Title 12, HUMAN SERVICES

Sec. 12. An individual who has applied for or is receiving assistance under this article and who moves out of and does not reside in Indiana is ineligible to receive assistance in Indiana. However, temporary absence from Indiana or the county, for a period of time and for reasons…

Sec. 2. A subpoena and subpoena duces tecum must be signed either by the director of the division or a county office. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-10-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.100; P.L.5-1993, SEC.113.

Sec. 3. (a) The circuit or superior court or other court with jurisdiction in the county shall compel obedience to a subpoena and request for the production of books, records, and papers after the requirements under subsection (b) have been satisfied. (b) Requirements to compel i…

Sec. 4. The county office shall make and keep records and accounts and make reports concerning assistance under this article that the division requires. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-10-2(a).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.101; P.L.5-1993, SEC.114.…

Sec. 5. (a) A claim for services furnished recipients of old age assistance or assistance to dependent children that is on file in the county office shall be kept open to the public during regular office hours for inspection, study, and securing data. (b) The records shall be mai…

Sec. 6. Each month the county office shall furnish each township trustee in the county a list of all persons who are legal residents of the township and who have been certified during the month to receive an award of assistance under this article. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-…

Sec. 7. (a) A schedule of payments made to or for the benefit of each recipient under this article shall be filed by the county office each month with the county auditor and the prosecuting attorney. (b) The schedule shall be kept open to the public at all times for inspection, s…

Sec. 8. (a) A person who solicits, discloses, receives, makes use of, or authorizes, participates in, or acquiesces in the use of a list or name kept under this chapter for commercial or political purposes commits a Class B misdemeanor. (b) The division shall notify the co-direct…

Sec. 9. This article does not relieve a person from the liability of maintaining and supporting the person's child or spouse as provided by law. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-10-6 part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.

Sec. 1. If after investigation the office determines that a provider has violated a Medicaid statute or rule adopted under a Medicaid statute, the office may impose at least one (1) of the following sanctions: (1) Denial of payment to the provider for Medicaid services provided d…

Sec. 1.5. In addition to any sanction imposed on a provider under section 1 of this chapter, a provider convicted of an offense under IC 35-43-5 for fraud relating to Medicaid is ineligible to participate in the Medicaid program for ten (10) years after the conviction. As added b…

Sec. 2. A provider may appeal a sanction under section 1 of this chapter under rules concerning appeal that are adopted by the secretary under IC 4-22-2. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-15.3(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.

Sec. 3. After exhausting all administrative remedies, a provider may obtain judicial review of a sanction under IC 4-21.5-5. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-15.3(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.

Sec. 4. A final directive made by the office that: (1) denies payment to a provider for medical services provided during a specified period of time; or (2) terminates a provider agreement permitting a provider's participation in the Medicaid program; must direct the provider to i…

Sec. 5. Subject to section 6 of this chapter, a final directive: (1) denying payment to a provider; (2) rejecting a prospective provider's application for participation in the Medicaid program; or (3) terminating a provider agreement permitting a provider's participation in the M…

Sec. 6. A provider may not be declared to be eligible until the office has received the following: (1) Full repayment of the amount paid to the provider in excess of the proper and legal amount due, including any interest charge assessed by the office. (2) Full payment of a civil…

Sec. 7. Except as provided in section 8 of this chapter, a provider who has been subjected to a sanction under section 1 of this chapter may file an agreement as provided in IC 12-15-11. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-15.5(a).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.

Sec. 8. A provider who: (1) has been convicted of a crime relating to the provision of services under this chapter; or (2) has been subjected to a sanction under section 1 of this chapter on three (3) separate occasions by directive of the administrator; is ineligible to submit c…

Sec. 1. (a) A township trustee may not, acting as administrator of township assistance, disburse any money or incur any obligation in the furnishing of township assistance in excess of the amount appropriated for that purpose. (b) Appropriations for township assistance purposes m…

Sec. 2. (a) Copies of all township budgets for current township assistance shall, as finally adopted and approved, be placed on file in the office of the county auditor. If an additional appropriation for current township assistance is made by a township: (1) a certified copy of …

Sec. 3. The state board of accounts shall adopt uniform forms and necessary rules under this chapter to make the method of budgeting and appropriating township assistance money uniform in all townships. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4-4.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amend…

Sec. 1. The bureau shall: (1) provide standards for the training of; and (2) promote best practices for; continuum of care program providers. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 12-10.5-2-1.] As added by P.L.122-2026, SEC.50.

Sec. 2. Subject to section 3 of this chapter, the bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to carry out this chapter. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 12-10.5-2-2.] As added by P.L.122-2026, SEC.50.

Sec. 3. (a) Rules adopted under this chapter must: (1) include protections for the rights, safety, and welfare of individuals receiving care under this chapter; (2) serve distinct populations, including: (A) the aged; (B) individuals with developmental disabilities; and (C) indiv…

Sec. 4. The continuum of care provided under this article must include services that support prevention and treatment of mental illness and addiction. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 12-10.5-2-4.] As added by P.L.122-2026, SEC.50.

Sec. 1. (a) It is the policy of Indiana to help develop the full potential of each of its citizens so that they can live in decency and dignity and so that they can contribute to the strength of the state as a whole. The resources of the private sector of the economy should be em…

Sec. 10. Community action agencies may enter into interlocal cooperation agreements with units of government. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-21-8.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "community action agency" means an entity that meets the following conditions: (1) Is any of the following: (A) A private nonprofit organization that is geographically located within a community. (B) A private nonprofit organization that is locate…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "community action program" means a community based and operated program that meets the following conditions: (1) Includes or is designed to include a sufficient number of projects or components to provide a range of services and activities that ha…

Sec. 4. (a) The components of a community action program shall be designed to assist participants, including the poor and near poor, persons with disabilities, farmworkers, the elderly, and youth, to do the following: (1) Secure and retain meaningful employment. (2) Attain an ade…

Sec. 5. A community action agency may not receive state or federal money appropriated or allocated by the state to carry out community action programs unless the agency is organized in accordance with this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-21-3.] As added by P.L.2-1992, …

Sec. 6. (a) Each community action agency shall administer the agency's community action programs through a volunteer community action board consisting of not less than fifteen (15) and not more than fifty-one (51) members. (b) One-third (1/3) of the members of the board must be e…

Sec. 7. If a community action agency places in a subsidiary board, council, or similar agency the responsibility for major policy determination concerning the character, funding, extent, administration, and budgeting of programs to be carried on in a particular geographic area wi…

Sec. 8. Each community action agency shall consult neighborhood based organizations composed of: (1) residents of the area served; or (2) members of the groups served; to assist the agency in the planning, conduct, and evaluation of components of the community action program. [Pr…

Sec. 9. A community action agency shall do the following: (1) Systematically plan for an effective community action program. (2) Develop information concerning the problems and causes of poverty in the community. (3) Determine the amount and effectiveness of the assistance being …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a woman who is eligible for Medicaid under IC 12-15-2-13.5. As added by P.L.152-2001, SEC.3.

Sec. 11. If a woman described in section 1 of this chapter is: (1) determined to be presumptively eligible for Medicaid under this chapter; and (2) subsequently determined not to be eligible for Medicaid; a qualified entity under section 4(1) or 4(2) of this chapter that determin…

Sec. 12. The office shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter, including rules that may impose additional requirements for qualified entities that are consistent with federal regulations. As added by P.L.152-2001, SEC.3.

Sec. 13. There is annually appropriated to the office of the secretary of family and social services from the state general fund an amount sufficient to provide services to those individuals eligible for Medicaid under IC 12-15-2-13.5 and this chapter. As added by P.L.16-2009, SE…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "qualified entity" means an entity that: (1) is eligible to receive payments and provide items and services under this article; (2) provides outpatient hospital services, rural health clinic services, and any other ambulatory services offered by a…

Sec. 3. A qualified entity may establish the presumptive eligibility of a woman described in section 1 of this chapter. As added by P.L.152-2001, SEC.3.

Sec. 4. The office shall consider the following to be qualified entities: (1) A disproportionate share provider under IC 12-15-16-1(a) or IC 12-15-16-1(b). (2) A federally qualified health clinic. (3) A rural health clinic. As added by P.L.152-2001, SEC.3.

Sec. 5. The office shall provide each qualified entity with the following: (1) Application forms for Medicaid. (2) Information on how to assist a woman described in section 1 of this chapter in completing and filing the application forms. As added by P.L.152-2001, SEC.3.…

Sec. 6. The office shall provide Medicaid services to a woman described in section 1 of this chapter during a period that: (1) begins on the date on which a qualified entity determines on the basis of preliminary information that the woman is eligible for Medicaid under IC 12-15-…

Sec. 7. A woman described in section 1 of this chapter may only have a presumptive eligibility determination made by an entity described in section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.152-2001, SEC.3.

Sec. 8. A qualified entity that determines that a woman described in section 1 of this chapter is presumptively eligible for Medicaid shall do the following: (1) Notify the office of the determination within five (5) working days after the date on which the determination is made.…