Authority: IC 12-21-2-3; IC 12-25-1-2; IC 12-25-1-4

Affected: IC 12-25; IC 12-27

Sec. 4. To maintain licensure, a private mental health institution shall do the following:

1. (1) Maintain accreditation from an accrediting agency approved by the division. The division shall annually provide all private mental health institutions with a list of accrediting agencies approved by the division.

2. (2) Maintain compliance with required:

   1. (A) health;
   2. (B) building;
   3. (C) fire; and
   4. (D) safety;
3. codes as prescribed by federal, state, and local law.
4. (3) Have written policies and enforce these policies to support and protect the fundamental human, civil, constitutional, and statutory rights of each consumer.
5. (4) Give a written statement of rights under IC 12-27 to each consumer. The statement shall include the toll free consumer service line number and the telephone number for Indiana protection and advocacy services.
6. (5) Post the written statement of rights in a conspicuous place in an area of the facility open and accessible to consumers and to the public.
7. (6) Document in the consumer's record that staff provided both a written and an oral explanation of these rights to each consumer.
8. (7) Respond to complaints from the consumer service line in a timely manner.

(Division of Mental Health and Addiction; 440 IAC 1.5-2-4; filed Oct 11, 2002, 11:26 a.m.: 26 IR 736; filed Aug 11, 2008, 3:40 p.m.: 20080910-IR-440070875FRA; readopted filed Nov 5, 2008, 3:50 p.m.: 20081119-IR-440080742RFA; readopted filed Aug 11, 2014, 11:21 a.m.: 20140910-IR-440140240RFA; readopted filed Nov 9, 2020, 3:09 p.m.: 20201209-IR- 440200502RFA)