Waiver of maximum stay for child

Sec. 10. (a) The department may grant a waiver of the maximum stay for a child if the child caring institution licensed as a shelter care facility applies for the waiver before the expiration of the maximum stay. (b) The child caring institution shall document in the request for a waiver that the waiver is in the best interest of the child. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.48-2012, SEC.26; P.L.81-2025, SEC.4.