Title 12, TITLE 12. HUMAN SERVICES

Sec. 2. (a) Standards for the administration of township assistance must contain the following: (1) Criteria for determining township assistance eligibility. (2) Minimum requirements of township trustee accessibility. (3) Other information as needed, including the following: (A) …

Sec. 3. (a) The township trustee shall ensure adequate access to township assistance services, including a telephone number in the name of the township published in the annual report as provided in IC 12-20-28-3 and the township's budget submitted to the department of local gover…

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a township trustee who has assisted less than fifty-one (51) households during each of the two (2) years immediately preceding the date of the township trustee's annual report under IC 12-20-28-3. (b) To ensure minimum accessibility, a t…

Sec. 5. The township's standards for the administration of township assistance must include all applicable standards governing the provision of basic necessities, including maximum amounts, special conditions, or other limitations on eligibility, if any have been established for …

Sec. 6. (a) A township trustee shall set income standards for the township that provide for financial eligibility in an amount consistent with reasonable costs of basic necessities in the trustee's particular township. (b) A township trustee may not consider a Holocaust victim's …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "area agency" means an area agency on aging designated by the bureau under IC 12-10-1-4. As added by P.L.146-2023, SEC.6.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "program" means a dementia care specialist program established by an area agency under this chapter. As added by P.L.146-2023, SEC.6.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "specialist" means a dementia care specialist designated by an area agency to administer a program under section 4 of this chapter. As added by P.L.146-2023, SEC.6.

administration of program Sec. 4. (a) An area agency may establish a dementia care specialist program under which an area agency may designate an employee as a dementia care specialist for the area agency to administer the program. (b) A specialist may work with the state dementi…

Sec. 5. A specialist may follow any guidelines or training requirements developed by the dementia care specialist coordinator under IC 12-9.1-5-4. As added by P.L.146-2023, SEC.6. IC 12-10-5.7-6 Authority for rulemaking Sec. 6. The division may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessa…

Sec. 1. A drug abuser or an alcoholic charged with or convicted of a felony may request treatment under the supervision of the division and upon the consent of the authorities concerned as set forth in IC 12-23-7.1 instead of prosecution or imprisonment, unless any of the followi…

Sec. 0.3. (a) Actions taken under IC 12-8-6 (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. The office of Medicaid policy and planning is established. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.18.

schedules; strategies; case management Sec. 10. (a) The office shall reduce reimbursement rates for over-the-counter drugs by ten percent (10%) not later than July 1, 2001. (b) The office shall implement a Maximum Allowable Cost schedule for off-patent drugs not later than Novemb…

budget act Sec. 11. The office shall adopt emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1 to achieve the reductions needed to avoid expenditures exceeding the Medicaid appropriation made by P.L.224-2003 in the line item appropriation to the FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, MEDICA…

SECTION 281 Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "SECTION 281" refers to P.L.229-2011, SECTION 281. (b) Notwithstanding the expiration of SECTION 281, the office of Medicaid policy and planning may: (1) collect an unpaid hospital assessment fee under SECTION 281 owed by a hospit…

As added by P.L.180-2022(ss), SEC.12. Expired 1-1-2023 by P.L.180-2022(ss), SEC.12.

Sec. 13.5. (a) Before November 1, 2023, the office of the secretary shall research and compile data concerning the following: (1) The total Medicaid reimbursement for: (A) inpatient hospital services; (B) outpatient hospital and clinical services; and (C) professional hospital se…

members Sec. 14. (a) As used in this section, "board" refers to the doula reimbursement advisory board established by subsection (b). (b) The doula reimbursement advisory board is established for the purpose of making recommendations to the office of the secretary regarding appro…

Sec. 2. The secretary shall appoint an administrator responsible for management of the office. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.18.

As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.18. Repealed by P.L.109-2014, SEC.16.

Sec. 4. Under the direction of the secretary, the office shall develop and coordinate Medicaid policy for the state. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.109-2014, SEC.17.

Sec. 5. The secretary may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter and the state Medicaid program. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.18.

Sec. 6. (a) For purposes of IC 4-21.5, the secretary is the ultimate authority for the state Medicaid program. (b) The secretary shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to specify any additional necessary procedures for administrative review of an agency action under IC 4-21.5 and the …

health and addiction Sec. 7. The office and the division of mental health and addiction shall develop a written memorandum of understanding that provides the following: (1) Program responsibilities for the provision of care and treatment for individuals with a mental illness. (2)…

and rehabilitative services Sec. 8. The office and the division of disability and rehabilitative services shall develop a written memorandum of understanding that provides the following: (1) Program responsibilities for the provision of care and treatment for individuals with a d…

services; division of family resources Sec. 9. The office, the division of family resources, and the department of child services shall develop a written memorandum of understanding that provides the following: (1) Program responsibilities for the provision of care and treatment …

Sec. 1. If the division determines that a person is not eligible for assistance for services, an affected person, or provider may appeal to the division not later than ninety (90) days after the mailing of notice of that determination to the affected person or provider to the las…

Sec. 1.2. (a) If the division determines that an item or service identified in a claim: (1) was not necessitated by one (1) or more of the medical conditions listed in IC 12-16-3.5-1(a)(1) through IC 12-16-3.5-1(a)(3) or IC 12-16-3.5-2(a)(1) through IC 12-16-3.5-2(a)(3); or (2) w…

Sec. 1.5. Subject to IC 12-16-5.5-3(c), if the division fails to complete an investigation and determination of a person's eligibility for the hospital care for the indigent program not later than forty-five (45) days after receipt of the application filed under IC 12-16-4.5, the…

As added by P.L.120-2002, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.255-2003, SEC.32. Repealed by P.L.145-2005, SEC.31.

Sec. 3. The division shall fix a time and place for a hearing before a hearing officer appointed by the director of the division. As added by P.L.120-2002, SEC.22.

Sec. 4. A notice of the hearing shall be served upon all persons interested in the matter, including any affected provider, at least twenty (20) days before the time fixed for the hearing. As added by P.L.120-2002, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.255-2003, SEC.33; P.L.212-2007, SEC.24; P.…

or services; entitled to assistance Sec. 5. (a) If the division receives an application that was filed on behalf of a person under IC 12-16-4.5, the division shall determine: (1) the eligibility of the person for assistance under the hospital care for the indigent program; and (2…

Sec. 7. (a) The division shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that provide for an administrative appeal procedure that is responsive to the needs of patients and providers. (b) The procedure must provide for the following: (1) The location of hearings. (2) The presentation of eviden…

As added by P.L.120-2002, SEC.22. Repealed by P.L.255-2003, SEC.55.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commission" means the Indiana behavioral health commission established by section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.162-2023, SEC.10.

Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana behavioral health commission is established. (b) The division shall staff the commission. The commission shall meet at the call of the chairperson. As added by P.L.162-2023, SEC.10.

Sec. 3. (a) The commission shall consist of the following members: (1) The director of the division or the director's designee. (2) The director of the department of child services or the director's designee. (3) The secretary of education or the secretary's designee. (4) A repre…

Sec. 4. The commission shall prepare a final report due not later than October 1, 2024. The report must address issues in the following areas: (1) Progress on the division's implementation of the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline and the community behavioral health clinic model. (2…

Sec. 5. This chapter expires December 31, 2025. As added by P.L.162-2023, SEC.10.

Sec. 1. If: (1) a court has reason to believe that an individual charged with an offense is a drug abuser or an alcoholic or the individual states that the individual is a drug abuser or an alcoholic; (2) the court finds that the individual is eligible to make the request for tre…

Sec. 10. An individual may not be placed under the supervision of the division for treatment under this chapter unless the division accepts the individual for treatment. As added by P.L.187-2015, SEC.15.

Sec. 11. If an individual is placed under the supervision of the division for treatment under this chapter, the criminal charge against the individual shall be: (1) continued without final disposition; and (2) dismissed if the division certifies to the court that the individual h…

Sec. 12. (a) If by the expiration of the supervisory period the division has not been able to certify that an individual has completed the treatment program, the pending proceeding may be resumed upon motion of the prosecuting attorney. (b) If, before the supervisory period expir…

Sec. 13. If a criminal proceeding is resumed and the individual subsequently completes the treatment program, the individual is entitled to accrued time for the time spent in institutional care. As added by P.L.187-2015, SEC.15.

Sec. 14. The division may not release an offender under section 2(2) of this chapter to an alcohol and drug services treatment program that is not a program administered by a court under IC 12-23-14 or that has not complied with the certification requirements of the division of m…

Sec. 2. In offering an individual an opportunity to request treatment, the court shall advise the individual of the following: (1) If the individual requests to undergo treatment and is accepted, the individual may be placed under the supervision of the division for a period not …

Sec. 3. If an eligible individual requests to undergo treatment, the court may order the division to conduct an examination of the individual to determine whether the individual is a drug abuser or an alcoholic and is likely to be rehabilitated through treatment. As added by P.L.…

Sec. 4. The court may deny a request if after conducting a pretrial or preplea investigation the court finds the individual would not qualify under the criteria of the court to be released on probation if convicted. As added by P.L.187-2015, SEC.15.