Section 440IAC7.5-2-1. General overview

   The following is a general overview of the requirements for residential facilities under this article:

CMHCs and MCPs ONLY			ALL AGENCIES
ISSUE	SILP	AFA	TRS	SGL	SUB-ACUTE
Covers/affects	MCP/CMHC	MCP/CMHC	All	All	All
Licensed/ certified by	Agency	Agency	Agency	DMH	DMH
Certification time	24 months	24 months	24 months	3 years	3 years
Site accredited	No	No	15/less No–16+ Yes	Yes	Yes
Beds	Maximum 6 Per residence	Maximum 6 per householder	Maximum 15 (can be waived)	10 single family 15 apartment/ congregate	Minimum 4 Maximum 15 (can be waived)
Locked egress allowed	No	No	No	No	Yes*
Floor plan	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Space per consumer	80' single 60' multiple	80' single 60' multiple/2	80' single 60' multiple	80' single 60' multiple	80' single 60' multiple
Children of resident allowed?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Plumbing	4 per toilet 6 per tub/shower	4 per toilet 6 per tub/shower	4 per toilet 6 per tub/shower	4 per toilet 6 per tub/shower	4 per toilet 6 per tub/shower
Setting–House Apartment Congregate Mobile home	Yes Yes No No unless waiver	Yes Yes No No unless waiver	Yes Yes Yes No	Yes Yes Yes No	Yes No Yes No
Fire/safety inspections by	Local	Local, 4+, SFM	15/less Local with waiver, 16+ SFM	State fire marshal	State fire marshal
PROGRAM
Minimum oversight	1 hour per week	2 hours per month	Less than 24 hours	24 hours	24 hours
Residential living allowance allowed	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Length of stay limit	No	No	No	No	Up to 1 year
Medication rules	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
TB test–resident	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Seclusion	No	No	No	No	Yes
Restraint–Chemical Physical	No No	No No	No No	No No	No Yes

*Applies only to sub-acute stabilization facilities that meet the fire prevention and building safety commission requirements for an I-3 occupancy as adopted by reference under 675 IAC 13-2.4-1(a).

Applies to both seriously mentally ill adults and persons with chronic addiction. (Division of Mental Health and Addiction; 440 IAC 7.5-2-1; filed Jun 10, 2002, 2:25 p.m.: 25 IR 3129; filed Mar 30, 2005, 3:00 p.m.: 28 IR 2359; readopted filed Nov 5, 2008, 3:50 p.m.: 20081119-IR-440080742RFA; readopted filed Jul 21, 2011, 9:39 a.m.: 20110817-IR-440110249RFA)