Sec. 1. (a) A person may not operate a child placing agency without a license issued under this article. (b) The state or a political subdivision of the state may not operate a child placing agency without a license issued under this chapter. (c) A child placing agency may not operate a foster family home […]
Sec. 10. (a) A license for a child placing agency expires four (4) years after the date of issuance, unless the license is revoked or voluntarily returned. (b) A license issued under this chapter: (1) is not transferable; (2) applies only to the licensee and the location stated in the application; and (3) remains the […]
Sec. 11. (a) The department may place a licensee on probationary status if the licensee is temporarily unable to comply with a rule and if: (1) the noncompliance does not present an immediate threat to the health and well-being of the children in the care of the licensee; (2) the licensee files a plan with […]
Sec. 12. The department may conduct an inspection of a child placing agency for the sole purpose of inquiry into matters as stated in the rules, including those directly affecting the health, safety, treatment, and general well-being of the children protected under this article. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.
Sec. 13. The department shall keep written records of the department’s monitoring activities and onsite inspections. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.
Sec. 14. The licensee shall cooperate with the department and any other state agency working on behalf of the department in carrying out the activities required by sections 12 through 13 of this chapter, including permitting the department to conduct announced or unannounced inspections. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.128-2012, SEC.133.
Sec. 14.5. A licensee shall use the reasonable and prudent parent standard when determining whether to allow a child in foster care to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities. As added by P.L.104-2015, SEC.24.
Sec. 15. (a) A licensee shall keep records required by the department regarding each child in the control and care of the licensee and shall report to the department upon request the facts the department requires with reference to children. (b) The department shall keep records regarding children and facts learned about children and the […]
Sec. 16. The department shall give a licensee thirty (30) days written notice by certified mail of an enforcement action. The licensee shall also be provided with the opportunity for an informal meeting with the department. The licensee must request the meeting not more than ten (10) working days after receipt of the certified notice. […]
Sec. 17. An administrative hearing concerning the decision of the department to impose a sanction under this chapter shall be provided upon a written request by the licensee. The request must be made not more than thirty (30) days after the licensee receives notice under section 16 of this chapter. The written request must be […]
Sec. 18. A hearing requested under section 17 of this chapter shall be held in accordance with IC 4-21.5-3. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Repealed by P.L.128-2012, SEC.135.
Sec. 2. (a) An applicant must apply for a child placing agency license on forms provided by the department. (b) An applicant must submit the required information as part of the application. (c) The applicant must submit with the application a statement attesting the following: (1) Whether the applicant has been convicted of: (A) a […]
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Repealed by P.L.146-2006, SEC.60.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Repealed by P.L.146-2006, SEC.60.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Repealed by P.L.146-2006, SEC.60.
Sec. 23. A child placing agency shall cease operation when the license of the child placing agency is revoked. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.
Sec. 24. (a) After the license of a child placing agency is revoked, the department shall notify in writing each person responsible for each child in care to ensure that the children are removed from the child placing agency. (b) The written notice shall be sent to the last known address of the person responsible […]
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Repealed by P.L.128-2012, SEC.136.
Sec. 26. (a) The department shall investigate a report of a licensed child placing agency’s noncompliance with this article and the rules adopted under this article. If there is reasonable cause to believe that a licensee’s noncompliance with this article and rules adopted under this article creates an imminent danger of serious bodily injury to […]
