Title 12, HUMAN SERVICES

Sec. 14. (a) As used in this section, "telehealth enhanced chronic care services" means the delivery of telehealth services to manage an eligible individual's chronic condition. (b) The office of the secretary may establish a Medicaid diversion pilot program for the purpose of ev…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "community and home care services" means services provided within the limits of available funding to an eligible individual. The term includes the following: (1) Homemaker services and attendant care, including personal care services. (2) Respite …

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "individual with a disability" refers to an individual with a severe chronic disability that is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments that is likely to continue indefinitely. [Pre-1992 Re…

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "eligible individual" means an individual who meets the following criteria: (1) Is a resident of Indiana. (2) Is: (A) at least sixty (60) years of age; or (B) an individual with a disability. (3) Except as provided in subdivision (5), for an i…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled program established by this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-6.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.

Sec. 6. (a) The community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled program is established. The division shall administer the program and shall do the following: (1) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for the coordination of the program. (2) Administer state an…

Sec. 6.5. (a) The division shall not adopt any rule governing the eligibility of an individual under this chapter that is more restrictive than the definition of eligible individual in section 4 of this chapter. (b) The division and the board shall not adopt an eligibility criter…

Sec. 6.7. The division shall convene collaborative workgroups with the area agencies on aging to develop policies that establish the following: (1) A person-centered planning process, supported by a needs-based assessment tool, that may be integrated with existing case management…

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the case management under this chapter of an individual leading to participation in the program may not be conducted by any agency that delivers services under the program. (b) If the division determines that there is no alternati…

Sec. 7.5. An area agency on aging shall prioritize program funding to do the following: (1) Identify individuals who are: (A) at risk of impairment with respect to activities of daily living; (B) eligible for the program; and (C) not eligible to receive Medicaid. (2) Provide comm…

Sec. 8. Except as provided in section 9 of this chapter, state money for home health services under this chapter must be distributed only to licensed health care professionals, facilities, and agencies. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-15.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.

Sec. 9. (a) The division shall establish a program to train relatives of eligible individuals to provide homemaker and personal care services to those eligible individuals. (b) Relatives of eligible individuals who complete the training program established under this section are …

Sec. 2. If a provider is required to be licensed or otherwise qualified under Indiana law or the law of another state, the assistance must be obtained from a provider who is licensed or otherwise qualified and is enrolled to participate in the Medicaid program. [Pre-1992 Revision…

Sec. 3. The office may by rule require the individual to furnish providers with information regarding Medicaid provided to the individual. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-14.8 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.

Sec. 4. The office shall provide forms for providing information under section 3 of this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-14.8 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.

Sec. 5. The office may by rule require a provider to make available to the office information necessary to document Medicaid provided under this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-14.8 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.

Sec. 6. The office shall encourage the parent of a child who is a recipient of Medicaid to select a primary dental provider for the child before the child is eighteen (18) months of age. As added by P.L.169-2001, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. If a township assistance applicant is in good health or if any members of the applicant's household are in good health, the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall require the individuals who are able to work to seek employment. The township trust…

Sec. 2. If: (1) a township assistance applicant is in good health and able to work; and (2) either: (A) the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, offers employment to the township assistance applicant, regardless of whether the compensation for the work is in…

Sec. 3. A township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall make all possible efforts to secure employment for an able-bodied township assistance applicant in the township where the applicant resides. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(a) part.] As added by P.L…

Sec. 3.5. If a township assistance applicant or a member of the applicant's household claims an inability to work due to health, the township trustee may require and provide for any medical examination necessary for the township trustee to determine whether the applicant or house…

Sec. 4. The township trustee may call upon residents of the township to aid in finding employment for a township assistance applicant who is able to work. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.54.

Sec. 1. If: (1) it becomes necessary to appoint a guardian for the estate of an individual who has been committed to a state institution; and (2) the estate of the individual does not exceed three hundred dollars ($300); the attorney general shall represent the individual in secu…

Sec. 2. Upon presentation of a petition for the appointment of a guardian, the court may appoint either of the following as the guardian of the individual's estate: (1) The superintendent of the state institution to which the individual has been committed. (2) Another individual …

Sec. 3. An application for the appointment of a guardian under this chapter must be filed in the circuit or superior court in the county in which the state institution is located. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-19-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

Sec. 4. Fees or costs may not be charged in a proceeding under this chapter, including a fee for the guardian or the attorney for the guardian. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-19-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

Sec. 1. If an individual is committed to a facility, the court shall consult with the superintendent or the attending physician concerning the method of caring for the individual pending admission to the facility. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-16(a) part.] As added by P.…

Sec. 2. The court may order temporary placement of the individual in the least restrictive suitable facility pending admission to a facility. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-16(b).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20.

Sec. 3. An individual may not be confined in a county jail unless all the following apply: (1) The individual is found to be dangerous and violent. (2) There is no other suitable facility available pending admission to a facility. (3) The court so orders. [Pre-1992 Revision Citat…

Sec. 4. If the comfort and the care of an individual are not otherwise provided: (1) from the individual's estate; (2) by the individual's relatives or friends; or (3) through financial assistance from the department of child services or the division of family resources; the cour…

Sec. 1. The community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled board is established. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-7.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.

Sec. 2. (a) The board consists of the following seventeen (17) members: (1) The director of the division or the director's designee. (2) The chairman of the Indiana state commission on aging or the chairman's designee. (3) Three (3) citizens nominated by two (2) or more organizat…

Sec. 3. (a) Each member of the board who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). Such a member is also entitled to reimbursement for mileage, traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the m…

Sec. 4. The board shall meet at the call of the chairperson at least six (6) times a year. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-10 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.42-2024, SEC.82.

Sec. 5. Each year the board shall elect from its membership a chairperson and vice chairperson. The chairperson elected under this section shall serve until a successor is elected in the following calendar year. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-10 part.] As added by P.L.2-19…

Sec. 6. The board shall establish procedures to govern its deliberations. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-10 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.

Sec. 7. The division shall provide staff services for the board. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-11.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.42-2024, SEC.84; P.L.122-2026, SEC.46.

Sec. 8. The board shall do the following: (1) Establish long term goals of the state for the provision of a continuum of care for the elderly and individuals with a disability based on the following: (A) Individual independence, dignity, and privacy. (B) Long term care services t…

Sec. 9. (a) The board shall be given the opportunity to review and recommend changes to a proposed rule concerning the community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled program under IC 12-10-10 for: (1) elderly individuals; or (2) individuals with dis…

Sec. 1. (a) The bureau of disabilities services is established within the division. (b) The bureau shall plan, coordinate, and administer the provision of individualized, integrated community based services for individuals with a developmental disability and their families, withi…

Sec. 10. (a) The office may assess providers of community based services to individuals with a developmental disability who otherwise qualify to receive ICF/IID (as defined in IC 16-29-4-2) based services in an amount not to exceed six percent (6%) of all service revenue included…

Sec. 11. (a) Upon a determination by the bureau that a provider has violated this article or a rule adopted under this article, the director shall issue a citation under IC 4-21.5-3-6 to the provider. The citation must state the following: (1) The nature of the violation. (2) The…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as specified by the terms of the Medicaid program: (1) an individual who receives services under this chapter; and (2) the parents of the individual, if the individual is less than eighteen (18) years of age; are liable for the cost of services and supports. (b…

Sec. 3. The division may contract with: (1) community intellectual disability and other developmental disabilities centers; (2) corporations; or (3) individuals; that are approved by the division to provide the services described in this chapter. As added by P.L.272-1999, SEC.33.…

Sec. 4. An individual with a developmental disability who is eligible for Medicaid remains eligible for Medicaid if transferred to community based services described in section 1(e) of this chapter. As added by P.L.272-1999, SEC.33. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.72.

Sec. 5. The bureau may continue the approved placement of an individual with a developmental disability in a child caring institution licensed under IC 31-27, a county home regulated by IC 12-30-3, or a health facility licensed under IC 16-28 if: (1) the individual was placed in …