Authority: IC 12-21-2-3

Affected: IC 12-24-12; IC 12-25; IC 12-28; IC 12-30-3; IC 16-28

Sec. 7. (a) A sub-acute stabilization facility is a facility in which an agency provides twenty-four (24) hour supervised treatment for psychiatric disorders or addictions, or both, that is less restrictive than an inpatient facility and more restrictive than a supervised group living facility.

(b) A sub-acute stabilization facility serves at least four (4) and not more than fifteen (15) individuals.

(c) The director of the division may waive the resident limitations for a sub-acute stabilization facility certified before January 1, 2003.

(d) A sub-acute stabilization facility may function as one (1) or both of the following:

1. (1) A crisis care or respite care facility:

   1. (A) that serves people in need of short term respite care or short term crisis care; and
   2. (B) the length of stay shall not exceed forty-five (45) days.

2. (2) Rehabilitative facility:

   1. (A) that serves people who have a need for treatment of psychiatric disorders or addictions; and
   2. (B) the length of stay in a rehabilitative facility shall not exceed one (1) year. The division director may waive the one (1) year limitation when evidence is presented that a less restrictive setting is inappropriate.

(e) A sub-acute facility may be:

1. (1) a house;
2. (2) a congregate residence; or
3. (3) an I-3 occupancy as adopted by reference under 675 IAC 13-2.4-1(a).

(Division of Mental Health and Addiction; 440 IAC 7.5-4-7; filed Jun 10, 2002, 2:25 p.m.: 25 IR 3140; filed Mar 30, 2005, 3:00 p.m.: 28 IR 2364; readopted filed Nov 5, 2008, 3:50 p.m.: 20081119-IR-440080742RFA; readopted filed Jul 21, 2011, 9:39 a.m.: 20110817-IR-440110249RFA; readopted filed Jun 19, 2017, 10:11 a.m.: 20170719-IR-440170221RFA; readopted filed May 10, 2023, 2:25 p.m.: 20230607-IR-440230142RFA)