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The Office of General Counsel strives to provide clear informative legal guidance to FSSA as each division develops and administers its important programs to Hoosiers in need. We achieve this goal by engaging in proactive and open communication with FSSA staff regarding legal issues as they arise. Additionally, our attorneys are continuously strengthening their legal knowledge and expertise to ensure FSSA adheres to state and federal laws, regulations and policies.

Our Staff

ContactEmailPhone number
Jessica Keyes
General Counsel
Jessica.Keyes@fssa.in.gov317-234-3884
William Martin
Medicaid & Aging Deputy General Counsel
William.Martin@fssa.in.gov317-232-8202
Autumn James
OECOSL & DFR Deputy  General Counsel
Autumn.James@fssa.in.gov317-234-6381
Matthew Gerber
DMHA & DDRS  Deputy General Counsel
Matthew.Gerber@fssa.in.gov317-232-1246
Doug Seidman
Contracts, 211 Attorney
Doug.Seidman@fssa.in.gov317-232-1684
Lucille Uffelman
BDDS/First Steps/LTCO attorney
lucille.uffelman@fssa.in.gov317-234-9589
Avery Penn
DFR Attorney
avery.penn@fssa.IN.gov317-232-0616
Kathy Gregory
DMHA Attorney
Kathy.Gregory@fssa.in.gov317-232-7856
Michelle McCuen
DMHA Attorney
Michelle.McCuen@fssa.IN.gov317-232-4739
Kylee Lloyd
Aging & Employment Attorney
Kylee.Lloyd@fssa.in.gov317-232-1674
Sarah Barrett
OMPP Attorney
Sarah.Barrett@fssa.in.gov317-232-1161
Amanda DeRoss
Rules Attorney
Amanda.DeRoss@fssa.in.gov317-234-8533
Pallavi Ivaturi
OECOSL Attorney
Pallavi.Ivaturi@fssa.in.gov317-232-1245
Georgia Dunkerley
OECOSL Attorney

Georgia.Dunkerley@fssa.IN.gov

317-429-0150
Joel Schiff
OMPP Attorney
Joel.Schiff@fssa.in.gov317-232-1134
Emily Bueno-Imel
OMPP Attorney 
Emily.Bueno-Imel@fssa.in.gov317-232-8208
Stephanie Stack-Simone
DDRS Attorney

Stephanie.Stack-Simone@fssa.IN.gov

317-233-1287

Wendell Hoskins
Investigations
Wendell.Hoskins@fssa.in.gov317-234-1604
Nicole Nash
Leasing
Nicole.Nash@fssa.in.gov317-232-4519

Access to Public Records Act

A public record is any record that is created, received, retained, maintained, or filed by or with a public agency. Public records may be generated on paper, paper substitutes, photographic media, chemically based media, magnetic or machine-readable media, electronically stored data, or any other material.

If you receive a request for public records, regardless if it is verbal or written, please go to the APRA Portal. For in-person and telephonic public records requests, be sure to capture and forward the name, address, phone and email for the requestor with a public records request.

Subpoenas

All subpoenas should be forwarded to the Office of General Counsel via email to: fssa.Subpoena@fssa.in.gov.

Ethics Information

The FSSA Ethics Officer is available to advise employees and special state appointees regarding ethics questions and concerns. Please direct your ethics inquiries to the Ethics Officer at fssa.ethics@fssa.in.gov.

Rule Promulgation

The Office of General Counsel assists the divisions with rule promulgation for the Indiana Administrative Code. The IAC is a set of regulations adopted by various state agencies. FSSA regulations can be found in Title 405 (OMPP), 440 (DMHA), 455 (Aging), 460 (DDRS), and 470 (DFR and OECOSL).

The rule promulgation process is a lengthy and complex process, governed by Indiana Code 4-22 and executive orders. Rule promulgation typically takes eight-12 months, and requires the approval of multiple state agencies and the governor’s office.

For questions regarding the rule promulgation process, contact your program or division's assigned, staff attorney.

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