§ 31-9-2-17.8 — "Child services"

Indiana § 31-9-2-17.8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 9: DEFINITIONS

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8. "Child services", for purposes of this title,
means the following:
(1) Services, other than services that are costs of secure detention,
specifically provided by or on behalf of the department for or on
behalf of children who are:
(A) adjudicated to be:
(i) children in need of services under IC 31-34; or
(ii) delinquent children under IC 31-37;
(B) parties in a child in need of services case filed under IC 31-34 or in a delinquency case filed under IC 31-37 before
adjudication or entry of a dispositional decree;
(C) subject to temporary care or supervision by the department
under any applicable provision of IC 31-33, IC 31-34, or IC 31-37;
(D) recipients or beneficiaries of a program of informal
adjustment approved under IC 31-34-8 or IC 31-37-9; or
(E) recipients or beneficiaries of:
(i) adoption assistance or kinship guardianship assistance
under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
673), as amended;
(ii) adoption subsidies or assistance under IC 31-19-26.5;
(iii) assistance, including emergency assistance or assisted
guardianships, provided under Title IV-A of the federal
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), as amended; or
(iv) other financial assistance provided to or for the benefit of
a child who was previously adjudicated as a child in need of
services or delinquent child, including a legal guardianship
established to implement a permanency plan under IC 31-34-21-7.5(c)(1)(E) if IC 29-3-8-9 applies and the
assistance is approved under a rule or published policy of the
department.
(2) Costs of using an institution or facility for providing
educational services to children described in subdivision (1)(A),
under either IC 20-33-2-29 (if applicable) or IC 20-26-11-13 (if
applicable).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.537. Amended by P.L.229-2011, SEC.255; P.L.128-2012, SEC.26.