Sec. 1. (a) Upon finding that a child is a delinquent child, the juvenile court shall order a probation officer to prepare a predispositional report that contains:
(1) a statement of the needs of the child for care, treatment, rehabilitation, or placement;
(2) a recommendation for the care, treatment, rehabilitation, or placement of the child;
(3) if the recommendation includes an out-of-home placement other than a secure detention facility, information that the department requires to determine whether the child is eligible for assistance under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.);
(4) a statement of the department's concurrence with or its alternative proposal to the probation officer's predispositional report, as provided in section 1.4 of this chapter; and
(5) a statement of whether the child receives Medicaid.
(b) Any of the following may prepare an alternative report for consideration by the court:
(1) The child.
(2) The child's:
(A) parent;
(B) guardian;
(C) guardian ad litem;
(D) court appointed special advocate; or
(E) custodian.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.55-1997, SEC.25; P.L.146-2008, SEC.637; P.L.114-2009, SEC.2; P.L.131-2009, SEC.68; P.L.1-2010, SEC.127.