- (a) As used in this section, "telehealth enhanced chronic care services" means the delivery of telehealth services to manage an eligible individual's chronic condition.
(b) The office of the secretary may establish a Medicaid diversion pilot program for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of home modification and telehealth enhanced chronic care services provided by:
- (1) Area 7; and
(2) Area 9;
of the area agencies on aging to eligible individuals in reducing Medicaid expenditures.
- (c) Subject to approval by the office of the secretary, the Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging, in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities, shall administer a pilot program established under this section.
(d) As part of a pilot program established under this section, Area 7 and Area 9 of the area agencies on aging shall do the following:
(1) Seek opportunities for:
- (A) partnerships with;
- (B) grant funding from; and
(C) other resources from;
organizations or entities to supplement available program funding.
- (2) Provide home modification and telehealth enhanced chronic care services to the number of eligible individuals sufficient to facilitate the pilot program, as determined by the University of Notre Dame Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities.
- (e) Not later than November 1, 2026, the University of Notre Dame Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities shall prepare and submit a report on the results of a pilot program established under this section to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 .
- (f) A pilot program established under this section is subject to available program funding.
- (g) This section does not preclude Area 7 or Area 9 of the area agencies on aging from providing other community and home care services to an eligible individual participating in the pilot program.
- (h) This section expires December 31, 2026.
As added by P.L.167-2025, SEC.6.