Indiana § 31-34-18-6.1 Predispositional report; contents

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-34-18-6.1 — Predispositional report; contents

Indiana § 31-34-18-6.1

Art. 34JUVENILE LAW: CHILDREN IN NEED OF

Ch. 18Predispositional Report

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Ind. Code § 31-34-18-6.1 (2026).

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(a)The predispositional report prepared by the department or caseworker must include the following information:

(1)A description of all dispositional options considered in preparing the report.

(2)An evaluation of each of the options considered in relation to the plan of care, treatment, rehabilitation, or placement recommended under the guidelines described in section 4 of this chapter.

(3)A description of the due diligence efforts that the department has made to identify all adult relatives of the child.

(4)The name, occupation and position, and any relationship to the child of each person with whom the preparer of the report conferred as provided in section 1.1 of this chapter.

(5)The report and recommendations of the dual status assessment team if the child is a dual status ch

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1. (a) The predispositional report prepared
by the department or caseworker must include the following
information:
(1) A description of all dispositional options considered in
preparing the report.
(2) An evaluation of each of the options considered in relation to
the plan of care, treatment, rehabilitation, or placement
recommended under the guidelines described in section 4 of this
chapter.
(3) A description of the due diligence efforts that the department
has made to identify all adult relatives of the child.
(4) The name, occupation and position, and any relationship to the
child of each person with whom the preparer of the report
conferred as provided in section 1.1 of this chapter.
(5) The report and recommendations of the dual status assessment
team if the child is a dual status child under IC 31-41.
(b) If the department or caseworker is considering an out-of-home
placement, including placement with a blood or an adoptive relative
caretaker, the department or caseworker shall conduct a criminal
history check (as defined in IC 31-9-2-22.5) for each person who is
currently residing in the location designated as the out-of-home
placement. The results of the criminal history check must be included
in the predispositional report.
(c) The department or caseworker is not required to conduct a
criminal history check under this section if:
(1) the department or caseworker is considering only an
out-of-home placement to an entity or a facility that:
(A) is not a residence (as defined in IC 3-5-2.1-90); or
(B) is licensed by the state; or
(2) placement under this section is undetermined at the time the
predispositional report is prepared.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.55-1997, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.70-2004, SEC.19; P.L.234-2005, SEC.181; P.L.145-2006, SEC.308; P.L.146-2008, SEC.600; P.L.66-2015, SEC.6; P.L.210-2019, SEC.10; P.L.186-2025, SEC.160.