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Johnson County approves MOU between Health Department and ASSIST Indiana; officials note state policy language in training requirements
Summary
The Johnson County Board of Commissioners on June 9 approved a memorandum of understanding between the Johnson County Health Department and ASSIST Indiana. Commissioners asked about training language that singled out "LGBTQ+ patients" and "male patients," and Health Department staff said the referenced policies originate at the state level.
The Johnson County Board of Commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding Monday between the Johnson County Health Department and ASSIST Indiana for services described in the meeting packet.
Betsy Swearingen, identified in the meeting as director of the Johnson County Health Department, presented the item and attended with Jenny Lee, director of ASSIST. During discussion, a commissioner asked about a line in the packet under "annual education" that listed "LGBTQ plus patients" and "male patients" and why those groups were called out without mention of others.
Swearingen responded, "We didn't create those. So it's the state," explaining that the policy language came from state sources rather than county staff. The questioner pressed for clarification on why those two categories were singularly listed, but the Health Department representative did not provide additional detail in the public discussion.
The commission approved the MOU by voice vote. The meeting packet and the Health Department were referenced for the document's specifics; those packet materials were not read in full during the discussion on the record.
