Direct support professionals (DSPs) can provide a critical service to people in Indiana with disabilities by providing in-home and group-setting care. DSPs can be parents or loved ones of the person they’re caring for.
But in some cases, DSPs abuse and neglect those they’re supposed to care f
House Bill 1342 originally would have created a registry within the Indiana Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services to better record and track substantiated cases of abuse by direct support professionals.
Direct support professionals can provide a critical service to people in Indiana with disabilities by providing in-home and group-setting care. But in some cases, DSPs abuse and neglect those they’re supposed to care for and, advocates say, often get away with it by switching jobs.
House Enrolled Act 1341 mandates all firefighting gear purchased in Indiana beginning July 1, 2024, include a permanent label indicating whether it contains PFAS.