Ind. Code § 12-10-11-1 Establishment of board
Sec. 1. The community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled board is established.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.
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in effectInd. Code § 12-10-11-2 Membership; appointment; vacancy; notice to public of nomination process
Sec. 2. (a) The board consists of the following seventeen (17) members:
(1) The director of the division or the director's designee.
(2) The chairman of the Indiana state commission on aging or the chairman's designee.
(3) Three (3) citizens nominated by two (2) or more organizations that:
(A) represent senior citizens; and
(B) have statewide membership.
At least one (1) member appointed under this subdivision must be a recipient, or the caregiver of a recipient, of services provided under IC 12-10-10.
(4) One (1) citizen nominated by one (1) or more organizations that:
(A) represent individuals with disabilities, including individuals who are less than eighteen (18) years of age; and
(B) have statewide membership.
(5) One (1) citizen nominated by one (1) or more organizations that:
(A) represent individuals with mental illness; and
(B) have statewide membership.
(6) One (1) provider who provides services under IC 12-10-10.
(7) One (1) licensed physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse who specializes either in the field of gerontology or in the field of disabilities.
(8) Two (2) home care services advocates or policy specialists nominated by two (2) or more:
(A) organizations;
(B) associations; or
(C) nongovernmental agencies;
that advocate on behalf of home care consumers, including an organization listed in subdivision (3) that represents senior citizens or persons with disabilities.
(9) Two (2) members of the senate, who may not be members of the same political party, appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate with the advice of the minority leader of the senate.
(10) Two (2) members of the house of representatives, who may not be members of the same political party, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives with the advice of the minority leader of the house of representatives.
(11) The executive director of the Indiana housing and community development authority or the executive director's designee.
(12) One (1) citizen nominated by one (1) or more organizations that:
(A) represent direct service workers; and
(B) have statewide membership.
The members of the board listed in subdivisions (9) and (10) are nonvoting members who serve two (2) year terms ending June 30 of each odd-numbered year. A legislative member serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority and may be reappointed to successive terms. A vacancy among the legislative members shall be filled by the appropriate appointing authority. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the unexpired term of the individual's predecessor.
(b) The members of the board designated by subsection (a)(3) through (a)(8) and (a)(12) shall be appointed by the governor for terms of four (4) years. The initial term of the member appointed under subsection (a)(12) is three (3) years and the length of each successive term is four (4) years. The term of a member of the board expires as follows:
(1) For a member appointed under subsection (a)(3) through (a)(5), June 30, 2025, and every fourth year thereafter.
(2) For a member appointed under subsection (a)(6) through (a)(8) and (a)(12), June 30, 2027, and every fourth year thereafter.
A member described in this subsection may be reappointed to successive terms. However, a member may continue to serve until a successor is appointed. In case of a vacancy, the governor shall appoint an individual to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(c) The division shall establish notice and selection procedures to notify the public of the board's nomination process described in this chapter. Information must be distributed through:
(1) the area agencies on aging; and
(2) all organizations, associations, and nongovernmental agencies that work with the division on home care issues and programs.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-8.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.150-1995, SEC.15; P.L.137-2005, SEC.1; P.L.145-2006, SEC.68; P.L.210-2015, SEC.17; P.L.32-2021, SEC.28; P.L.42-2024, SEC.80; P.L.131-2024, SEC.6; P.L.122-2026, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 12-10-11-3 Per diem; expenses reimbursement
Sec. 3. (a) Each member of the board who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). Such a member is also entitled to reimbursement for mileage, traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
(b) Each member of the board who is a state employee is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
(c) Each member of the board who is a member of the general assembly is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and travel allowances paid to members of the general assembly serving on interim study committees established by the legislative council. Per diem, mileage, and travel allowances paid under this subsection shall be paid from appropriations made to the legislative council or the legislative services agency.
(d) Expenses paid under subsections (a) and (b) shall be paid from appropriations made to the family and social services administration.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.42-2024, SEC.81.
Ind. Code § 12-10-11-4 Meetings
Sec. 4. The board shall meet at the call of the chairperson at least six (6) times a year.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-10 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.42-2024, SEC.82.
Ind. Code § 12-10-11-5 Officers; election
Sec. 5. Each year the board shall elect from its membership a chairperson and vice chairperson. The chairperson elected under this section shall serve until a successor is elected in the following calendar year.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-10 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.42-2024, SEC.83.
Ind. Code § 12-10-11-6 Deliberations procedures
Sec. 6. The board shall establish procedures to govern its deliberations.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-10 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 12-10-11-7 Staff services
Sec. 7. The division shall provide staff services for the board.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-11.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.42-2024, SEC.84; P.L.122-2026, SEC.46.
Ind. Code § 12-10-11-8 Duties
Sec. 8. The board shall do the following:
(1) Establish long term goals of the state for the provision of a continuum of care for the elderly and individuals with a disability based on the following:
(A) Individual independence, dignity, and privacy.
(B) Long term care services that are:
(i) integrated, accessible, and responsible; and
(ii) available in home and community settings.
(C) Individual choice in planning and managing long term care.
(D) Access to an array of long term care services:
(i) for an individual to receive care that is appropriate for the individual's needs; and
(ii) to enable a case manager to have cost effective alternatives available in the construction of care plans and the delivery of services.
(E) Long term care services that include home care, community based services, assisted living, congregate care, adult foster care, and institutional care.
(F) Maintaining an individual's dignity and self-reliance to protect the fiscal interests of both taxpayers and the state.
(G) Long term care services that are fiscally sound.
(H) Services that:
(i) promote behavioral health; and
(ii) prevent and treat mental illness and addiction.
(2) Review state policies on community and home care services.
(3) Recommend the adoption of rules under IC 4-22-2.
(4) Recommend legislative changes affecting community and home care services.
(5) Recommend the coordination of the board's activities with the activities of other boards and state agencies concerned with community and home care services.
(6) Evaluate cost effectiveness, quality, scope, and feasibility of a state administered system of community and home care services.
(7) Evaluate programs for financing services to those in need of a continuum of care.
(8) Evaluate state expenditures for community and home care services, taking into account efficiency, consumer choice, competition, and equal access to providers.
(9) Develop policies that support the participation of families and volunteers in meeting the long term care needs of individuals.
(10) Encourage the development of funding for a continuum of care from private resources, including insurance.
(11) Develop a cost of services basis and a program of cost reimbursement for those persons who can pay all or a part of the cost of the services rendered. The division shall use this cost of services basis and program of cost reimbursement in administering IC 12-10-10. The cost of services basis and program of cost reimbursement must include a client cost share formula that:
(A) imposes no charges for an eligible individual whose income does not exceed one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the federal income poverty level; and
(B) does not impose charges for the total cost of services provided to an individual under the community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled program unless the eligible individual's income exceeds three hundred fifty percent (350%) of the federal income poverty level.
The calculation of income for an eligible individual must include the deduction of the individual's medical expenses and the medical expenses of the individual's spouse and dependent children who reside in the eligible individual's household.
(12) Establish long term goals for the provision of guardianship services for adults.
(13) Coordinate activities and programs with the activities of other boards and state agencies concerning the provision of guardianship services.
(14) Recommend statutory changes affecting the guardianship of indigent adults.
(15) Review a proposed rule concerning the community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled program under IC 12-10-10 as required under section 9 of this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.1-12.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.77-1994, SEC.1; P.L.114-1997, SEC.1; P.L.24-1997, SEC.29; P.L.137-2005, SEC.2; P.L.99-2007, SEC.65; P.L.143-2011, SEC.12; P.L.209-2018, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 12-10-11-9 Board review of proposed rules on community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled program; failure to review voids rules
Sec. 9. (a) The board shall be given the opportunity to review and recommend changes to a proposed rule concerning the community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled program under IC 12-10-10 for:
(1) elderly individuals; or
(2) individuals with disabilities;
before the proposed rule may be published in the Indiana Register. The proposed rule must be distributed to the board at least one (1) month before the board's next regularly scheduled meeting.
(b) If the proposing agency fails to give the board the opportunity to review and recommend changes to a proposed rule described in subsection (a), the rule:
(1) is void; and
(2) must be withdrawn by the proposing agency.
As added by P.L.137-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.209-2018, SEC.5.
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