Sec. 5. (a) The department shall monitor the entities licensed under this article for continued compliance with this article and the rules adopted by the department, including conducting the following:
(1) Onsite inspections, record reading, observation, and interviewing.
(2) An onsite licensing study at least one (1) time a year in announced or unannounced visits.
(b) The department is entitled to access to the premises, personnel, children in care, and records, including case records, foster care records, personnel files, corporate and fiscal records, and board minutes of the licensee. Access shall also be provided to personnel from other state agencies or other persons who provide inspections at the request of the department.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 27. Child Services: Regulation of Residential Child Care
Chapter 2. General Powers and Duties of the Department
31-27-2-1. Duties of Department of Child Services
31-27-2-2. Powers of Department
31-27-2-3. Foster Family Home Application Fee Prohibition
31-27-2-4. Rules; Establishment of Standards
31-27-2-5. Monitoring of Licensed Entities
31-27-2-6. Investigation of Complaints
31-27-2-7. Child Caring Institutions and Group Homes Operated by Churches and Religious Ministries
31-27-2-8. Granting of Variances and Waivers
31-27-2-9. Expiration of Variances and Waivers
31-27-2-10. Renewal of Variances and Waivers
31-27-2-11. Revocation of Variances and Waivers
31-27-2-12. Statement of Rights and Responsibilities of Foster Parent