Sec. 14. (a) Either parent, a guardian, a relative, or the department of child services applying for the admission of a child to the home shall, in securing admittance of the child, place the child in the home for the length of time determined to be in the best interests of the child.
(b) A child shall be returned at any time to the:
(1) parent or parents;
(2) relative; or
(3) department of child services that placed the child in the home;
if removal of the child from the home is applied for upon written application. The superintendent may require not more than thirty (30) days notice when a discharge is requested.
(c) If the superintendent finds that a child does not adjust to institutional living or is not educable, the superintendent:
(1) may:
(A) with the approval of the state health commissioner; and
(B) upon proper notification;
discharge the child to the applicant placing the child in the home; and
(2) shall cooperate with the department of child services for further disposition of the case as necessary.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-5-14.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.239; P.L.5-1993, SEC.252; P.L.142-1995, SEC.20; P.L.146-2008, SEC.439.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 33. Special Institutions
Chapter 4. Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home
16-33-4-1. Armed Forces of the United States Defined
16-33-4-2. County of Residence of the Child Defined
16-33-4-4. Member of the Armed Forces Defined
16-33-4-7. Superintendent; Appointment; Qualifications
16-33-4-8. Superintendent; Powers and Duties
16-33-4-9. Education or Training of Children of Home; Requirements
16-33-4-10. Vocational School; Establishment and Maintenance on Grounds of Home; Financing
16-33-4-11. Admission of Children as Residents of Home; Requirements
16-33-4-12. Application for Admission to Home; Requisites
16-33-4-13. Care, Control, and Training of Children; Responsibilities
16-33-4-14. Placement of Child Upon Admission; Removal or Discharge of Child
16-33-4-15. Removal or Other Placement of Child; Approval
16-33-4-17. Maintenance Charges; Liability for Payment; Procedures
16-33-4-17.5. Reimbursement for Costs of Services Ordered by Juvenile Court; Nonresident Child
16-33-4-18. Maintenance Charges and Agreements; Enforcement
16-33-4-19. Maintenance of Home and Grounds; Cultivation of Connected Lands; Assistance of Children