Sec. 6. (a) The secretary shall act for the division in entering into contracts for the disbursal of money and the providing of service for approved community intellectual disability and other developmental disability centers where constructed and operated or maintained by private nonprofit organizations, a local public agency, or any other state agency that the secretary determines to be best suited to advance programs for individuals with developmental disabilities.
(b) Before entering into a contract under this section, the secretary shall submit the contract to the attorney general for approval as to form and legality.
(c) A contract under this section must do the following:
(1) Specify the services to be provided and the client populations to whom services must be provided.
(2) Specify that the definition of developmental disability set forth in IC 12-7-2-61 must be used to determine the eligibility of an individual for reimbursement of the center by the division for the center's services for individuals with a developmental disability. The division shall reimburse the centers at rates established by rule.
(3) Provide for a reduction in funding for failure to comply with terms of the contract.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-2-5(a)(9).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.24-1997, SEC.19; P.L.99-2007, SEC.58; P.L.39-2015, SEC.7; P.L.117-2015, SEC.16.