Authority: IC 16-35-2-7

Affected: IC 16-35-2

Sec. 1. (a) The following persons may apply for a child to receive health care services through the CSHCN program:

1. (1) A child's parent (regardless of age).
2. (2) A child's legal guardian.
3. (3) An emancipated child who is under twenty-one (21) years of age, who is married or single, and who is not dependent on the child's parents for support.
4. (4) A county department, if a child is a ward of the county.
5. (5) A licensed child placing agency, if a child has been placed in their legal guardianship.

(b) To apply for services, a parent, legal guardian, or emancipated child shall complete a written application.

(c) The Indiana department of health shall not accept or process applications for children who are living in state operated penal and correctional institutions, state mental hospitals, the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home, or other facilities where provisions for health care are made for children.

(d) The ability of a person to apply for the CSHCN program is not affected by lack of citizenship unless the child, the child's parents, or the child's legal guardian is in the United States on visas or under circumstances that limit their eligibility to receive public funds. The ability of a person to apply is not affected by the length of time of the person's residency in Indiana. A person must remain a resident in Indiana to continue receiving health care or care coordination services through the CSHCN program.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 3.2-2-1; filed Apr 12, 1993, 5:00 p.m.: 16 IR 2172; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA; errata filed Jul 28, 2021, 8:25 a.m.: 20210811-IR-410210307ACA; readopted filed Nov 14, 2025, 11:18 a.m.: 20251210-IR-410240588RFA)