Citations Affected: IC 12-24-1-3.5.
Synopsis: Council on Evansville state hospitals. Establishes the
council for Evansville state hospitals. (The introduced version of this
bill was prepared by the commission on mental health.)
Effective: July 1, 2011.
January 5, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
Services.
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
human services.
members appointed under this subdivision:
(A) may not be members of the same political party; and
(B) must represent Evansville or a surrounding area.
(5) Two (2) mental health providers that provide mental
health services in the Evansville area.
(6) One (1) member who:
(A) resides in the Evansville area; and
(B) provides services in the community, including:
(i) law enforcement services; or
(ii) children's services.
(7) The superintendent of the Evansville State Psychiatric
Treatment Center for Children, or the superintendent's
designee.
(8) The superintendent of the Evansville State Hospital, or the
superintendent's designee.
(9) One (1) representative of a statewide mental health
association.
(10) One (1) parent of a child who has received services at the
Evansville State Psychiatric Treatment Center for Children
and who is not associated with the Evansville State
Psychiatric Treatment Center for Children or the Evansville
State Hospital except as a consumer.
(c) The president pro tempore of the senate shall appoint the
members under subsection (b)(1) and (b)(9) and one (1) member
under subsection (b)(5). The speaker of the house of
representatives shall appoint the members under subsection (b)(6)
and (b)(10) and one (1) member under subsection (b)(5).
(d) The council has the following duties:
(1) Review the following:
(A) The mental health and addiction services available to
children in the Evansville area.
(B) The quality of the care provided to patients in a facility
described in section 3(a)(1) and 3(a)(2) of this chapter.
(C) The utilization of the facilities and the cause for any
underutilization.
(2) Determine the viability and need for the facilities
described in section 3(a)(1) and 3(a)(2) of this chapter.
(3) Provide recommendations to:
(A) the office of the secretary; and
(B) the general assembly, in electronic format under
IC 5-14-6;
concerning the council's findings under this subsection,
including whether the council is making a recommendation
under section 3 of this chapter.
(e) The division of mental health and addiction shall staff the
council.
(f) The expenses of the council shall be paid by the division of
mental health and addiction.
(g) A member of the council is not entitled to salary per diem or
traveling expenses.
(h) The members described in subsection (b)(7) and (b)(8) shall
serve as nonvoting members. The affirmative votes of a majority
of the voting members of the council are required for the council
to take action on any recommendation.
(i) This section expires December 31, 2013.