Section 12-8-1.5-18 - Report concerning investigations of endangered adults; budget committee consideration of report(a) Before December 1, 2016, the office of the secretary of family and social services, in cooperation with the Indiana prosecuting attorneys council, shall do the following:(1) Prepare and submit a report as described in subsection (b) to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.(2) Present the report required under this section to the budget committee.(b) The report must include: (1) an estimation of the appropriate staffing levels necessary for the office of the secretary of family and social services and prosecuting attorney offices to efficiently and effectively manage the investigations of reports of matters related to the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of endangered adults;(2) identification of: (A) the circumstances that should result in emergency placement in the case of an adult protective services investigation;(B) the appropriate types of emergency placements based on those circumstances; and(C) strategies for improving emergency placement capabilities;(3) consideration of the benefits and cost of establishing a centralized intake system for reports of matters related to the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of endangered adults;(4) a statement of consistent standards of care for endangered adults;(5) a determination of the appropriate levels of training for employees of: (A) the office of the secretary of family and social services; and(B) a prosecuting attorney office; who are involved in providing adult protective services;
(6) a draft of a cooperative agreement between the office of the secretary of family and social services and the Indiana prosecuting attorneys council that sets forth the duties and responsibilities of the agencies and prosecuting attorney offices with regard to adult protective services; and(7) performance goals and accountability metrics for adult protective services to be incorporated in contracts and grant agreements.(c) The budget committee shall consider the report submitted under this section in formulating the committee's budget recommendations.Amended by P.L. 148-2024,SEC. 8, eff. 7/1/2024.Added by P.L. 34-2016, SEC. 2, eff. 3/21/2016.