CHAPTER 39. INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED MEDICAID WAIVER EXPANSION
IC 12-15-39
Chapter 39. Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded
Medicaid Waiver Expansion
IC 12-15-39-1
"Conversion" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this section, "conversion" means:
(1) the permanent closure of a Medicaid funded intermediate
care facility for the mentally retarded bed, including
intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded licensed
under IC 16-28-2, facilities licensed under IC 12-28-5 and
certified under Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396 et seq.) as an intermediate care facility for the mentally
retarded, and state institutions; and
(2) the use of the state funds that paid the state share of
Medicaid funding for the beds described in subdivision (1) to
fund the expansion of the number of individuals receiving
waiver services under an intermediate care facility for the
mentally retarded Medicaid waiver.
As added by P.L.112-1997, SEC.4.
IC 12-15-39-2
Duties of division
Sec. 2. The division shall do the following:
(1) Assist providers who provide for the voluntary conversion
of Medicaid funded intermediate care facility for the mentally
retarded beds.
(2) Assist in securing appropriate placements for individuals
who reside in the intermediate care facility for the mentally
retarded beds that are converted. However, an individual may
not be moved from an intermediate care facility for the mentally
retarded bed until an appropriate alternative placement is
available.
As added by P.L.112-1997, SEC.4.
IC 12-15-39-3
Use of savings from conversion to expand waiver services
Sec. 3. Any savings that may result from a conversion under this
chapter of an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded
licensed under IC 16-28-2 or a state institution must be used to
expand waiver services under an intermediate care facility for the
mentally retarded Medicaid waiver to individuals throughout Indiana.
As added by P.L.112-1997, SEC.4.