Sec. 19. (a) The department may charge the following adoption fees:
(1) An adoption placement fee that may not exceed the actual costs incurred by the department for medical expenses of children and mothers.
(2) A fee that does not exceed the time and travel costs incurred by the department for home study and investigation concerning a contemplated adoption.
(b) Fees charged under this section shall be deposited in the child trust clearance account established under IC 31-25-2-20.2. Money deposited under this subsection shall be expended by the department for the following purposes without further appropriation:
(1) The care of children whose adoption is contemplated.
(2) The improvement of adoption services provided by the department.
(c) The director may adopt rules governing the expenditure of money under this section.
(d) The department may reduce or waive charges authorized under this section in hardship cases or for other good cause after investigation. The department may adopt forms on which the written authorization is provided.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.566.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 25. Child Services: Administration
Chapter 2. General Duties of the Department of Child Services
31-25-2-2.5. No Personal Liability for Official Acts
31-25-2-3. Department Organization
31-25-2-4. Family Case Manager Caseload Reports
31-25-2-5. Caseload Limitations
31-25-2-6. Report Requirements
31-25-2-7.5. Remote Child and Family Services
31-25-2-8.5. Department of Child Services Cost and Rate Reporting
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
31-25-2-21. 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