Authority: IC 31-25-2-18; IC 31-25-2-21

Affected: IC 12-15; IC 12-17.6; IC 31-25-2-21

Sec. 8. "Transitional services plan" means a comprehensive written plan that is personalized for the eligible youth and that includes information and specific options relating to each of the following subjects:

1. (1) Education and training.
2. (2) Employment services and work force supports.
3. (3) Housing, which may include a transitional living placement when appropriate.
4. (4) Health care, including prevention and treatment services and referral information.

5. (5) Procedures available under Indiana law for, and the importance of, stating in advance an individual's desires concerning the following:

   1. (A) Health care treatment decisions if the individual is unable to participate in those decisions when required.
   2. (B) Designation of another person to make health care treatment decisions for an individual who is unable to make those decisions when required.
6. (6) The manner in which a health care treatment decision can be made for an incapacitated individual who has not made an advance designation of another person through a procedure authorized by law, and the procedure for disqualifying specified individuals from participating in the decision.
7. (7) Health insurance availability and options, including, but not limited to, eligibility for Medicaid under IC 12-15, the children's health insurance program under IC 12-17.6, or any other state-assisted health insurance for which the youth could be eligible.
8. (8) Local opportunities for mentors and continuing support services, including development of lifelong adult relationships and informal continuing supports.
9. (9) Identification and development of daily living and problem-solving skills.
10. (10) Any additional successful adulthood services that are approved by the department and are appropriately tailored to the needs of the eligible youth.
11. (11) Availability of local, state, and federal resources, including financial assistance, relating to any of the plan subjects described in this section.

(Department of Child Services; 465 IAC 2-14-8; filed Dec 10, 2010, 10:21 a.m.: 20110105-IR-465090167FRA; filed Oct 12, 2016, 2:03 p.m.: 20161109-IR-465160055FRA; readopted filed May 6, 2022, 1:07 p.m.: 20220601-IR-465220094RFA)