§ 12-11-8-3 — Duties; statewide needs assessment; report of assessment results

(a) The Indiana resource center for autism in
cooperation with the appropriate state agencies shall do the following:
(1) Provide informational services about autism.
(2) Provide an information system for services provided to
individuals with autism and their families by federal, state, local,
and private agencies.
(3) Develop a data base from information received by the
division, the division of mental health and addiction, the
department of education, and the Indiana department of health
relative to the services provided to individuals with autism and
their families.
(4) Offer training and technical assistance to providers of services
and families of individuals with autism.
(5) Research methods for assessing, planning, implementing, and
evaluating programs for individuals with autism and their
families.
(6) Develop model curricula and resource materials for providers
of services and families of individuals with autism.
(7) Conduct one (1) time every three (3) years a statewide needs
assessment study designed to determine the following:
(A) The status of services provided to individuals with autism
and their families.
(B) The need for additional or alternative services for
individuals with autism and their families.
(b) The Indiana resource center for autism shall deliver to the
general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 the results of
the needs assessment study required by subsection (a)(7) before
December 1 of each year in which the study is conducted.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-24-3.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.1-1993, SEC.128; P.L.215-2001, SEC.42; P.L.28-2004, SEC.94; P.L.99-2007, SEC.85; P.L.210-2015, SEC.24; P.L.56-2023, SEC.95.