Title 12, HUMAN SERVICES

Sec. 26. A child care home shall cease operation when the license of the child care home is revoked. As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141.

Sec. 27. (a) After a license is revoked or suspended, the division shall publish notice under IC 5-3-1 and notify in writing each person responsible for the children in care that the license has been revoked or suspended. (b) The written notice shall be sent to the last known add…

Sec. 28. A final decision of the office of administrative law proceedings made after a hearing is subject to judicial review under IC 4-21.5-5. As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141. Amended by P.L.92-2025, SEC.13.

Sec. 29. (a) The division shall investigate a report of an unlicensed child care home and report the division's findings to the attorney general and to the division's attorney and the prosecuting attorney in the county where the child care home is located. (b) The attorney genera…

Sec. 3. (a) An applicant must apply for a child care home license on forms provided by the division. (b) An applicant must submit the required information as part of the application, including the following: (1) If the county, city, or town in which the child care home is located…

Sec. 3.1. A person that holds a license under this chapter shall, for the duration of the person's licensure under this chapter, maintain the electronic mail address provided by the person in the person's application for the license. As added by P.L.183-2021, SEC.6.

Sec. 3.3. A person that holds a license under this chapter on July 1, 2013, shall, at no expense to the state, meet the requirements under section 3(e) of this chapter not later than July 1, 2014. As added by P.L.287-2013, SEC.13.

Sec. 3.5. (a) A child care home shall, at no expense to the state, maintain and make available to the division upon request a copy of drug testing results for: (1) the provider; (2) an individual who resides with the provider and who is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and (3…

Sec. 3.7. (a) A licensee that cares for children who are less than twelve (12) months of age shall: (1) complete the training course provided or approved by the division under IC 12-17.2-2-1(10) concerning safe sleeping practices as required by section 6.3(a)(3) or 6.5(9) of this…

Sec. 30. A court order granted under section 29(b)(2)(A) of this chapter expires when the child care home is issued a license. As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141.

Sec. 31. A court order granted under section 29(b)(2)(B) of this chapter expires upon the later of the following: (1) Sixty (60) calendar days after the order is issued. (2) When a final division decision is issued under sections 20 through 22 of this chapter if notice of an enfo…

Sec. 32. (a) The following constitute sufficient grounds for revocation of a license: (1) A determination by the department of child services of child abuse or neglect (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-33) by: (A) the licensee; (B) a member of the licensee's household; (C) an employee o…

Sec. 33. (a) A licensee shall operate a child care home in compliance with the rules established under this article and is subject to the disciplinary sanctions under subsection (b) if the division finds that the licensee has violated this article. (b) The division may impose any…

Sec. 34. (a) In addition to the other penalties imposed under this chapter, the division may impose a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the violation of this article. (b) The division shall deposit the civil penalties collected under this section in…

Sec. 35. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor. As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141.

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 36. The fire prevention and building safety commission may not adopt rules that classify a child care home as an E building occupancy classification. As ad…

Sec. 37. (a) The department of child services shall conduct an investigation of a claim of abuse or neglect at a child care home. (b) After an investigation under subsection (a), the department of child services shall make a determination of whether or not abuse or neglect occurr…

Sec. 4. (a) The following constitute sufficient grounds for a denial of a license application: (1) A determination by the department of child services established by IC 31-25-1-1 of child abuse or neglect (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-33) by: (A) the applicant; (B) a member of the a…

Sec. 5. The division may not act on an incomplete application. The division shall return an incomplete application with a notation as to omissions. The return of an incomplete application shall be without prejudice. As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141.

Sec. 6. The division shall investigate a person seeking licensure to determine whether the person is in compliance with this article. The investigation shall be conducted any time the home is in operation in announced or unannounced visits. Activities may include onsite inspectio…

Sec. 6.3. (a) To qualify for a license to operate a class I child care home under this chapter, a person must do the following: (1) Provide documentation to the division that the licensee has received a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate as described in …

Sec. 6.5. To qualify for a license to operate a class II child care home under this chapter, a person must do the following: (1) Provide all child care services on the first story of the child care home unless the class II child care home meets the exceptions to the first story r…

Sec. 7. The division shall issue a license to a person who meets all of the license requirements when an investigation shows the applicant to be in compliance under this article. As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141.

Sec. 7.5. (a) The license issued to a person for the operation of a child care home under section 7 of this chapter shall indicate whether the child care home is licensed as a class I child care home or a class II child care home. (b) A person who: (1) holds a license to operate …

Sec. 8. A child care home may be eligible to receive a waiver or variance from the requirements of this chapter by complying with IC 12-17.2-2-10. As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141.

Sec. 9. (a) The division shall deny a license when an applicant fails to meet the requirements for a license. (b) The division shall provide the applicant with written notice, sent by electronic mail to the electronic mail address provided by the applicant in the application, tha…

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply until January 1, 2000. As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177.

Sec. 2. A provider agreement must include information that the office finds necessary to facilitate carrying out this article. As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177.

Sec. 3. A provider who participates in the program, including a provider who is a member of a managed care organization, must comply with the enrollment requirements that are established under IC 12-15. As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177.

Sec. 4. (a) A provider that participates in the Medicaid program is considered a provider for both the Medicaid program and the program under this article. (b) If an enrollee in the Medicaid managed care program for children has direct access to a provider who has entered into a …

Sec. 1. (a) An individual who: (1) is at least sixty-five (65) years of age, is blind, or has a disability; and (2) is a resident of a county home; is eligible to receive assistance payments from the state if the individual would be eligible for assistance under the federal Suppl…

Sec. 10. (a) The assistance shall be paid monthly to: (1) the recipient; or (2) the administrator of the county home if the local administrative unit designated by the division so designates; upon warrant of the state comptroller from money appropriated to the division for that p…

Sec. 11. (a) All assistance granted under this chapter shall be reconsidered as frequently as is required by the rules of the division. After further investigation that the local administrative unit designated by the division considers necessary or that the division requires, the…

Sec. 12. When an individual is admitted to a county home, the administrator of the home shall assist the resident in applying for assistance under this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-15-8.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.

Sec. 13. If an individual receives a state or federal higher education award that is paid directly to an approved postsecondary educational institution for that individual's benefit: (1) that individual is not required to report that award as income or as a resource of that indiv…

Sec. 2.1. (a) An individual who is incapable of residing in the individual's own home may apply for residential care assistance under this section. The determination of eligibility for residential care assistance is the responsibility of the division. Except as provided in subsec…

Sec. 4. (a) An individual who: (1) is receiving residential care assistance under section 1 or 2.1 of this chapter; and (2) has an increase in income that would make the individual ineligible for residential care assistance; may elect to continue to be eligible for residential ca…

rules Sec. 5. (a) An individual who is determined under section 2.1(a)(2) of this chapter to be incapable of residing in the individual's own home because of mental illness may be admitted to a home or facility that provides residential care to the extent that money is available …

Sec. 6. (a) To obtain assistance under this chapter, an individual must apply to the local administrative unit designated by the division. The application must be: (1) in writing or reduced to writing; (2) made in the manner and upon the form prescribed by the division; and (3) v…

Sec. 7. Whenever the local administrative unit designated by the division receives an application for assistance under this chapter, an investigation shall be made of the circumstances of the applicant to ascertain the facts supporting the application and any other information th…

Sec. 8. Upon completion of the investigation, the local administrative unit designated by the division shall make a report and a recommendation to the division relative to the eligibility of the applicant for assistance, the amount of the assistance, and the date when the assista…

Sec. 9. The division shall determine the amount of the assistance and the date on which the assistance should begin. In determining the amount of assistance, due account shall be taken of any income or property of the applicant and of any support that the applicant may receive fr…

Sec. 1. The division is responsible for the following: (1) Planning, research, and the development of developmental services directed toward the prevention and alleviation of developmental disabilities or toward the social, personal, physical, or economic habilitation or rehabili…

Sec. 2. The secretary may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-10-28(c).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.35-2016, SEC.25.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "rehabilitation technology" means the provision of physical devices or the adaptation of the physical environment to enable persons with physical disabilities to perform everyday activities in a workplace, in an educational setting, or in a home o…

Sec. 2. The bureau shall establish a rehabilitation technology program for persons with physical disabilities. The purpose of the program is to do the following: (1) Provide rehabilitation technology services directly to persons with physical disabilities. (2) Provide training fo…