CHAPTER 6. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS - Indiana Statutes

IC 21-44-6
     Chapter 6. Mental Health Services Development Programs

IC 21-44-6-1
Mental health services development program board
     Sec. 1. There is established the mental health services development programs board.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9.

IC 21-44-6-2
Make up of board
     Sec. 2. The board consists of the following members:
        (1) The dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine or the dean's designee. The dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine or the dean's designee shall serve as the chairperson of the board.
        (2) The chairperson of the department of psychiatry of the Indiana University School of Medicine or the chairperson's designee.
        (3) The director of the division of mental health and addiction created by IC 12-21-1-1 or the director's designee.
        (4) The commissioner of the state department of health or the commissioner's designee.
        (5) The administrator of a graduate program in an institution of higher education in Indiana engaged in training psychologists.
        (6) The administrator of a program in an institution of higher education in Indiana engaged in training advanced practice psychiatric nurses.
        (7) One (1) psychiatrist who practices psychiatry in Indiana.
The governor shall appoint the members of the board described in subdivisions (5) through (7).
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9.

IC 21-44-6-3
Board meetings
     Sec. 3. The board shall meet initially at the call of the governor. After the initial meeting, the board shall meet at least twice each year at the call of the chairperson.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9.

IC 21-44-6-4
Board member per diem
     Sec. 4. (a) Each board member who is not a state employee is not entitled to a salary per diem. The member is, however, entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
    (b) Each member of the board who is a state employee is entitled

to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
    (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the affirmative votes of a majority of the members appointed to the board are required for the board to take action on any measure.
    (d) The affirmative votes of a majority of the members appointed to the board, including the unanimous votes of the members under section 2(1), 2(2), and 2(7) of this chapter who are present, are required for the board to take any action concerning the public sector psychiatry development program or the training track program.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9.

IC 21-44-6-5
Duties of board
     Sec. 5. The purpose of the board is to do the following:
        (1) To establish and oversee a loan forgiveness program designed to attract:
            (A) psychiatrists;
            (B) psychologists; and
            (C) psychiatric nurses;
        to provide services to individuals with mental illness in public psychiatry settings in Indiana by assisting the individuals listed in this section to pay off loans incurred in the training needed to practice psychiatry and psychology and as a psychiatric nurse in Indiana.
        (2) To establish and oversee a public sector psychiatry development program to attract and train psychiatrists who will engage in the practice of psychiatry in:
            (A) state mental health institutions;
            (B) community mental health centers; and
            (C) other settings determined by the board to be public sector settings.
        (3) To develop and oversee a public sector psychiatry residency training track program through the Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry residency training program. The training track program must provide an opportunity for psychiatry residents to work in public sector psychiatry settings, including:
            (A) state psychiatric hospitals;
            (B) community mental health centers; and
            (C) other settings determined to be public sector settings by the board.
        (4) To develop standards for participation in the training track program that include:
            (A) guidelines for the amounts of grants and other assistance a participant receives;
            (B) guidelines for the type of training in public sector

psychiatry the participant receives;
            (C) guidelines for agreements with mental health hospitals, community mental health centers, and other entities participating in the training track program; and
            (D) other guidelines and standards necessary for governing the training track program.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9.

IC 21-44-6-6
Loan repayment guidelines
     Sec. 6. The board shall establish guidelines for the repayment of the loans incurred by a psychiatrist, psychologist, or psychiatric nurse, including the following:
        (1) A participant may not receive more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in a year.
        (2) A participant may not receive grants for more than four (4) years.
        (3) A participant must commit to a full year of service in a public psychiatry setting for each year of loan repayment.
        (4) A participant must be a practitioner who:
            (A) is:
                (i) from Indiana; and
                (ii) establishing a new practice in Indiana; or
            (B) is:
                (i) from outside Indiana;
                (ii) not currently practicing in Indiana and has not practiced in Indiana for three (3) years before applying for the program; and
                (iii) establishing a new practice in Indiana.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9.

IC 21-44-6-7
Mental health services loan forgiveness account
     Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "account" refers to the mental health services loan forgiveness account established in subsection (b).
    (b) The mental health services loan forgiveness account within the state general fund is established for the purpose of providing grants for loan repayment under this chapter. The account shall be administered by the board. Money in the account shall be used to fund loan forgiveness grants under this chapter.
    (c) The account consists of:
        (1) appropriations made by the general assembly;
        (2) grants; and
        (3) gifts and bequests.
    (d) The expenses of administering the account shall be paid from money in the account.
    (e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the account not currently needed to meet the obligations of the account in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues

from these investments shall be deposited in the account.
    (f) Money in the account at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9.

IC 21-44-6-8
Public sector psychiatry development program account
     Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "account" refers to the public sector psychiatry development program account established in subsection (b).
    (b) The public sector psychiatry development program account within the state general fund is established for the purpose of providing funding for the public sector psychiatry development program established under this chapter. The account shall be administered by the board. Money in the account shall be used to fund psychiatric residency positions, including:
        (1) educational expenses;
        (2) grants and scholarships;
        (3) salaries; and
        (4) benefits.
    (c) The account consists of:
        (1) appropriations made by the general assembly;
        (2) grants; and
        (3) gifts and bequests.
    (d) The expenses of administering the account shall be paid from money in the account.
    (e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the account not currently needed to meet the obligations of the account in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the account.
    (f) Money in the account at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9.