Title 12, TITLE 12. HUMAN SERVICES

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…

fund; compensation of employees and contractors 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 appro…

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 …

of fees 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 …

grants 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 …

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…

existing community resources 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 ser…

statement from office of judicial administration; approval of legislative and appropriating body 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 administr…

Sec. 9. The court must submit a petition for approval containing the following: (1) A full description of a proposed program. (2) A budget for the program, supported by statistics showing the total fines and costs collected by the court in the most recent year. (3) Details on the…

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

Sec. 2. The billing and collection of maintenance charges under this article shall be made by the division or a unit of the division designated by the director. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-18.1-5 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.187-2007, SEC.14.

Sec. 3. Money collected shall be deposited each day by the division in a designated public depository. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-18.1-5 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

IC 12-24-14-3 Sec. 4. On the first day of each month, or within three (3) days thereafter, all money deposited under section 3 of this chapter shall be forwarded by the division to the treasurer of state to be deposited in a special fund to be known as the mental health fund. [Pr…

Sec. 5. The division may do the following: (1) Investigate, either with division staff or on a contractual or other basis, the financial condition of each person liable under this chapter. (2) Make determinations of the ability of the patient and the responsible parties to pay ma…

reimbursement Sec. 6. (a) The division may, upon receipt of a properly executed application, agree to accept payment at a lesser rate than that prescribed under this article. (b) The division shall, in determining whether to accept the lesser amount under this section, take into …

Sec. 7. The division may accept more money than is owed if a person desires to pay more. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-18.1-9.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

findings authorizing order Sec. 1. If a hearing has been held under IC 12-26-6 or IC 12-26-7 and the court finds that the individual is: (1) mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled; (2) likely to benefit from an outpatient therapy program that is designed to decreas…

committing court Sec. 10. (a) After an individual has been returned to the facility to which the individual is committed under this article, the secretary shall conduct a hearing under IC 4-21.5-3 to determine whether: (1) the individual has failed to comply with the requirements…

enter program Sec. 2. Before the court may issue an order under section 1 of this chapter, a representative of an outpatient therapy program approved by the court must represent to the court that the individual may enter that program immediately. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-1…

Sec. 3. The court may require an individual ordered to enter an outpatient therapy program under section 1 of this chapter to do the following: (1) Follow the therapy program the individual enters. (2) Attend each medical and psychiatric appointment made for the individual. (3) R…

program; notice to court; transfer from outpatient program; transfer to sub-acute stabilization program; jail or prison Sec. 4. (a) If a staff member of a program involved in the treatment, supervision, or care of an individual ordered to enter an outpatient therapy program under…

proceeding; review of transfer to sub-acute stabilization program Sec. 5. (a) Upon receiving notification under section 4 of this chapter, the court shall reopen the original committment proceeding and determine whether the: (1) individual: (A) has failed to comply with the requi…

program; intervals and conditions Sec. 6. If an individual is ordered to enter a therapy program under section 1 of this chapter, the individual is entitled to review of the order and release from the program at the same intervals and under the same conditions as an individual co…

remainder of commitment period Sec. 7. If an individual: (1) has been committed under IC 12-26-6 or IC 12-26-7; (2) is likely to benefit from a therapy program designed to decrease the individual's dangerousness or grave disability; (3) is not likely to be either dangerous or gra…

with program Sec. 8. An individual placed on outpatient status under section 7 of this chapter may be required to do the following: (1) Follow the therapy program designed by the facility in which the individual has been placed. (2) Attend any medical or psychiatric appointments …

to sub-acute stabilization program Sec. 9. If the individual's attending or examining physician determines that the individual has failed to comply with the requirements under section 8 of this chapter and is likely to be dangerous or gravely disabled, the individual: (1) may, in…

Sec. 0.3. (a) Actions taken under IC 12-8-1 (expired), after December 31, 2007, and before March 24, 2008, are legalized and validated to the extent that those actions would have been legal and valid if P.L.113-2008 had been enacted before January 1, 2008. (b) Actions taken under…

Sec. 1. (a) The office of the secretary of family and social services is established. (b) The office of the secretary includes the following: (1) The secretary. (2) Each office. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.16.

federal programs Sec. 10. The office of the secretary is designated as the sole state agency responsible for administering programs concerning the vocational rehabilitation of individuals with a disability under 29 U.S.C. 701 et seq. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.16.

Sec. 10.5. (a) The office of the secretary is designated as the single state agency for administration of the state Medicaid program under IC 12-15. (b) The office of the secretary shall develop and coordinate Medicaid policy for the state. As added by P.L.109-2014, SEC.15.

Sec. 11. (a) If: (1) the sums appropriated by the general assembly in the biennial budget to the family and social services administration for the Medicaid assistance, Medicaid administration, public assistance (TANF), and the IMPACT (JOBS) work program are insufficient to enable…

Sec. 12. Subject to the appropriation limits established by the state's biennial budget for the office of the secretary and its divisions, and after assistance, including assistance under TANF (IC 12-14), medical assistance (IC 12-15), and food stamps (7 U.S.C. 2016(i)), is distr…

Sec. 13. The office of the secretary shall implement methods to facilitate the payment of providers under IC 12-15. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.16.

Sec. 14. The office of the secretary shall improve its system through the use of technology and training of staff to do the following: (1) Simplify, streamline, and destigmatize the eligibility and enrollment processes in all health programs serving children. (2) Ensure an effici…

uninsured; assistance with nonprofit organization Sec. 15. (a) The office of the secretary shall: (1) cooperate with; and (2) assist; a nonprofit organization with the purpose to implement and administer a program to provide health care to uninsured Indiana residents. (b) The off…

Sec. 16. The office of the secretary may, through agreement with the federal government, operate a disability determination bureau that adjudicates claims for Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income. As added by P.L.210-2015, SEC.11.

agreement Sec. 17. The office of the secretary may, through agreement with the federal government, operate a disability determination bureau that enters into an interim assistance agreement with the Social Security Administration under 42 U.S.C. 1302 and 42 U.S.C. 1383. As added …

As added by P.L.264-2019, SEC.1. Expired 7-1-2020 by P.L.264-2019, SEC.1.

committee consideration of report Sec. 18. (a) Before December 1, 2016, the office of the secretary of family and social services, in cooperation with the Indiana prosecuting attorneys council, shall do the following: (1) Prepare and submit a report as described in subsection (b)…

Sec. 19. The office of the secretary has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of IC 12-13-16 (concerning the administration of the 211 dialing code used to provide access to human services information and referrals), inclu…

Sec. 2. The governor shall appoint the secretary of family and social services to coordinate family and social service programs among the divisions. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.16.

Sec. 3. (a) The secretary has administrative responsibility for the office of the secretary. (b) Subject to this article, the secretary may organize an office to perform the duties of the office. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.16. IC 12-8-1.5-4 Hiring of personnel; appointing auth…

functions Sec. 5. (a) The secretary, through the offices, is responsible for coordinating the provision of technical assistance to each division for the following: (1) Compiling program budgets for each division. (2) Fiscal performance of each division. (3) Management and adminis…

Sec. 6. (a) The secretary and the commissioner of the Indiana department of health shall cooperate to coordinate family and social services programs with related programs administered by the Indiana department of health. (b) The secretary, in cooperation with the commissioner of …