Indiana § 31-27-4-14 - Delegation of investigations
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§ 31-27-4-14. Delegation of investigations
Sec. 14. (a) The department may delegate the investigation of foster family homes to a licensed child placing agency. The child placing agency is responsible for completing a foster family home licensing study that shows substantial compliance with foster family home rules and is the basis of a recommendation for licensure to the department.
(b) The department shall:
(1) issue the license; or
(2) notify the child placing agency if a license is not issued, giving the reasons for the denial.
(c) After licensure the child placing agency shall supervise and monitor the foster family home in relation to the rules for licensure and shall recommend subsequent licensing and enforcement actions.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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