Authority: IC 12-9.1-2-3; IC 12-10-7-7

Affected: IC 12-9-1-1; IC 12-10; IC 16-36-1; IC 29-3-8; IC 30-5

Sec. 2. The following definitions apply throughout this rule:

1. (1) "Adult guardianship services" includes full guardianship and least restrictive services.
2. (2) "BAIHS" or "bureau" refers to the bureau of aging and in-home services established under IC 12-10-1-1, which monitors and coordinates the adult guardianship services program.
3. (3) "Division" or "DDARS" refers to the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services as established under IC 12-9-1-1.
4. (4) "Dual signature checking account" means an account that allows a recipient to write checks on his or her own but requires another person's signature before the checks are valid.
5. (5) "Guardian" means an individual or organization named by order of a court to exercise any or all powers specified in IC 29-3-8.
6. (6) "Incapacitated individual" means an individual as defined in IC 12-10-7-1.
7. (7) "Indigent adult" means an individual as defined in IC 12-10-7-2.
8. (8) "Least restrictive" means a course of action that allows the individual to live, learn, and work in a setting that places as few limits on the individual's rights and personal freedoms as appropriate to meet the needs of the individual.
9. (9) "Least restrictive services" refers to those services specified in IC 12-10-7-8.
10. (10) "Protected person" means an individual for whom a guardian has been appointed.
11. (11) "Provider" means an entity designated by the division under section 3 of this rule.
12. (12) "Recipient" means an individual receiving guardianship or least restrictive services.
13. (13) "Region" means a population or geographic area identified in a provider's adult guardianship services plan and approved by the division.
14. (14) "Representative" means any person who is legally authorized to make decisions on behalf of another under IC 16-36-1, or a power of attorney under IC 30-5.
15. (15) "Representative payee" means an individual or organization as defined in IC 12-10-14-2.

(Division of Aging; 455 IAC 1-6-2; filed Jul 25, 1995, 12:00 p.m.: 18 IR 3394; readopted filed Oct 1, 2001, 3:38 p.m.: 25 IR 528; readopted filed Nov 30, 2007, 4:47 p.m.: 20071226-IR-460070733RFA; readopted filed Nov 15, 2013, 3:22 p.m.: 20131211-IR-455130453RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 11:55 a.m.: 20191211-IR-455190488RFA; readopted filed Oct 8, 2025, 3:16 p.m.: 20251105-IR-455240503RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (460 IAC 1-5-2) to the Division of Aging (455 IAC 1-6-2) by P.L.153-2011, SECTION 21, effective July 1, 2011.