§ 31-34-1-14 — Exception for failure of parent, guardian, or custodian to provide medical treatment because of religious beliefs; rebuttable presumption; effect of presumption

Indiana § 31-34-1-14

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 34: JUVENILE LAW: CHILDREN IN NEED OF
• Ch. 1: Circumstances Under Which a Child Is a Child in Need

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If a parent, guardian, or custodian fails to
provide specific medical treatment for a child because of the legitimate
and genuine practice of the religious beliefs of the parent, guardian, or
custodian, a rebuttable presumption arises that the child is not a child
in need of services because of the failure. However, this presumption
does not do any of the following:
(1) Prevent a juvenile court from ordering, when the health of a
child requires, medical services from a physician licensed to
practice medicine in Indiana.
(2) Apply to situations in which the life or health of a child is in
serious danger.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-3(d).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.