Bill Text: IN SB0364 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Case management services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-09 - First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services [SB0364 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2012-SB0364-Introduced.html


Introduced Version






SENATE BILL No. 364

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 12-9-5-3.5.

Synopsis: Case management services. Provides that the division of disability and rehabilitative services (division) must ensure that case management services provided by the division: (1) are provided by entities that are independent of the provider of services and the division; and (2) are provided so that the consumers of the services have a variety of choices of service providers. Provides that contracts for case management services cannot be made for more than one year with a maximum of one renewal. Requires the division to report to the commission on developmental disabilities annually on the provision of case management services.

Effective: July 1, 2012.





Breaux




    January 9, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services.







Introduced

Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)


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SENATE BILL No. 364



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 12-9-5-3.5; (12)IN0364.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 12-9-5-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 3.5. (a) As used in this section, "case management" means the provision of assistance and support to an individual to develop community connections. Case management fosters the use of natural supports for an individual receiving services. For adults, case management assists the individual in finding a career path that leads to employment. The case manager is responsible for the appropriate use of resources in assisting an individual with obtaining and maintaining Medicaid and other appropriate resources.
    (b) Case management services, provided either directly or pursuant to a contract with the division
, must be provided by an individual who is independent of:
        (1) the division; and
        (2) any entity providing non case management services to the individual.

     (c) If the division contracts for the provision of case management services, the division must enter into a contract with more than one (1) provider so that an individual receiving case management services has a choice of providers, regardless of where the individual is located within the state, and to ensure that services are provided in an independent manner.
     (d) If, after July 1, 2012, the division contracts for the provision of case management services, any contract entered into may not be for a term that exceeds one (1) year, with a maximum of one (1) renewal for a one (1) year term, without re-bidding the contract or contracts.
     (e) Each year the division must report to the commission on developmental disabilities created by IC 2-5-27.2-1 on the provision of case management services to individuals receiving services from the division. The report must include information on:
        (1) the number of contracts entered into for the provision of case management services;

         (2) the number of clients served; and
        (3) feedback on the clients' satisfaction with the availability and appropriateness of case management services received.

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