Indiana § 31-26-1-9 - Grant recipients' duties

§ 31-26-1-9. Grant recipients' duties

Sec. 9. A youth service bureau that receives a grant under this chapter shall do the following:

(1) Maintain accurate and complete records, reports, statistics, and other information necessary for the conduct of the youth service bureau's programs.

(2) Establish appropriate written policies and procedures to protect the confidentiality of individual client records.

(3) Submit service and activity reports to the department as required by the department.

As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.

IC 31-26-2Chapter 2. RepealedRepealed by P.L.128-2012, SEC.91.

IC 31-26-3Chapter 3. RepealedRepealed by P.L.146-2008, SEC.805.

IC 31-26-3.5Chapter 3.5. Child Welfare Programs

31-26-3.5-1"Child welfare program" 31-26-3.5-1.5"Child welfare substance abuse treatment services" 31-26-3.5-2Authority to establish and fund program; purposes of program 31-26-3.5-2.5Information and training on child welfare substance abuse treatment services 31-26-3.5-3Application to establish, continue, or modify program 31-26-3.5-4Approval of program 31-26-3.5-5Policies and procedures for review and evaluation of programs 31-26-3.5-5.5Employee completion of federally mandated background check 31-26-3.5-6Child welfare program account established; sources of funds in account 31-26-3.5-7Rules

IC 31-26-3.5-1"Child welfare program" Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "child welfare program" means a program or an activity that is:

(1) not a component of child services provided to or for the benefit of a particular child or family; and

(2) designed to serve groups or categories of children or families in a community for the purposes described in section 2 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.

IC 31-26-3.5-1.5"Child welfare substance abuse treatment services" Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "child welfare substance abuse treatment services" includes the following:

(1) Addiction counseling.

(2) Inpatient detoxification.

(3) Medication assisted treatment, including a federal Food and Drug Administration approved long acting, nonaddictive medication for the treatment of opioid or alcohol dependence.

As added by P.L.243-2017, SEC.6.

IC 31-26-3.5-2Authority to establish and fund program; purposes of program Sec. 2. A child welfare program may be established and funded by the department for any of the following purposes:

(1) Protecting and promoting the welfare of children in a community who are, or are likely to be, at risk of becoming homeless, neglected, or abused due to lack of adequate or appropriate parental support or supervision, in order to reduce the likelihood that the children will become wards of a juvenile court or the department.

(2) Preventing, remedying, or assisting in the solution of problems that may result in the neglect, abuse, exploitation, or delinquency of children.

(3) Preventing unnecessary separation of children from their families by identifying family problems, assisting in the resolution of family problems, and preventing the breakup of families whenever prevention of child removal is possible and desirable.

(4) Providing services targeted to the assistance of children who are developmentally or physically disabled and their families, for the purposes of prevention of potential abuse, neglect, or abandonment of those children, and enabling the children to receive adequate family support and preparation to become self-supporting to the extent feasible.

(5) Providing family preservation services or family support services (both as defined in 42 U.S.C. 629a) for families and children who are not currently receiving individually designed services provided or funded by the department through an open juvenile court child in need of services or delinquency case.

(6) Providing child welfare substance abuse treatment services for families and children who have an open child welfare or delinquency case with the juvenile court.

As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570. Amended by P.L.243-2017, SEC.7.

IC 31-26-3.5-2.5Information and training on child welfare substance abuse treatment services Sec. 2.5. Information and training concerning child welfare substance abuse treatment services must be provided as follows:

(1) The office of judicial administration shall provide the information and training to juvenile court, circuit court, and superior court judges.

(2) The department shall provide the information and training to the employees of the department.

(3) The public defender council of Indiana shall provide the information and training to public defenders.

As added by P.L.243-2017, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.156-2020, SEC.114.

IC 31-26-3.5-3Application to establish, continue, or modify program Sec. 3. (a) An application to establish a new child welfare program, or to continue or modify an existing child welfare program, may be submitted by a court, county executive, private nonprofit agency or organization, or an interested person based on guidelines and instructions issued by the department. Except as provided in subsection (b), the application shall be transmitted to the regional services council or councils for the county, region, or geographic area of Indiana that the applicant proposes to serve. Each regional services council must review and submit its recommendations to the director in conformity with procedures established by the department.

(b) An application to establish, continue, or modify a program that will operate on a statewide basis shall be submitted directly to the director of the department for review and evaluation.

As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.

IC 31-26-3.5-4Approval of program Sec. 4. A child welfare program must be approved by the director of the department or the director's designee. The director's approval shall specify the period for which operation of the program is approved and the procedure for submission of any request for continuation, extension, or modification of the approved program. The department may not pay for the costs of any programs that have not been approved by the director.

As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.

IC 31-26-3.5-5Policies and procedures for review and evaluation of programs Sec. 5. The department shall establish policies and procedures for periodic review and evaluation of approved child welfare programs, including evaluation of the effectiveness and results of the program activities, as part of the consideration of any application to continue or modify the program.

As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.

IC 31-26-3.5-5.5Employee completion of federally mandated background check Sec. 5.5. (a) An employee of a preventative provider that operates a child welfare program shall undergo a background check to which the employee is required by federal law to submit for purposes of the employee's provision of child welfare services:

(1) not later than four (4) years after the individual's date of hire; and

(2) one (1) time every four (4) years thereafter.

(b) If an employee described in subsection (a) has completed the federally required background check to provide child welfare services, the employee is not required to complete a separate background check for providing additional child welfare services for the same employer.

As added by P.L.62-2026, SEC.1.

IC 31-26-3.5-6Child welfare program account established; sources of funds in account Sec. 6. (a) A child welfare program account is established in the state general fund to receive money for establishment, operation, or support of child welfare programs. Receipts credited to the child welfare program account may be derived from the following sources:

(1) Any appropriation made by the general assembly that is specifically designated for child welfare programs.

(2) Any part of the appropriation to the department that is set aside and allocated by the department for child welfare programs, at the discretion of the director.

(3) Any part of federal grant funds received by the department through Title IV-B Parts 1 and 2 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) that is allocated by the department for child welfare programs under this chapter at the discretion of the director, subject to the terms and conditions of the grant.

(4) Any gifts received by the department from individuals or nongovernmental organizations, for purposes of child welfare programs. The department may receive and administer any gifts earmarked for specifically designated child welfare programs, in accordance with the terms of the gift.

(b) Any appropriation made by the general assembly for the child welfare program account remains in the child welfare program account until expended and does not revert to the state general fund at the expiration of the state fiscal year for which the appropriation was made.

As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570. Amended by P.L.7-2015, SEC.52.

IC 31-26-3.5-7Rules Sec. 7. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary or appropriate to implement this chapter.

As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.

IC 31-26-4Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust

31-26-4-1Purpose 31-26-4-2"Board" 31-26-4-2Repealed 31-26-4-2.1"Commission" 31-26-4-2.3Treatment of references to Indiana children's trust fund board; transfer of property to board 31-26-4-2.3References to Indiana children's trust fund board; transfer of certain personal property, assets, obligations, and liabilities to the commission on improving the status of children in Indiana 31-26-4-3"Fund" 31-26-4-4"Project" 31-26-4-5Indiana kids first trust fund board 31-26-4-5Repealed 31-26-4-5.5Duties and powers of the commission 31-26-4-6Members of board 31-26-4-6Repealed 31-26-4-7Chairperson and vice chairperson of board 31-26-4-7Repealed 31-26-4-8Meetings; quorum; voting of board; minutes 31-26-4-8Repealed 31-26-4-9Terms of board members 31-26-4-9Repealed 31-26-4-10Compensation of board members 31-26-4-10Repealed 31-26-4-11Strategic plan; plan proposal and fund request method 31-26-4-11Strategic plan; plan proposal and fund request method 31-26-4-12Indiana kids first trust fund 31-26-4-12Indiana kids first trust fund 31-26-4-13Use of fund money 31-26-4-14Infant mortality account 31-26-4-14Infant mortality account 31-26-4-15Annual report 31-26-4-15Annual report 31-26-4-16Adoption of rules 31-26-4-17Nonprofit subsidiary corporation; duties; report 31-26-4-17Repealed