Authority: IC 12-23-1-6; IC 12-23-18

Affected: IC 12-23-18-5.6

Sec. 33. (a) The division shall establish and maintain an electronic central registry to collect the following:

1. (1) Information concerning each patient served by Indiana OTPs.
2. (2) Information specific to each OTP.

(b) An OTP shall do the following:

1. (1) Provide information required by the division concerning patients receiving treatment.
2. (2) Report patient specific information to the central registry in a form such that an individual patient may not be personally identified.

3. (3) Enter de-identified patient specific information into the central registry maintained by the division at the following times:

   1. (A) Immediately upon admission of a patient.

   2. (B) Within twenty-four (24) hours of:

      1. (i) a patient's discharge; or
      2. (ii) the transfer of a patient to another OTP.
   3. (C) Not less frequently than annually for patients remaining in treatment.
   4. (D) At other intervals required by the division.

4. (4) Enter information into the central registry regarding an evaluation of each patient's progress in treatment via recovery indicators at the following times:

   1. (A) By December 31 of each year.
   2. (B) Within thirty (30) days of a patient's discharge.
5. (5) Enter additional specific information into the central registry as required by the division.

(c) The information in the central registry is confidential.

(Division of Mental Health and Addiction; 440 IAC 10-4-33; filed Dec 30, 2009, 2:00 p.m.: 20100127-IR-440080412FRA; readopted filed May 10, 2016, 11:24 a.m.: 20160608-IR-440160134RFA; readopted filed Nov 9, 2022, 4:31 p.m.: 20221207-IR-440220292RFA)