Re: LSA Document #06-601

The Notice of Intent concerning LSA Document #06-601 was filed December 20, 2006, at 20061220-IR-460060601NIA.

On behalf of the Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services, I am submitting this notice to the Administrative Rules Oversight Committee in compliance with IC 4-22-2-25, because the Division has determined there is a possibility that the promulgation of the captioned rule may not be completed within one year after publication of the Notice of Intent to Adopt a Rule.

The Division published its notice of intent to adopt a rule for the captioned document on December 20, 2006 (20061220-IR-460060601NIA) The Division has already received substantial input on the changes and content of 460 IAC 6 and has worked to give an opportunity to representatives of affected entities for contributions and guidance. Therefore, the Division did not finish giving consideration to the input from affected constituencies until October 27, 2006. The rule is currently under consideration for adoption by the Division.

Once the rule is adopted by the Division, it has to be approved by the Family and Social Services Committee (see IC 12-8-3), a committee that only meets once a month. A monthly meeting could occur without a quorum and therefore without any action taken on an adopted rule. This would mean delayed approval until the next monthly meeting of the committee and presence of a quorum. Following approval by the FSSA committee and the public hearing required, the rule must be submitted to the Attorney General's office. Pursuant to IC 4-22-2-32, the Attorney General has forty-five days to complete his review of a rule.

Whether a quorum is present at a monthly meeting of the FSSA Committee and the Attorney General's time frame for rule review are outside of the agency's control. For these reasons, it is possible that the rule will not be approved by the governor within one year of the date of publication of the notice of intent. The agency expects that the rule can be approved by the Governor by June 30, 2008.

This notice setting forth the expected date of approval of LSA Document #06-601 by June 30, 2008 is being submitted in a timely manner. August 27, 2007, is the two hundred fiftieth day after publication of the Notice of Intent to Adopt a Rule.