Title 12, HUMAN SERVICES

Sec. 10. A retailer participating in the EBT program in Indiana may not be considered as a contractor for supplying services or supplies in connection with Indiana's EBT program. As added by P.L.15-1996, SEC.2.

Sec. 11. The Indiana EBT program must be designed: (1) for recipient portability; and (2) to ensure compatibility with other states; to the extent possible. As added by P.L.15-1996, SEC.2.

Sec. 12. The division shall negotiate a fee structure with the Indiana Grocers and Convenience Store Association for retailers in exchange for processing the division’s EBT transactions. Retailer agreements entered into between the state and retailers shall consider appropriate f…

Sec. 13. The division shall implement a program that provides a farmers' market administrator or a retailer who sells food at a farmers' market with a wired or wireless point of sale terminal that is connected to the EBT system. As added by P.L.96-2009, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.13-2…

Sec. 14. The state excise police may investigate allegations of fraud within the EBT program, including investigations of the following persons: (1) Applicants. (2) Recipients. (3) Retailers that participate in the EBT program. (4) Individuals who sell or purchase access to cash …

Sec. 15. (a) As used in this section, "EBT card" has the meaning set forth in 470 IAC 6-0.5-1. (b) The replacement process established under this section applies until federal rules are adopted establishing a replacement EBT card process that supersedes or nullifies the process e…

Sec. 2. The division may do the following: (1) Under: (A) 7 U.S.C. 2016(I); and (B) 7 CFR 272, 274, 276, 277, and 278; make an application for approval from the Secretary for implementation by the division of an EBT program in Indiana for SNAP assistance. (2) If required at any t…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 3. (a) The electronic benefits transfer commission is established. (b) The commission consists of eight (8) members appointed by the secretary of family and…

Sec. 4. The commission shall make recommendations to the division and advise the division on the following issues: (1) Implementing a fully functional and operating EBT program statewide. (2) How Indiana's EBT program implemented under this chapter can be administered in accordan…

Sec. 4.5. (a) Except as provided in this section, the division may distribute cash assistance benefits to a person who is eligible for assistance under the Title IV-A assistance program though an automated teller machine or a point of sale terminal that is connected to the EBT sy…

Sec. 5. A retailer participating in the EBT program in Indiana is not required to make cash disbursements or purchase equipment. As added by P.L.15-1996, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. Retailers within a defined market area shall be treated equally. As added by P.L.15-1996, SEC.2.

Sec. 7. A retailer participating in the EBT program may not be held liable for a loss incurred due to a fraudulent EBT transaction provided the retailer did not participate in the fraud. As added by P.L.15-1996, SEC.2.

Sec. 8. (a) An approved transaction must be paid to the retailer not later than the end of the second business day in which a financial institution is open for business to the public following the approval of the transaction. (b) Failure by the contractor to pay the retailer in a…

Sec. 9. The division shall provide retailer and recipient training statewide. A retailer who uses its own equipment for training shall receive a training credit to offset the retailer's cost. As added by P.L.15-1996, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. The division shall provide for eye treatment to an individual who: (1) is in need of eye treatment, either to prevent blindness or to restore eyesight; (2) qualifies for eye treatment under the rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 by the director of the division; and (3) is livi…

Sec. 2. An individual qualifies for eye treatment under this chapter even if the individual does not qualify under the definition of blind. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-6-17(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.

Sec. 3. If an individual qualifies for eye treatment under this chapter, payment shall be paid directly to the provider. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-6-17(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.

Sec. 4. (a) The county office shall submit to the division within fifteen (15) working days the county office's recommendations concerning an application for assistance under this chapter. (b) The division shall act upon a recommendation under subsection (a) within thirty (30) wo…

Sec. 5. This chapter does not allow interest to be added to a voluntary repayment of supplemental assistance that a recipient or former recipient of blind assistance may, during the recipient's lifetime, desire to make. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-6-18(c).] As added by P.L.…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), payment of services for nursing facilities shall be determined under the same criteria and in a uniform manner for all facilities providing services. (b) In addition to reimbursement under the uniform rates of payment developed fo…

Sec. 2. (a) Payment of nursing facility services shall be determined in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13)(A) and any other applicable federal statutes or regulations governing such payments. (b) The office of the secretary shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement the r…

Sec. 2.5. (a) The office may not reimburse a nursing facility provider for reserving a bed for a Medicaid recipient when the Medicaid recipient is not present in the nursing facility due to a hospital stay or leave of absence for therapeutic reasons. (b) Not later than September …

Sec. 8. (a) The office may implement an end of therapy reclassification methodology in the RUG-IV, 48-Group model or its successor for payment of nursing facility services. (b) Before the office changes a health facility service reimbursement that results in a reduction in reimbu…

Sec. 6. The state hospital care for the indigent fund is established. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-5-6-16(h) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.389.

Sec. 7. The state hospital care for the indigent fund includes the following: (1) The money transferred to the state hospital care for the indigent fund from a county. (2) Any contributions to the fund from individuals, corporations, foundations, or others for the purpose of prov…

Sec. 8. The division shall administer the state hospital care for the indigent fund and shall use the money currently in the fund to defray the expenses and obligations incurred by the division for hospital care for the indigent. The money in the fund is hereby appropriated. [Pre…

Sec. 9. Money in the state hospital care for the indigent fund at the end of a state fiscal year remains in the fund and does not revert to the state general fund. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-5-6-16(h) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.10.

Sec. 1. A court having misdemeanor jurisdiction in a city or county may establish an alcohol and drug services program. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-6.1-30(a).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.17.

Sec. 10. (a) If the legislative and appropriating body approves an alcohol and drug services program and the operation through a private contractor, the court may direct the appropriate attorney to draft a contract governing the rights and duties of the contractor, the court, and…

Sec. 11. The court may, subject to the approval of the legislative and appropriating body, appoint a full-time executive director of a program and assistants and clerks that are necessary. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-6.1-30(g).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.17.

Sec. 12. Program employees or contractors shall perform duties the court assigns, including the following: (1) Providing places for the program and the program's services. (2) Providing intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation services for eligible individuals. (3) Compiling i…

Sec. 13. (a) As used in this section, "board" refers to the board of directors of the judicial conference of Indiana established by IC 33-38-9-3. (b) As used in this section, "effective date" means the date established by the board after which minimum employment standards are req…

Sec. 14. (a) The costs of an alcohol and drug services program established under this chapter shall be paid out of the city general fund or the county general fund and may be supplemented by payment from the user fee fund upon appropriation made under IC 33-37-8. (b) The court sh…

Sec. 15. A program may apply for and receive the following: (1) Gifts, bequests, and donations from private sources. (2) Grant and contract money from governmental sources. (3) Other forms of financial assistance approved by the court to supplement the budget. [Pre-1992 Revision …

Sec. 16. (a) The court may require an eligible individual to pay a fee for a service of a program. (b) If a fee is required, the court shall adopt by court rule a schedule of fees to be assessed for program services. (c) The fee for program services, excluding reasonable fees for…

Sec. 17. (a) The Indiana supreme court drug and alcohol programs fund is established for the purpose of administering, certifying, and supporting alcohol and drug services programs under this chapter. The fund shall be administered by the office of judicial administration establi…

Sec. 18. (a) As a condition of participation in an alcohol and drug services program, a participant may be required to undergo a chemical test or a series of chemical tests as specified by the program. A participant is liable for the costs of all chemical tests required under thi…

Sec. 19. (a) A person does not have a right to participate in an alcohol and drug services program under this chapter. (b) The director and members of the professional and administrative staff of an alcohol and drug services program who perform duties in good faith under this cha…

Sec. 2. The court may establish an alcohol and drug services program under the court's operation or under private contract. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-6.1-30(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.17.

Sec. 3. The court may establish uniform rules and may make special orders and rules as necessary. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-6.1-30(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.168-2002, SEC.4.

Sec. 4. Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, an alcohol and drug services program and accompanying services and treatment facilities shall be open only to the individuals over whom the court has jurisdiction. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-6.1-30(c) part.] As adde…

Sec. 5. The court may agree to provide the services and facilities of a program for individuals referred from another court, a probation department, the department of correction, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the division, the prosecuting attorney's office, or pretrial services.…

Sec. 6. (a) A program may provide for eligible individuals a range of necessary intervention services, including the following: (1) Screening for eligibility and other appropriate services. (2) Clinical assessment. (3) Education. (4) Referral. (5) Service coordination and case ma…

Sec. 7. A program may not provide direct treatment or rehabilitation services unless the program is certified by the division and the court determines that existing community resources are inadequate to respond satisfactorily to the demand for the services from the court. [Pre-19…

Sec. 8. Before an alcohol and drug services program may be established in a county, the court must do the following: (1) Have a written statement from the office of judicial administration approving the establishment of the program and the plans for operation before the court may…