CHAPTER 6. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
IC 21-44-6
Chapter 6. Mental Health Services Development Programs
IC 21-44-6-1
Mental health services development program board
Sec. 1. There is established the mental health services
development programs board.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9.
IC 21-44-6-2
Make up of board
Sec. 2. The board consists of the following members:
(1) The dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine or
the dean's designee. The dean of the Indiana University School
of Medicine or the dean's designee shall serve as the
chairperson of the board.
(2) The chairperson of the department of psychiatry of the
Indiana University School of Medicine or the chairperson's
designee.
(3) The director of the division of mental health and addiction
created by IC 12-21-1-1 or the director's designee.
(4) The commissioner of the state department of health or the
commissioner's designee.
(5) The administrator of a graduate program in an institution of
higher education in Indiana engaged in training psychologists.
(6) The administrator of a program in an institution of higher
education in Indiana engaged in training advanced practice
psychiatric nurses.
(7) One (1) psychiatrist who practices psychiatry in Indiana.
The governor shall appoint the members of the board described in
subdivisions (5) through (7).
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9.
IC 21-44-6-3
Board meetings
Sec. 3. The board shall meet initially at the call of the governor.
After the initial meeting, the board shall meet at least twice each year
at the call of the chairperson.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9.
IC 21-44-6-4
Board member per diem
Sec. 4. (a) Each board member who is not a state employee is not
entitled to a salary per diem. The member is, however, entitled to
reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4
and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's
duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by
the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget
agency.
(b) Each member of the board who is a state employee is entitled
to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under
IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with
the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures
established by the Indiana department of administration and
approved by the budget agency.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the affirmative votes of
a majority of the members appointed to the board are required for the
board to take action on any measure.
(d) The affirmative votes of a majority of the members appointed
to the board, including the unanimous votes of the members under
section 2(1), 2(2), and 2(7) of this chapter who are present, are
required for the board to take any action concerning the public sector
psychiatry development program or the training track program.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9.
IC 21-44-6-5
Duties of board
Sec. 5. The purpose of the board is to do the following:
(1) To establish and oversee a loan forgiveness program
designed to attract:
(A) psychiatrists;
(B) psychologists; and
(C) psychiatric nurses;
to provide services to individuals with mental illness in public
psychiatry settings in Indiana by assisting the individuals listed
in this section to pay off loans incurred in the training needed
to practice psychiatry and psychology and as a psychiatric nurse
in Indiana.
(2) To establish and oversee a public sector psychiatry
development program to attract and train psychiatrists who will
engage in the practice of psychiatry in:
(A) state mental health institutions;
(B) community mental health centers; and
(C) other settings determined by the board to be public
sector settings.
(3) To develop and oversee a public sector psychiatry residency
training track program through the Indiana University School of
Medicine, Department of Psychiatry residency training
program. The training track program must provide an
opportunity for psychiatry residents to work in public sector
psychiatry settings, including:
(A) state psychiatric hospitals;
(B) community mental health centers; and
(C) other settings determined to be public sector settings by
the board.
(4) To develop standards for participation in the training track
program that include:
(A) guidelines for the amounts of grants and other assistance
a participant receives;
(B) guidelines for the type of training in public sector
psychiatry the participant receives;
(C) guidelines for agreements with mental health hospitals,
community mental health centers, and other entities
participating in the training track program; and
(D) other guidelines and standards necessary for governing
the training track program.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9.
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Loan repayment guidelines
Sec. 6. The board shall establish guidelines for the repayment of
the loans incurred by a psychiatrist, psychologist, or psychiatric
nurse, including the following:
(1) A participant may not receive more than twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000) in a year.
(2) A participant may not receive grants for more than four (4)
years.
(3) A participant must commit to a full year of service in a
public psychiatry setting for each year of loan repayment.
(4) A participant must be a practitioner who:
(A) is:
(i) from Indiana; and
(ii) establishing a new practice in Indiana; or
(B) is:
(i) from outside Indiana;
(ii) not currently practicing in Indiana and has not
practiced in Indiana for three (3) years before applying for
the program; and
(iii) establishing a new practice in Indiana.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9.
IC 21-44-6-7
Mental health services loan forgiveness account
Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "account" refers to the mental
health services loan forgiveness account established in subsection
(b).
(b) The mental health services loan forgiveness account within the
state general fund is established for the purpose of providing grants
for loan repayment under this chapter. The account shall be
administered by the board. Money in the account shall be used to
fund loan forgiveness grants under this chapter.
(c) The account consists of:
(1) appropriations made by the general assembly;
(2) grants; and
(3) gifts and bequests.
(d) The expenses of administering the account shall be paid from
money in the account.
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the account not
currently needed to meet the obligations of the account in the same
manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues
from these investments shall be deposited in the account.
(f) Money in the account at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9.
IC 21-44-6-8
Public sector psychiatry development program account
Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "account" refers to the public
sector psychiatry development program account established in
subsection (b).
(b) The public sector psychiatry development program account
within the state general fund is established for the purpose of
providing funding for the public sector psychiatry development
program established under this chapter. The account shall be
administered by the board. Money in the account shall be used to
fund psychiatric residency positions, including:
(1) educational expenses;
(2) grants and scholarships;
(3) salaries; and
(4) benefits.
(c) The account consists of:
(1) appropriations made by the general assembly;
(2) grants; and
(3) gifts and bequests.
(d) The expenses of administering the account shall be paid from
money in the account.
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the account not
currently needed to meet the obligations of the account in the same
manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues
from these investments shall be deposited in the account.
(f) Money in the account at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9.