Sec. 3. (a) Family preservation services may provide:
(1) comprehensive, coordinated, flexible, and accessible services;
(2) intervention as early as possible with emphasis on establishing a safe and nurturing environment;
(3) services to families who have members placed in care settings outside the nuclear family; and
(4) planning options for temporary placement outside the family if it would endanger the child to remain in the home.
(b) Unless authorized by a juvenile court, family preservation services may not include a temporary out-of-home placement if a person who is currently residing in the location designated as the out-of-home placement has committed an act resulting in a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect or has a juvenile adjudication or a conviction for a nonwaivable offense, as defined in IC 31-9-2-84.8.
(c) Before placing a child at imminent risk of placement in a temporary out-of-home placement, the department shall conduct a criminal history check (as defined in IC 31-9-2-22.5) for each person described in subsection (b). However, the department is not required to conduct a criminal history check under this section if the temporary out-of-home placement is made to an entity or facility that is not a residence (as defined in IC 3-5-2-42.5) or that is licensed by the state.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272. Amended by P.L.183-2017, SEC.12.