Ind. Code ch. 12-8-8.5

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Ind. Code § 12-8-8.5-0.3 Legalization of certain actions

Sec. 0.3. (a) Actions taken under IC 12-8-8 (expired), after December 31, 2007, and before March 24, 2008, are legalized and validated to the extent that those actions would have been legal and valid if P.L.113-2008 had been enacted before January 1, 2008. (b) Actions taken under IC 12-8-8 (expired) after June 30, 2011, are legalized and validated to the extent that those actions would have been legal and valid if IC 12-8-8 had not expired on June 30, 2011. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.19.

Ind. Code § 12-8-8.5-1 Appointment; termination

Sec. 1. Subject to the approval of the governor, the secretary: (1) shall appoint each director; and (2) may terminate the employment of a director. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.19.

Ind. Code § 12-8-8.5-2 Chief administrator; responsibility

Sec. 2. (a) A director is the chief administrator of the director's division. (b) A director is responsible to the secretary for the operation and performance of the director's division. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.19.

Ind. Code § 12-8-8.5-3 Appointing authority; delegation

Sec. 3. (a) The secretary is the appointing authority for the division. (b) The secretary may delegate a division director or other employee of the office of the secretary to make division appointments and decisions concerning current appointments. (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the secretary is the appointing authority for the office of family and social services, including the divisions, offices, and institutions of the office of family and social services. (d) The secretary may delegate the appointing authority for a division, office, institution, or other group of employees subject to IC 4-15-2.2. (e) The delegation of the appointing authority under subsection (d) may affect the procedure and the division, office, institution, or other group of employees affected by actions under IC 4-15-2.2-40. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.39-2015, SEC.2; P.L.35-2016, SEC.9.

Ind. Code § 12-8-8.5-4 Rules

Sec. 4. (a) The secretary may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 relating to the operation of the division and to implement the programs of the division. (b) Whenever a division is required to adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, the secretary is the statutory authority that adopts the rules. (c) Rules adopted by a division before July 1, 2015, are considered, after June 30, 2015, rules of the secretary. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.39-2015, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 12-8-8.5-5 Administrative adjudication; designation of ultimate authority

Sec. 5. (a) The secretary is the ultimate authority for Medicaid applicant and eligibility appeals under IC 4-15-10.5 and IC 4-21.5 for purposes of the operation of the division and the programs of the division. (b) The secretary may delegate an individual to serve as the ultimate authority. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.39-2015, SEC.4; P.L.35-2016, SEC.10; P.L.92-2025, SEC.11.

Ind. Code § 12-8-8.5-6 Budget

Sec. 6. A director is responsible for development and presentation of the budget of the director's division. As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.19.

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