Indiana Code
Chapter 17.1. Individuals in Need of Self-Directed In-Home Care
12-10-17.1-15. Responsibilities of Individuals in Need of Self-Directed In-Home Care

Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an individual in need of self-directed in-home care is responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, paying, certifying any employment related documents, dismissing, and supervising in the individual's home during service hours a personal services attendant who provides attendant care services for the individual.
(b) If an individual in need of self-directed in-home care is:
(1) less than twenty-one (21) years of age; or
(2) unable to direct in-home care because of a brain injury or mental deficiency;
the individual's parent, spouse, legal guardian, or a person possessing a valid power of attorney for the individual, may make employment, care, and training decisions and certify any employment related documents on behalf of the individual.
(c) An individual in need of self-directed in-home care or an individual under subsection (b) and the individual's case manager shall develop an authorized care plan. The authorized care plan must include a list of weekly services or tasks that must be performed to comply with the authorized care plan.
As added by P.L.141-2006, SEC.44.

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