Indiana § 31-26-5-3 Duties of family preservation services

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-26-5-3 — Duties of family preservation services

Indiana § 31-26-5-3

Art. 26CHILD SERVICES: PROGRAMS

Ch. 5Family Preservation Services

This text of Indiana § 31-26-5-3 (Duties of family preservation services) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Indiana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ind. Code § 31-26-5-3 (2026).

Text

(a)Family preservation services may provide:

(1)comprehensive, coordinated, flexible, and accessible services;

(2)intervention as early as possible with emphasis on establishing a safe and nurturing environment;

(3)services to families who have members placed in care settings outside the nuclear family; and

(4)planning options for temporary placement outside the family if it would endanger the child to remain in the home.

(b)Unless authorized by a juvenile court, family preservation services may not include a temporary out-of-home placement if a person who is currently residing in the location designated as the out-of-home placement has committed an act resulting in a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect or has a juvenile adjudication or a conviction for a nonwaivable offen

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) Family preservation services may provide:
(1) comprehensive, coordinated, flexible, and accessible services;
(2) intervention as early as possible with emphasis on establishing
a safe and nurturing environment;
(3) services to families who have members placed in care settings
outside the nuclear family; and
(4) planning options for temporary placement outside the family
if it would endanger the child to remain in the home.
(b) Unless authorized by a juvenile court, family preservation
services may not include a temporary out-of-home placement if a
person who is currently residing in the location designated as the
out-of-home placement has committed an act resulting in a
substantiated report of child abuse or neglect or has a juvenile
adjudication or a conviction for a nonwaivable offense, as defined in
IC 31-9-2-84.8.
(c) Before placing a child at imminent risk of placement in a
temporary out-of-home placement, the department shall conduct a
criminal history check (as defined in IC 31-9-2-22.5) for each person
described in subsection (b). However, the department is not required
to conduct a criminal history check under this section if the temporary
out-of-home placement is made to an entity or facility that is not a
residence (as defined in IC 3-5-2.1-90) or that is licensed by the state.