§ 11-12-5-10 — Assistance in securing treatment for mental illness or addictive disorder; timing of assistance; outside entity assistance

(a) This section is effective beginning
September 1, 2015.
(b) The sheriff, in consultation with the county executive or a person
designated by the county executive, shall assist an offender who has a
mental illness or addictive disorder in securing treatment for the mental
illness or for substance abuse addiction, as the authorized
representative as described in IC 11-10-3-7 or as a health navigator
under the requirements of IC 27-19-2-12, so that the offender might be
eligible for treatment when the offender is subsequently released from
the county jail or required to receive inpatient psychiatric services
while incarcerated to the extent authorized under federal law.
(c) The sheriff shall provide the assistance described in subsection
(b) in sufficient time to ensure that the offender will be able to receive
treatment at the time the committed offender is released from the
county jail.
(d) A sheriff shall use a community mental health center (as defined
in IC 12-7-2-38) or a provider certified or licensed by the division of
mental health and addiction, including a hospital or outreach eligibility
worker, to assist with securing treatment for a mental illness or
addictive disorder through the Medicaid program under this section.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.185-2015, SEC.8.