Title 12, TITLE 12. HUMAN SERVICES

eligibility; exceptions; fees or costs; meet certain requirements by July 1, 2014 Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsection (f) and subject to subsection (g), a provider shall, at no expense to the state, do the following: (1) If the provider is an individual, submit the prov…

Sec. 13. A local step ahead council may not require a child care ministry to meet any minimum standards in addition to the standards described in this chapter unless the additional standards are approved by the: (1) general assembly; or (2) division. As added by P.L.247-2001, SEC…

Sec. 14. (a) Notice of a determination made under this chapter must be provided under IC 4-21.5-3-6. (b) A person affected by a determination made under this chapter may seek administrative review under IC 4-21.5-3-7. As added by P.L.109-2002, SEC.6. IC 12-17.2-3.5-14.5 Develop p…

Sec. 15. The division shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.18-2003, SEC.24.

Sec. 16. (a) The division may, according to rules adopted under IC 4-22-2, decertify a provider for any of the following reasons: (1) The provider fails to comply with this chapter. (2) The provider refuses to allow, during normal business hours, the division or an agent of the d…

Sec. 17. (a) A provider is ineligible to receive a voucher payment under this chapter if any of the following conditions exist, posing an imminent threat to the life or well-being of a child in the care of the provider at a facility where the provider operates a child care progra…

Sec. 18. (a) Upon receiving notice of a claim of abuse or neglect in a facility where a provider operates a child care program, the department of child services shall: (1) forward a copy of the notice to the division; and (2) conduct an investigation of the claim. (b) After an in…

Sec. 19. (a) A provider shall immediately notify the parent or legal guardian of a child in the care of the provider concerning any of the following that occur during the hours that the child is in the care of the provider: (1) A: (A) bodily injury (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-29)…

As added by P.L.247-2001, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.18-2003, SEC.34.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "voucher payment" means payment for child care through the federal Child Care and Development Fund voucher program administered under 45 CFR 98 and 45 CFR 99. As added by P.L.247-2001, SEC.3.

division consideration of religious instruction or activity Sec. 4. (a) A provider is ineligible to receive a voucher payment if the provider: (1) has been convicted of a: (A) felony: (i) related to the health or safety of a child; (ii) that is a sex offense (as defined in IC 11-…

materials Sec. 5. (a) A provider shall have: (1) working smoke detectors that meet the standards adopted by rule for smoke detectors in licensed child care homes; and (2) hot and cold running water; in the area of the facility where the provider operates a child care program. (b)…

Sec. 6. (a) A provider who is an individual shall have an intradermal tuberculosis test before the provider is eligible for a voucher payment. (b) A provider shall assure that an individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and: (1) who, if the provider operates a child …

Sec. 7. (a) A provider shall have written plans for notifying parents regarding the following: (1) Illness, serious injury, or death of the provider. (2) Care in an emergency. (3) Emergency evacuation. The plan required under subdivision (3) must be posted in a conspicuous locati…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a health facility licensed under IC 16-28 that has been approved by the office to have more than eight (8) beds but less than forty (40) beds approved for special skilled services. As added by P.L.76-1992, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.2-1993, SEC.103.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "chronically medically dependent" means a medical condition of a person who is infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and has been certified by a physician as, because of the HIV infection, requiring a skilled or intermediate level of …

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "special skilled services" refers to medical and health services that are provided to a patient who is: (1) chronically medically dependent; and (2) in need of a level of care that is less intensive than the care provided in a hospital licensed un…

Sec. 4. The office shall, under 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq., establish a payment rate to a health facility for special skilled services. As added by P.L.76-1992, SEC.3.

Sec. 5. Payment for special skilled services provided in a health facility must meet the following conditions: (1) Be determined in accordance with a prospective payment rate that is reasonable and adequate to meet the costs that must be incurred by efficiently and economically o…

Sec. 6. The office shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.76-1992, SEC.3.

Sec. 7. The office of Medicaid policy and planning may not approve more than one hundred (100) beds for special skilled services under this chapter without the agreement of the commissioner of the Indiana department of health and the administrator of the office of Medicaid policy…

Sec. 1. The Indiana department of health, with guidance and input from the office, shall review Medicaid recipient populations to determine which populations might benefit from transfer to an insurance product. Populations to review include participants in: (1) the IMPACT program…

eligible projects Sec. 2. After completing the review under section 1 of this chapter, the office, under the guidance of the Indiana department of health, may seek waivers from the United States Department of Health and Human Services to establish one (1) or more of the following…

Sec. 3. The Indiana department of health and the office may not implement any of the demonstration projects under section 2 of this chapter until the office, under the guidance of the Indiana department of health, files an affidavit with the governor that attests that the federal…

Sec. 4. If a waiver is received from the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the governor receives the affidavit filed under section 3 of this chapter, the Indiana department of health, with guidance and input from the office, shall implement the demonstrati…

Sec. 6. If the Indiana department of health and the office seek a waiver under this chapter to establish a managed care program or other demonstration project, the Indiana department of health and the office shall not seek a waiver of: (1) federally qualified health centers and r…

Sec. 7. The office and the Indiana department of health may collaborate with the American Heart Association to reduce the cost of stroke treatment and improve the outcome of stroke patients in the state. The collaboration may include the following: (1) The development and impleme…

for ineligible individuals Sec. 1. (a) The Indiana department of health, with guidance and input from the office, shall examine and study the availability of funds that require a waiver and funds that do not require a waiver from the United States Secretary of Health and Human Se…

delivery system Sec. 2. If the Indiana department of health, with guidance and input from the office, identifies funds under section 1 of this chapter, the Indiana department of health may develop a health care plan and delivery system that uses the funds under the Medicaid progr…

Sec. 3. If the Indiana department of health and the office develop a plan that requires a waiver from federal Medicaid law, the office may apply for the necessary waiver from the appropriate authority to implement the program under section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.93-19…

Sec. 4. Before July 1, 1996, the Indiana department of health and the office shall submit a report to the general assembly summarizing the study conducted under section 1 of this chapter and any health care plans developed under section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.93-1995,…

health to act in accordance with federal requirements Sec. 5. The Indiana department of health and the office shall enter into an interagency agreement to allow the Indiana department of health to carry out the department's responsibilities under this chapter in accordance with f…

As added by P.L.2-2014, SEC.73. Repealed by P.L.130-2018, SEC.51.

As added by P.L.2-2014, SEC.73. Repealed by P.L.130-2018, SEC.52.

As added by P.L.2-2014, SEC.73. Repealed by P.L.130-2018, SEC.53.

As added by P.L.2-2014, SEC.73. Repealed by P.L.130-2018, SEC.54.

members; per diem and reimbursement Sec. 5. (a) The early learning advisory committee is established to do the following: (1) Establish child developmental and educational goals for Indiana's early learning system, including the development of standards and objectives for early e…

As added by P.L.2-2014, SEC.73. Repealed by P.L.130-2018, SEC.55.

As added by P.L.2-2014, SEC.73. Repealed by P.L.130-2018, SEC.56.

Sec. 1. As used in this section, "conversion" means: (1) the permanent closure of a Medicaid funded intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities bed, including intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities licensed under …

Sec. 2. The division shall do the following: (1) Assist providers who provide for the voluntary conversion of Medicaid funded intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities beds. (2) Assist in securing appropriate placements for individuals who reside i…

Sec. 3. Any savings that may result from a conversion under this chapter of an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities licensed under IC 16-28-2 or a state institution must be used to expand waiver services under an intermediate care facility for…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a hospice program that has been approved by the office to provide hospice services to hospice program patients. As added by P.L.24-1997, SEC.54.

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "hospice" means a person or health care provider who owns or operates a hospice program or facility, or both, that uses an interdisciplinary team directed by a licensed physician to provide a program of planned and continuous care for hospice …

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "hospice program" means a specialized form of interdisciplinary health care that is designed to alleviate the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual discomforts of an individual who is experiencing the last phase of a terminal illness or d…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "hospice program patient" means a terminally ill patient who: (1) has been diagnosed by a licensed physician as having a terminal illness; (2) is expected to die from the terminal illness within six (6) months; and (3) receives hospice services fr…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "hospice services" means: (1) palliative care for the physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and other special needs of a hospice program patient during the final stages of a hospice program patient's terminal illness; and (2) care for the ps…

Sec. 6. The office shall, under 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq., establish a payment rate to a hospice program for hospice services provided to hospice program patients who are eligible for medical assistance under this article. As added by P.L.24-1997, SEC.54.

Sec. 7. Payment to a hospice program must meet the following conditions: (1) Be determined in accordance with a prospective payment rate that is reasonable and adequate to meet the costs that must be incurred by efficiently and economically operated hospice programs to provide se…

Sec. 8. The office shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.24-1997, SEC.54.