Introduced Version






HOUSE BILL No. 1167

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 31-40-1-2.

Synopsis: Placement of children outside Indiana. Removes a provision that states the department of child services (department) is responsible for payment of any costs or expenses for housing or services provided to or for the benefit of a child placed by a juvenile court in a home or facility located outside Indiana only if the director of the department or the director's designee recommends or approves the placement. Provides that the department is responsible for these costs and expenses if a juvenile court places a child in a home or facility that is located outside Indiana and the: (1) juvenile court makes written findings based on clear and convincing evidence that the out-of-state placement is appropriate because there is not a comparable facility with adequate services located in Indiana or the location of the home or facility is within a distance not greater than 50 miles from the county of residence of the child; or (2) placement is recommended or approved by the director of the department or the director's designee.

Effective: July 1, 2010.





Moses, Lawson L




    January 7, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.







Introduced

Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1167



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 31-40-1-2; (10)IN1167.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 31-40-1-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.182-2009(ss), SECTION 387, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 2. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and subject to:
        (1) this chapter; and
        (2) any other provisions of IC 31-34, IC 31-37, or other applicable law relating to the particular program, activity, or service for which payment is made by or through the department;
the department shall pay the cost of any child services provided by or through the department for any child or the child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
    (b) The department shall pay the cost of returning a child under IC 31-37-23.
    (c) Except as provided under section 2.5 of this chapter, the department is not responsible for payment of any costs of secure detention.
    (d) The department is not responsible for payment of any costs or

expenses for child services for a child if:
        (1) the juvenile court has not entered the required findings and conclusions in accordance with IC 31-34-5-3, IC 31-34-20-1, IC 31-37-6-6, IC 31-37-19-1, or IC 31-37-19-6 (whichever is applicable); and
        (2) the department has determined that the child otherwise meets the eligibility requirements for assistance under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.).
    (e) In all cases under this title, if the juvenile court orders services, programs, or placements that:
        (1) are not eligible for federal assistance under either Title IV-B of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 620 et seq.) or Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.); and
        (2) have not been recommended or approved by the department;
the department is not responsible for payment of the costs of those services, programs, or placements.
    (f) The department is not responsible for payment of any costs or expenses for housing or services provided to or for the benefit of a child placed by a juvenile court in a home or facility located outside Indiana if the placement is not recommended or approved by the director of the department or the director's designee. does not comply with the conditions stated in IC 31-34-20-1(b) or IC 31-37-19-3(b).
    (g) The department is not responsible for payment of any costs or expenses of child services for a delinquent child under a dispositional decree entered under IC 31-37-19, if the probation officer who prepared the predispositional report did not submit to the department the information relating to determination of eligibility of the child for assistance under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.), as required by IC 31-37-17-1(a)(3).
    (h) If:
        (1) the department is not responsible for payment of costs or expenses of services, programs, or placements ordered by a court for a child or the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, as provided in this section; and
        (2) another source of payment for those costs or expenses is not specified in this section or other applicable law;
the county in which the child in need of services case or delinquency case was filed is responsible for payment of those costs and expenses.