New settlement with Indiana allows Landmark to apply for recertification
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Landmark agreed to give up its right to appeal the suspension of its licenses in exchange for being allowed to reapply for new certifications to reopen.
The FSSA Division of Mental Health and Addiction has agreed to waive the one-year wait period, but Landmark can't apply for a new location more frequently than every six months.
Any new facility will be limited to 32 beds and any expansion is dependent on Landmark submitting evidence it has adequate staffing.
If they want to expand beyond 100 beds it will require evidence that Landmark has hired a full-time on-site physician.
Landmark will provide biweekly reports to the DMHA showing compliance with the Indiana code and its safety practices.
Landmark also agrees not to apply for new certifications unless all actively certified locations in Indiana meet target compliance for at least 12 consecutive weeks.
The attorney, Trevor Crossen who represented more than 100 former Praxis patients says Landmark will have a tough road ahead to get these treatment centers back open.
“Our clients have a lot of concerns based on what they went through in Mishawaka and Bluffton, and I want to assure them we don't see this as a victory for Landmark. It's just another step they're going to have to take to prove it to the FSSA before they even get their foot in the door,” said Crossen.
ABC57 did reach out to landmark’s pr for comment on the situation.
They responded with no comment at this time.