household: (1) has been: (A) sent by a township where the individual does not reside to a location outside the township …

Sec. 1. An alcoholic may apply for voluntary treatment directly to a certified treatment facility. If the proposed patient is a minor or an incapacitated individual, the proposed patient, a parent, a legal guardian, or other legal representative may make the application. [Pre-199…

Sec. 2. An individual who: (1) comes voluntarily; or (2) is a minor or an incapacitated individual who is brought to a certified public treatment facility; shall be examined by a licensed physician as soon as possible. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-6.1-19(b) part.] As added …

Sec. 3. (a) After a physical examination under section 2 of this chapter, an individual may be admitted as a patient or referred to another health facility. (b) The referring certified treatment facility shall arrange for the individual's transportation. [Pre-1992 Revision Citati…

Sec. 4. (a) An individual who by medical examination is found to be incapacitated by alcohol at the time of admission or to have become incapacitated by alcohol at any time after admission may not be detained at a facility: (1) after the individual is no longer incapacitated by a…

Sec. 5. (a) If an individual is admitted to a certified public treatment facility, the individual's family or next of kin shall be notified as soon as possible. (b) An adult patient who is not incapacitated may request that there be no notification. The request shall be respected…

referral to another facility; rules Sec. 6. (a) The administrator in charge of a certified treatment facility may determine who shall be admitted for treatment. (b) If an individual is refused admission, the administrator shall refer the individual to another approved public trea…

treatment; assistance Sec. 7. If a patient receiving inpatient care leaves a certified treatment facility, the patient shall be encouraged to consent to appropriate outpatient or intermediate treatment. If the administrator in charge of the treatment facility believes that the pa…

immunity from liability Sec. 8. A police officer who takes custody of an intoxicated individual in good faith for the purpose of delivering the individual to: (1) a certified treatment facility; or (2) the alcoholic rehabilitation program provided for in IC 12-23-14; is immune fr…

Sec. 1. If a patient in a state institution dies, the superintendent shall pay the funeral expenses if those expenses are not otherwise supplied. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-15-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

Sec. 2. The superintendent shall charge the county from which the patient was admitted for the funeral expenses paid by the superintendent under section 1 of this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-15-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

Sec. 3. A charge made under section 2 of this chapter shall be: (1) signed by the superintendent; (2) attested by the seal of the state institution; and (3) delivered to the treasurer of state. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-15-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.…

Sec. 4. The treasurer of state shall collect the account from the county as a debt due to the state institution. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-15-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "federal department" refers to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. [1992 Revision Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "federal facility" refers to a facility owned by the United States. [1992 Revision Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20.

availability of federal facilities and individual's eligibility for commitment Sec. 3. If it is determined in a proceeding under this article that an individual: (1) is mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled; (2) should be committed to a facility for custody, care,…