Sec. 21. (a) As used in this section, "transitional services plan" means a plan that provides information concerning the following to an individual described in subsection (b):
(1) Education.
(2) Employment.
(3) Housing.
(4) Health care, including information concerning the individual's eligibility and participation in the Medicaid program.
(5) Development of problem solving skills.
(6) Available local, state, and federal financial assistance.
(b) The department shall implement a program that provides a transitional services plan to the following:
(1) An individual who has become or will become:
(A) eighteen (18) years of age; or
(B) emancipated;
while receiving foster care.
(2) An individual who:
(A) is at least eighteen (18) but less than twenty-one (21) years of age; and
(B) is receiving collaborative care under IC 31-28-5.8.
(c) A transitional services plan for an individual described in subsection (b) shall contain a document that:
(1) describes the rights of the individual with respect to:
(A) education, health, visitation, and court participation;
(B) the right to be provided with the individual's medical documents and any other medical information; and
(C) the right to stay safe and avoid exploitation; and
(2) includes a signed acknowledgment by the individual that the:
(A) individual has been provided with a copy of the document described in subdivision (1); and
(B) rights contained in the document have been explained to the individual in an age appropriate manner.
(d) The individual's child representatives selected by the individual under IC 31-34-15-7 or IC 31-37-19-1.7 may participate in the development of a transitional services plan for the individual.
(e) The department, as part of the program described in this section, in cooperation with the office of Medicaid policy and planning, shall include, as part of the transitional services plan for an individual described in subsection (b), the enrollment of the individual in the Medicaid program.
(f) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, including emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1, necessary to implement the program described in this section.
As added by P.L.143-2008, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.131-2009, SEC.33; P.L.48-2012, SEC.24; P.L.104-2015, SEC.17; P.L.124-2017, SEC.2; P.L.198-2019, SEC.3.
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