Sec. 13. An individual with mental illness is eligible for services under this chapter if the individual:
(1) has significant mental illness or emotional impairment, as determined by a mental health professional qualified under Indiana statutes and rules; and
(2) is:
(A) an inpatient or a resident in a facility rendering care or treatment even if the location of the inpatient or resident is unknown;
(B) in the process of being admitted to a facility rendering care or treatment, including an individual being transported to the facility;
(C) involuntarily confined in a municipal detention facility for reasons other than serving a sentence resulting from conviction for a crime; or
(D) living in a community setting, including the individual's own home.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-19-2.5.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.136; P.L.45-2013, SEC.1.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 28. Miscellaneous Provisions Concerning Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities
Chapter 1. Indiana Protection and Advocacy Service Commission
12-28-1-1. Policy; Purpose; Liberal Construction
12-28-1-5. Vocational Rehabilitation Services Defined
12-28-1-6. Establishment of Commission; Membership; Eligibility; Advisory Members
12-28-1-7. Term of Office; Consecutive Terms
12-28-1-9. Per Diem; Travel Expenses
12-28-1-10. Executive Director
12-28-1-11. Purpose of Commission