Indiana Code 31-40-1-2. Obligation of parent, guardian, or department for costs of services or return of child
(1) this chapter; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-40-1-2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- costs of secure detention: includes all expenses relating to any of the following items:
Indiana Code 31-40-1-1.5
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- services: includes education, provision of necessary clothing and supplies, medical and dental care, counseling and remediation, or any other services or programs included in a dispositional decree or case plan ordered or approved by the juvenile court for the benefit of a delinquent child under IC 31-37. See Indiana Code 31-40-1-1.5
the department shall pay the cost of any child services provided by or through the department for any child or the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian.
(b) The department shall pay the cost of returning a child under IC 31-37-23 or IC 11-13-4.5-1.5.
(c) Except as provided under section 2.5 of this chapter, the department is not responsible for payment of any costs of secure detention.
(d) The department is not responsible for the payment of any costs or expenses for child services for a child placed in a child caring institution, a group home, or a private secure facility if the entity does not have an executed contract with the department, unless the child services to be provided by the entity are recommended or approved by the director of the department or the director’s designee in writing prior to the placement.
(e) The department is not responsible for payment of any costs or expenses for housing or services provided to or for the benefit of a child placed by a juvenile court in a home or facility located outside Indiana, if the placement is not recommended or approved by the director of the department or the director’s designee.
(f) If a county is responsible for the payment of:
(1) any costs or expenses of services for or the placement of a child in need of services; or
(2) the costs or expenses of services for or the placement of a delinquent child;
the court may order the parents to reimburse the county as set forth in section 3.8 of this chapter.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-18(b), (e) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.273-1999, SEC.119; P.L.146-2008, SEC.665; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.387; P.L.204-2011, SEC.3; P.L.48-2012, SEC.75.