Section 440IAC7.5-2-3. Administration

   (a) Residential living facilities under this article must be administered by an agency certified by the division as a community mental health center, a managed care provider, a residential care provider, or an addiction services provider with a regular certification.

  (b) The agency shall have a written facility description that must be available to staff, residents, and members of the public. The description must include the following:

(1) Services offered by the facility.

(2) The resident populations to be served.

(3) Admissions, transfer, and discharge criteria.

(4) Facility goals, including staffing positions to accomplish these goals, and community resources that will be utilized to meet the residents' needs.

(5) Facility philosophy and treatment orientation.

  (c) The agency is responsible for maintaining the administrative and supervisory structure required to provide and oversee residential living facilities.

  (d) When an agency subcontracts with another entity to operate a facility, the subcontractor must meet the requirements of this article.

  (e) A managed care provider or community mental health center must notify the division prior to the implementation of the contract when it subcontracts with another entity.

  (f) Resident records are confidential under IC 16-39 and 42 CFR 2 and are the property of the agency or entity responsible for a resident's care.

  (g) The division has the right to conduct an on-site inspection of any of the residential facilities described in this article. (Division of Mental Health and Addiction; 440 IAC 7.5-2-3; filed Jun 10, 2002, 2:25 p.m.: 25 IR 3131; readopted filed Nov 5, 2008, 3:50 p.m.: 20081119-IR-440080742RFA; readopted filed Jul 21, 2011, 9:39 a.m.: 20110817-IR-440110249RFA)