HEA 1448 Summary

• Adds inpatient substance abuse detoxification services to Indiana's Medicaid covered services effective July 1, 2015.

• Allows the office of Medicaid policy and planning to require prior authorization for addictive medications used in medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse, while restricting prior authorization requirements for antianxiety, antidepressant, antipsychotic, and related mental health drugs.

• Establishes the mental health and addiction forensic treatment services account to provide grants and vouchers to community corrections, court-administered, probation programs, mental health centers, and licensed addiction providers for forensic treatment services.

• Requires judges, prosecutors, and public defenders to receive training on diversion programs, probationary programs, and medication-assisted treatment options for individuals with addictive disorders.

• Mandates judges, prosecutors, and public defenders receive training on involuntary commitment procedures, including use for substance abuse and addiction conditions, in consultation with the division of mental health and addiction.