§ 12-28-4-12 — Establishment of facilities by division; priority given counties with low ratios of resident facility beds; recruiting private operators

(a) Subject to the availability of money and
consistent with needs assessment, the division of disability and
rehabilitative services shall give priority to the establishment of
residential facilities, other than the facilities described in section 3 of
this chapter, in counties in which the ratio of the number of residential
facility beds to county population is in the lowest twenty-five percent
(25%) when compared to all other Indiana counties. The division of
disability and rehabilitative services may operate residential facilities
established under this section.
(b) Before the division of disability and rehabilitative services takes
any steps to establish a residential facility under this section, the
division shall place at least two (2) legal advertisements in a newspaper
having a general circulation in the county. These advertisements must
be aimed at recruiting private parties to serve as operators of residential
facilities in the county. The advertisements must be published at
intervals at least one (1) month apart.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-21-12(b).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.212; P.L.5-1993, SEC.225; P.L.141-2006, SEC.72.