Indiana Code
Chapter 2. General Duties of the Department of Child Services
31-25-2-11.5. Director or Director's Designee Requirements

Sec. 11.5. (a) For purposes of an administrative proceeding regarding an action taken by the department, the director or the director's designee is the ultimate authority of the department.
(b) A designee of the director under subsection (a) must be:
(1) a deputy director of the department; or
(2) an individual who:
(A) is an attorney in good standing who is admitted to the practice of law in Indiana; and
(B) is an employee of the department, except as otherwise allowed under state and federal law.
As added by P.L.13-2021, SEC.8.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law

Article 25. Child Services: Administration

Chapter 2. General Duties of the Department of Child Services

31-25-2-1. "Department"

31-25-2-2. Personnel

31-25-2-2.5. No Personal Liability for Official Acts

31-25-2-3. Department Organization

31-25-2-4. Family Case Manager Caseload Reports

31-25-2-4.5. Repealed

31-25-2-5. Caseload Limitations

31-25-2-6. Report Requirements

31-25-2-7. Department Duties

31-25-2-7.5. Remote Child and Family Services

31-25-2-8. Department as Single State Agency Responsible for Administering Certain Grants, Funds, and Programs; Title Iv-E on Behalf of Indian Children

31-25-2-8.5. Department of Child Services Cost and Rate Reporting

31-25-2-9. Repealed

31-25-2-10. Department Duties Concerning Staff

31-25-2-11. Powers, Responsibilities, and Duties

31-25-2-11.5. Director or Director's Designee Requirements

31-25-2-12. Notice of Existence of Photographs, X-Rays, and Physical Medical Examination Reports

31-25-2-13. Access to Photographs, X-Rays, and Physical Medical Examination Reports

31-25-2-14. Cooperation With Public and Private Agencies

31-25-2-15. Purchase of Services of Public or Private Agency

31-25-2-16. Department of Child Services Child Care Fund

31-25-2-17. Repealed

31-25-2-18. Rules

31-25-2-19. Adoption Fees

31-25-2-20.1. Gift, Devise, or Bequest of Personal Property; Investment of Money; Child Trust Clearance Account; Commingling Prohibited

31-25-2-20.2. Receipt and Administration of Money to or for the Benefit of Persons Receiving Payments or Services; Child Trust Clearance Account; Commingling Prohibited

31-25-2-20.4. Citizen Review Panels; Membership; Appointment; Duties; Response to Report; Prohibited Acts

31-25-2-21. Transitional Services Plan; Participation by Child Representatives

31-25-2-22. Provide List to State Department of Health; Electronic Means

31-25-2-23. Permanency Roundtable Duties; Residential Placement Committee

31-25-2-24. Report Concerning Child Fatalities

31-25-2-25. Kinship Care Navigator Program Report

31-25-2-26. Collaborative Child and Family Assistance Programs

31-25-2-27. Department's Reimbursement Rate; Child Services Provider; Covid-19 Federal Stimulus Funding