Ind. Code ch. 21-44-6

Ind. Code ch. 21-44-6
in effect

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-1 Board established

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 1. There is established the mental health and addiction services development programs board. As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-1 Repealed

Note: This repeal of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027. As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.152-2026, SEC.305.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-1.5 "Commission"

Effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the commission for higher education of the state of Indiana established by IC 21-18-2. As added by P.L.152-2026, SEC.306.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-2 Composition of board

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 2. The board consists of the following ten (10) 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 Indiana department of health or the commissioner's designee. (5) The dean of the department of family practice of the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine or the dean's designee. (6) The administrator of a graduate program in an institution of higher education in Indiana engaged in training psychologists. (7) The administrator of a program in an institution of higher education in Indiana engaged in training advanced practice psychiatric nurses. (8) One (1) psychiatrist who practices psychiatry in Indiana. (9) The administrator of a program in an institution of higher education in Indiana engaged in training addiction counselors. (10) The director of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs or the director's designee. The governor shall appoint the members of the board described in subdivisions (6) through (9). As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.3; P.L.56-2023, SEC.203.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-2 Repealed

Note: This repeal of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027. As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.3; P.L.56-2023, SEC.203. Repealed by P.L.152-2026, SEC.307.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-3 Board meetings

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 3. The board shall meet at least quarterly each year at the call of the chairperson. As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-3 Repealed

Note: This repeal of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027. As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.152-2026, SEC.308.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-4 Board member per diem; voting

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. 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) The affirmative votes of a majority of the members appointed to the board are required for the board to take action on any measure. As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-4 Repealed

Note: This repeal of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027. As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.152-2026, SEC.309.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-5 Duties of board

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 5. The purpose of the board is to do the following: (1) To establish and oversee a loan forgiveness program designed to increase the number of professional mental health care providers, including addiction health care professionals, in areas with health professional shortages, as determined by the board, by assisting professionals in the following occupational categories to pay off loans incurred in the training needed to practice in Indiana: (A) Psychiatrists. (B) Addiction psychiatrists, including psychiatrists pursuing fellowship training and certification in addiction psychiatry. (C) Psychologists. (D) Psychiatric nurses. (E) Addiction counselors. (F) Mental health professionals. (2) To establish and oversee an integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment development program to attract and train psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, addiction counselors, or mental health professionals who will engage in the practice of integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment in: (A) state mental health institutions; (B) community mental health centers; (C) state funded addiction treatment centers; or (D) other behavioral health and addiction treatment settings determined by the board to be mental health and addiction dual diagnoses treatment settings. (3) To develop and oversee an integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment 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 residents to work in mental health and addiction dual diagnoses treatment settings, including: (A) state psychiatric hospitals; (B) community mental health centers; (C) state funded addiction treatment centers; or (D) other behavioral health and addiction treatment settings determined by the board to be mental health and addiction dual diagnoses treatment settings. (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 integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment 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. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.6; P.L.209-2015, SEC.17.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-5 Duties of commission

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027. Sec. 5. The commission shall do the following: (1) Establish and oversee a loan forgiveness program designed to increase the number of professional mental health care providers, including addiction health care professionals, in areas with health professional shortages, as determined by the commission, by assisting professionals in the following occupational categories to pay off loans incurred in the training needed to practice in Indiana: (A) Psychiatrists. (B) Addiction psychiatrists, including psychiatrists pursuing fellowship training and certification in addiction psychiatry. (C) Psychologists. (D) Psychiatric nurses. (E) Addiction counselors. (F) Mental health professionals. (2) Establish and oversee an integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment development program to attract and train psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, addiction counselors, or mental health professionals who will engage in the practice of integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment in: (A) state mental health institutions; (B) community mental health centers; (C) state funded addiction treatment centers; or (D) other behavioral health and addiction treatment settings determined by the commission to be mental health and addiction dual diagnoses treatment settings. (3) Develop and oversee an integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment 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 residents to work in mental health and addiction dual diagnoses treatment settings, including: (A) state psychiatric hospitals; (B) community mental health centers; (C) state funded addiction treatment centers; or (D) other behavioral health and addiction treatment settings determined by the commission to be mental health and addiction dual diagnoses treatment settings. (4) 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 integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment 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. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.6; P.L.209-2015, SEC.17; P.L.152-2026, SEC.310.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-6 Loan repayment guidelines

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 6. The board shall establish guidelines for the repayment of the loans incurred by a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, addiction counselor, or mental health professional, including the following: (1) A participant may not receive more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in a year. (2) Except as provided in subdivision (3), a participant may not receive grants for more than four (4) years. (3) A participant who is a psychiatrist pursuing fellowship training and certification in addiction psychiatry may not receive grants for more than five (5) years. (4) A participant must commit to a full year of service in an integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment setting as described in section 5(2) or 5(3) of this chapter for each year of loan repayment. (5) A participant must be a practitioner who: (A) is: (i) from Indiana; and (ii) accepting a new position 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. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-6 Loan repayment guidelines

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027. Sec. 6. The commission shall establish guidelines for the repayment of the loans incurred by a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, addiction counselor, or mental health professional, including the following: (1) A participant may not receive more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in a year. (2) Except as provided in subdivision (3), a participant may not receive grants for more than four (4) years. (3) A participant who is a psychiatrist pursuing fellowship training and certification in addiction psychiatry may not receive grants for more than five (5) years. (4) A participant must commit to a full year of service in an integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment setting as described in section 5(2) or 5(3) of this chapter for each year of loan repayment. (5) A participant must be a practitioner who: (A) is: (i) from Indiana; and (ii) accepting a new position 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. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.7; P.L.152-2026, SEC.311.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-7 Mental health and addiction services loan forgiveness account

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "account" refers to the mental health and addiction services loan forgiveness account established in subsection (b). (b) The mental health and addiction 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. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.8.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-7 Mental health and addiction services loan forgiveness account

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027. Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "account" refers to the mental health and addiction services loan forgiveness account established in subsection (b). (b) The mental health and addiction 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 commission. 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. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.8; P.L.152-2026, SEC.312.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-8 Integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment account

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "account" refers to the integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment development program account established in subsection (b). (b) The integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment development program account within the state general fund is established for the purpose of providing funding for the integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment development program established under this chapter. The account shall be administered by the division of mental health and addiction. Money in the account shall be used to fund residency positions, fellowship training, and certification in addiction psychiatry, 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. (g) The board shall give due consideration to annually funding two (2) psychiatrists pursuing fellowship training and certification in addiction psychiatry. A participant who is a psychiatrist pursuing fellowship training and certification in addiction psychiatry must agree to establish a new practice in Indiana for at least five (5) years upon completion of the fellowship training and certification in addiction psychiatry. As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.9.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-8 Integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment account

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027. Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "account" refers to the integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment development program account established in subsection (b). (b) The integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment development program account within the state general fund is established for the purpose of providing funding for the integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment development program established under this chapter. The account shall be administered by the division of mental health and addiction. Money in the account shall be used to fund residency positions, fellowship training, and certification in addiction psychiatry, 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. (g) The division of mental health and addiction established by IC 12-21-1-1, in consultation with the commission, shall give due consideration to annually funding two (2) psychiatrists pursuing fellowship training and certification in addiction psychiatry. A participant who is a psychiatrist pursuing fellowship training and certification in addiction psychiatry must agree to establish a new practice in Indiana for at least five (5) years upon completion of the fellowship training and certification in addiction psychiatry. As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.9; P.L.152-2026, SEC.313.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-9 Administrative support

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 9. The division of mental health and addiction shall provide administrative support for the board. As added by P.L.142-2014, SEC.10.

Ind. Code § 21-44-6-9 Repealed

Note: This repeal of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027. As added by P.L.142-2014, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.152-2026, SEC.314.
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