CHAPTER 10. SOCIAL SERVICES
IC 12-13-10
Chapter 10. Social Services
IC 12-13-10-1
Development and implementation of Social Services Block Grant
Act
Sec. 1. The division is designated as the sole state agency
responsible for the development and implementation of the Social
Services Block Grant Act to do the following:
(1) Provide services to the following:
(A) Individuals and families with limited monthly gross
income, including recipients of Supplemental Security
Income assistance or Aid to Families with Dependent
Children.
(B) Individuals and families with special needs, including
those with developmental disabilities and those in danger of
abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
(2) Provide maximum efficiency in the use of state money
allocated for the purposes stated in subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.7.
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Preparation of state plans required by act
Sec. 2. The division shall prepare the state plans required by the
Social Services Block Grant Act under the direction of the governor
and in cooperation with other appropriate agencies and departments
or divisions.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.7.
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Institution of services; goals
Sec. 3. The division shall institute services that further the
following goals:
(1) Achieving or maintaining economic self-support to prevent,
reduce, or eliminate dependency.
(2) Achieving or maintaining economic self-sufficiency,
including reduction or prevention of dependency.
(3) Preventing or remedying neglect, abuse, or exploitation of
children and adults unable to protect their own interests.
(4) Preserving, rehabilitating, or reuniting families.
(5) Preventing or reducing inappropriate institutional placement
by providing for community based care, home based care, or
other forms of less restrictive care.
(6) Securing referral or admission for institutional placement
when other less restrictive forms of care are not appropriate or
providing services to individuals in institutions.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.7.
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Standards; establishment
Sec. 4. The division shall establish necessary standards for the
following that are required to carry out the purposes of this chapter
and the requirements of the Social Services Block Grant Act:
(1) Program reporting.
(2) Planning.
(3) Monitoring.
(4) Quality assurance.
(5) Administration.
(6) Eligibility.
(7) Evaluation.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.7.
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Participation in social services block grant program
Sec. 5. A person participating in the social services block grant
program is bound by the Social Services Block Grant Act and the
standards and rules of the director of the division.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.7.
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Eligibility for services; determination
Sec. 6. Eligibility for services provided under this chapter shall be
determined according to standards of financial eligibility established
by rules of the director of the division.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.7.
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State or federal higher education award paid directly to institution
as income affecting eligibility for services
Sec. 7. Except as provided by federal law, if an individual
receives a state or federal higher education award that is paid directly
to an approved postsecondary educational institution for the
individual's benefit:
(1) the individual is not required to report the award as income
or as a resource of the individual when applying for services
provided under this chapter; and
(2) the award may not be considered as income or a resource of
the individual in determining initial or continuing eligibility for
services provided under this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.158.
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Acceptance of supplemental money for purchase of services;
special fund
Sec. 8. (a) The division may accept money from the following to
be used as supplemental money for the purchase of services provided
under this chapter:
(1) Other state agencies.
(2) Governmental entities.
(3) Voluntary sources.
(4) Persons.
(b) The division may establish a special fund to receive the money
or may require certification of the money with retention of the money
by the subgrantee.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.7.
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Federal participation under Social Services Block Grant Act;
limitation
Sec. 9. If federal financial participation under the Social Services
Block Grant Act ceases, the division may not make further payments
for services under this chapter in excess of authorized federal
financial participation.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.7.