First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1422
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 12-7-2-16.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2023]: Sec. 16.4. "Area agency", for purposes of IC 12-10-5.7,
has the meaning set forth in IC 12-10-5.7-1.
SECTION 2. IC 12-7-2-146, AS AMENDED BY P.L.130-2018,
SECTION 42, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 146. "Program" refers to the following:
(1) For purposes of IC 12-10-5.7, the meaning set forth in
IC 12-10-5.7-2.
(1) (2) For purposes of IC 12-10-7, the adult guardianship
services program established by IC 12-10-7-5.
(2) (3) For purposes of IC 12-10-10, the meaning set forth in
IC 12-10-10-5.
(3) (4) For purposes of IC 12-17.2-2-14.2, the meaning set forth
in IC 12-17.2-2-14.2(a).
(4) (5) For purposes of IC 12-17.6, the meaning set forth in
IC 12-17.6-1-5.
SECTION 3. IC 12-7-2-180.6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 180.6. "Specialist", for purposes
of IC 12-10-5.7, has the meaning set forth in IC 12-10-5.7-3.
SECTION 4. IC 12-9.1-5-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
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AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2023]: Sec. 4. The division may employ a dementia care
coordinator to do the following:
(1) Coordinate implementation of the dementia strategic plan.
(2) Regarding the dementia care specialist program
established under IC 12-10-5.7, do the following:
(A) Develop or identify best practice guidelines concerning
the establishment and administration of a dementia care
specialist program in accordance with IC 12-10-5.7.
(B) Establish training requirements necessary for staff
working in a dementia care specialist program.
(C) Disseminate guidelines and training requirements
described in clauses (A) and (B) to each area agency.
(D) Provide resources and technical assistance to an area
agency or dementia care specialist designated by an area
agency under IC 12-10-5.7.
(E) Not later than December 1, 2024, and each December
1 thereafter incorporate program reporting and analysis
on coordinator activities, program impacts, and health
outcomes as a subsection of the division's dementia
strategic plan annual report required under section 3 of
this chapter.
SECTION 5. IC 12-10-1-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.209-2018,
SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 6. (a) The area agencies on aging designated by
the bureau in each planning and service region shall do the following:
(1) Determine the needs and resources of the aged in the area.
(2) Coordinate, in cooperation with other agencies or
organizations in the area, region, district, or county, all programs
and activities providing health, recreational, educational, or social
services for the aged.
(3) Secure local matching money from public and private sources
to provide, improve, or expand the sources available to meet the
needs of the aged.
(4) Develop, in cooperation with the division and in accordance
with the regulations of the commissioner of the federal
Administration on Aging, an area plan for each planning and
service area to provide for the following:
(A) A comprehensive and coordinated system for the delivery
of services needed by the aged in the area.
(B) The collection and dissemination of information and
referral sources.
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(C) The effective and efficient use of all resources meeting the
needs of the aged.
(D) The inauguration of new services and periodic evaluation
of all programs and projects delivering services to the aged,
with special emphasis on the low income and minority
residents of the planning and service area.
(E) The establishment, publication, and maintenance of a toll
free telephone number to provide information, counseling, and
referral services for the aged residents of the planning and
service area.
(5) Conduct case management (as defined in IC 12-10-10-1).
(6) Perform any other functions required by regulations
established under the Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. 3001 et
seq.).
(7) Establish a dementia care specialist program as required
by IC 12-10-5.7-4.
(b) The division shall pay the costs associated with the toll free
telephone number required under subsection (a).
(c) Changes may not be made to the designated coverage area of an
area agency on aging until after the following:
(1) The office of the secretary holds a public hearing in each
county where the existing area agency on aging is operating to
discuss the proposed changes and receive public comment.
(2) One (1) year elapses from the date of the meeting held under
subdivision (1).
SECTION 6. IC 12-10-5.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2023]:
Chapter 5.7. Dementia Care Specialist Program
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "area agency" means an area
agency on aging designated by the bureau under IC 12-10-1-4.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "program" means a dementia
care specialist program established by an area agency under this
chapter.
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "specialist" means a dementia
care specialist designated by an area agency to administer a
program under section 4 of this chapter.
Sec. 4. (a) An area agency may establish a dementia care
specialist program under which an area agency may designate an
employee as a dementia care specialist for the area agency to
administer the program.
(b) A specialist may work with the state dementia coordinator
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under IC 12-9.1-5-4 to administer the program through the
following actions:
(1) Conducting education and outreach activities to increase
community awareness of dementia and resources available to
support individuals with dementia and their caregivers.
(2) Consulting with and providing training to individuals,
including area agency staff, who interact with an individual
or a caregiver caring for a person who:
(A) has dementia; or
(B) suffers from symptoms of dementia or a related
cognitive disease.
(3) Establishing relationships with health care providers,
health maintenance organizations, and other
community-based organizations to serve as a liaison to
facilitate increased contact and promote organizational care
coordination and dementia-friendly activities.
(4) Providing any other service that is determined to be
appropriate by the division or area agency that supports the
aims and goals of the dementia strategic plan under
IC 12-9.1-5 or supports a data collection and evaluation plan
to determine health outcomes tied to the dementia care
specialist programming.
Sec. 5. A specialist may follow any guidelines or training
requirements developed by the dementia care specialist
coordinator under IC 12-9.1-5-4.
Sec. 6. The division may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary
to implement this chapter.
HEA 1422 — Concur Speaker of the House of Representatives
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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