Indiana Administrative Code
Title 440 - DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
Article 7.5 - RESIDENTIAL LIVING FACILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS OR ADDICTIONS
Rule 7 - Alternative Family for Adults Program for Individuals with Psychiatric Disorders or Addictions
Section 7-3 - Householder
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 12-21-2-3
Affected: IC 12-22-2
Sec. 3.
(a) The agency shall certify individuals as alternative family for adults householders for a period of two (2) years.
(b) A householder may be recertified by the agency every two (2) years.
(c) An alternative family for adults householder shall meet the following standards:
(d) The agency shall demonstrate that nutritional training has been provided to householders, including the following:
(e) The agency shall verify and consider the criminal history of an applicant who applies to be an alternative family for adults householder. The agency shall use a criminal records check and other methods of verification in the process.
(f) The status of being a certified alternative family for adults householder does not entitle the alternative family to have an adult placed with it. Such placements are at the discretion of the agency.
(g) The alternative family may decline to accept a specific adult solely on the grounds that the alternative family is unable to meet the individual's needs.
(h) The agency shall enter into a written agreement with each alternative family for adults householder covering the terms and conditions of the householder's participation in the alternative family for adults program. The agreement shall cover the following:
(i) In the event that the alternative family householder determines that it is unable to meet the needs of the individual placed with them, the alternative family householder shall notify the agency, in writing, thirty (30) days before the relocation of the adult.