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IN Code § 12-10-5.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 5.5. Alzheimer's and Dementia Special Care Disclosure|12-10-5.5-3. Disclosure Form; Contents

Sec. 3. A health facility and a housing with services establishment that provides or offers Alzheimer's and dementia special care or programing shall prepare a written disclosure in a form provided by the division that has been developed in conjunction with the long term care ombudsman's office and that contains the following information:(1) The health facility's or housing with services establishment's mission or philosophy statement concerning the needs of residents with Alzheimer's disease, a related disorder, or dementia.(2) The process and criteria the health facility or housing with services establishment uses to determine placement, transfer, or discharge from Alzheimer's and dementia special care.(3) The process for the assessment, establishment, and implementation of a plan of Alzheimer's and dementia special care, including how and when changes are made to a plan of care.(4) The following information concerning the staff of the Alzheimer's and dementia special care unit:(A) The staff-to-patient ratio for each shift.(B) The positions and classifications of staff.(C) The initial training or special education requirements of the staff.(D) The qualities and amount of continuing education and in-service training required for staff.(5) A description of the Alzheimer's and dementia special care unit and the unit's design features.(6) The frequency and types of activities for the residents of the health facility or housing with services establishment who have Alzheimer's disease, a related disorder, or dementia.(7) The extent that the health facility's Alzheimer's and dementia special care unit and program or housing with services establishment's program offers family support programs and solicits input from family members.(8) Guidelines for using physical and chemical restraints in providing Alzheimer's and dementia special care.(9) An itemization of the health facility's or housing with services establishment's charges and fees for Alzheimer's and dementia special care and related services.(10) Any other features, services, or characteristics that the health facility or housing with services establishment believes distinguishes the health facility or housing with services establishment from Alzheimer's and dementia special care offered by other facilities and establishments.As added by P.L.106-1997, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.48-2021, SEC.4.
IN Code § 12-10-5.5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 5.5. Alzheimer's and Dementia Special Care Disclosure|12-10-5.5-4. Form; Requirements of Health Facility and Housing With Services Establishment

Sec. 4. A health facility and a housing with services establishment shall do the following with the disclosure form required under section 3 of this chapter:(1) Submit the form to the division in December of each year.(2) Make the form available to any individual seeking information on services for an individual with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder.As added by P.L.106-1997, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.48-2021, SEC.5.
IN Code § 12-10-5.5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 5.5. Alzheimer's and Dementia Special Care Disclosure|12-10-5.5-5. Form; Requirements of Division

Sec. 5. The division shall do the following with the disclosure form received from each health facility and housing with services establishment under section 4 of this chapter:(1) Make the form available to any individual upon request.(2) Publish all the disclosure forms before February of each year in a single publication to disseminate to the public upon request.As added by P.L.106-1997, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.48-2021, SEC.6.
IN Code § 12-10-5.5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 5.5. Alzheimer's and Dementia Special Care Disclosure|12-10-5.5-6. Rules

Sec. 6. The division may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this chapter.As added by P.L.106-1997, SEC.4.
IN Code § 12-10-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 6. Residential Care Assistance|12-10-6-1. Eligibility of County Home Residents; Amount; Rate; Personal Allowance

Sec. 1. (a) An individual who:(1) is at least sixty-five (65) years of age, is blind, or has a disability; and(2) is a resident of a county home;is eligible to receive assistance payments from the state if the individual would be eligible for assistance under the federal Supplemental Security Income program except for the fact that the individual is residing in a county home.(b) The recipient shall be paid or allowed to retain from the recipient's income a monthly personal allowance. The amount:(1) is fifty-two dollars ($52);(2) is exempt from income eligibility consideration by the division; and(3) may be exclusively used by the recipient for personal needs.(c) In addition to the amount that may be retained as a personal allowance under this section, an individual is allowed to retain an amount equal to the individual's state and local income tax liability. The amount that may be retained during a month may not exceed one-third (1/3) of the individual's state and local income tax liability for the calendar quarter in which the month occurs. This amount is exempt from income eligibility consideration by the division. The amount retained shall be used by the individual to pay state or local income taxes owed.(d) In addition to the amounts that may be retained under subsections (b) and (c), an eligible individual may retain a Holocaust victim's settlement payment. The payment is exempt from income eligibility consideration by the division.(e) The personal allowance for one (1) month for an individual described in subsection (a) is the amount that an individual would be entitled to retain under subsection (b) plus an amount equal to one-half (1/2) of the remainder of:(1) gross earned income for that month; minus(2) the sum of:(A) sixteen dollars ($16); plus(B) the amount withheld from the person's paycheck for that month for payment of state income tax, federal income tax, and the tax prescribed by the federal Insurance Contribution Act (26 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); plus(C) transportation expenses for that month; plus(D) any mandatory expenses required by the employer as a condition of employment.[Pre-1992 Revision Citations: 4-28-15-1; 12-1-5.5-1(a); 12-1-5.5-1(b).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.2-1993, SEC.78; P.L.4-1993, SEC.37; P.L.5-1993, SEC.50; P.L.152-1995, SEC.2; P.L.24-1997, SEC.22; P.L.128-1999, SEC.6; P.L.272-1999, SEC.30; P.L.294-2001, SEC.1; P.L.141-2006, SEC.41; P.L.99-2007, SEC.60; P.L.229-2011, SEC.118.
IN Code § 12-10-6-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 6. Residential Care Assistance|12-10-6-4. Excess Income Recipients; Continued Eligibility

Sec. 4. (a) An individual who:(1) is receiving residential care assistance under section 1 or 2.1 of this chapter; and(2) has an increase in income that would make the individual ineligible for residential care assistance;may elect to continue to be eligible for residential care assistance by paying the excess income to the home or facility that provides residential care.(b) If an individual applies the excess income toward the residential care assistance under subsection (a), the division shall reduce the payment to the home or facility that provides residential care by the amount received by the home or facility.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-5.5-9.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.27-1992, SEC.10; P.L.24-1997, SEC.25; P.L.1-2007, SEC.118.
IN Code § 12-10-6-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 6. Residential Care Assistance|12-10-6-5. Individuals With a Mental Illness; Comprehensive Care Plan; Rules

Sec. 5. (a) An individual who is determined under section 2.1(a)(2) of this chapter to be incapable of residing in the individual's own home because of mental illness may be admitted to a home or facility that provides residential care to the extent that money is available for the care.(b) Within thirty (30) days after an individual with a mental illness is placed in a home or facility that provides residential care, a comprehensive care plan must be developed for the individual.(c) The residential care facility, in cooperation with the community mental health center or an individual's managed care provider (as defined in IC 12-7-2-127(b)) serving the area in which the residential care facility is located, shall develop the comprehensive care plan for the individual. The plan must include the following:(1) Psychosocial rehabilitation services that are provided within the community.(2) A comprehensive range of activities to meet multiple levels of need, including the following:(A) Recreational and socialization activities.(B) Social skills.(C) Educational, training, occupational, and work programs.(D) Opportunities for progression into less restrictive and more independent living arrangements.(3) Appropriate alternate placement if the individual's needs cannot be met by the facility.(d) The state department of health shall, in coordination with the division of mental health and addiction and the division, adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to govern:(1) residential care; and(2) the comprehensive care plan;provided to individuals with a mental illness who reside under this chapter in a home or facility that provides residential care.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-15-3.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.40-1994, SEC.19; P.L.215-2001, SEC.37; P.L.99-2007, SEC.62; P.L.197-2011, SEC.40; P.L.85-2017, SEC.54.
IN Code § 12-10-6-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 6. Residential Care Assistance|12-10-6-6. Application for Assistance

Sec. 6. (a) To obtain assistance under this chapter, an individual must apply to the local administrative unit designated by the division. The application must be:(1) in writing or reduced to writing;(2) made in the manner and upon the form prescribed by the division; and(3) verified by the oath of the applicant.(b) If an individual applying for assistance is mentally or physically unable to sign an application verified by the oath of the applicant, an application may be made by an interested individual acting in the applicant's behalf, and the application shall be verified upon the basis of information and belief of the interested individual.(c) Each application must contain a statement of all of the following:(1) The amount of property, both personal and real, in which the applicant has an interest.(2) All income that the applicant has at the time of the filing of the application.(3) Any other information prescribed by the division.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-15-4.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.128-1999, SEC.8.
IN Code § 12-10-6-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 6. Residential Care Assistance|12-10-6-7. Investigation of Applicant

Sec. 7. Whenever the local administrative unit designated by the division receives an application for assistance under this chapter, an investigation shall be made of the circumstances of the applicant to ascertain the facts supporting the application and any other information that may be required by the rules of the division.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-15-5.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.
IN Code § 12-10-6-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 6. Residential Care Assistance|12-10-6-8. Investigative Report and Recommendation

Sec. 8. Upon completion of the investigation, the local administrative unit designated by the division shall make a report and a recommendation to the division relative to the eligibility of the applicant for assistance, the amount of the assistance, and the date when the assistance should begin.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-15-6 part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.
IN Code § 12-10-6-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 6. Residential Care Assistance|12-10-6-9. Amount of Assistance; Determination

Sec. 9. The division shall determine the amount of the assistance and the date on which the assistance should begin. In determining the amount of assistance, due account shall be taken of any income or property of the applicant and of any support that the applicant may receive from other sources, including any benefit the applicant is receiving from the Social Security Administration. The award made by the division and a subsequent modification of the award is binding upon the state and shall be complied with by the state until the award or modified award is vacated.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-15-6 part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.
IN Code § 12-10-6-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 6. Residential Care Assistance|12-10-6-10. Monthly Payments; Warrants

Sec. 10. (a) The assistance shall be paid monthly to:(1) the recipient; or(2) the administrator of the county home if the local administrative unit designated by the division so designates;upon warrant of the auditor of state from money appropriated to the division for that purpose.(b) The auditor of state shall draw the warrants based upon a verified schedule of the recipients and the amount payable to each recipient, prepared and verified by the director of the division in accordance with awards made by the division.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-15-6 part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.
IN Code § 12-10-6-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 6. Residential Care Assistance|12-10-6-11. Reconsideration; Report of Change; Hearing

Sec. 11. (a) All assistance granted under this chapter shall be reconsidered as frequently as is required by the rules of the division. After further investigation that the local administrative unit designated by the division considers necessary or that the division requires, the amount of assistance may be changed or entirely withdrawn if the division finds that the recipient's circumstances have altered sufficiently to warrant that action.(b) Whenever assistance is withdrawn, revoked, suspended, or in any way changed, the division shall immediately report the decision to the local administrative unit designated by the division.(c) If assistance is in any way changed, the recipient is entitled to a hearing under the rules adopted by the division.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-15-7.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.
IN Code § 12-10-6-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 6. Residential Care Assistance|12-10-6-12. New County Home Admittees; Aid in Applying for Assistance

Sec. 12. When an individual is admitted to a county home, the administrator of the home shall assist the resident in applying for assistance under this chapter.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-15-8.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.
IN Code § 12-10-6-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 6. Residential Care Assistance|12-10-6-13. Higher Education Award Not to Be Considered Income or Resource for Purposes of Assistance Eligibility

Sec. 13. If an individual receives a state or federal higher education award that is paid directly to an approved postsecondary educational institution for that individual's benefit:(1) that individual is not required to report that award as income or as a resource of that individual when applying for assistance provided under this chapter; and(2) the award may not be considered as income or a resource of the individual in determining initial or continuing eligibility for assistance under this chapter.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-15-9.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.154.
IN Code § 12-10-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 7. Adult Guardianship Services|12-10-7-1. "Incapacitated Individual" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "incapacitated individual" means an individual who:(1) cannot be located upon reasonable inquiry;(2) is unable:(A) to manage in whole or in part the individual's property;(B) to provide self-care; or(C) to do either of the functions described in clauses (A) and (B);because of mental illness, dementia, physical illness, infirmity, habitual drunkenness, excessive use of drugs, confinement, detention, duress, fraud, undue influence of others on the individual, or other disability (as that term is used in IC 12-10-10-3 or IC 12-14-15-1); or(3) has a developmental disability.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-17-4.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.21-1996, SEC.6.
IN Code § 12-10-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 7. Adult Guardianship Services|12-10-7-2. "Indigent Adult" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "indigent adult" means an individual who:(1) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;(2) has no appropriate person to serve as guardian; and(3) either:(A) has an annual gross income of not more than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the federal income poverty level as determined annually by the federal Office of Management and Budget under 42 U.S.C. 9902; or(B) demonstrates the inability to obtain privately provided guardianship services.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-17-5.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.
IN Code § 12-10-7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 7. Adult Guardianship Services|12-10-7-3. "Provider" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "provider" refers to a regional guardianship services provider.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-17-7.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.
IN Code § 12-10-7-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 7. Adult Guardianship Services|12-10-7-4. "Region" Defined

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "region" means a service provision region established by the division by rule adopted under IC 4-22-2.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-17-8.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.
IN Code § 12-10-7-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 7. Adult Guardianship Services|12-10-7-5. Establishment of Program

Sec. 5. The adult guardianship services program is established to provide services within the limits of available funding for indigent incapacitated adults.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-17-9.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.
IN Code § 12-10-7-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 7. Adult Guardianship Services|12-10-7-6. Administration

Sec. 6. The director shall administer the program on a statewide basis.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-17-18(a).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.
IN Code § 12-10-7-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 7. Adult Guardianship Services|12-10-7-7. Rules

Sec. 7. The secretary shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-17-18(b).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.35-2016, SEC.13.
IN Code § 12-10-7-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 7. Adult Guardianship Services|12-10-7-8. Contracts for Services; Provider Qualifications; Specifications

Sec. 8. (a) The division shall contract in writing for the provision of the guardianship services required in each region with a nonprofit corporation that is:(1) qualified to receive tax deductible contributions under Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code; and(2) located in the region.(b) The division shall establish qualifications to determine eligible providers in each region.(c) Each contract between the division and a provider must specify a method for the following:(1) The establishment of a guardianship committee within the provider, serving under the provider's board of directors.(2) The provision of money and services by the provider in an amount equal to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the total amount of the contract and the provision by the division of the remaining amount of the contract. The division shall establish guidelines to determine the value of services provided under this subdivision.(3) The establishment of procedures to avoid a conflict of interest for the provider in providing necessary services to each incapacitated individual.(4) The identification and evaluation of indigent adults in need of guardianship services.(5) The adoption of individualized service plans to provide the least restrictive type of guardianship or related services for each incapacitated individual, including the following:(A) Designation as a representative payee by:(i) the Social Security Administration;(ii) the United States Office of Personnel Management;(iii) the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or(iv) the United States Railroad Retirement Board.(B) Limited guardianship under IC 29-3.(C) Guardianship of the person or estate under IC 29-3.(D) The appointment of:(i) a health care representative under IC 16-36-1-7 or IC 16-36-7; or(ii) a power of attorney under IC 30-5.(6) The periodic reassessment of each incapacitated individual.(7) The provision of legal services necessary for the guardianship.(8) The training and supervision of paid and volunteer staff.(9) The establishment of other procedures and programs required by the division.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-17-19.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.21-1996, SEC.7; P.L.24-1997, SEC.27; P.L.50-2021, SEC.1.
IN Code § 12-10-7-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 7. Adult Guardianship Services|12-10-7-9. Audits

Sec. 9. (a) Each provider is subject to periodic audit of the adult guardianship services program by an independent certified public accountant.(b) The results of the audit required under subsection (a) must be submitted to the division.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-17-20.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.21-1996, SEC.8; P.L.24-1997, SEC.28.
IN Code § 12-10-10-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 10. Community and Home Options to Institutional Care for the Elderly and Disabled Program|12-10-10-1. "Case Management"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "case management" means a service conducted locally by an area agency on aging that includes the following:(1) Assessment of an individual to determine the individual's functional impairment level and corresponding need for services.(2) Development of a plan of care that:(A) addresses an eligible individual's needs;(B) identifies and considers family and community resources that are potentially available to meet the individual's needs; and(C) is consistent with a person centered approach to client care.(3) Supervision of the implementation of appropriate and available services for an eligible individual.(4) Advocacy on behalf of an eligible individual's interests.(5) Monitoring the quality of community and home care services provided to an eligible individual.(6) Reassessment of the plan of care to determine the continuing need and effectiveness of the community and home care services provided to an eligible individual under this chapter.(7) Provision of information and referral services to individuals in need of community and home care services.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-2.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.150-1995, SEC.5; P.L.154-1995, SEC.1; P.L.87-2017, SEC.2.
IN Code § 12-10-10-1.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 10. Aging Services|Chapter 10. Community and Home Options to Institutional Care for the Elderly and Disabled Program|12-10-10-1.5. "Activities of Daily Living"

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "activities of daily living" refers to an activity described in the long term care services eligibility screen.As added by P.L.150-1995, SEC.6.