Indiana § 12-28-1-13 Eligibility for services

Indiana Statutes

§ 12-28-1-13 — Eligibility for services

Indiana·Art. 28 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS CONCERNING·Ch. 1 Indiana Protection and Advocacy Service Commission

An individual with mental illness is eligible for services under this chapter if the individual:

(1)has significant mental illness or emotional impairment, as determined by a mental health professional qualified under Indiana statutes and rules; and

(2)is:

(A)an inpatient or a resident in a facility rendering care or treatment even if the location of the inpatient or resident is unknown;

(B)in the process of being admitted to a facility rendering care or treatment, including an individual being transported to the facility;

(C)involuntarily confined in a municipal detention facility for reasons other than serving a sentence resulting from conviction for a crime; or

(D)living in a community setting, including the individual's own home. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-19-2.5.]

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An individual with mental illness is eligible
for services under this chapter if the individual:
(1) has significant mental illness or emotional impairment, as
determined by a mental health professional qualified under
Indiana statutes and rules; and
(2) is:
(A) an inpatient or a resident in a facility rendering care or
treatment even if the location of the inpatient or resident is
unknown;
(B) in the process of being admitted to a facility rendering care
or treatment, including an individual being transported to the
facility;
(C) involuntarily confined in a municipal detention facility for
reasons other than serving a sentence resulting from conviction
for a crime; or
(D) living in a community setting, including the individual's
own home.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-19-2.5.]