Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 12 > Article 23

• addiction treatment team: means a group of providers consisting of at least:

  Indiana Code 12-23-19.5-1

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• employee: means an individual who:

  Indiana Code 12-23-23-1

• Felony: A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• fund: refers to the addiction services fund established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-23-2-1
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• guidelines: refers to the best practice guidelines established by the division under section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-23-23-2
• health care system: means an entity that includes all of the following:

  Indiana Code 12-23-22-1

• medical record: means written or printed information possessed by a provider (as defined in IC 16-18-2-295) concerning any diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis of the patient, unless otherwise defined. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• mental health and addiction forensic treatment services: means evidence based treatment and recovery wraparound support services that may be provided to individuals in the criminal justice system who are charged with a felony offense, or have a prior felony conviction, and have been placed or are eligible to be placed in a pretrial services program, community corrections program, prosecuting attorney's diversion program, or jail as an alternative to commitment to the department of correction. See Indiana Code 12-23-19-1
• minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• project: means the maternal neonatal opioid addiction project established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-23-22-2
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• waiver training: refers to an eight (8) hour training program required under the federal Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 for a qualified physician to prescribe schedule III, IV, and V controlled substances in settings other than an opioid treatment program for the treatment of opioid use disorders. See Indiana Code 12-23-21-1