§ 12-29-2-16 — Annual report to county fiscal body and county board of commissioners; report by the division of mental health and addiction

Indiana § 12-29-2-16

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 29: FINANCING LOCAL PROGRAMS
• Ch. 2: Community Mental Health Centers

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(a) A community mental health center that
is certified by the division of mental health and addiction shall provide
an annual report to the division of mental health and addiction and to
the fiscal body and the board of county commissioners of each county
located in the community mental health center's primary service area.
The annual report under this section must include the following:
(1) Information concerning the operational and community based
activities undertaken during the year by the community mental
health center in each county from which the community mental
health center received funding under this chapter.
(2) A listing, by the county of patients' residence, of the following
information:
(A) The total number of patients served by the community
mental health center.
(B) The total number of patients receiving addiction treatment
services from the community mental health center.
(C) The total number of patients receiving mental health
services from the community mental health center.
(D) The total number of patients receiving both addiction
treatment services and mental health services from the
community mental health center.
(3) A copy of the most recent financial audit provided to the
division of mental health and addiction under 440 IAC 4.1-2-5,
including a balance sheet of assets and liabilities, which shall be
prepared by an independent certified public accountant.
(4) Demographic information of patients served by the
community mental health center, including the following:
(A) The number of adults served and the:
(i) five (5) most common addiction substances; and
(ii) ten (10) most common primary mental health diagnoses;
of the adults.
(B) The number of children served and the:
(i) five (5) most common addiction substances; and
(ii) ten (10) most common primary mental health diagnoses;
of the children.
(5) The total number of clinical encounters in the preceding fiscal
year.
(6) The total number of completed intakes in the preceding fiscal
year.
(7) The average time from initial engagement to an offered initial
evaluation.
(8) The average time from initial evaluation to an offered
follow-up visit.
(9) The community mental health center's performance in
comparison to the state's performance on measures identified by
the division of mental health and addiction, including client
satisfaction and clinical outcomes.
(10) Data related to the connection between a patient and
additional county or regional based services, including any of the
following, if available:
(A) Self, family, or guardian referrals.
(B) Law enforcement or the criminal justice system.
(C) A hospital or physician.
(D) Child or youth services, including the department of child
services, systems of care, or schools.
(E) A twenty-four (24) hour crisis intervention service.
(F) An enhanced call center.
(b) The division of mental health and addiction shall:
(1) specify the format of the annual reports that must be provided
by community mental health centers under subsection (a);
(2) determine the measures to be used concerning performance
required by subsection (a)(9); and
(3) include a summary of that information in the annual report
prepared by the division under subsection (c).
(c) The division of mental health and addiction shall annually
provide to the county fiscal body and board of county commissioners
of each county a report that includes the following:
(1) An overview of the total funding provided to all community
mental health centers during the year under this chapter, including
funding provided by the division for purposes of programs under
this chapter.
(2) A count, by county of residence, of the following concerning
patients served by the community mental health centers under
programs funded under this chapter:
(A) The total number of patients served.
(B) The total number of patients receiving addiction treatment
services.
(C) The total number of patients receiving mental health
services.
(D) The total number of patients receiving both addiction
treatment services and mental health services.
(3) An assessment, specified by the county of patients' residence,
of the overall outcomes of the treatment provided to patients of
the community mental health centers.
(4) A summary of the information provided by community mental
health centers in the annual reports provided under subsection (a),
and an explanation of the differences between the patient count
information provided by the community mental health centers in
those reports and the patient count information included in the
division's report under this subsection.
(d) The division of mental health and addiction may provide a report
required under subsection (c) to the county fiscal body and the board
of county commissioners by publishing the report on the division's
website.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.79-2002, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.123-2008, SEC.5; P.L.76-2018, SEC.10; P.L.59-2024, SEC.2.