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2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-51. Distressed Township Supplemental Township Assistance Fund; Establishment; Administration; General Purpose

Sec. 51. The distressed township supplemental township assistance fund is established. The fund shall be administered by the treasurer of state. The fund shall be used to provide state support to distressed townships.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-46.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.144.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-52. Nature and Uses of Distressed Township Supplemental Township Assistance Fund

Sec. 52. State support provided from the distressed township supplemental township assistance fund:
(1) is supplemental to other financing for township assistance;
(2) may be used to satisfy township assistance claims incurred during the period the management committee is in control of the township trustee's office; and
(3) subject to the approval of the control board, may be used to pay claims approved under IC 12-2-14-22 (before its repeal), IC 12-2-14-23 (before its repeal), or section 27 or 28 of this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-47.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.145.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-53. Contents of Distressed Township Supplemental Township Assistance Fund

Sec. 53. The distressed township supplemental township assistance fund consists of appropriations made to the fund by the general assembly. Interest earned on the money in the fund remains in the fund. The balance remaining in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year remains in the fund and does not revert to the state general fund.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-48.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.146.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-54. Audit Disclosing Negligence or Unlawful Conduct; Criminal or Civil Charges

Sec. 54. If a financial or compliance audit required under section 15 of this chapter discloses negligence or unlawful conduct in the approval of or receipt of township assistance, the management committee shall file a copy of the audit with the prosecuting attorney and with the attorney general. If the attorney general finds that criminal or civil charges should be filed and the prosecuting attorney fails to file the charges, the attorney general shall file the charges.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-45.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.147.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-55. Failure to Notify of Distressed Condition; Offense

Sec. 55. A township trustee who knowingly violates section 6 of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-6 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 26. Revenue Raised for Township Assistance; Balance After Payment of Claims › 12-20-26-1. Transfer of Balance to County General Fund

Sec. 1. In a county in which a tax has been levied and raised for the payment of notes and interest on the notes issued by the board of commissioners for the purpose of paying township assistance claims against a township, the county auditor shall transfer the balance of money that remains after paying all notes and interest to the county general fund to the credit of the township assistance fund of the township in which the money was raised.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-6-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.148.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 27. Recovery From Estate of Township Assistance Recipient › 12-20-27-1. Filing Claims

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to IC 12-20-11-5(b), a township trustee who, as administrator of township assistance, furnishes township assistance, may file a claim against the estate of a township assistance recipient who:
(1) dies, leaving an estate; and
(2) is not survived by:
(A) a spouse;
(B) an adult dependent with a disability; or
(C) a dependent child less than eighteen (18) years of age;
for the value of township assistance given the recipient before the recipient's death.
(b) For purposes of this section, the estate of a township assistance recipient includes any money or other personal property in the possession of a coroner under IC 36-2-14-11.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-7-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.71; P.L.73-2005, SEC.149; P.L.99-2007, SEC.99.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 27. Recovery From Estate of Township Assistance Recipient › 12-20-27-1.5. Repayment of Benefits Provided During Interim Period

Sec. 1.5. (a) As used in this section, "interim period" means the period:
(1) beginning when a township trustee obtains from a township assistance applicant or member of the applicant's household an agreement or authorization described in subsection (b); and
(2) ending when the township assistance applicant or member of the applicant's household receives the judgment, compensation, or monetary benefit or leaves the household.
(b) Subject to IC 12-20-11-5(b), if a township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, anticipates that a township assistance applicant or a member of the applicant's household is likely to receive a judgment, compensation, or a monetary benefit from a third party, the township trustee may require the applicant or the affected member of the applicant's household to:
(1) enter into a subrogation agreement; or
(2) sign a Social Security Administration's reimbursement authorization;
for the repayment of any township assistance benefits provided by the township during the interim period. A subrogation agreement authorized under subdivision (1) may only require repayment of interim benefits provided to the applicant or to the applicant's dependents who were members of the household to which township assistance benefits were paid.
As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.72. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.150.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 27. Recovery From Estate of Township Assistance Recipient › 12-20-27-2. General Claim Status

Sec. 2. A claim filed against the estate of a township assistance recipient under IC 12-2-14 (before its repeal) or this chapter shall be filed and allowed as a general claim.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-7-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.151.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 28. Records and Reports › 12-20-28-4. Township Trustee; List of Assistance to the Homeless

Sec. 4. (a) Each township trustee within a county shall collaborate together annually to prepare a written comprehensive list of assistance. The list shall include assistance that is available:
(1) to the homeless population for each township; and
(2) from both public and known private resources, including township assistance.
The list of assistance must provide the address and telephone number of each listed public and private resource.
(b) Not later than March 1 of each year, the list prepared under this section shall be:
(1) distributed to each city, town, and township within a county; and
(2) if the county has an Internet web site, published and maintained on the county's Internet web site.
As added by P.L.75-2021, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 29. Township Assistance Online Pilot Program › 12-20-29-1. Establishment of Program; Purposes; Fee

Sec. 1. (a) The department of local government finance township assistance online pilot program is established.
(b) The purpose of the pilot program is to:
(1) develop an electronic platform that will allow for ease of access and efficient application for township assistance by township residents;
(2) automate the application process for township assistance; and
(3) create a system to collect and report data regarding township assistance relevant to the administration of township assistance.
(c) The department of local government finance may make the electronic application platform available to townships that agree to participate in the pilot program.
(d) The department of local government finance may charge a fee for the use of the electronic application platform to cover costs associated with ongoing operation and maintenance of the system.
As added by P.L.108-2019, SEC.201.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 29. Township Assistance Online Pilot Program › 12-20-29-2. Authority to Enter Into Contracts

Sec. 2. Subject to approval by the budget agency, the department of local government finance may enter into or execute any agreement or contract necessary to carry out the efficient operation of the pilot program.
As added by P.L.108-2019, SEC.201.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 29. Township Assistance Online Pilot Program › 12-20-29-3. Online Pilot Program Fund Established; Uses

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "fund" means the department of local government finance township assistance online pilot program fund established by subsection (b).
(b) The department of local government finance township assistance online pilot program fund is established.
(c) The fund shall be used to assist in implementing and administering the pilot program.
(d) The fund consists of one (1) or more of the following:
(1) Appropriations made by the general assembly.
(2) Donations made to the fund.
(3) Any fees collected under section 1 of this chapter.
(e) The fund shall be administered by the department of local government finance.
(f) The expenses of administering the pilot program and the fund shall be paid from the fund.
(g) Unless otherwise provided by state or federal law, expenses associated with the pilot program shall be paid from the fund.
(h) Any money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.108-2019, SEC.201.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 1. Establishment of Division › 12-21-1-1. Establishment

Sec. 1. The division of mental health and addiction is established to apply the division's resources to ensure that Indiana citizens have access to appropriate mental health and addiction services that promote individual self-sufficiency.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-1-4 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.40-1994, SEC.26; P.L.215-2001, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 1. Establishment of Division › 12-21-1-2. Application of Ic 12-8-8.5

Sec. 2. IC 12-8-8.5 applies to the division.
[1992 Revision Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.160-2012, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 1. Establishment of Division › 12-21-1-3. Composition of Division

Sec. 3. The division is composed of the following:
(1) The director.
(2) The division of mental health and addiction planning and advisory council.
(3) A coordinator for a statewide program for suicide prevention.
(4) Other personnel necessary for the performance of the functions imposed upon the division under law.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-1-4 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.40-1994, SEC.27; P.L.215-2001, SEC.55; P.L.28-2012, SEC.3; P.L.254-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 2. Director of Division › 12-21-2-1. Appointment

Sec. 1. The division shall be administered by a director appointed under IC 12-8-8.5-1.
[1992 Revision Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.160-2012, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 2. Director of Division › 12-21-2-2. Application of Ic 12-8-8.5

Sec. 2. IC 12-8-8.5 applies to the director.
[1992 Revision Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.160-2012, SEC.40.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 2. Director of Division › 12-21-2-4. Community Programs; Availability of Services

Sec. 4. Subject to IC 12-26-2-9, the services provided under community programs under section 3(10) of this chapter must be available to any person upon a court order under IC 12-26.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-2-1(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 2. Director of Division › 12-21-2-5. Delegation of Duties or Powers; Final Decision on Placement

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the secretary may delegate statutory duties or powers of the division, a bureau of the division, the director, or other statutorily created personnel.
(b) If the secretary decides that a final decision is to be made concerning the placement of an individual with a mental illness in a mental health facility, the final decision must be made:
(1) by the secretary, if the secretary is a licensed psychiatrist or licensed psychologist; or
(2) by a licensed psychiatrist or licensed psychologist who is delegated the authority by the secretary;
in consultation with the patient's psychiatrist or psychologist.
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to an initial placement designation made under IC 12-24-12-10(b).
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-1-7.1(a)(4).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.25-2003, SEC.2; P.L.184-2003, SEC.12; P.L.99-2007, SEC.101; P.L.35-2016, SEC.57.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 2. Director of Division › 12-21-2-6. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-1-7.1(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Repealed by P.L.40-1994, SEC.83.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 2. Director of Division › 12-21-2-7. Contracts; Powers; Approval; Requisites

Sec. 7. (a) The secretary may act for the division in entering into contracts for the disbursal of money and the providing of service.
(b) Before entering into a contract under this section, the secretary shall submit the contract to the attorney general for approval as to form and legality.
(c) A contract under this section must do the following:
(1) Specify the services to be provided and the client populations to whom services must be provided.
(2) Provide for a reduction in funding for the failure to comply with terms of the contract.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-1-9(e).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.40-1994, SEC.29; P.L.39-2015, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 2. Director of Division › 12-21-2-8. Development of Comprehensive System of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Quality Assurance; Contract Determination; Reimbursement; Submission of Contract to Attorney General; Contract Requirements

Sec. 8. (a) The secretary or the secretary's designee shall develop a comprehensive system of monitoring, evaluation, and quality assurance for the services required by this chapter.
(b) The secretary shall determine to whom contracts are awarded, based on the following factors:
(1) The continuity of services a contractor provides for patients.
(2) The accessibility of a contractor's services to patients.
(3) The acceptability of a contractor's services to patients.
(4) A contractor's ability to focus services on building the self-sufficiency of the patient.
(c) This subsection applies to the reimbursement of contract payments to providers. Payments must be determined prospectively in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and actuarial principles recognizing costs incurred by efficiently and economically operated programs that:
(1) serve individuals with a mental illness or substance abuse patients; and
(2) are subject to quality and safety standards and laws.
(d) Before entering into a contract under this section, the secretary or the secretary's designee shall submit the contract to the attorney general for approval as to form and legality.
(e) A contract under this section must do the following:
(1) Specify:
(A) the work to be performed; and
(B) the patient populations to whom services must be provided.
(2) Provide for a reduction in funding or termination of the contract for failure to comply with terms of the contract.
(3) Require that the contractor meet the standards set forth in rules adopted by the division of mental health and addiction under IC 4-22-2.
(4) Require that the contractor participate in the division's evaluation process.
(5) For any service for which the division chooses to contract on a per diem basis, the per diem reimbursement shall be determined under subsection (c) for the contractor's reasonable cost of providing services.
(6) In contracts with capitated payment provisions, provide that the contractor's cost of purchasing stop-loss insurance for the patient populations to be served in amounts and with limits customarily purchased by prepaid health care plans must be:
(A) included in the actuarial determination of the capitated payment amounts; or
(B) separately paid to the contractor by the division.
(7) Provide that a contract for enumerated services granted by the division under this section to an approved provider may not create or confer upon the provider liability or responsibility for care or services beyond those services supported by the contract.
As added by P.L.40-1994, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.215-2001, SEC.57; P.L.99-2007, SEC.102; P.L.143-2011, SEC.15; P.L.35-2016, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 3. Personnel of Division › 12-21-3-1. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-1-25 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Repealed by P.L.6-2012, SEC.96.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 3. Personnel of Division › 12-21-3-2. Civil or Criminal Liability; Action or Proceeding; Defense; Damages

Sec. 2. (a) If a member, an officer, or an employee of the division is accused of an offense or sued for civil damages because of an act performed within the course of the individual's employment or because of an act performed under the authority or order of a superior officer, the attorney general shall defend the individual in an action for civil damages. If the action or proceeding is criminal in nature, the governor shall designate counsel to represent and defend the accused and the state is financially responsible for the expense of the defense.
(b) This section does not do either of the following:
(1) Deprive an individual of the right to select defense counsel of the individual's choice at the individual's expense.
(2) Relieve a person from responsibility for civil damages.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-1.1-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 3. Personnel of Division › 12-21-3-3. Performance Bonds and Crime Policies

Sec. 3. (a) An officer or employee of the division shall, as the director requires, furnish a bond or crime policy endorsed to include faithful performance in the amount the director determines payable to the state and conditioned upon the faithful performance of the individual's duties.
(b) The bonds or crime policies are subject to approval by the insurance commissioner and shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.
(c) The premiums for the bonds are payable from the money of the division.
(d) The director may secure a standard form blanket bond or crime insurance policy endorsed to include faithful performance covering all or any part of the officers and employees of the department. However, the blanket bond or crime insurance policy must be in an amount not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
(e) The commissioner of insurance shall prescribe the form of the bonds or crime policies required by this section.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-1-29 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.49-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 3. Personnel of Division › 12-21-3-4. Authorization to Administer Oaths, Take Depositions, and Certify to Official Acts

Sec. 4. The director, deputy directors, bureau heads of the division, and the superintendents of the state institutions administered by the division may administer oaths, take depositions, and certify to official acts.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-1-30 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 4. Division Advisory Council › 12-21-4-1. "Council"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "council" refers to the division of mental health and addiction planning and advisory council established by this chapter.
[1992 Revision Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.215-2001, SEC.58; P.L.28-2012, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 4. Division Advisory Council › 12-21-4-2. Establishment

Sec. 2. The division of mental health and addiction planning and advisory council is established. Any reference in statute or rule to the "mental health and addiction advisory council" is a reference to the mental health and addiction planning and advisory council.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-6-3-5(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.215-2001, SEC.59; P.L.28-2012, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 4. Division Advisory Council › 12-21-4-3. Members

Sec. 3. The council consists of the following twenty-nine (29) members, not less than fifty percent (50%) of whom must be individuals who are not state employees or providers of mental health services:
(1) The director.
(2) The secretary of education or the secretary's designee.
(3) The director of the office of Medicaid policy and planning, or the secretary's designee.
(4) The director of the bureau of rehabilitation services or the director's designee.
(5) The executive director of the Indiana housing and community development authority created by IC 5-20-1-3 or the executive director's designee.
(6) The director of the criminal justice institute or the director's designee.
(7) The director of the department of child services or the director's designee.
(8) Twenty-two (22) individuals, at least two (2) of whom are community mental health center chief executive officers or a chief executive officer's designee, who:
(A) are appointed by the secretary;
(B) have a recognized knowledge of or interest in the programs administered by the division, including representatives of parents of children with serious emotional disturbances;
(C) are appointed for a term of four (4) years; and
(D) serve until a successor is appointed.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-6-3-5(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.28-2012, SEC.6; P.L.43-2021, SEC.36; P.L.207-2021, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 4. Division Advisory Council › 12-21-4-4. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-6-3-5(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Repealed by P.L.28-2012, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 4. Division Advisory Council › 12-21-4-5. Chairperson

Sec. 5. The director serves as chairperson of the council at the first meeting of the council held after July 1 of each year. At the first meeting of the council after July 1 of each year, the director may appoint a chairperson of the council from among the members of the council for a term of one (1) year.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-6-3-5(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.28-2012, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 4. Division Advisory Council › 12-21-4-6. Meetings

Sec. 6. The council shall meet at least quarterly and is subject to special meetings at the call of the chairperson.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-6-3-5(e).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.28-2012, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 4. Division Advisory Council › 12-21-4-8. Term

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to a member of the council who is appointed under section 3(8) of this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding section 3(8)(C) of this chapter, for the appointments made in 2012, eleven (11) members shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years, and eleven (11) members shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years.
As added by P.L.28-2012, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 4. Division Advisory Council › 12-21-4-9. Terms of Ex-Officio Members

Sec. 9. An individual serving on the council under section 3(1) through 3(7) of this chapter shall serve until the individual no longer holds the individual's office described in section 3(1) through 3(7) of this chapter. The appointing authority for an individual serving on the council under section 3(1) through 3(7) of this chapter shall appoint a replacement for an appointee who ceases to be a member.
As added by P.L.28-2012, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 4. Division Advisory Council › 12-21-4-10. Quorum

Sec. 10. All members of the council are voting members. A majority of the appointed members constitutes a quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of the appointed members is required for the council to take any action.
As added by P.L.28-2012, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 4. Division Advisory Council › 12-21-4-11. Salary per Diem; Travel Expenses

Sec. 11. Each member of the council who is not a state employee is not entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is, however, entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
As added by P.L.28-2012, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 5. Duties of Division › 12-21-5-1. Administration of Related Laws

Sec. 1. The division is responsible for administering the following:
(1) This article.
(2) IC 12-22.
(3) IC 12-23.
(4) IC 12-25.
(5) Other programs the division is required to administer by statute.
(6) State institutions listed in IC 12-24-1-3.
[1992 Revision Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.40-1994, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 5. Duties of Division › 12-21-5-2. Education and Treatment of Children With an Emotional Disturbance; Provision of Training on Suicide Prevention

Sec. 2. The division is responsible for the following:
(1) The planning, research, and development of programs and methods for the education and treatment of children with an emotional disturbance.
(2) The coordination of governmental services, activities, and programs in Indiana relating to such children.
(3) The administration of the state supported services concerned with such children.
(4) The preparation of the annual report required by IC 7.1-6-2-5.
(5) The provision of a mental health first aid training program developed under section 4 of this chapter, including providing information and guidance to local school corporations on the development of evidence based programs for basic or inservice courses for teachers and training for teachers on the following:
(A) Prevention of child suicide.
(B) Recognition of signs that a student may be considering suicide.
(6) The development, in consultation with stakeholders, and provision of a research based training program for health care providers, including mental health and behavioral health providers, concerning suicide assessment, training, and management that is:
(A) demonstrated to be an effective or promising program; and
(B) recommended by the Indiana Suicide Prevention Network Advisory Council.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-1-11.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.256-1996, SEC.3; P.L.99-2007, SEC.103; P.L.93-2011, SEC.1; P.L.185-2015, SEC.13; P.L.254-2017, SEC.2; P.L.56-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 5. Duties of Division › 12-21-5-3. Application of Ic 20-35-2 to Education Programs for Students With Disabilities

Sec. 3. IC 20-35-2 applies to the operation of each education program for a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8) conducted by a state owned and operated mental health institution or furnished under an agreement with the division.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-1-9(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.55; P.L.1-2005, SEC.139; P.L.233-2015, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 5. Duties of Division › 12-21-5-4. Development and Administration of Mental Health First Aid Training Program; Requirements; Training; Implementation Date; Report

Sec. 4. (a) To the extent that funds are made available, the division, in consultation with:
(1) the department of education;
(2) the law enforcement training board;
(3) the Indiana Council of Community Mental Health Centers;
(4) Mental Health America-Indiana;
(5) the Indiana emergency medical services commission; and
(6) a private foundation dedicated to the prevention of youth suicide through education and awareness;
shall develop and administer a mental health first aid training program.
(b) The mental health first aid training program developed under subsection (a) must do the following:
(1) Train individuals attending the training program to recognize the risk factors and signs of mental health problems or crises in children and young adults, including signs that a child or young adult may be considering suicide.
(2) Train individuals attending the training program to guide children and young adults who exhibit signs of a mental health problem or crisis to appropriate behavioral health services.
(3) Train individuals attending the training program to not label children who are at risk or show signs of mental health problems in a manner that would stigmatize the child.
(c) The division shall provide training for individuals who will be instructors in the mental health first aid training program.
(d) The division shall make the mental health first aid training program available to licensed teachers, school counselors, emergency medical service providers, law enforcement officers, leaders of community faith organizations, and other persons interested in receiving training under the program.
(e) The division, the department of education, and the Indiana emergency medical services commission may seek federal and state funding and may accept private contributions to administer and provide mental health first aid training programs.
(f) Notwithstanding any other law, the division is not required to implement the mental health first aid training program until after June 30, 2016.
(g) Before October 1, 2015, the division shall report to the interim study committee on public health, behavioral health, and human services established by IC 2-5-1.3-4(14) concerning the status of the development of the mental health first aid training program.
As added by P.L.185-2015, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 5. Duties of Division › 12-21-5-5. Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention; Coordinator; Plan

Sec. 5. (a) The division shall develop a statewide program for suicide prevention.
(b) The division shall employ a coordinator of the statewide program for suicide prevention to implement and maintain the statewide program for suicide prevention.
(c) The statewide program for suicide prevention must include a state plan for suicide prevention that must address the following:
(1) Educational opportunities and activities to increase awareness and knowledge of the public.
(2) Training for individuals who may have frequent contact with individuals at risk of suicide on warning signs and tendencies that may evidence that an individual is considering suicide.
(3) Materials to increase public awareness of suicide and suicide prevention.
(4) Enhancement of crisis services relating to suicide prevention.
(5) Assistance for school corporations on suicide awareness and intervention training.
(6) Coordination of county and regional advisory groups to support the statewide program.
(7) Coordination with appropriate entities to identify and address barriers in providing services to individuals at risk of suicide.
(8) Maintenance of an Internet web site containing information and resources related to suicide awareness, prevention, and intervention.
(9) Development of recommendations for improved collection of data on suicide and factors related to suicide.
(10) Development and submission of proposals for funding from federal agencies or other sources of funding.
As added by P.L.254-2017, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.61.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 5. Duties of Division › 12-21-5-6. Individualized Mental Health Safety Plan; Requirements

Sec. 6. (a) The division shall establish a standard format for an individualized mental health safety plan that may be disclosed without a patient's consent under IC 16-39-2-6(b).
(b) An individualized mental health safety plan format approved by the division under this section must:
(1) provide that a mental health provider develop the individualized mental health safety plan collaboratively with the patient; and
(2) include the following:
(A) The patient's name, address, and contact information.
(B) Early warning signs that a crisis may be developing.
(C) Internal coping strategies.
(D) Contact information for individuals and social settings that may provide distraction for the patient.
(E) Contact information for persons from whom the patient can ask for help.
(F) Contact information for professionals or agencies that the patient can contact at the onset of or during a crisis.
(G) A plan for making the environment safe for the patient.
(H) The one (1) thing that matters most to the patient and for which the patient considers life worth living.
(I) Other information identified by the division, including issues concerning the patient's physical health.
As added by P.L.225-2019, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.126-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 5. Duties of Division › 12-21-5-7. Staffing Requirements; Waiver of Staffing Requirements

Sec. 7. (a) The division may grant a waiver of any staffing requirements to a community mental health center applicant that is unable to meet any staffing ratio requirements the division has for community mental health centers.
(b) A licensed clinical addiction counselor shall be counted by the division in determining whether a community mental health center applicant meets the direct care full-time equivalent staffing requirements for community mental health center certification.
(c) Any licensed prescriber with prescriptive authority shall be counted by the division when determining whether a community mental health center applicant meets the psychiatric staffing requirements for community mental health center certification.
As added by P.L.127-2020, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 5. Duties of Division › 12-21-5-8. Development and Administration of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Plan

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "certified community behavioral health clinic" refers to a community behavioral health clinic that has been certified according to criteria established by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services under Section 223 of the federal Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-93).
(b) Not later than November 1, 2022, the division shall establish a plan to expand the use of certified community behavioral health clinics in Indiana.
(c) The division shall, in preparing the plan required under subsection (b), consider the following:
(1) Use of crisis response centers and mobile crisis teams, as described in IC 12-21-8.
(2) Use of the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants.
(3) Potential expansion of Medicaid certified community behavioral health clinics under Section 223 of the federal Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-93).
(4) Restructuring state funding for behavioral health services through prospective payment or another financing model.
As added by P.L.74-2022, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.162-2023, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 6. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citations:
12-21-6-1New12-21-6-2formerly 16-13-1-5(a) part12-21-6-3formerly 16-13-1-5(a) part12-21-6-4formerly 16-13-1-5(a) part12-21-6-5formerly 16-13-1-5(a) part12-21-6-6formerly 16-13-1-5(a) part12-21-6-7formerly 16-13-1-5(a) part12-21-6-8formerly 16-13-1-5(a) part12-21-6-9formerly 16-13-1-5(b)12-21-6-10formerly 16-13-1-5(c)12-21-6-11formerly 16-13-1-5.5.]
Repealed by P.L.40-1994, SEC.83.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 7.1. Indiana Behavioral Health Commission › 12-21-7.1-2. Commission Established; Staff Support; Meetings

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 7.1. Indiana Behavioral Health Commission › 12-21-7.1-3. Commission Members; Appointing Authority; Expenses

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 representative from a community mental health provider association with statewide jurisdiction.
(5) A representative from a mental health advocacy association with statewide jurisdiction.
(6) A licensed pediatric adolescent psychiatrist.
(7) A representative of a statewide elder advisory group.
(8) A representative from the Indiana Association of County Commissioners.
(b) The president pro tempore of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of representatives may each appoint one (1) legislative member as a nonvoting member in an advisory role to the commission.
(c) The governor shall appoint the commission members described in subsection (a)(4) through (a)(8). The governor shall appoint one (1) member of the commission to serve as chairperson of the commission.
(d) A:
(1) chairperson shall serve at the pleasure of the governor; and
(2) commission member shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority who appointed the member.
If a vacancy occurs on the commission, the appointing authority that appointed the member whose position is vacant shall appoint an individual to fill the vacancy.
(e) Each member of the commission who is not a state employee is not entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided under IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is, however, entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the state department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
(f) Each member of the commission who is a state employee but who is not a member of the general assembly is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
(g) Each member of the commission who is appointed under subsection (b) is not entitled to the legislative per diem for serving on the commission.
As added by P.L.162-2023, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 7.1. Indiana Behavioral Health Commission › 12-21-7.1-4. Report; Reporting Requirements

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) Progress on the recommendations of the commission's previous report submitted on October 1, 2022.
(3) An in depth examination of the following areas:
(A) The mental health of youth and adolescents, as well as the systems in place for treatment and care of youth and adolescents.
(B) The mental health of individuals fifty-five (55) years of age or older.
(C) The level of mental health care available to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
(4) A review of the:
(A) annual increase in the number of crisis services provided by certified community behavioral health centers;
(B) annual increase in the number of behavioral health professionals providing Medicaid services;
(C) annual change in the number of suicides in the state;
(D) annual change in the number of persons admitted to emergency rooms for mental illness; and
(E) annual number of people held in a local jail with a mental health condition or substance use disorder.
As added by P.L.162-2023, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 8. 9-8-8 Crisis Hotline Centers and Mobile Crisis Teams › 12-21-8-1. "9-8-8 Crisis Response Center"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "9-8-8 crisis response center" or "center" means a state identified center participating in the 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline network to respond to statewide or regional 9-8-8 calls.
As added by P.L.207-2021, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.162-2023, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 8. 9-8-8 Crisis Hotline Centers and Mobile Crisis Teams › 12-21-8-1.2. "9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline"

Sec. 1.2. As used in this chapter, "9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline" means the nationally certified network of local crisis centers that provide free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress on a twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week basis.
As added by P.L.162-2023, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 8. 9-8-8 Crisis Hotline Centers and Mobile Crisis Teams › 12-21-8-1.5. "Account"

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "account" means the first responder crisis intervention account established under section 11.4 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.170-2022, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 8. 9-8-8 Crisis Hotline Centers and Mobile Crisis Teams › 12-21-8-2. "Crisis Receiving and Stabilization Services"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "crisis receiving and stabilization services" means behavioral health services that provide short term, less than twenty-four (24) hour care with the capacity for diagnosis, initial management, observation, crisis stabilization, and follow-up referral services to a person in a homelike environment.
As added by P.L.207-2021, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 8. 9-8-8 Crisis Hotline Centers and Mobile Crisis Teams › 12-21-8-3. "Mobile Crisis Team"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "mobile crisis team" means behavioral health professionals and peers that provide professional onsite community based intervention, including de-escalation, stabilization, and treatment for individuals who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis.
As added by P.L.207-2021, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.11-2023, SEC.43.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 8. 9-8-8 Crisis Hotline Centers and Mobile Crisis Teams › 12-21-8-5. "Peer"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "peer" means an individual employed on the basis of the individual's personally lived experience with mental illness or addiction and recovery and meets the requirements of peer certification established by the division.
As added by P.L.207-2021, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction › Chapter 8. 9-8-8 Crisis Hotline Centers and Mobile Crisis Teams › 12-21-8-5.5. "Veteran Crisis Line"

Sec. 5.5. As used in this chapter, "veteran crisis line" means the veteran crisis line maintained by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
As added by P.L.162-2023, SEC.14.