Title 12, HUMAN SERVICES

Sec. 5. (a) If at the completion of the hearing and the consideration of the record an individual is found to be mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled, the court may enter either of the following orders: (1) For the individual's custody, care, or treatment, or con…

Sec. 1. A patient may waive any of the rights enumerated in this article if the waiver is given voluntarily and knowingly. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-1.6-5 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.21.

Sec. 2. A waiver made under section 1 of this chapter may be withdrawn at any time. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-1.6-5 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.21.

Sec. 3. Admission to a treatment or habilitation program may not be conditioned upon the giving of a waiver under section 1 of this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-1.6-5 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.21.

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a county if all of the following conditions apply to the county: (1) The county has a population of more than three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) and less than four hundred thousand (400,000). (2) The county maintains, owns, or maintains and…

Sec. 10. (a) All appointments to the board of managers may be for terms of four (4) years. A member of the board of managers may not serve more than two (2) consecutive terms of four (4) years, except that a member of the board of managers for a health center located in a county …

Sec. 11. A vacancy occurring for any reason in the membership of the board of managers shall be filled for the unexpired term by an individual appointed by the county executive. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-2(d).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.

Sec. 12. (a) The board of managers shall hold one (1) regular meeting each month at the health center or at some other location designated by the board of managers and shall call as many other meetings as may be prescribed by the rules of the board of managers. The May meeting is…

Sec. 13. At the annual meeting the board of managers shall elect a president and vice president who serve for one (1) year terms. The proceedings of the board of managers shall be recorded in an official minute book maintained by the secretary. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6…

Sec. 14. Members of the board of mangers serve without salary, but shall be entitled to the amount for mileage equal to the amount per mile paid to state officers and employees according to the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administ…

Sec. 15. (a) The board of managers shall, with the advice and consent of the board of commissioners, select and appoint an administrator for the health center. (b) The administrator shall be appointed solely on the basis of merit and fitness for the position, without regard to th…

Sec. 16. (a) The administrator: (1) is the chief executive and administrative officer of the health center; (2) shall serve as secretary of the board of managers; and (3) shall perform all duties and functions of administrator as provided by law under the direction and supervisio…

Sec. 17. In addition to any other compensation, the administrator is entitled to travel reimbursement on a per mile basis commensurate with that paid to state officers and employees according to the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of adm…

Sec. 18. (a) The administrator, as chief executive and administrative officer of the health center, has duties that, subject to the bylaws, rules, regulations, and powers of the board of managers, include the following: (1) The administrator shall equip the health center with all…

Sec. 19. (a) The administrator or the administrator's delegate shall do the following: (1) Collect and receive all money due the hospital. (2) Deposit all checks for collection in the name of the hospital in a bank designated by the board of commissioners of the county owning the…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "contracting county" means a county that contracts with the county having a health center for the care of patients afflicted with tuberculosis or other chronic diseases. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-9 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.…

Sec. 20. The board of managers shall adopt all policies, procedures, rules, and regulations for the government of the health center. The administrator shall discharge all administrative and executive duties and responsibilities of the health center, subject to the approval of the…

Sec. 21. (a) The board of managers shall recommend in the budget of the board of managers, subject to approval of the board of commissioners and the county council, the number and classes of employees of the health center and the salaries and fringe benefits of the officers and e…

Sec. 22. The board of managers shall do the following: (1) Supervise the maintenance and operation and services of the health center. (2) Supervise and safeguard the health, safety, welfare, and comfort of the patients and residents of the health center. (3) Review and approve th…

Sec. 23. The board of managers shall plan for the effective development of the health center for the public benefit and is empowered to cooperate with all agencies of government to accomplish this purpose. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-8 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.2…

Sec. 24. The board of managers shall regularly inspect all facilities of the health center. In the inspections, the board of managers shall examine the following: (1) The sufficiency and performance of the personnel. (2) The health, medical care, and nursing care of patients and …

Sec. 25. The board of managers shall ensure that admissions to the health center are made on a nondiscriminatory basis. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-8 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.

Sec. 26. (a) The board of managers shall accept and hold in trust for the health center the following: (1) A grant or devise of real property. (2) A gift or bequest of money or other property. (3) Any other donation. (b) The board of managers shall apply the grant, devise, gift, …

Sec. 27. (a) "Tuberculosis", as used in this section, includes other chronic diseases within the limitations set forth in subsection (c), unless the context clearly requires otherwise. However, the money that the state contributes for tuberculosis cases is not available for indiv…

Sec. 28. The budget of a health center established under this chapter is subject to approval of the county fiscal body in the same manner as the budgets of other county offices and departments. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-8 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.

Sec. 29. (a) The board of commissioners of a county that does not have a health center as provided in this chapter may contract for the care and treatment of the county's residents afflicted with tuberculosis and other chronic diseases with a county that has established a health …

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the county health center fund established by this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-7 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.

Sec. 30. (a) The board of commissioners of a contracting county shall appoint an official visitor to the health center. The term of office of the official visitor is three (3) years. (b) The official visitor, in conjunction with the local board of health, the tuberculosis and res…

Sec. 31. (a) A resident of the county in which the health center is situated who desires treatment and care of tuberculosis or other chronic diseases in the health center may apply in person to the health center or to any physician for examination. If found to be suffering from t…

Sec. 32. Discrimination may not be made in accommodation, care, or treatment of any patient at a health center established under this chapter because of race, creed, national origin, or ability to pay. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-10 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.…

Sec. 33. (a) Whenever a patient has been admitted to a health center from the county in which the health center is situated, the administrator shall cause an inquiry to be made as to the financial circumstances of the patient and of any relatives of the patient who may be legally…

Sec. 34. (a) An individual who: (1) resides in a county where there is no health center; and (2) desires treatment in a health center as provided for in this chapter; may apply for treatment to the county auditor or official visitor of the county, on a form to be provided by the …

Sec. 35. Admission of all health care facility patients and residents in the health center shall be on a voluntary basis. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-13 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.

Sec. 36. Whenever a patient or resident in the health center requires hospitalization, medical care, nursing care, or other care outside the scope of that provided by the health care facility division, hospital division, or any other division of the health center, arrangements sh…

Sec. 37. Participation by patients or residents of the division in work of the health center for rehabilitation purposes shall be on a voluntary basis. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-13 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.

Sec. 38. Effort shall be made to provide community life and opportunities for activities, under the direction of a physician, that are consistent with the mental and physical well-being of the residents or patients. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-13 part.] As added by P.L.2-…

Sec. 39. The amount to be charged for the care and treatment of patients or residents in a health center established under this chapter shall be an amount sufficient to cover the operating cost of the health center. The board of managers shall set the per diem or room and board r…

Sec. 4. (a) A county described in section 1(a) of this chapter shall consolidate all real property, buildings, equipment, supplies, employees, insurance, and equity of the county home and the hospital and operate both as one (1) entity to be known as the "________________ Health …

Sec. 40. The board of managers may prosecute and defend suits in its own name. A suit may be brought against the board of managers in any court with jurisdiction in the county. A notice or summons concerning a suit against the board of managers shall be served upon the administra…

Sec. 41. The board of managers has all other rights and powers and shall perform all other duties that are necessary to administer this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-15 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.

Sec. 42. The: (1) members of the board of managers; (2) administrator; and (3) the officers and employees of the health center; are not personally liable, except to the county, for an official act done or omitted in connection with the performance of their respective duties under…

Sec. 5. (a) A county described in section 1(b) of this chapter shall name and operate the county's county home as the "___________ Health Center". (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the health center does not have a hospital division. [Pre-1992 Revision Cita…

Sec. 6. The board of commissioners of a county shall, with the approval of the county council, cause to be assessed, levied, and collected the amounts of money the board of commissioners considers necessary for the following: (1) Suitable lands, buildings, and improvements for th…

Sec. 7. The board of commissioners shall, with the approval of the county fiscal body, borrow money by the issue of county obligations, as the board of commissioners may do for other county purposes, for the following: (1) The erection, furnishing, refurnishing, equipping, or ree…

Sec. 8. The board of commissioners shall annually recommend to the county fiscal body a tax rate and levy to provide the necessary money for the operation and maintenance of the health center based upon the estimates of the board of managers of the health center. The county fisca…

Sec. 9. (a) The county executive shall appoint a board of managers for the health center. The board of managers shall be composed of eleven (11) county residents appointed on the basis of the residents' recognized interest in and demonstrated knowledge of the problems of the heal…