§ 31-27-2-1 — Duties of department of child services

The department shall perform the following
duties:
(1) Administer the licensing and monitoring of child caring
institutions, foster family homes, group homes, and child placing
agencies in accordance with this article.
(2) Ensure that a criminal history check of an applicant is
conducted under IC 31-9-2-22.5 before issuing a license.
(3) Provide for the issuance, denial, and revocation of licenses.
(4) Cooperate with governing bodies of child caring institutions,
foster family homes, group homes, and child placing agencies and
their staffs to improve standards of child care.
(5) Prepare at least biannually a directory of licensees, except for
foster family homes, with a description of the program capacity
and type of children served that will be distributed to the
legislature, licensees, and other interested parties as a public
document.
(6) Deposit all license application fees collected under section 2
of this chapter in the department of child services child care fund
established by IC 31-25-2-16.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.146-2006, SEC.26; P.L.1-2007, SEC.201; P.L.128-2012, SEC.93.