Sec. 7. (a) The division shall survey individuals receiving mental health and addiction forensic treatment services under this chapter. The division shall survey and develop demographic research on such an individual one (1) year after the individual begins receiving the services. The survey must request information concerning:
(1) the employment status of the individual since the individual began receiving the services;
(2) whether the individual has been arrested, convicted of a crime, alleged to have violated probation, or placed in a community corrections program as an alternative to commitment to the department of correction since the individual began receiving the services; and
(3) the racial and ethnic demographics of the individuals referred.
(b) The division shall report to the justice reinvestment advisory council established by IC 33-38-9.5-2 any findings from the survey under subsection (a) concerning providing mental health and addiction forensic treatment services to individuals charged with a misdemeanor offense.
As added by P.L.179-2015, SEC.10; P.L.209-2015, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.243-2017, SEC.5; P.L.57-2021, SEC.5.