Title 12, TITLE 12. HUMAN SERVICES

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6(d).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.198; P.L.5-1993, SEC.211. Repealed by P.L.51-1996, SEC.77.

Sec. 5. (a) An applicant or a household that receives food relief in any township having a population of more than ten thousand (10,000) may request the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, to issue a food order upon any eligible market, and the township tru…

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may not purchase food out of the township assistance fund for an applicant or a household that is eligible to participate in the federal food stamp program. (b) A townsh…

itemization Sec. 7. (a) A combined grocery (marketing fresh vegetables, fresh eggs, and dairy products) and meat market (marketing fresh meat) in a township having a population of more than ten thousand (10,000) is eligible to accept food purchase orders from the township trustee…

issuance Sec. 8. (a) If an applicant or a household is considered by the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, to be incompetent or irresponsible to select food from a combined grocery and meat market or to make proper use of food stamps, the township trustee…

Sec. 9. (a) A township trustee may not provide food assistance for more than thirty (30) days unless an individual files an application with the township trustee that includes the following: (1) Evidence of application for food stamps from the division of family resources. (2) Th…

determination by director Sec. 1. For the purpose of this chapter, the director, in accordance with sound medical and psychiatric knowledge, may determine what symptoms and conditions must exist to say that an individual abuses drugs. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-7-1.] As a…

Sec. 2. The division may do the following: (1) Provide for the promotion, establishment, coordination, and conduct of unified local programs of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation in the field of drug abuse in cooperation with federal, state, local, and private a…

establishment Sec. 3. The division may establish drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation units: (1) independently within local communities; (2) as part of the community mental health plan; or (3) in cooperation with local authorities or associations for the purpose of study, reha…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to taxable costs and expenses under the following statutes: (1) IC 12-24-8. (2) IC 12-24-9. (3) IC 12-24-17-8. [1992 Revision Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

Sec. 2. The taxable costs and expenses to be paid are as follows: (1) To the physician for making the statement accompanying the allegation of insanity, an amount to be fixed by the court not more than ten dollars ($10). (2) To the two (2) medical examiners for making out the cer…

Sec. 3. The costs specified in this chapter shall be paid out of the county general fund upon the certificate of the circuit court clerk and the warrant of the county auditor. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-15-5 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

establishing guardianship instead of making commitment Sec. 1. At the request of the individual who is the subject of a proceeding under this article or another interested party, the court may establish a guardianship for the individual or the individual's property instead of mak…

Sec. 2. A guardianship established under section 1 of this chapter shall be established under the applicable Indiana law governing guardianships. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-11 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20.

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to sections 4 and 5 of this chapter by P.L.118-1997 do not apply to an individual whose death occurs before July 1, 1997. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.261.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following individuals: (1) An individual who receives supplemental assistance to the aged. (2) An individual who receives supplemental assistance to the blind. (3) An individual who receives supplemental assistance for persons with disabilities…

claim Sec. 2. (a) This section applies upon the death of either of the following: (1) A recipient who is receiving supplemental assistance. (2) An individual who had a disability, was aged, or was blind who, at the time of death, was certified as eligible to receive medical assis…

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in addition to money paid by the division under section 2 of this chapter and even if the deceased or person legally responsible for the deceased possesses a burial lot, the division shall pay eight hundred dollars ($800) for the …

Sec. 3.5. Except for a claim for the costs and expenses of administration, a claim filed under sections 2(c) and 3(b) of this chapter is a superior claim. As added by P.L.9-2006, SEC.3.

determining amount Sec. 4. The division: (1) may not consider a combined total of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) that is contributed by: (A) friends; (B) relatives; and (C) the resources of the deceased; and (2) may consider any amount that exceeds two thousand five h…

determining amount Sec. 5. The division: (1) may not consider a combined total of one thousand dollars ($1,000) that is contributed by: (A) friends; (B) relatives; and (C) the resources of the deceased; and (2) may consider any amount that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000) co…

Sec. 6. (a) The funeral director and the cemetery representative shall file a sworn claim with the county office indicating expenses incurred due to the death of a recipient. (b) With respect to supplemental assistance to the blind and persons with disabilities, a sworn claim mus…

recipients and low income patients; basic rate; minimum Medicaid inpatient utilization rate required Sec. 1. A disproportionate share payment shall be made to: (1) a hospital licensed under IC 16-21; (2) a state mental health institution under IC 12-24-1-3; and (3) a private psyc…

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-17.6(e).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.27-1992, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.83.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-17.6(f).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.27-1992, SEC.30.

Sec. 1. The office of the secretary of family and social services shall annually transfer thirty-eight million dollars ($38,000,000) to a hospital corporation established under IC 16-22-8 from the state general fund for the purposes of the hospital corporation. As added by P.L.14…

Sec. 2. A transfer required in a calendar year under section 1 of this chapter shall be made in four (4) equal installments before April 30, July 31, September 30, and December 31. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.391.

Sec. 3. The maximum permissible property tax levy that a hospital corporation established under IC 16-22-8 would otherwise be permitted to impose under IC 6-1.1-18.5-3 shall be reduced by thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) in a calendar year in which section 1 of this chap…

Sec. 1. If a township trustee determines by investigation that a township assistance applicant or a township assistance applicant's household requires assistance, the township trustee shall, after determining that an emergency exists, furnish to the applicant or household the tem…

referral to appropriate agency; ability to contract with private agency Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "shelter" means a facility that provides temporary emergency assistance. (b) A township trustee may establish, purchase, acquire, maintain, or operate a shelter for eligib…

Sec. 3. Upon complaint that an individual within the township is: (1) sick; (2) in need; (3) without necessary financial resources; and (4) likely to suffer; the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall investigate and grant the temporary relief required. …

or temporary township assistance Sec. 4. If an individual who is determined to be eligible for township assistance and entitled to temporary relief is in a township in which the individual does not have legal residence and is homeless, the township trustee, as administrator of to…

establishment; transfer of programs, records, and property Sec. 1. With the approval of the governor, the director may do the following: (1) Establish a separate state institution for the purposes of observing, diagnosing, or treating alcohol abusers or drug abusers. (2) Transfer…

Sec. 2. The division shall administer and operate a state institution established under section 1 of this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-1-9.3(c).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.17.

related appropriations Sec. 3. If the programs, records, and property of a state institution are transferred under section 1(2) of this chapter, the state board of finance shall, under IC 4-9.1-1-7 and IC 4-13-2-23, transfer an appropriation to the state institution related to th…

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "administrator" means a person who is the administrative head of a hospital, a sanitarium, an institution, an agency, or an instrumentality: (1) maintained or provided by the United States or an agency or instrumentality of the United States; …

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "patient" means an individual who: (1) has a mental illness or appears to have a mental illness; (2) is in or under the supervision and control of a state institution; or (3) because of mental illness, is under the supervision and control of a cir…

institution; penalty Sec. 3. A person who: (1) neglects, when the person has a duty of care; (2) abuses; or (3) maltreats; an individual with a mental illness or an individual with a developmental disability under the care of a state institution commits a Class B misdemeanor. [Pr…

make written report to superintendent Sec. 4. A person who: (1) knows of an alleged violation of section 3 of this chapter; and (2) fails to make a written report to the superintendent within twenty-four (24) hours of the alleged violation; commits a Class A infraction. [Pre-1992…

investigation; reporting requirements Sec. 5. (a) A superintendent who receives a written report of an alleged violation of section 3 of this chapter shall begin an investigation within twenty-four (24) hours after receipt of the written report. (b) In accordance with IC 31-33, t…

employee with or for a patient concerning money or property Sec. 6. An employee of a state institution who does any of the following commits a Class B misdemeanor: (1) Knowingly deals with, contracts with, purchases from, or purchases for a patient in the state institution any pr…

from the custody of an administrator or a superintendent Sec. 7. A person who: (1) recklessly entices or takes a patient away; or (2) aids, induces, or causes a patient to escape; from an administrator or a superintendent who has been granted custody of the patient commits a Clas…

or treatment without written consent of patient, parent, or guardian Sec. 8. A person who knowingly or intentionally releases information concerning a patient's medical records or treatment under IC 12-24-11 or IC 16-39-2 without the knowing, written consent of the patient or the…

Sec. 0.5. A missing endangered adult is a high risk missing person under IC 5-2-17. A law enforcement agency receiving a report of a missing adult shall follow the procedures in IC 5-2-17 in addition to the procedures described in this chapter. As added by P.L.92-2007, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. (a) A law enforcement agency that receives a notification concerning a missing endangered adult from: (1) the missing endangered adult's: (A) guardian; (B) custodian; or (C) guardian ad litem; or (2) an individual who: (A) provides the missing endangered adult with home h…

Sec. 2. The law enforcement agency shall prepare the investigative report described by section 1 of this chapter as soon as practicable, and if possible not later than five (5) hours after the law enforcement agency receives notification of a missing endangered adult. As added by…

Sec. 3. (a) Upon completion of the report described by section 1 of this chapter, if the law enforcement agency has reason to believe that public notification may assist in locating the missing endangered adult, the law enforcement agency may immediately forward the contents of t…

Sec. 4. A law enforcement agency may begin an investigation concerning a missing endangered adult as soon as possible after receiving notification of the missing endangered adult. As added by P.L.140-2005, SEC.3.

adult found Sec. 5. An individual described in section 1(a)(1) or 1(a)(2) of this chapter who notifies a law enforcement agency concerning a missing endangered adult shall notify the law enforcement agency when the missing endangered adult is found. As added by P.L.140-2005, SEC.…

Sec. 6. (a) A broadcaster or newspaper that receives a report of a missing endangered adult from a law enforcement agency under section 3 of this chapter is immune from civil liability for an act or omission related to: (1) the broadcast or publication of information contained in…