Section 470IAC13-1-11. Limitation on services

   The following services limitations shall apply to the purchase of services.

(1) Except when temporary emergency shelter is provided as a protective service, room and board services shall be available only if room and board is a minor but essential adjunct to the service of which it is a part and is necessary to achieve the objective of that service.

(2) Except in family planning services, rehabilitation services or initial detoxification of a substance dependent individual, medical care shall be available only if medical care is a minor but essential adjunct to the service of which it is a part and is necessary to achieve the objective of that service.

(3) Child day care services shall be purchased under contract only if the provider is licensed by the state department of public welfare to provide child day care services.

(4) Educational services shall not be provided if such service is made available in local public school systems.

(5) Except services to substance dependent individuals or rehabilitation services, social services shall not be provided in and by employees of any hospital, skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or prison, to any individual living in such an institution. Institutional employees includes staff, contractors, or other individuals whose activities are under the professional direction or direct supervision of the institution.

(6) Emergency shelter services shall be available as a protective service to children and adults who are in danger of abuse, neglect or exploitation for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days per episode for adults or thirty (30) days in a six (6) month period for children.

(Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 13-1-11; filed Dec 5, 1983, 3:01 pm: 7 IR 350; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Interdepartmental Board for the Coordination of Human Service Programs (490 IAC 2-1-11) to the Division of Family and Children (470 IAC 13-1-11) by P.L.9-1991, SECTION 132, effective July 1, 1992.