"Shelter care facility"

Sec. 227. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "shelter care facility", for purposes of the juvenile law, means a place of residence that: (1) is licensed under the laws of any state; and (2) is not locked to prevent a child's departure unless the administrator determines that locking is necessary to protect the child's health. (b) "Shelter care facility", for purposes of IC 31-27-3 and IC 31-27-5, means a child caring institution or group home that provides temporary service twenty-four (24) hours a day for not more than twenty (20) consecutive days to a child: (1) who is admitted to a residential facility on an emergency basis; and (2) who is: (A) receiving care and supervision under an order of a juvenile court; (B) voluntarily placed by the parent or guardian of the child; or (C) self-referred. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.