Ind. Admin. Code tit. 440, r. 4.1-3-7 – County request that it be assigned to a new community mental health center

Sec. 7. (a) A county may request that their county or a portion of their county containing at least seventy-five thousand (75,000) people be assigned to the new community mental health center (CMHC).

(b) Changes in the exclusive geographic primary service areas for purposes of this section shall take effect on the next July 1.

(c) The director shall notify all regularly certified CMHCs when a request to change an exclusive geographic primary service area is received.

(d) An existing CMHC may concur with the change in writing.

(e) If the CMHCs affected by the request do not concur fully with the requested change, the director shall appoint a hearing officer under IC 4-21.5-3 to consider the evidence and issue an order regarding the requested change of an exclusive geographic primary service area.

(f) The hearing officer shall issue an order based on the following information regarding the CMHCs serving the contested area:

(1) An unduplicated count of consumers served in the contested area, as reported to the division of mental health and addiction on the consumer service data system during the current and the average of two (2) previous fiscal years.
(2) The availability of accessible services and the past delivery of those services to residents of the contested area.
(3) The completeness of the continuum of care, defined at IC 12-7-2.1-83, available in the contested area.
(4) The geographic accessibility of services.
(5) Information from and preferences of local community advocates and officials.
(6) The accreditation status of the centers.

(g) The hearing officer shall consider all of the above in the order regarding the county or portion of a county awarded to each center.

(Division of Mental Health and Addiction; 440 IAC 4.1-3-7; filed Apr 3, 2003, 11:10 a.m.: 26 IR 2621, eff Jul 1, 2003; readopted filed Apr 7, 2008, 3:40 p.m.: 20080507-IR-440070745RFA; readopted filed Aug 11, 2014, 11:21 a.m.: 20140910-IR-440140240RFA; readopted filed Nov 9, 2020, 3:09 p.m.: 20201209-IR-440200502RFA)