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Ind. Code § 12-7-2-38 (2025)

"Community mental health center"

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     Sec. 38. "Community mental health center" means a program of services that meets the following conditions:

(1) Is approved by the division of mental health and addiction.

(2) Is organized for the purpose of providing multiple services for persons with mental illness or a chronic addictive disorder.

(3) Is operated by one (1) of the following or any combination of the following:

(A) A city, a town, a county, or another political subdivision of Indiana.

(B) An agency of the state.

(C) An agency of the United States.

(D) A political subdivision of another state.

(E) A hospital owned or operated by a unit of government described in clauses (A) through (D).

(F) A building authority organized for the purpose of constructing facilities to be leased to units of government.

(G) A corporation incorporated under IC 23-7-1.1 (before its repeal August 1, 1991) or IC 23-17.

(H) A nonprofit corporation incorporated in another state.

(I) A university or college.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-16-1-1.]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.35; P.L.40-1994, SEC.9; P.L.215-2001, SEC.24.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2005–2017 · leading case: A.J. v. Logansport State Hosp., 956 N.E.2d 96 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011).
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A.J. v. Logansport State Hosp., 956 N.E.2d 96 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 8× “" Ind.Code § 12-7-2-38. The requirement that a CMHC "provid[e] multiple service for persons with mental illness" falls within the state institution's broader purpose "for the observation, care, treatment, or detention of an individual.”
In Re Contempt of Wabash Valley Hosp., Inc., 827 N.E.2d 50 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “Appellant's Br. at 9. [5] Each type of facility on this list also is specifically defined in Title 12, at least for some purposes.”
J.E. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.), No. 02A03-1409-CR-339 (Ind. Ct. App. June 30, 2015). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 12-7-2-38. [21] J.E. contends, and the State concedes, that there is no report in the record from a CMHC stating that (1) J.”
Starke Cnty. Assessor v. Porter-Starke Servs., Inc., 88 N.E.3d 814 (Ind. T.C. 2017). “CODE § 12-7-2-38 (2015); 440 IND. ADMIN. CODE 4-3-1, 4.”
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