Authority: IC 12-21-2-3; IC 12-21-2-8; IC 12-21-5-1.5

Affected: IC 12-21-2-8

Sec. 5. (a) To change from temporary certification to a regular certification, the entity must do the following:

1. (1) Submit a full application for regular certification to the division at the time scheduled for the division to accept applications.

2. (2) Submit proof of the status of the accreditation, including the following:

   1. (A) Submit the site survey recommendations and responses.
   2. (B) Submit all accreditation determination reports and recommendations in full.
3. (3) Submit to the division recommendations from the accrediting body and the applicant responses to those recommendations.
4. (4) Take any action deemed by the division to be necessary in response to the site survey issued by the accrediting agency prior to the expiration of a temporary certification.

(b) The division shall consider whether the entity has met the requirements of the managed care provider contract.

(c) The division shall determine whether the provider has met the requirements for the regular certification as a managed care provider as set forth in this rule.

(d) If the division determines that the provider has met the requirements for regular certification, the division shall find that the entity is eligible to contract with the division as a regular managed care provider.

(e) If regular certification is denied, the entity may not reapply to be a certified managed care provider until the next scheduled application period.

(Division of Mental Health and Addiction; 440 IAC 4.3-2-5; filed Oct 11, 1996, 2:00 p.m.: 20 IR 756; filed Mar 13, 2000, 7:44 a.m.: 23 IR 1989; readopted filed May 10, 2001, 2:30 p.m.: 24 IR 3235; 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)