Section 455IAC1-6-3. Selection of providers

   (a) The division shall contract in writing with the designated adult guardianship services provider.

  (b) In order to be designated as an adult guardianship services provider, an interested agency shall submit a proposal and an adult guardianship services plan to the division. The plan shall contain the following:

(1) The population or geographic area to be served.

(2) Qualifications and policies for the selection of employees.

(3) The referral and intake process.

(4) The assessment and reassessment process.

(5) Functions that volunteers may perform in the program.

(6) Policies and procedures for recruiting, training, and assigning volunteers.

(7) Policies and procedures for case file documentation and record keeping.

(8) A description of the manner in which ongoing cases will be evaluated and monitored.

(9) The criteria by which program activities will be evaluated.

(10) Policies and procedures for prioritization of eligible individuals on waiting lists for adult guardianship services.

(11) A description of the development of the budget, including a breakdown of proposed spending on adult guardianship services, assessments, service plan development, reassessments, provider administration, and any other appropriate costs.

(12) Procedures to avoid a conflict of interest for the provider in providing adult guardianship services to each recipient.

  (c) The provider shall perform local administrative functions, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) Budgeting.

(2) Oversight.

(3) Monitoring.

(4) Quality assurance.

(5) Submission of fiscal claims to the division.

(6) Case intake, assessment, and plan development.

  (d) The provider shall have an employee devoted at least halftime to the adult guardianship services program as coordinator. The adult guardianship services coordinator shall be free from conflict of interest and shall have the following minimum qualifications:

(1) A bachelor's degree from a four (4) year accredited college or university. Two (2) years of experience serving as guardian to an individual over eighteen (18) years of age under IC 29-3 may substitute for one (1) year of college or university training.

(2) Two (2) years of experience in social services.

(3) One (1) year of management experience.

  (e) The board of directors of the provider shall recruit and appoint from the community an adult guardianship services committee of at least five (5) persons to provide advice to the employees and to the board of directors on action pertaining to adult guardianship services and program activities.

  (f) The adult guardianship services committee must include, but is not limited to, at least one (1) representative from each of the following categories:

(1) An attorney or financial professional knowledgeable about guardianship issues.

(2) A psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, or psychiatric social worker.

(3) A developmental disabilities specialist.

(4) A person sixty (60) years of age or older, or a representative of older adults knowledgeable about guardianships.

(5) One (1) member of the board of directors. Except for one (1) member from the board of directors, an individual appointed to the adult guardianship services committee shall not be a member of the board of directors or employee of the provider.

(Division of Aging; 455 IAC 1-6-3; filed Jul 25, 1995, 12:00 p.m.: 18 IR 3395; readopted filed Oct 1, 2001, 3:38 p.m.: 25 IR 528; readopted filed Nov 30, 2007, 4:47 p.m.: 20071226-IR-460070733RFA; readopted filed Nov 15, 2013, 3:22 p.m.: 20131211-IR-455130453RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (460 IAC 1-5-3) to the Division of Aging (455 IAC 1-6-3) by P.L.153-2011, SECTION 21, effective July 1, 2011.