Indiana § 11-10-4-2 Providing care and treatment

Indiana Statutes

§ 11-10-4-2 — Providing care and treatment

Indiana § 11-10-4-2

Art. 10CORRECTIONAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS

Ch. 4Care and Treatment of Mentally Ill Offenders

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Ind. Code § 11-10-4-2 (2026).

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The department shall provide for the care and treatment of every confined offender who is determined to be mentally ill by a psychiatrist employed or retained by the department. To provide that care and treatment, the department may:

(1)establish and operate its own mental health facilities and programs;

(2)transfer offenders to the division of mental health and addiction, subject to the approval of the director of the division of mental health and addiction; or

(3)contract with any city, county, state, or federal authority or with other public or private organizations for the provision of care and treatment. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.87, SEC.1; P.L.2-1992, SEC.104; P.L.135-1993, SEC.2; P.L.215-2001, SEC.19.

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The department shall provide for the care and
treatment of every confined offender who is determined to be mentally
ill by a psychiatrist employed or retained by the department. To provide
that care and treatment, the department may:
(1) establish and operate its own mental health facilities and
programs;
(2) transfer offenders to the division of mental health and
addiction, subject to the approval of the director of the division of
mental health and addiction; or
(3) contract with any city, county, state, or federal authority or
with other public or private organizations for the provision of care
and treatment.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3. Amended by Acts
1980, P.L.87, SEC.1; P.L.2-1992, SEC.104; P.L.135-1993, SEC.2;
P.L.215-2001, SEC.19.