Authority: IC 12-21-2-3

Affected: IC 12-24-12

Sec. 1. (a) This rule applies to the following:

1. (1) All managed care providers or community mental health centers that provide semi-independent living facilities.
2. (2) Consumers in these facilities who have a psychiatric disorder or an addiction, or both.
3. (3) Residents of these facilities.

(b) A semi-independent living facility shall meet all of the following requirements:

1. (1) Each facility has six (6) or fewer consumers.
2. (2) The persons served require less than twenty-four (24) hour supervision.

3. (3) The persons' individual treatment plans are overseen by:

   1. (A) a community mental health center; or
   2. (B) a managed care provider.

4. (4) At least one (1) of the following applies:

   1. (A) A resident living allowance is provided to at least one (1) of the residents.
   2. (B) The facility is owned, operated, leased, or managed by the agency or its subcontractor.
5. (5) There is no maximum length of time an individual can remain in a semi-independent living program. The appropriate length of stay shall be determined with each individual consumer, based on the individual treatment plan.

(Division of Mental Health and Addiction; 440 IAC 7.5-6-1; filed Jun 10, 2002, 2:25 p.m.: 25 IR 3141; 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)