§ 16-33-4-14 — Placement of child upon admission; removal or discharge of child

Indiana § 16-33-4-14

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 33: SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS
• Ch. 4: Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home

Text

(a) Either parent, a guardian, a relative, or
the department of child services applying for the admission of a child
to the home shall, in securing admittance of the child, place the child
in the home for the length of time determined to be in the best interests
of the child.
(b) A child shall be returned at any time to the:
(1) parent or parents;
(2) relative; or
(3) department of child services that placed the child in the home;
if removal of the child from the home is applied for upon written
application. The superintendent may require not more than thirty (30)
days notice when a discharge is requested.
(c) If the superintendent finds that a child does not adjust to
institutional living or is not educable, the superintendent:
(1) may:
(A) with the approval of the state health commissioner; and
(B) upon proper notification;
discharge the child to the applicant placing the child in the home;
and
(2) shall cooperate with the department of child services for
further disposition of the case as necessary.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-5-14.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.239; P.L.5-1993, SEC.252; P.L.142-1995, SEC.20; P.L.146-2008, SEC.439.