Section 440IAC7.5-7-2. Administration

   (a) The alternative family for adults program shall be administered by a managed care provider or a community mental health center.

  (b) The agency shall provide the following supervision:

(1) Staff of the agency shall visit each household at least monthly when residents are present to assure that the living environment is healthy, safe, and supportive.

(2) The required minimum hours of supervision with each alternative family for adults resident and householder shall be two (2) hours monthly, but the actual number of hours of supervisory time shall be determined by the agency, based on the needs of the residents and alternative family householder.

(3) Supervision shall include direct contact with the householder when the residents are not present as well as individual contacts with each resident when the householder is not present.

(4) Supervision shall include other personal contacts and activities with the householder and residents to maintain the adults in the residence and to assure residents' satisfaction with the program.

  (c) The agency shall provide directly or by arrangement with others, a minimum of twelve (12) hours in-service training annually for householders as well as ten (10) hours preservice and on-the-job training for new householders.

  (d) The agency shall establish a minimum payment to the householder for each resident.

  (e) The agency may choose to exceed that minimum as a difficulty of care payment or as additional payment for meritorious performance. (Division of Mental Health and Addiction; 440 IAC 7.5-7-2; filed Jun 10, 2002, 2:25 p.m.: 25 IR 3142; readopted filed Nov 5, 2008, 3:50 p.m.: 20081119-IR-440080742RFA; readopted filed Jul 21, 2011, 9:39 a.m.: 20110817-IR-440110249RFA)