Sec. 18. (a) Before December 1, 2016, the office of the secretary of family and social services, in cooperation with the Indiana prosecuting attorneys council, shall do the following:
(1) Prepare and submit a report as described in subsection (b) to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(2) Present the report required under this section to the budget committee.
(b) The report must include:
(1) an estimation of the appropriate staffing levels necessary for the office of the secretary of family and social services and county prosecuting attorney offices to efficiently and effectively manage the investigations of reports of matters related to the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of endangered adults;
(2) identification of:
(A) the circumstances that should result in emergency placement in the case of an adult protective services investigation;
(B) the appropriate types of emergency placements based on those circumstances; and
(C) strategies for improving emergency placement capabilities;
(3) consideration of the benefits and cost of establishing a centralized intake system for reports of matters related to the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of endangered adults;
(4) a statement of consistent standards of care for endangered adults;
(5) a determination of the appropriate levels of training for employees of:
(A) the office of the secretary of family and social services; and
(B) a county prosecuting attorney office;
who are involved in providing adult protective services;
(6) a draft of a cooperative agreement between the office of the secretary of family and social services and the Indiana prosecuting attorneys council that sets forth the duties and responsibilities of the agencies and county prosecuting attorney offices with regard to adult protective services; and
(7) performance goals and accountability metrics for adult protective services to be incorporated in contracts and grant agreements.
(c) The budget committee shall consider the report submitted under this section in formulating the committee's budget recommendations.
As added by P.L.34-2016, SEC.2.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 8. Administering Family and Social Services
Chapter 1.5. Office of Secretary of Family and Social Services
12-8-1.5-0.3. Legalization of Certain Actions
12-8-1.5-3. General Responsibilities
12-8-1.5-4. Hiring of Personnel; Appointing Authority; Delegation
12-8-1.5-5. Technical Assistance to Divisions; Coordination; Related Functions
12-8-1.5-6. Cooperation Between Office and Department of Health
12-8-1.5-7.5. Waiver; Enhanced Federal Matching Funds; Report
12-8-1.5-8. Cooperation With Federal Agencies; Federal Aid
12-8-1.5-9.5. Rules; Expiration; Effect of Policies Set Forth in Rules
12-8-1.5-10. Agency Administering Vocational Rehabilitation Programs; Federal Programs
12-8-1.5-10.5. Single State Agency Designation; Medicaid Policy
12-8-1.5-11. Appropriation Augmentation
12-8-1.5-12. Programs to Review Dependence on Public Assistance
12-8-1.5-13. Implementation of Methods to Facilitate Payment of Providers
12-8-1.5-14. Improvement of System Through Technology and Training
12-8-1.5-16. Operation of Bureau to Adjudicate Claims
12-8-1.5-17. Operation of Bureau That Enters Into Interim Assistance Agreement