2016 Indiana Code
TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION
ARTICLE 44. MEDICAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
CHAPTER 6. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
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IC 21-44-6
Chapter 6. Mental Health Services Development Programs
IC 21-44-6-1
Board established
Sec. 1. There is established the mental health and addiction
services development programs board.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014,
SEC.2.
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Composition of board
Sec. 2. The board consists of the following ten (10) members:
(1) The dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine or
the dean's designee. The dean of the Indiana University School
of Medicine or the dean's designee shall serve as the
chairperson of the board.
(2) The chairperson of the department of psychiatry of the
Indiana University School of Medicine or the chairperson's
designee.
(3) The director of the division of mental health and addiction
created by IC 12-21-1-1 or the director's designee.
(4) The commissioner of the state department of health or the
commissioner's designee.
(5) The dean of the department of family practice of the Marian
University College of Osteopathic Medicine or the dean's
designee.
(6) The administrator of a graduate program in an institution of
higher education in Indiana engaged in training psychologists.
(7) The administrator of a program in an institution of higher
education in Indiana engaged in training advanced practice
psychiatric nurses.
(8) One (1) psychiatrist who practices psychiatry in Indiana.
(9) The administrator of a program in an institution of higher
education in Indiana engaged in training addiction counselors.
(10) The director of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs
or the director's designee.
The governor shall appoint the members of the board described in
subdivisions (6) through (9).
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014,
SEC.3.
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Board meetings
Sec. 3. The board shall meet at least quarterly each year at the call
of the chairperson.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014,
SEC.4.
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Board member per diem; voting
Sec. 4. (a) Each board member who is not a state employee is not
entitled to a salary per diem. The member is, however, entitled to
reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4
and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's
duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by
the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget
agency.
(b) Each member of the board who is a state employee is entitled
to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under
IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with
the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures
established by the Indiana department of administration and
approved by the budget agency.
(c) The affirmative votes of a majority of the members appointed
to the board are required for the board to take action on any measure.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014,
SEC.5.
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Duties of board
Sec. 5. The purpose of the board is to do the following:
(1) To establish and oversee a loan forgiveness program
designed to increase the number of professional mental health
care providers, including addiction health care professionals, in
areas with health professional shortages, as determined by the
board, by assisting professionals in the following occupational
categories to pay off loans incurred in the training needed to
practice in Indiana:
(A) Psychiatrists.
(B) Addiction psychiatrists, including psychiatrists pursuing
fellowship training and certification in addiction psychiatry.
(C) Psychologists.
(D) Psychiatric nurses.
(E) Addiction counselors.
(F) Mental health professionals.
(2) To establish and oversee an integrated behavioral health and
addiction treatment development program to attract and train
psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, addiction
counselors, or mental health professionals who will engage in
the practice of integrated behavioral health and addiction
treatment in:
(A) state mental health institutions;
(B) community mental health centers;
(C) state funded addiction treatment centers; or
(D) other behavioral health and addiction treatment settings
determined by the board to be mental health and addiction
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dual diagnoses treatment settings.
(3) To develop and oversee an integrated behavioral health and
addiction treatment training track program through the Indiana
University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
residency training program. The training track program must
provide an opportunity for residents to work in mental health
and addiction dual diagnoses treatment settings, including:
(A) state psychiatric hospitals;
(B) community mental health centers;
(C) state funded addiction treatment centers; or
(D) other behavioral health and addiction treatment settings
determined by the board to be mental health and addiction
dual diagnoses treatment settings.
(4) To develop standards for participation in the training track
program that include:
(A) guidelines for the amounts of grants and other assistance
a participant receives;
(B) guidelines for the type of training in integrated
behavioral health and addiction treatment the participant
receives;
(C) guidelines for agreements with mental health hospitals,
community mental health centers, and other entities
participating in the training track program; and
(D) other guidelines and standards necessary for governing
the training track program.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014,
SEC.6; P.L.209-2015, SEC.17.
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Loan repayment guidelines
Sec. 6. The board shall establish guidelines for the repayment of
the loans incurred by a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse,
addiction counselor, or mental health professional, including the
following:
(1) A participant may not receive more than twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000) in a year.
(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3), a participant may not
receive grants for more than four (4) years.
(3) A participant who is a psychiatrist pursuing fellowship
training and certification in addiction psychiatry may not
receive grants for more than five (5) years.
(4) A participant must commit to a full year of service in an
integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment setting as
described in section 5(2) or 5(3) of this chapter for each year of
loan repayment.
(5) A participant must be a practitioner who:
(A) is:
(i) from Indiana; and
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(ii) accepting a new position in Indiana; or
(B) is:
(i) from outside Indiana;
(ii) not currently practicing in Indiana and has not
practiced in Indiana for three (3) years before applying for
the program; and
(iii) establishing a new practice in Indiana.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014,
SEC.7.
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Mental health and addiction services loan forgiveness account
Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "account" refers to the mental
health and addiction services loan forgiveness account established in
subsection (b).
(b) The mental health and addiction services loan forgiveness
account within the state general fund is established for the purpose
of providing grants for loan repayment under this chapter. The
account shall be administered by the board. Money in the account
shall be used to fund loan forgiveness grants under this chapter.
(c) The account consists of:
(1) appropriations made by the general assembly;
(2) grants; and
(3) gifts and bequests.
(d) The expenses of administering the account shall be paid from
money in the account.
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the account not
currently needed to meet the obligations of the account in the same
manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues
from these investments shall be deposited in the account.
(f) Money in the account at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014,
SEC.8.
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Integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment account
Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "account" refers to the
integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment development
program account established in subsection (b).
(b) The integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment
development program account within the state general fund is
established for the purpose of providing funding for the integrated
behavioral health and addiction treatment development program
established under this chapter. The account shall be administered by
the division of mental health and addiction. Money in the account
shall be used to fund residency positions, fellowship training, and
certification in addiction psychiatry, including:
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(1) educational expenses;
(2) grants and scholarships;
(3) salaries; and
(4) benefits.
(c) The account consists of:
(1) appropriations made by the general assembly;
(2) grants; and
(3) gifts and bequests.
(d) The expenses of administering the account shall be paid from
money in the account.
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the account not
currently needed to meet the obligations of the account in the same
manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues
from these investments shall be deposited in the account.
(f) Money in the account at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund.
(g) The board shall give due consideration to annually funding
two (2) psychiatrists pursuing fellowship training and certification in
addiction psychiatry. A participant who is a psychiatrist pursuing
fellowship training and certification in addiction psychiatry must
agree to establish a new practice in Indiana for at least five (5) years
upon completion of the fellowship training and certification in
addiction psychiatry.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014,
SEC.9.
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Administrative support
Sec. 9. The division of mental health and addiction shall provide
administrative support for the board.
As added by P.L.142-2014, SEC.10.
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