H.E.A. 1363, P.L. 172
Effective: July 1, 2022, except for §7 effective March 18, 2022
- Repeals provisions under which certain parties may file a petition during a child in need of services proceeding to require a parent, guardian, or custodian of the child to participate in a program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child.
- Provides that a party who receives notice of a motion filed by the Department of Child Services (DCS) to change the out-of-home placement of a child has ten days (rather than 15 days, under current law) to file a written objection and initiate a hearing regarding the motion.
- Requires DCS to file a motion with a juvenile court in order to change the out-of-home placement of a child who: (1) has been in the same out-of-home placement for one year or more; and (2) is in a foster family home or in the care of a relative.
- Allows the person with whom a child is placed to waive the person’s right to contest a motion filed by DCS to change the child’s placement, and allows the juvenile court to make an expedited ruling on the motion if the court is provided with written notice of the person’s waiver.
- §7- Provides a child is a child in need of services if the child is a victim of certain offenses committed by a parent, guardian, or custodian of the child.
- Specifies costs paid from COVID-19 federal stimulus funds may not be disallowed when setting rates for 2023.
Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/house/1363