Indiana § 31-41-2-2 - Dual status assessment team

§ 31-41-2-2. Dual status assessment team

Sec. 2. (a) The dual status assessment team shall include:

(1) if the child has a department of child services case manager, the case manager;

(2) if the child does not have a department of child services case manager, a representative of the department of child services appointed by the local department of child services director;

(3) if the child has a probation officer, that probation officer;

(4) if the child does not have a probation officer, a probation officer appointed by the court; and

(5) a meeting facilitator, who may be a member of the dual status assessment team described in subdivisions (1) through (4) or may be a person appointed by the juvenile court.

(b) The dual status assessment team may include:

(1) the child if the juvenile court deems the child is age appropriate;

(2) the child's public defender or attorney;

(3) the child's parent, guardian, or custodian;

(4) the child's parent's attorney;

(5) a prosecuting attorney;

(6) the attorney for the department;

(7) a court appointed special advocate or a guardian at litem;

(8) a representative from the department of correction;

(9) a school representative;

(10) an educator;

(11) a therapist;

(12) the child's foster parent; and

(13) a service provider appointed by the team or the juvenile court.

As added by P.L.66-2015, SEC.17.