Indiana § 12-15-5-20 - "Intensive outpatient treatment program"
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 12-15-5-20 — "Intensive outpatient treatment program", with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-15-5-20. "Intensive outpatient treatment program"
Sec. 20. (a) As used in this section, "intensive outpatient treatment program" means an organized treatment program that uses behavioral health professionals and clinicians in a group setting to provide multiple treatment service components for rehabilitation of alcohol and other substance use or dependency. The term includes services determined by the office and approved in the Medicaid state plan.
(b) If the office requires a supervisor for addiction based intensive outpatient treatment under this article, the following supervisors who either have at least two (2) years of experience in addiction treatment or hold an addiction credential, as determined by the division, are eligible supervisors:
(1) Licensed clinical social workers.
(2) Licensed mental health counselors.
(3) Licensed marriage and family therapists.
(4) Licensed clinical addiction counselors.
(c) The office may not require a direct service provider in an intensive outpatient treatment program to be a licensed addiction counselor or a licensed clinical addiction counselor. However, the direct service provider must, under the supervision of a clinician described in subsection (b), either:
(1) hold an addiction credential, as determined by the division; or
(2) have training and experience in addiction treatment, as determined by the division.
As added by P.L.127-2020, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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