For Indiana DSP providers
Indiana, meet the training pathway built around your DSP requirements
Indiana's DSP requirements are set by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Disability, Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DDARS). Some training is due before a new hire works alone, some renews every year or every few years, and some has to come from an outside certifying program. Keeping it straight for every staff member is a job in itself.
TES turns Indiana's requirements into one checklist for each staff member. Mapped online courses are ready to assign, and outside certifications are tracked as evidence in the same record, so the file is ready when a reviewer asks.
Summarized from IC 12-11-16; 460 IAC 6; 460 IAC 9-3-6(b). Last reviewed October 22, 2026.
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What Indiana requires
- Initial training deadline
- HCSP certification must be completed before providing services — uncertified staff have been barred from service delivery since January 1, 2026
- Ongoing training
- Annual training required under 460 IAC 6; HCSP certification maintained on the state registry
- Background check
- Required — criminal history and registry checks for DSPs under BDS provider rules (460 IAC 6)
- IC 12-11-16 — Home and Community Support Professional Certification (HEA 1342-2023). Establishes mandatory HCSP certification — state Foundations and Fundamentals training plus the public HCSP Training Registry — for DSPs and other home and community support staff, effective July 1, 2025.
- 460 IAC 6 — Supported Living Services and Supports (BDS provider rules). Sets baseline pre-service and annual training requirements for waiver provider staff, including person-centered practices, abuse/neglect reporting, universal precautions, and medication administration (see 460 IAC 6-14-4, 6-14-5, 6-16-3).
- 460 IAC 9-3-6(b) — Medication administration training. Requires the in-person medication training components to be delivered by BDDS-certified nurse instructors.
What the Indiana pathway tracks, and how
The Indiana DSP pathway in the TES catalog has 9 requirements. Each one shows how often it renews and how TES handles it.
| Requirement | Renews | How TES handles it |
|---|---|---|
| HCSP certification and registry | One-time | Tracked in TES as external evidence |
| HCSP Foundations and Fundamentals | One-time | Tracked in TES as external evidence |
| HCSP recertification | One-time | Tracked in TES as external evidence |
| Rights, abuse prevention, the ISP, and communication | One-time | Mapped course: Fundamental Rights for Direct Support Professionals |
| Medication, first aid, CPR, and infection control | One-time | Tracked in TES as external evidence |
| Individual-specific training and emergency drills | One-time | Tracked in TES as external evidence |
| Incident reporting and physical intervention competency | One-time | Tracked in TES as external evidence |
| Annual in-service on rights, abuse, incidents, and medication | Every year | Mapped course: Human Rights and Abuse Recognition for DSPs |
| Core A and Core B medication curriculum | One-time | Tracked in TES as external evidence |
Where TES courses fit in Indiana
TES courses cover the topics your agency is allowed to deliver itself. Hands-on certifications such as CPR and First Aid, medication credentials and any state-delivered modules stay with their required sources, and TES tracks them as evidence next to your online courses.
The records are what get reviewed
When DDARS or a licensing reviewer asks, you need more than certificates scattered across platforms. TES keeps each staff member's completions, certification cards and renewal dates in one checklist, so you can show who was trained on what, and when, in seconds.
Built for managers who are stretched thin
- One checklist per staff member. Every state requirement, its due date and its status in one record, so you can see who is on track and who is about to slip.
- Due dates and renewals tracked for you. Each requirement shows when it is first due and how often it renews, from "before first shift" to annual and multi-year cycles.
- Outside training lives in the same record. CPR/First Aid cards, medication-administration certifications and state-platform completions are tracked as external evidence next to your online courses, so one record shows what a reviewer asks for.
- Mapped online courses ready to assign. Self-paced courses from the TES catalog cover the topics your agency is allowed to deliver itself.
- NADSP Accredited Education provider. Completed TES hours can also count toward NADSP DSP-I and DSP-II accredited education through the NADSP E-Badge Certification Program.
Pricing
The Indiana DSP pathway includes the requirement checklist, due-date and renewal tracking, and the trainings mapped to the pathway. See the Indiana pathway in the TES catalog.
Buying for a team? Contact us or use "Request a team purchase" on the pathway page.
Frequently asked questions
What ongoing training do Indiana DSPs need?
Annual training required under 460 IAC 6; HCSP certification maintained on the state registry
Does TES provide CPR, First Aid or medication certification?
No. Those come from their certifying programs. TES tracks each certificate and its renewal date in the same record as your online training.
What does the Indiana pathway cost?
Pricing depends on your team size and states. Individual pathways are listed in the TES catalog; for an agency quote, contact our team.
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