# Indiana State Senators press for transparency as former Options' patients continue to come forward

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## Indiana State Senators press for transparency as former Options' patients continue to come forward

Guarded inspection and remediation reports, antiquated complaint processes, and a seemingly willful lack of transparency by those tasked with mental health facility oversight, accreditation: just a few of the gravely-concerning issues exposed by [Kara Kenney](https://www.wrtv.com/kara-kenney)'s investigation into [Options Behavioral Health patient complaints](https://cohenandmalad.com/alerts/options-acadia-lawsuit).

Options is owned by Acadia Healthcare, and is one of the behavioral health giant's [ten Indiana locations](https://cohenandmalad.com/alerts/indiana-acadia-patient-lawsuit).

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration ([FSSA](https://www.in.gov/fssa/)) took four months to provide WRTV with Options' 2023-2024 inspection reports (revealing FSSA's 2023 facility inspection was done "virtually"?). Indiana Senators and [Behavioral Health Commission](https://www.in.gov/fssa/dmha/indiana-behavioral-health-commission/) members Andrea Hunley and Cindy Ledbetter requested Options' past five years complaint and inspection data in October; they've yet to receive anything.

**When state leaders can't access this info, how are Indiana residents facing mental health crisis supposed to?**

"The only way to request records is through a cumbersome records request process," said Senator Hunley. "At the end of the day, we have to have a system that is transparent and is being held accountable.”

[Full Story on WRTV](https://www.wrtv.com/news/wrtv-investigates/a-crisis-cant-wait-senator-calls-for-change-following-wrtv-investigation-into-mental-health-facilities)

11/26/2024

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