Sec. 11. (a) Before October 1 of each year, the division, in conjunction with the office of the secretary, shall prepare a report for review by the board and the general assembly. The report must include the following information regarding clients and services of the community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled program and other long term care home and community based programs:

(1) The amount and source of all local, state, and federal dollars spent.

(2) The use of the community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled program in supplementing the funding of services provided to clients through other programs.

(3) The number and types of participating providers.

(4) An examination of:

(A) demographic characteristics; and

(B) impairment and medical characteristics.

(5) A comparison of costs for all publicly funded long term care programs.

(6) Client care outcomes.

(7) A determination of the estimated number of applicants for services from the community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled program who have:

(A) one (1) assessed activity of daily living that cannot be performed;

(B) two (2) assessed activities of daily living that cannot be performed; and

(C) three (3) or more assessed activities of daily living that cannot be performed;

and the estimated effect of the results under clauses (A), (B), and (C) on program funding, program savings, client access, client care outcomes, and comparative costs with other long term care programs.

     (b) After receiving the report described in subsection (a), the board may do the following:

(1) Review and comment on the report.

(2) Solicit public comments and testimony on the report.

(3) Incorporate its own opinions into the report.

     (c) The board shall submit the report in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 along with any additions made under subsection (b) to the general assembly after November 15 and before December 31 each year.

     (d) Funding for the report must come entirely from:

(1) funds already available for similar purposes;

(2) discretionary funds available to the division or the office of the secretary;

(3) reversion funds; and

(4) private funds and grants.

As added by P.L.150-1995, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.233; P.L.28-2004, SEC.91.