Indiana § 31-34-18-6.1 - Predispositional report; contents

§ 31-34-18-6.1. Predispositional report; contents

Sec. 6.1. (a) The predispositional report prepared by the department or caseworker must include the following information:

(1) A description of all dispositional options considered in preparing the report.

(2) An evaluation of each of the options considered in relation to the plan of care, treatment, rehabilitation, or placement recommended under the guidelines described in section 4 of this chapter.

(3) A description of the due diligence efforts that the department has made to identify all adult relatives of the child.

(4) The name, occupation and position, and any relationship to the child of each person with whom the preparer of the report conferred as provided in section 1.1 of this chapter.

(5) The report and recommendations of the dual status assessment team if the child is a dual status child under IC 31-41.

(b) If the department or caseworker is considering an out-of-home placement, including placement with a blood or an adoptive relative caretaker, the department or caseworker shall conduct a criminal history check (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-58) for each person who is currently residing in the location designated as the out-of-home placement. The results of the criminal history check must be included in the predispositional report.

(c) The department or caseworker is not required to conduct a criminal history check under this section if:

(1) the department or caseworker is considering only an out-of-home placement to an entity or a facility that:

(A) is not a residence (as defined in IC 3-5-2.1-90); or

(B) is licensed by the state; or

(2) placement under this section is undetermined at the time the predispositional report is prepared.

As added by P.L.55-1997, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.70-2004, SEC.19; P.L.234-2005, SEC.181; P.L.145-2006, SEC.308; P.L.146-2008, SEC.600; P.L.66-2015, SEC.6; P.L.210-2019, SEC.10; P.L.186-2025, SEC.160; P.L.145-2026, SEC.205.

IC 31-34-19Chapter 19. Dispositional Hearing

31-34-19-1Dispositional hearing; issues for consideration 31-34-19-1.1Mandatory attendance at predispositional hearing by report preparer 31-34-19-1.3Notice of disposition of hearing; duties of court 31-34-19-2Admissibility of reports 31-34-19-3Civil commitment; child with a mental illness 31-34-19-4Discharge of child; continuance of proceeding; no release of local office or the department of child services from obligations to child 31-34-19-5Release of local office or the department of child services from obligations to child placed in state institution 31-34-19-6Dispositional decree; considerations; formal order 31-34-19-6.1Juvenile court entering dispositional decree or a modification to a dispositional decree; department consideration of juvenile court recommendations; written findings by juvenile court; appeal by department 31-34-19-7Placement of child; relative; evaluation; background checks 31-34-19-8Provision of copies of dispositional report 31-34-19-9Advisement of modification procedures 31-34-19-10Findings and conclusions