"Reunification services"

Sec. 216.5. (a) "Reunification services" means all services that are provided: (1) to a parent, guardian, or custodian of a child who is the subject of a petition alleging that the child is a child in need of services; and (2) with the intent of rehabilitating the relationship between the child and the parent, guardian, or custodian. (b) The term includes services such as: (1) individual, group, and family counseling; (2) inpatient, residential, or outpatient substance abuse treatment services; (3) mental health services; (4) assistance to address domestic violence; (5) services designed to provide temporary child care and therapeutic services for families; (6) peer-to-peer mentoring and support groups for parents and primary caregivers; (7) services and activities designed to facilitate access to and visitation of children by parents and siblings; (8) substance abuse treatment and screening; and (9) transportation to or from any of the services and activities described in this subsection. (c) The term does not include services provided to a parent, guardian, or custodian of a child while the child is residing in a: (1) child caring institution; (2) group home; or (3) private secure facility; licensed by the department. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.