- (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the division may charge each authorized service provider that employs a direct support professional an annual fee.
(b) The division shall do the following:
- (1) Develop a fee structure that accounts for variances in an authorized service provider's direct support professional workforce.
- (2) Determine the amount of a fee described in subsection (a) using the fee structure developed by the division under subdivision (1).
- (c) The division may not charge an authorized service provider described in subsection (a) a total amount for annual fees that exceeds two thousand dollars ($2,000).
- (d) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the direct support professional training program fund established by section 8 of this chapter.
- (e) The division may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this section.
As added by P.L.174-2025, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.76.