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Chapter 1. Establishment of Department of Child Services
31-25-1-1. Department Established; Director - Sec. 1. (a) The department of child services is established....
Chapter 2. General Duties of the Department of Child Services
31-25-2-1. "Department" - Sec. 1. As used in this article, "department" refers to...
31-25-2-2. Personnel - Sec. 2. The director may employ necessary personnel to carry...
31-25-2-2.5. No Personal Liability for Official Acts - Sec. 2.5. The following are not personally liable, except to...
31-25-2-3. Department Organization - Sec. 3. The director shall determine the best manner of...
31-25-2-4. Family Case Manager Caseload Reports - Sec. 4. One (1) time every twelve (12) months, the...
31-25-2-4.5. Repealed - As added by P.L.100-2009, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.48-2012, SEC.23.
31-25-2-5. Caseload Limitations - Sec. 5. (a) The department shall ensure that the department...
31-25-2-6. Report Requirements - Sec. 6. The report required under section 4 of this...
31-25-2-7. Department Duties - Sec. 7. (a) The department is responsible for the following:...
31-25-2-7.5. Remote Child and Family Services - Sec. 7.5. (a) The department shall before October 1, 2021,...
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 - Sec. 8. (a) The department is the single state agency...
31-25-2-8.5. Department of Child Services Cost and Rate Reporting - Sec. 8.5. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section:...
31-25-2-9. Repealed - As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Repealed by P.L.1-2009, SEC.174.
31-25-2-10. Department Duties Concerning Staff - Sec. 10. (a) This section applies after June 30, 2008....
31-25-2-11. Powers, Responsibilities, and Duties - Sec. 11. (a) Except in cases involving a child who...
31-25-2-11.5. Director or Director's Designee Requirements - Sec. 11.5. (a) For purposes of an administrative proceeding regarding...
31-25-2-12. Notice of Existence of Photographs, X-Rays, and Physical Medical Examination Reports - Sec. 12. The department shall give notice of the existence...
31-25-2-13. Access to Photographs, X-Rays, and Physical Medical Examination Reports - Sec. 13. Photographs, x-rays, or physical medical examination reports shall...
31-25-2-14. Cooperation With Public and Private Agencies - Sec. 14. (a) The department shall cooperate with and shall...
31-25-2-15. Purchase of Services of Public or Private Agency - Sec. 15. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may...
31-25-2-16. Department of Child Services Child Care Fund - Sec. 16. (a) The department of child services child care...
31-25-2-17. Repealed - As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Repealed by P.L.146-2008, SEC.806.
31-25-2-18. Rules - Sec. 18. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2...
31-25-2-19. Adoption Fees - Sec. 19. (a) The department may charge the following adoption...
31-25-2-20.1. Gift, Devise, or Bequest of Personal Property; Investment of Money; Child Trust Clearance Account; Commingling Prohibited - Sec. 20.1. (a) The department may receive and administer a...
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 - Sec. 20.2. (a) This section does not apply to: (1)...
31-25-2-20.4. Citizen Review Panels; Membership; Appointment; Duties; Response to Report; Prohibited Acts - Sec. 20.4. (a) The department shall establish at least three...
31-25-2-21. Transitional Services Plan; Participation by Child Representatives - Sec. 21. (a) As used in this section, "transitional services...
31-25-2-22. Provide List to State Department of Health; Electronic Means - Sec. 22. (a) The department shall, at least one (1)...
31-25-2-23. Permanency Roundtable Duties; Residential Placement Committee - Sec. 23. (a) The department shall establish a permanency roundtable...
31-25-2-24. Report Concerning Child Fatalities - Sec. 24. (a) Before December 31 of each year, the...
31-25-2-25. Kinship Care Navigator Program Report - Sec. 25. The department shall submit a report, not later...
31-25-2-26. Collaborative Child and Family Assistance Programs - Sec. 26. (a) The department may collaborate with public and...
31-25-2-27. Department's Reimbursement Rate; Child Services Provider; Covid-19 Federal Stimulus Funding - Sec. 27. (a) As used in this section, "child services...
Chapter 3. Child Support Bureau
31-25-3-1. Child Support Bureau; Compliance; State Central Collection Unit - Sec. 1. (a) The child support bureau is established within...
31-25-3-2. Duties of Bureau; Access to Information - Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall operate the state parent...
31-25-3-3. Issuance of Subpoenas - Sec. 3. The bureau established by section 1 of this...
31-25-3-4. Access to Information and Records; Immunity From Liability; Confidential - Sec. 4. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the bureau or...
Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act
31-25-4-1. "Bureau" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "bureau" refers to...
31-25-4-2. "Delinquent" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "delinquent" means at...
31-25-4-3. "Account" - Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter with regard...
31-25-4-4. "Obligor" - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "obligor" means a...
31-25-4-5. "Plan" - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "plan" refers to...
31-25-4-6. Repealed - As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.206. Repealed by P.L.1-2007, SEC.248.
31-25-4-7. Duties of Bureau - Sec. 7. The bureau shall do the following: (1) Develop...
31-25-4-8. Additional Duties of Bureau - Sec. 8. In addition to the duties imposed by section...
31-25-4-8.5. Duties Related to Interception of Winnings and Prizes - Sec. 8.5. In addition to the duties imposed by sections...
31-25-4-9. Federal Requirements - Sec. 9. The bureau shall consider and follow the federal...
31-25-4-10. Agreements and Communications With Title Iv-a Administrator; Time Frame Requirement - Sec. 10. The bureau shall make the agreements and maintain...
31-25-4-11. State Case Registry; Contents - Sec. 11. (a) The bureau shall maintain the state case...
31-25-4-12. Federal Courts; Contact - Sec. 12. The bureau shall make all contact with the...
31-25-4-13. Repealed - As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.146-2006, SEC.19. Repealed...
31-25-4-13.1. Agreements With Local Government Officials; Contracting; Attorney-Client Relationship; Informing Applicant; Service Level Stipulation - Sec. 13.1. (a) This section applies after December 31, 2006....
31-25-4-14. Repealed - As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.146-2006, SEC.21. Repealed...
31-25-4-14.1. Program to Contract With Collection Agency; Duties; Contract Requirements; Costs - Sec. 14.1. (a) This section applies after December 31, 2006....
31-25-4-15. Court Assistants; Appointment; Agreements for Services; Standards - Sec. 15. (a) The judge of a court having jurisdiction...
31-25-4-16. Contracts With Nongovernmental Providers - Sec. 16. The bureau may contract for services from nongovernmental...
31-25-4-17. Support Related Duties of Bureau - Sec. 17. (a) The bureau shall do the following: (1)...
31-25-4-17.5. Recoupment of Overpayment - Sec. 17.5. (a) If the bureau or the clerk of...
31-25-4-18. Order for Genetic Testing to Establish Paternity; Income Withholding - Sec. 18. (a) Under 42 U.S.C. 666, the bureau has...
31-25-4-19. Services for Other Than Tanf Recipients or Applicants; Application; Fees - Sec. 19. All services provided under section 17 of this...
31-25-4-19.5. Title Iv-D Agency Collection Fee - Sec. 19.5. (a) If a Title IV-D agency collects child...
31-25-4-20. Authority to Receive Federal Funds and Distribute Money Collected - Sec. 20. The bureau may receive the federal money available...
31-25-4-21. Confidential Information; Safeguards; Necessary Disclosures - Sec. 21. (a) The bureau shall observe all possible safeguards...
31-25-4-22. Disclosure of Information to Consumer Reporting Agencies; Procedures - Sec. 22. The bureau shall establish procedures for providing information...
31-25-4-23. Title Iv-D Agency; Incentive Payments; Distribution From County Treasury - Sec. 23. (a) Subject to subsection (d), the Title IV-D...
31-25-4-23.5. Title Iv-D Incentive Fund; Use of Money - Sec. 23.5. (a) Each county that receives payments under section...
31-25-4-24. Duties of Circuit Court Clerk; Support Money; Cash Payments - Sec. 24. (a) Each circuit court clerk shall do the...
31-25-4-25. Amounts Distributed From Department of Child Services - Sec. 25. The amounts appropriated for duties performed by prosecuting...
31-25-4-26. Appeal Right of Aggrieved Tanf Recipient; Issue Limitation; Corrective Action on Erroneous Records - Sec. 26. (a) A recipient of the federal Temporary Assistance...
31-25-4-27. Rules Implementing Title Iv-D - Sec. 27. The director of the department shall adopt rules...
31-25-4-28. Appropriation - Sec. 28. A sufficient amount must be appropriated annually out...
31-25-4-29. Child Support Enforcement Revolving Funds - Sec. 29. (a) The bureau may, with the consent of...
31-25-4-30. Child Support Obligation Lien List; Motor Vehicle Liens - Sec. 30. (a) The bureau shall, each month, prepare a...
31-25-4-31. Data Match System With Financial Institutions to Block Account With Child Support Lien - Sec. 31. (a) The bureau shall operate a data match...
31-25-4-32. Finding Obligor Delinquent; Notice; Order to Suspend Driving Privileges; Licenses and Permits; Sanctions - Sec. 32. (a) When the Title IV-D agency finds that...
31-25-4-33. Objections to Order; Hearing - Sec. 33. (a) An obligor may contest the Title IV-D...
31-25-4-33.5. Driving Privilege Reinstatement; Suspension - Sec. 33.5. (a) If the Title IV-D agency finds that...
31-25-4-34. Duty of Title Iv-D Agency After Finding of Delinquency - Sec. 34. (a) As used in this section, "board" has...
Chapter 5. Cooperation With Department of Child Services Ombudsman
31-25-5-1. "Ombudsman" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "ombudsman" refers to...
31-25-5-2. Ombudsman Access to Records and Facilities - Sec. 2. The department and the juvenile court with jurisdiction...
Chapter 6. Family Case Manager Assistance
31-25-6-1. Implementation of Telephone Contacts - Sec. 1. The department shall implement and make available telephone...
31-25-6-2. Telephone Contacts Requirements - Sec. 2. The telephone contacts required by section 1 of...