Indiana § 12-8-1.5-18 Report concerning investigations of endangered adults; budget
committee consideration of report

Indiana Statutes

§ 12-8-1.5-18 — Report concerning investigations of endangered adults; budget committee consideration of report

Indiana § 12-8-1.5-18

Art. 8ADMINISTERING FAMILY AND SOCIAL

Ch. 1.5Office of Secretary of Family and Social Services

This text of Indiana § 12-8-1.5-18 (Report concerning investigations of endangered adults; budget committee consideration of report) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Indiana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ind. Code § 12-8-1.5-18 (2026).

Text

(a)Before December 1, 2016, the office of the secretary of family and social services, in cooperation with the Indiana prosecuting attorneys council, shall do the following:

(1)Prepare and submit a report as described in subsection (b) to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.

(2)Present the report required under this section to the budget committee.

(b)The report must include:

(1)an estimation of the appropriate staffing levels necessary for the office of the secretary of family and social services and prosecuting attorney offices to efficiently and effectively manage the investigations of reports of matters related to the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of endangered adults;

(2)identification of:

(A)the circumstances that should result in emergency placem

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) Before December 1, 2016, the office of
the secretary of family and social services, in cooperation with the
Indiana prosecuting attorneys council, shall do the following:
(1) Prepare and submit a report as described in subsection (b) to
the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(2) Present the report required under this section to the budget
committee.
(b) The report must include:
(1) an estimation of the appropriate staffing levels necessary for
the office of the secretary of family and social services and
prosecuting attorney offices to efficiently and effectively manage
the investigations of reports of matters related to the abuse,
neglect, or exploitation of endangered adults;
(2) identification of:
(A) the circumstances that should result in emergency
placement in the case of an adult protective services
investigation;
(B) the appropriate types of emergency placements based on
those circumstances; and
(C) strategies for improving emergency placement capabilities;
(3) consideration of the benefits and cost of establishing a
centralized intake system for reports of matters related to the
abuse, neglect, or exploitation of endangered adults;
(4) a statement of consistent standards of care for endangered
adults;
(5) a determination of the appropriate levels of training for
employees of:
(A) the office of the secretary of family and social services; and
(B) a prosecuting attorney office;
who are involved in providing adult protective services;
(6) a draft of a cooperative agreement between the office of the
secretary of family and social services and the Indiana
prosecuting attorneys council that sets forth the duties and
responsibilities of the agencies and prosecuting attorney offices
with regard to adult protective services; and
(7) performance goals and accountability metrics for adult
protective services to be incorporated in contracts and grant
agreements.
(c) The budget committee shall consider the report submitted under
this section in formulating the committee's budget recommendations.