Indiana Administrative Code
Title 440 - DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
Article 8 - POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED BY MANAGED CARE PROVIDERS FUNDED BY THE DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND TO BE SERVED BY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS
Rule 2 - Application of Rule
Section 2-4 - Seriously emotionally disturbed children
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 12-21-2-8; IC 12-21-5-1.5
Affected: IC 12-7-2-40.6; IC 12-21-5-2
Sec. 4.
An individual who is a seriously emotionally disturbed child is an individual who meets the following requirements:
(1) The individual is less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(2) The individual has a mental illness diagnosis under Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, published by the American Psychiatric Association (DSM IV).
(3) The individual experiences significant functional impairment in at least one (1) of the following areas:
(4) The duration of the mental illness has been, or is expected to be, in excess of twelve (12) months. However, individuals who have experienced a situational trauma, and who are receiving services in two (2) or more community agencies, do not have to meet the duration requirement.
