The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard SB 345 on creating a committee to for child services oversight for the Department of Child Services (DCS). Author Sen. Houchin introduced this legislation and noted the numbers of children who died recently, the amount of money allocated to DCS, the number of employees, and the number of calls to the hotline as part of the reaso … [Read more...] about Child services oversight
Department of Child Services
Immunity for child and family services providers
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 wi … [Read more...] about Immunity for child and family services providers
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S.E.A. 1, P.L. 210 Effective: July 1, 2019 Amends Ind. Code § 31-9-2-76.5, the definition of long-term foster parent, providing if the foster parent provided foster care and supervision for at least twelve (12) of the most recent months, at least fifteen (15) of the most recent twenty-two (22) months, or if the child was under twelve (12) months of age, for at least six (6) … [Read more...] about Department of Child Services
State budget [§§238-239]
H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 108 Effective: July 1, 2019 Beginning October 1, 2019, DCS shall use a per diem model to reimburse community-based providers for providing family preservation services. Adds a new section, Ind. Code § 31-33-8-16 to provide after an investigation by the DCS that a child is a child in need of services, but before petitioning the juvenile court for a dispositional … [Read more...] about State budget [§§238-239]
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H.E.A. 1006, P.L. 198 Effective: July 1, 2019 Amends Ind. Code 31-9-2-129.5, Ind. Code § 31-25-2-21, Ind. Code §§ 31-28-5.8-4 and 5 to provide an older youth who received foster care is eligible to receive collaborative care services until the individual becomes 21 years of age. Amends Ind. Code § 31-25-2-5 to provide that the caseload of a family case manager may not be more tha … [Read more...] about Department of Child Services