§8356. Entities subject to investigation
Reported child abuse or neglect that occurs in the following out-of-home entities is subject to investigation by the investigation team. [PL 2015, c. 283, §3 (NEW).]
1. Facility or person licensed by department; facility operated or funded by department. Abuse or neglect that occurs in a facility or by a person licensed by the department or in a facility operated or funded by the department is subject to investigation by the investigation team, including, but not limited to, abuse or neglect that occurs in the following:
A. A child care facility licensed pursuant to section 8301‑A, subsection 2; [PL 2015, c. 283, §3 (NEW).]
B. A family child care provider licensed pursuant to section 8301-A, subsection 3; [PL 2021, c. 35, §29 (AMD).]
C. A nursery school licensed pursuant to section 8402; [PL 2015, c. 283, §3 (NEW).]
D. A children's residential care facility licensed pursuant to chapter 1669; [PL 2015, c. 283, §3 (NEW).]
E. An emergency children's shelter licensed pursuant to chapter 1669; [PL 2015, c. 283, §3 (NEW).]
F. A shelter for homeless children licensed pursuant to chapter 1669; [PL 2015, c. 283, §3 (NEW).]
G. A licensed family foster home as defined in section 8101, subsection 3, including, but not limited to, the home of a resource family that provides foster care, kinship care or adoption or permanency guardianship services; [PL 2015, c. 283, §3 (NEW).]
H. An unlicensed relative’s home approved by the department as meeting licensing standards; and [PL 2015, c. 283, §3 (NEW).]
I. An unlicensed provider for children with cognitive impairments and functional limitations that is funded by the department pursuant to rules adopted by the department. [PL 2015, c. 283, §3 (NEW).]
[PL 2021, c. 35, §29 (AMD).]
2. Unlicensed person or facilities. The investigation team may investigate a person or facility described in subsection 1 if the person or facility is not licensed.
[PL 2021, c. 35, §30 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 283, §3 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 35, §§29, 30 (AMD).