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2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 25. Voter Registration Services and Food Stamp Program Services › 12-14-25-1. Purpose of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter prescribes the procedures to be followed by the division in processing:
(1) voter registration applications; and
(2) records concerning an individual's declining to register to vote;
under 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(2)(A) and IC 3-7-15.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.120. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.230.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 25. Voter Registration Services and Food Stamp Program Services › 12-14-25-2. Designated Individual

Sec. 2. The director of the division shall designate an employee of each food stamp office as the individual responsible for performing the voter registration duties of the bureau under this chapter at that office.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.120.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 25. Voter Registration Services and Food Stamp Program Services › 12-14-25-3. Transmittal of Voter Registration Application or Declination Forms

Sec. 3. (a) As required under 52 U.S.C. 20506(d)(1), the designated office employee shall transmit a completed voter registration application:
(1) to the circuit court clerk or board of registration of the county in which the individual's residential address (as indicated on the application) is located; and
(2) not later than five (5) days after the application is accepted at the office.
(b) The designated employee shall transmit the voter registration application (or a separate declination form) on which the individual declined to register to vote by specifically declining to register or by failing to complete the voter registration portion of the application.
(c) The declination must be transmitted:
(1) to the circuit court clerk or board of registration of the county in which the individual's residential address (as indicated on the application) is located; and
(2) not later than five (5) days after the application is accepted at the office.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.120. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.145; P.L.258-2013, SEC.88; P.L.128-2015, SEC.231.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 25. Voter Registration Services and Food Stamp Program Services › 12-14-25-5. Methods for Transmittal of Voter Registration Applications or Declinations

Sec. 5. A designated employee may use any of the following methods to transmit voter registration applications or declinations under section 3 or 4 of this chapter:
(1) Hand delivery to the county voter registration office.
(2) Delivery by the United States Postal Service, using first class mail.
(3) Electronic transfer, after approval by the co-directors of the election division.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.120. Amended by P.L.216-2015, SEC.35; P.L.210-2015, SEC.40.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 25. Voter Registration Services and Food Stamp Program Services › 12-14-25-6. Hand Delivery

Sec. 6. If a county director or designated employee transmits registration applications or declinations by hand delivery under section 5(1) of this chapter, the circuit court clerk or board of registration shall provide the director or designated employee with a receipt for the forms. The receipt must state the date and time of delivery, and the printed name and signature of the person who received the forms.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.120.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 25. Voter Registration Services and Food Stamp Program Services › 12-14-25-7. Information to Be Provided to Division

Sec. 7. (a) The co-directors of the election division shall provide the division with a list of the current addresses and telephone numbers of the offices of the circuit court clerk or board of registration in each county. The division shall promptly forward the list and each revision of the list to each county office.
(b) The co-directors shall provide the division with pre-addressed packets for food stamp offices to transmit applications under section 5(1) or 5(2) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.120. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.238; P.L.3-1997, SEC.434.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 25. Voter Registration Services and Food Stamp Program Services › 12-14-25-9. Notice Regarding Elections

Sec. 9. The codirectors of the election division shall notify the division of family resources of the following:
(1) The scheduled date of each primary, general, municipal, and special election.
(2) The jurisdiction in which the election will be held.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.120. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.239; P.L.3-1997, SEC.435; P.L.145-2006, SEC.81; P.L.146-2008, SEC.385.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 25. Voter Registration Services and Food Stamp Program Services › 12-14-25-10. Information to Be Provided to Election Division

Sec. 10. The division shall provide the co-directors of the election division with a list stating the following:
(1) The address and telephone number of each food stamp office.
(2) The name of each employee designated by the director to be responsible for performing voter registration duties under this chapter.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.120. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.240; P.L.3-1997, SEC.436.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 28. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Expenditures › 12-14-28-1. "Qualifying Family"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "qualifying family" means a family that meets all the following conditions:
(1) The family consists of:
(A) a pregnant woman;
(B) a child who is less than eighteen (18) years of age; or
(C) a child who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but less than twenty-four (24) years of age who is attending secondary or post secondary school at least half-time.
(2) The child described in subdivision (1)(B) or (1)(C) resides with a custodial parent or other adult caretaker relative, which may include a child that may be temporarily living away from the custodial parent or other adult caretaker relative while attending school.
(3) The gross family income is less than four hundred percent (400%) of the federal poverty level.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.199. Amended by P.L.153-2011, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 28. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Expenditures › 12-14-28-2. Application of Other Expenditures

Sec. 2. (a) The division shall use the criteria for a qualifying family set forth in section 1 of this chapter to determine and apply all other state or local program expenditures by all state agencies and by political subdivisions that qualify as expenditures toward Indiana's maintenance of effort under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (45 CFR 260 et seq.).
(b) The division shall determine whether the amount of expenditures that it projects will be reported to the federal government as Indiana's maintenance of effort under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (45 CFR 265) will be less than necessary to avoid a reduction in the federal TANF distribution to Indiana.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.199. Amended by P.L.1-2009, SEC.102.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 28. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Expenditures › 12-14-28-3. Provisions of Assistance

Sec. 3. (a) The division may provide assistance under a plan of temporary assistance to needy families for a qualifying family.
(b) Individuals who may receive assistance for a qualifying family must reside with the qualifying family and include the following individuals:
(1) The custodial parent or other adult caretaker relative.
(2) The spouse of the custodial parent or other adult caretaker relative.
(3) A child who is less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(4) A child who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but less than twenty-four (24) years of age and who is attending secondary or post secondary school at least half-time, even though the child may be temporarily living away from the custodial parent or other adult caretaker relative while attending school.
(5) A pregnant woman and her spouse if the family's eligibility is based on the pregnancy.
(6) The noncustodial parent of a child described in subdivision (3) or (4) even though the noncustodial parent is not residing with the eligible family.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.199.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 28. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Expenditures › 12-14-28-3.3. Eligibility of Individuals With Criminal Convictions; Participation in Substance Abuse or Mental Health Treatment; Substance Abuse Testing

Sec. 3.3. (a) An individual who:
(1) except for 21 U.S.C. 862a(a), meets the federal and Indiana TANF program eligibility requirements;
(2) has been convicted of an offense under federal or state law that:
(A) is classified as a felony;
(B) has as an element the possession or use of a controlled substance (as defined in 21 U.S.C. 802(6)); and
(C) does not have as an element the distribution or manufacturing of a controlled substance (as defined in 21 U.S.C. 802(6)); and
(3) either has completed or is participating in substance abuse or mental health treatment provided by:
(A) an addiction services provider certified by the division of mental health and addiction;
(B) a mental health provider (as defined in IC 16-36-1.5-2);
(C) the department of correction;
(D) the federal government; or
(E) a faith based program certified by the division of mental health and addiction;
is eligible to receive assistance under this chapter for not more than twelve (12) months.
(b) For purposes of eligibility for assistance under this chapter, a court may order an individual described in subsection (a) to participate in substance abuse or mental health treatment under this section.
(c) The department of correction shall assist an individual who:
(1) is incarcerated by the department of correction; and
(2) will be eligible for assistance under this chapter upon:
(A) release to parole;
(B) assignment to a community transition program; or
(C) discharge from the department of correction;
with applying for assistance under this chapter as described in IC 11-10-12-5.
(d) An individual who is receiving TANF under this section must be tested not less than one (1) time every two (2) months for drugs at a time chosen by the provider of the substance abuse or mental health treatment the individual completed or is participating in under this section. Nothing in this section shall prevent the provider from testing for drugs more frequently if more frequent testing is part of the program operated by the provider.
As added by P.L.161-2007, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 28. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Expenditures › 12-14-28-3.8. State Election to Opt Out

Sec. 3.8. In accordance with 21 U.S.C. 862a(d)(1), the state elects to opt out of the application of 21 U.S.C. 862a(a) for an individual who has completed or is participating in a substance abuse or mental health treatment program described in section 3.3(a)(3) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.161-2007, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 28. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Expenditures › 12-14-28-5. Income Eligibility Limits

Sec. 5. The division may establish income eligibility limits that are lower than those specified in section 1 of this chapter for a particular type of benefit or service.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.199.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 28. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Expenditures › 12-14-28-6. Eligibility Not Considered Entitlement

Sec. 6. This chapter shall not be interpreted as an entitlement for an individual or family to assistance under a program established under Indiana's plan of temporary assistance to needy families.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.199.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 29. Assistance for Reentry Court Program Participants › 12-14-29-1. "Reentry Court Program"

Sec. 1. "Reentry court program", for purposes of this chapter, refers to a program that meets the following requirements:
(1) A circuit or superior court has established and administers the program.
(2) The program is designed to supervise and provide services to an individual who was previously incarcerated by the department of correction in an adult correctional facility.
(3) The goal of the program is to increase the likelihood that the individual will:
(A) become self-sufficient; and
(B) not commit additional crimes.
(4) The program provides intensive supervision, which may include twenty-four (24) hour electronic monitoring supervision of the individual.
(5) The program provides regular and direct judicial intervention that is supported and advised by a transition team that consists of at least the following:
(A) A professional from a community corrections program.
(B) A professional from a victim assistance program.
(C) A professional from the treatment community.
(D) An employment trainer.
(E) A community volunteer.
As added by P.L.92-2005, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 29. Assistance for Reentry Court Program Participants › 12-14-29-2. Eligibility for Snap Program

Sec. 2. Under this chapter, an individual is eligible for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) if the individual meets all the following requirements:
(1) The individual is a resident of:
(A) a county having a reentry court program; or
(B) a county that offers individuals on probation or in a community corrections program evidence based mental health and addiction forensic treatment services administered or coordinated by a provider certified by the division of mental health and addiction to provide mental health or addiction treatment.
(2) The individual was convicted of an offense under IC 35-48 (controlled substances) for conduct occurring after August 22, 1996.
(3) Except for 21 U.S.C. 862a(a), the individual meets the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) requirements.
(4) The individual is successfully participating in:
(A) a reentry court program; or
(B) an evidence based mental health and addiction forensic treatment services program administered or coordinated by a provider certified by the division of mental health and addiction to provide mental health or addiction treatment as part of the person's probation or community corrections.
As added by P.L.92-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.184-2014, SEC.6; P.L.158-2014, SEC.6; P.L.5-2015, SEC.35; P.L.86-2018, SEC.158.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 29. Assistance for Reentry Court Program Participants › 12-14-29-3. Eligibility for Tanf Program

Sec. 3. Under this chapter, an individual is eligible for the TANF program if the individual meets all the following requirements:
(1) The individual is a resident of:
(A) a county having a reentry court program; or
(B) a county that offers individuals on probation or in a community corrections program evidence based mental health and addiction forensic treatment services administered or coordinated by a provider certified by the division of mental health and addiction to provide mental health or addiction treatment.
(2) The individual was convicted of an offense under IC 35-48 (controlled substances) for conduct occurring after August 22, 1996.
(3) Except for 21 U.S.C. 862a(a), the individual meets the federal and Indiana TANF program requirements.
(4) The individual is successfully participating in:
(A) a reentry court program; or
(B) an evidence based mental health and addiction forensic treatment services program administered or coordinated by a provider certified by the division of mental health and addiction to provide mental health or addiction treatment as part of the person's probation or community corrections.
As added by P.L.92-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.184-2014, SEC.7; P.L.158-2014, SEC.7; P.L.86-2018, SEC.159.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 29. Assistance for Reentry Court Program Participants › 12-14-29-4. State Election to Opt Out

Sec. 4. In accordance with 21 U.S.C. 862a(d)(1), the state elects to opt out of the application of 21 U.S.C. 862a(a) for individuals participating in:
(1) a reentry court program; or
(2) a program that offers individuals on probation or in a community corrections program evidence based mental health and addiction forensic treatment services administered or coordinated by a provider certified by the division of mental health and addiction to provide mental health or addiction treatment.
As added by P.L.92-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-2014, SEC.8; P.L.86-2018, SEC.160.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 29. Assistance for Reentry Court Program Participants › 12-14-29-5. Court Referral for Snap and Tanf Benefits; 12 Month Tanf Benefit Limitation

Sec. 5. (a) If referred by a court, an individual who meets the requirements of section 2 of this chapter may receive federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
(b) If referred by a court, an individual who meets the requirements of section 3 of this chapter may receive TANF benefits for not more than twelve (12) months.
As added by P.L.92-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.5-2015, SEC.36; P.L.209-2018, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 29. Assistance for Reentry Court Program Participants › 12-14-29-6. Modification or Revocation of Court Order

Sec. 6. A court may modify or revoke an order issued under this chapter concerning a SNAP eligible individual or a TANF eligible individual at any time.
As added by P.L.92-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-2014, SEC.9; P.L.184-2014, SEC.9; P.L.210-2015, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 29. Assistance for Reentry Court Program Participants › 12-14-29-7. Court Notification to Division of Family Resources Local Office

Sec. 7. A court shall immediately notify the division of family resources local office:
(1) upon the court's finding of probable cause that an individual has committed a felony offense during the period in which the individual is eligible for TANF or SNAP; or
(2) when an individual has been terminated from:
(A) a reentry court program; or
(B) an evidence based mental health and addiction forensic treatment services program administered or coordinated by a provider certified by the division of mental health and addiction to provide mental health or addiction treatment as part of the person's probation or community corrections;
during the period in which the individual is eligible for TANF or SNAP.
As added by P.L.92-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.128-2012, SEC.12; P.L.184-2014, SEC.10; P.L.158-2014, SEC.10; P.L.210-2015, SEC.42; P.L.86-2018, SEC.161.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 30. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › 12-14-30-1. "Snap"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "SNAP" refers to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.
As added by P.L.260-2013, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 30. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › 12-14-30-2. Schedule of Distribution of Benefits; Authority to Prorate Benefits

Sec. 2. (a) Beginning January 1, 2014, the division shall implement a schedule for the distribution of benefits to an approximately evenly distributed number of SNAP recipients during the fifth through the twenty-third day of each month.
(b) The division may prorate benefits for a SNAP recipient for the first month the division begins to use the schedule described in subsection (a).
As added by P.L.260-2013, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 30. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › 12-14-30-3. Opt Out of Federal Limitation of Snap Eligibility for Certain Convictions; Violations Affecting Eligibility

Sec. 3. (a) Beginning January 1, 2020, and in accordance with 21 U.S.C. 862a(d)(1), the state elects to opt out of the application of 21 U.S.C. 862a(a) for individuals who have been convicted of an offense under IC 35-48 (controlled substances), or an offense in another jurisdiction that is substantially similar, for conduct occurring after August 22, 1996, if any of the following circumstances are met:
(1) The individual has successfully completed probation, parole, community corrections, a reentry court program, or any other postconviction monitoring program ordered by a court.
(2) The individual is successfully complying with the individual's conditions of probation, parole, or community corrections, the terms of participation in a reentry court program, or the requirements of any other postconviction monitoring program ordered by a court.
(3) The individual is eligible for SNAP benefits under IC 12-14-29-2 as a participant in a program described in IC 12-14-29-2(4).
(b) If the individual violates any terms of the probation, parole, community corrections, or reentry court program described in subsection (a), the individual is not eligible for SNAP.
As added by P.L.209-2018, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 30. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › 12-14-30-4. Expanded Categorical Eligibility; Countable Asset Limitation; Report

Sec. 4. (a) The division shall notify the United States Department of Agriculture and take any other action necessary for the state to:
(1) elect to participate in; and
(2) implement, beginning January 1, 2018;
expanded categorical eligibility within SNAP.
(b) The division shall implement for the expanded categorical eligibility a countable asset limitation for resources that does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). In determining whether an individual meets the resource requirement of this subsection, an individual's funeral and burial resources, including both revocable and irrevocable resources, may not be counted.
(c) The division may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this section.
(d) Before November 1, 2018, the division shall submit a report in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 to the legislative council concerning the projected total amounts that individuals receiving SNAP benefits would be required to repay over the period beginning January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2019, due to positive errors, in which individuals are approved for an amount in error and then are required to repay the amount. The projected total amounts must be based on the amounts that individuals receiving SNAP benefits have been required to repay over the period beginning January 1, 2018, and ending September 30, 2018, due to positive errors.
As added by P.L.207-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 30. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › 12-14-30-5. Income Exclusions in Determining Eligibility

Sec. 5. (a) Except as otherwise provided by federal law, income that an individual earns for:
(1) employment in a paid internship;
(2) employment in a work based learning course (as defined in IC 20-43-8-0.7; or
(3) paid postsecondary work experience that allows the individual to apply for a related apprenticeship (as defined by IC 20-43-8-0.3);
may not be considered as a resource, asset, or income in determining an applicant's or recipient's eligibility for SNAP assistance.
(b) The division shall apply for any plan amendment, waiver, or any other federal approval necessary to implement this section. Upon approval, the division shall implement this section not later than thirty (30) days from receipt of the federal approval.
As added by P.L.14-2020, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 30. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › 12-14-30-6. Census Income Exclusion in Determining Eligibility

Sec. 6. (a) Except as otherwise provided by federal law, income that an individual earns employed at a temporary job as a census worker may not be considered as a resource, asset, or income in determining an applicant's or recipient's eligibility for SNAP assistance.
(b) The division shall apply for any plan amendment, waiver, or any other federal approval necessary to implement this section. Upon approval, the division shall implement this section not later than thirty (30) days from receipt of the federal approval.
As added by P.L.14-2020, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 30. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › 12-14-30-8. Simplified Requirements for Snap Certification or Recertification

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "eligible individual" means an individual who:
(1) is:
(A) sixty (60) years of age or older; or
(B) a person with a disability, as determined under rules adopted by the division; and
(2) resides in a household every resident of which is:
(A) sixty (60) years of age or older; or
(B) a person with a disability, as determined under rules adopted by the division.
(b) The division shall develop and implement simplified requirements by which an eligible individual may certify or recertify the individual's eligibility for SNAP benefits.
(c) The simplified requirements under subsection (b) must:
(1) simplify and reduce the number of verification requirements for certifying and recertifying an eligible individual's eligibility to receive SNAP benefits, including by use of a shortened application form;
(2) allow an eligible individual to waive recertification interview requirements; and
(3) allow an eligible individual who certifies or recertifies the individual's eligibility to receive SNAP benefits under the simplified requirements to remain eligible for SNAP benefits for thirty-six (36) months after the certification or recertification.
(d) An eligible individual who certifies or recertifies the individual's eligibility to receive SNAP benefits under the simplified requirements under subsection (b) must:
(1) submit to the division a change reporting form not less than once every twelve (12) months during the thirty-six (36) month eligibility period described in subsection (c)(3); and
(2) notify the division, in accordance with federal law, if the individual's income increases.
(e) The division shall, in a manner that complies with federal law, use data matching to:
(1) identify; and
(2) provide information regarding SNAP eligibility to;
eligible individuals who are receiving Medicaid and are eligible for SNAP benefits.
As added by P.L.44-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 31. Child Care and Development Fund Program Eligibility › 12-14-31-1. "Ccdf Program"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "CCDF program" refers to the federal Child Care and Development Fund voucher program administered under 45 CFR 98 and 45 CFR 99.
As added by P.L.83-2022, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 14. Family Assistance Services › Chapter 31. Child Care and Development Fund Program Eligibility › 12-14-31-2. Additional Income Exemption for Ccdf Program Eligibility

Sec. 2. Subject to approval by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, after a household has been determined to be eligible for assistance under the CCDF program, additional annual income of up to fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) earned by the household may not be considered as changing the household's eligibility status if the additional annual income is earned by an individual who:
(1) resides in the household; and
(2) earns the additional annual income while the individual is a student participating in or pursuing:
(A) the individual's first postsecondary degree;
(B) a workforce certificate;
(C) a preapprenticeship; or
(D) an apprenticeship.
As added by P.L.83-2022, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-1. Administration of Medicaid Program

Sec. 1. The office of the secretary shall administer the Medicaid program under 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-16(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.109-2014, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-2. Agents of the Division of Family Resources

Sec. 2. A county office shall serve as an agent of the division of family resources.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-16(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.106; P.L.5-1993, SEC.119; P.L.145-2006, SEC.82.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-3. Supervision of County Offices

Sec. 3. The division of family resources shall supervise the county offices regarding services provided under this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-16(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.107; P.L.5-1993, SEC.120; P.L.145-2006, SEC.83.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-4. Written Protocols; Contracts Implementing State Program

Sec. 4. (a) The office and the division of family resources shall formulate written protocols that specify the following:
(1) That the county offices are responsible for all eligibility determinations made under the state Medicaid program.
(2) That the office is responsible for payment of a claim made under the state Medicaid plan.
(b) The office may enter into any contract to implement the state program.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-6-6-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.108; P.L.5-1993, SEC.121; P.L.145-2006, SEC.84.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-5. Agreement With Commissioner of the United States Social Security Administration; Eligibility Determinations for Aged, Blind, and Disabled; Authorization to Request Transition Change for Determinations

Sec. 5. (a) The office may enter into an agreement with the Commissioner of the United States Social Security Administration under which the Commissioner shall accept applications and make determinations of eligibility for Medicaid for individuals who are aged, individuals who are blind, and individuals with a disability in accordance with the standards and criteria established by the state plan for Medicaid.
(b) The office may request the United States Department of Health and Human Services to approve Indiana's transition, beginning January 1, 2014, as a state that determines eligibility for individuals who are aged, blind, or disabled under Medicaid based on Section 1634 of the federal Social Security Act.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-19.1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.93; P.L.160-2011, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-6. Agreement With Secretary of United States Department of Health and Human Services; Division of Administrative Costs

Sec. 6. The office may pay to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services one-half (1/2) of the administrative cost of carrying out the agreement. However, with respect to an individual eligible for benefits under the federal Supplemental Security Income program the costs must only include those costs which are additional to the cost in carrying out the Supplemental Security Income program.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-19.1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-7. Agreement With Secretary of United States Department of Health and Human Services; Eligibility Determinations After January 1, 1974

Sec. 7. The agreement under section 5 of this chapter must cover eligibility determinations after January 1, 1974.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-19.1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-8. Receipt of Assistance in Adult Category Before January 1, 1974; Automatic Coverage

Sec. 8. An individual who receives assistance in one (1) of the adult categories before January 1, 1974, is not required to make a new application and is automatically covered by the plan while the individual remains eligible.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-19.1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-9. Application to County Offices

Sec. 9. (a) If the state does not enter into a contract with the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to administer the Medicaid program, a recipient must make an application for Medicaid to the county office of the county or district in which the recipient resides.
(b) The application must be in the manner required by the office.
(c) However, an applicant who:
(1) was receiving assistance before January 1, 1974; and
(2) has been certified as eligible for Medicaid;
is not required to make an application while the recipient continues to remain eligible under state laws.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-19.1(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.109; P.L.5-1993, SEC.122.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-10. Administrative Actions and Directions; Adoption of Procedures and Rules

Sec. 10. The secretary may:
(1) take actions;
(2) give directions; and
(3) adopt procedures and rules under IC 4-22-2;
necessary to carry out the Medicaid program and the federal Social Security Act to provide Medicaid and ensure uniform equitable treatment of applicants for and recipients of Medicaid.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-16(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.35-2016, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-11. Money Received From Recipient or Collected From Estate; Payment Into Medicaid Account; Apportionment

Sec. 11. (a) Money received from a Medicaid recipient or collected from the recipient's estate shall be:
(1) forwarded to the office; and
(2) paid into the Medicaid account of the state general fund.
(b) Money under subsection (a) must be distributed in proportion to the amounts in which the assistance payments represented money contributed by the federal government and the state.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-27.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-12. Attorney General; Appearance and Representation of State in Proceedings Affecting Property or Resources Upon Which State May Have Claim

Sec. 12. The attorney general may enter the appearance of the state in a proceeding affecting property or resources upon which the state may have a claim for Medicaid to do the following:
(1) Prosecute and defend in the proceeding.
(2) Institute probate proceedings as a creditor to deceased persons.
(3) Enter into a stipulation, a compromise, a settlement, an agreement, or an arrangement with respect to appropriate claims, either in the course of or in the absence of and apart from any action or proceeding.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-26.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-13. Annual Effectiveness Evaluation

Sec. 13. The office shall conduct an annual evaluation of the effectiveness of providing Medicaid under IC 12-15-2-12 and IC 12-15-2-14.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-58 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-14. Effectiveness Evaluation; Annual Report to Legislative Council

Sec. 14. The office shall annually submit a report to the legislative council that covers all aspects of the office's evaluation, including the following:
(1) The number and demographic characteristics of the individuals receiving Medicaid during the preceding fiscal year.
(2) The number of births during the preceding fiscal year.
(3) The number of infant deaths during the preceding fiscal year.
(4) The improvement in the number of low birth weight babies for the preceding fiscal year.
(5) The total cost of providing Medicaid during the preceding fiscal year.
(6) The total cost savings during the preceding fiscal year that are realized in other state funded programs because of providing Medicaid.
The report must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-58 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.103.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-15. Assignment, Enforcement, and Collection of Rights of Payment; Contracts for Administration of Program; Rules

Sec. 15. (a) The office shall administer the program of assignment, enforcement, and collection of rights of payments for medical care that is provided for under 42 U.S.C. 1396k.
(b) The office may enter into contracts to administer the program described in subsection (a).
(c) The secretary shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-2-18.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.210-2015, SEC.43; P.L.35-2016, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-17. Reimbursement From Parent for Health Services Provided to Child

Sec. 17. (a) The office shall, under procedures established by the department of state revenue, file an application for the offset of state tax refunds due to a parent who:
(1) is required by a court or an administrative order to provide coverage of the costs of health services to a child who is eligible for medical assistance;
(2) has received payment from a third party for the costs of the services to the child; and
(3) has not used the payments to reimburse, as appropriate, either the:
(A) other parent or guardian of the child; or
(B) provider of the health services;
to the extent necessary to reimburse the office, or, where the other parent has paid the provider or the office, the other parent, for the costs of the services provided to the child under the Medicaid program.
(b) The office may institute garnishment proceedings against the wages, salary, or other employment income of the parent described in subsection (a) to the extent necessary to reimburse the office for the costs of health services provided to a child who has received the services under the Medicaid program.
(c) Claims for current or past due child support take priority over any claims authorized by this section.
As added by P.L.46-1995, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-18. Use of Funds to Encourage Application and Enrollment of Minors

Sec. 18. The office shall use all funds that are appropriated to the office under 42 U.S.C. 1397ee to conduct activities allowed under 42 U.S.C. 1397bb(c)(1) in order to encourage children who are:
(1) less than nineteen (19) years of age;
(2) eligible for Medicaid; and
(3) not enrolled in the Medicaid program;
to apply for and enroll in the Medicaid program.
As added by P.L.58-1998, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-18.5. Payer Affordability Penalty Fund

Sec. 18.5. (a) The payer affordability penalty fund is established for the purpose of receiving fines collected under IC 16-21-6-3 and fines collected under IC 27-2-25.5 to be used for:
(1) the state's share of the Medicaid program; and
(2) a study of hospitals that are impacted by changes made in the disproportionate share hospital methodology payments set forth in Section 203 of the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
The office of the secretary shall perform the study and provide the results of the study described in subdivision (2) to the budget committee.
(b) The fund shall be administered by the office of the secretary.
(c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
(d) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
(f) Money in the fund is continually appropriated.
As added by P.L.203-2023, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-19. Contracts With Community Entities

Sec. 19. The office may, in administering managed care programs, contract with community entities, including private entities, for the following:
(1) Outreach for and enrollment in the managed care programs.
(2) Provision of services.
(3) Consumer education and public health education.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.170.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-20. Implementation of Policy of Funds Following an Individual Transferring to Community Based Care

Sec. 20. (a) The office shall implement a policy that allows the amount of Medicaid funds necessary to provide services to follow an individual who is transferring from institutional care to Medicaid home and community based care.
(b) The amount may not exceed the amount that would have been spent on the individual if the individual had stayed in institutional care.
As added by P.L.47-2009, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-20.2. Computer System for Disproportionate Share Hospital Payment Program; Hci; Upl

Sec. 20.2. The office shall develop, maintain, and use a computer system to store documents concerning the disproportionate share hospital payment program, the hospital care for the indigent program, and the hospital care for the indigent upper payment level program. The system must include the following documents related to the programs:
(1) Federal and state laws.
(2) Federal and state rules and regulations.
(3) Policies and guidance statements.
(4) Medicaid waivers.
(5) Medicaid state plan amendments.
(6) Funding allotments to health care facilities.
(7) Funding formulas and any other explanatory information detailing how an individual allotment is calculated.
As added by P.L.140-2009, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-20.4. Suspension of Medicaid for Delinquent Child or Incarcerated Individual

Sec. 20.4. (a) If a Medicaid recipient is:
(1) adjudicated to be a delinquent child and placed in:
(A) a community based correctional facility for children;
(B) a juvenile detention facility; or
(C) a secure facility, not including a facility licensed as a child caring institution under IC 31-27; or
(2) incarcerated in a prison or jail; and
ineligible to participate in the Medicaid program during the placement described in subdivision (1) or (2) because of federal Medicaid law, the division of family resources, upon notice that a child has been adjudicated to be a delinquent child and placed in a facility described in subdivision (1) or upon notice that a person is incarcerated in a prison or jail and placed in a facility described in subdivision (2), shall suspend the person's participation in the Medicaid program.
(b) If the division of family resources receives:
(1) a dispositional decree under IC 31-37-19-28; or
(2) a modified disposition order under IC 31-37-22-9;
and the department of correction gives the division at least forty (40) days notice that a person will be released from a facility described in subsection (a)(1)(C) or (a)(2), the division of family resources shall take action necessary to ensure that a person described in subsection (a) is eligible to participate in the Medicaid program upon the person's release, if the person is eligible to participate.
As added by P.L.114-2009, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.57; P.L.185-2015, SEC.9; P.L.152-2017, SEC.3; P.L.57-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-21. Single Electronic Medicaid Eligibility Verification System

Sec. 21. Beginning January 1, 2012, the office and a contractor of the office shall operate a single electronic eligibility verification system that would allow the determination of whether an individual is participating in the state Medicaid program.
As added by P.L.27-2011, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-21.2. Plan to Qualify Services for Exceptional Learners; Recovery of State Share of Cost of Services

Sec. 21.2. (a) The budget agency shall develop a plan and seek federal approval to qualify services that are provided to assist exceptional learners in accessing or coordinating services, or both, under the state Medicaid plan.
(b) The budget agency and the office of the secretary shall establish a method to collect the state share of the costs of services that are:
(1) reimbursable under the Medicaid program; and
(2) provided to Medicaid eligible children receiving services in private psychiatric residential treatment facilities;
from the county of residence of the child receiving services.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.263.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 15. Medicaid › Chapter 1. Administration › 12-15-1-21.7. Life Insurance Policy Treatment

Sec. 21.7. (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, the office may use federal or state funds under the Medicaid program to pay premiums and other expenses related to a life insurance policy that is in force and owned by an applicant or a recipient who:
(1) is:
(A) at least fifty-five (55) years of age; or
(B) permanently institutionalized; and
(2) has:
(A) made an irrevocable election to name the state as a beneficiary of the life insurance policy for an amount equal to:
(i) Medicaid benefits provided to the recipient under IC 12-15-5 or IC 12-14-17; plus
(ii) premiums or expenses paid by the office to the insurer that issued the life insurance policy; or
(B) collaterally assigned the life insurance policy to the state under a written agreement submitted to and recorded by the insurer that issued the life insurance policy.
(b) Any life insurance policy that is in force and under which the state is named as an irrevocable beneficiary or that has been collaterally assigned to the state may not be sold, assigned, or the ownership transferred to any person or entity. This restriction exists as long as the life insurance policy names the state as an irrevocable beneficiary or as long as the life insurance policy is collaterally assigned to the state.
(c) Life insurance policy proceeds that exceed the amount of Medicaid benefits provided to a recipient shall be paid to a beneficiary named by the applicant or recipient.
As added by P.L.196-2011, SEC.1.