The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 363 on immunity for child and family services providers. The bill is authored by Sen. Donato and Sen. Houchin and provides, with some exceptions, civil immunity to nongovernmental entities that contract with the department of child services and employees of nongovernmental entities that contract with the department of child services who act within the scope of the employee’s employment for a loss resulting from injury to a person or property of a person under supervision of the nongovernmental entity and who is receiving services through the department of child services.
The bill was amended by consent to send the issue of liability and insurance coverage for nongovernmental entities that serve at-risk youth to an interim study committee. The Indiana Association of Resources and Child Advocacy testified in support of the amended bill, which passed 10-0.
Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/363