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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 1 - Purpose and Definitions › Section 1-8 - "Indiana adoption assistance program" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC 31-19-26.5
Sec. 8.
"Indiana adoption assistance program" means the program
				  administered by the department to provide adoption financial assistance or
				  subsidies through periodic payments, Medicaid coverage, and reimbursement of
				  nonrecurring adoption expenses, under the Title IV-E adoption assistance
				  program (
				  42 U.S.C.
				  673 ) or state adoption subsidy (IC
				  31-19-26.5 ).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 1 - Purpose and Definitions › Section 1-9 - "Indiana guardianship assistance program" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC 31-9-2-17.8
Sec. 9.
"Indiana guardianship assistance program" means the program
				  administered by the department to provide guardianship assistance periodic
				  payments, Medicaid coverage, and reimbursement of nonrecurring expenses of
				  establishing a legal guardianship for an eligible child, under the Title IV-E
				  kinship guardianship assistance program (
				  42 U.S.C.
				  673(d) ), or any
				  corresponding state assisted guardianship program under IC
				  31-9-2-17.8
				  (1)(E).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 1 - Purpose and Definitions › Section 1-10 - "Informal adjustment" or "IA" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC 31-33-26; IC 31-34-8; IC 31-37-9
Sec. 10.
"Informal adjustment" or "IA" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  31-34-8 and IC 31-37-9.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 1 - Purpose and Definitions › Section 1-11 - "Perpetrator" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC
				  31-33-8-12;
				  IC 31-33-26
Sec. 11.
"Perpetrator" means a person who, by an act or an omission,
				  has been identified in a report to have committed child abuse or
				  neglect.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 1 - Purpose and Definitions › Section 1-12 - "Report" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC
				  31-33-8-8
Sec. 12.
"Report" means a written report of a completed assessment,
				  following an initial report of possible child abuse or neglect, that the
				  department receives and that is:
(1)
				described in IC
				31-33-8-8;
				and
(2) approved by an authorized
				employee of the department.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 2 - Administrative Reviews › Section 2-1 - Administrative review of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 31-33-26-13
Affected: IC 31-33-26-8; IC 31-33-26-13
Sec. 1.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsection (b) or (c) or section 4 of this rule, any person who
				has been notified that a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect
				identified the person as a perpetrator, and that the person has been entered
				into the child protection index, on or after October 15, 2006, may submit a
				request for an administrative review of the substantiated report as provided in
				this section.
(b) If the alleged
				perpetrator is a child care worker or licensed foster parent, the department
				will complete an administrative review prior to approving the substantiation of
				any allegation, as provided in section 2 of this rule.
(c) If the perpetrator is a department
				employee, the department will complete an administrative review, as provided in
				section 3 of this rule.
(d) A
				person identified as a perpetrator who:
(1) is
				not described in subsection (b) or (c); and
(2) has been notified of an approved
				substantiated report; may submit to the department, within fifteen (15) days
				after service of the notice, a request for administrative review of the
				determination. The request must be submitted in writing and contain the
				information specified in the notice.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 2 - Administrative Reviews › Section 2-2 - Administrative review procedure for child care workers and licensed foster parents

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 31-33-26-13
Affected: IC 31-33-26
Sec. 2.
(a) A child
				care worker or licensed foster parent who is:
(1) named as a perpetrator in a report of
				child abuse or neglect; and
(2) not
				a department employee;
shall be notified of an automatic administrative review in
				  the form of a child care worker assessment review (CCWAR) prior to department
				  approval of a substantiated report.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 2 - Administrative Reviews › Section 2-3 - Administrative review procedure for department employees for a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC
				  31-33-26-8
Sec. 3.
(a) A
				department employee who is identified as a perpetrator in a report of child
				abuse or neglect shall be notified in writing of the scheduled date of an
				automatic administrative review. The notice will be sent or delivered with the
				notice to the employee of a substantiated report of alleged child abuse or
				neglect identifying the employee as a perpetrator, as provided in IC
				31-33-26-8.
(b) Before the date scheduled for the
				administrative review, the employee may submit written information or documents
				to be considered at the administrative review.
(c) The administrative review must be held
				and completed:
(1) within fifteen (15)
				business days after the date that the substantiated report is approved;
				and
(2) after service of the notice
				under subsection (a).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 2 - Administrative Reviews › Section 2-4 - Exceptions to administrative review of an abuse or neglect determination based on court findings

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC
				  31-33-26-11;
				  IC
				  31-33-26-12
Sec. 4.
(a) The
				department will not schedule a CCWAR or administrative review under this rule,
				if the alleged perpetrator has been:
(1) found
				by the court in a child in need of services case to be responsible for child
				abuse or neglect; or
(2) convicted
				of a crime, or found to be delinquent in a juvenile delinquency case; based on
				the same act or omission that the department determined to be child abuse or
				neglect.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 2 - Administrative Reviews › Section 2-5 - Administrative review of certain determinations under the Indiana adoption assistance program or Indiana guardianship assistance program

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 31-19-26.5-12; IC 31-25-2-18
Affected: IC 31-9-2-17.8; IC 31-19-26.5
Sec. 5.
(a) A
				prospective adoptive parent or adoptive parent, or prospective guardian or
				legal guardian of a child, who has:
(1)
				applied for financial or other assistance under the Indiana adoption assistance
				program or Indiana guardianship assistance program, administered by the
				department under IC 31-9-2-17.8(1)(E) or IC 31-19-26.5, or any rule or policy
				of the department relating to administration of those programs; or
(2) entered into an adoption assistance or
				guardianship assistance agreement with the department and has received a final
				decree of adoption or order establishing a legal guardianship for a child
				following a determination of eligibility for assistance under the Indiana
				adoption assistance program or Indiana guardianship assistance program; may
				submit a request for administrative review of certain determinations relating
				to the department's administration of those programs.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 2 - Administrative Reviews › Section 2-6 - Administrative review of certain determinations regarding rates or amounts payable to residential treatment services providers or licensed child placing agencies

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 31-25-2-18
Affected: IC 31-25-2
Sec. 6.
(a) A
				residential treatment services provider may request an administrative review of
				a base rate or other cost based rate relating to payment for a child whom the
				department has placed at a provider's residential treatment facility, as
				determined under 465 IAC 2-16.
(b)
				A licensed child placing agency may request an administrative review of an
				administrative payment or other cost based rate relating to services that the
				agency provides to children whom the department has placed through the agency
				in a foster family home, as determined under 465 IAC 2-17.
(c) The criteria for administrative reviews
				described in this section, and the procedures for requesting those reviews, are
				specified in
				465 IAC 2-16-26
				and
				465
				IAC 2-17-27, respectively.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 2 - Administrative Reviews › Section 2-7 - Denial of review

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC 31-33-26
Sec. 7.
(a) If a
				person's request for administrative review is denied without consideration of
				the issue or issues presented by the request, the department shall send to the
				person a written notice of denial that states the reason for the
				denial.
(b) The person may request
				a review of the denial within fifteen (15) days after service of the denial on
				the person, by submitting to the department a written request to reconsider the
				request for review. The request to reconsider must state the basis on which the
				person asserts entitlement to administrative review.
(c) A department employee selected by the
				director or designee, will:
(1) review the
				denial notice and the written request to reconsider denial of administrative
				review;
(2) determine whether
				review is appropriate; and
(3) send
				or deliver to the person who requested the review a written decision, within
				fifteen (15) days after receipt of the person's request for
				reconsideration.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 2 - Administrative Reviews › Section 2-8 - Service of notice and receipt of requests for review

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC
				  4-21.5-3-1;
				  IC
				  4-21.5-3-2; IC
				  31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-2-7; IC
				  31-33-26
Sec. 8.
All applicable provisions of IC
				  4-21.5-3-1
				  and IC
				  4-21.5-3-2 will
				  control determination of the manner and time of service of notices and
				  computation of the time for receipt of a request for administrative review as
				  provided in this rule, unless otherwise prescribed by statute or another
				  applicable rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-1 - Purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 31-19-26.5-12; IC 31-25-2-18; IC 31-25-4-27; IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC 6-8.1-9.5-7; IC 31-16-15-4.3; IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-4; IC 31-27; IC 31-33-26
Sec. 1.
(a) The
				purpose of this rule is to establish procedures for administrative adjudication
				within the department, upon a request for an administrative hearing by a person
				who:
(1) has been identified as a perpetrator
				in a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect approved by the department
				on or after October 15, 2006, and entered into the child protection index under
				IC 31-33-26;
(2) is aggrieved by a
				department determination concerning certain decisions relating to the Indiana
				adoption assistance program or Indiana guardianship assistance
				program;
(3) is aggrieved by the
				department's actions relating to child support obligation collection or
				distribution concerning:
(A) income
				withholding under IC 31-16-15-4.3;
(B) suspension of license privileges or
				issuance of notices of child support delinquent obligations to licensing
				agencies under IC 31-25-4-32;
(C)
				blocking or encumbering an account of the obligor with a financial institution
				under IC 31-25-4-31;
(D)
				interception of a state income tax refund for application to a delinquent child
				support obligation under IC 6-8.1-9.5-7; or
(E) distribution of child support payments
				involving an assignment of rights to the state under IC 31-25-4-17 and IC
				31-25-4-26;
(4) is
				aggrieved by the department's actions denying or revoking a license to operate
				a child caring institution, private secure facility, foster family home, group
				home for children, or child placing agency, under IC 31-27;
(5) is aggrieved by the department's
				determination regarding certain rates or other amounts payable under 465 IAC
				2-16 for children placed with a licensed residential treatment services
				provider, or payable under 465 IAC 2-17 for children placed in a foster family
				home through a licensed child placing agency; or
(6) is aggrieved by the department's
				determination concerning admission or reentry into collaborative care under
				465 IAC
				2-15.1-16.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-2 - Standing

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 31-19-26.5-12; IC 31-25-2-18; IC 31-25-4-27; IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC 6-8.1-9.5-7; IC 31-16-15-4.3; IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-4; IC 31-27; IC 31-33-26
Sec. 2.
In the event that the rights, duties, or obligations of any
				  person are adversely affected by a:
(1) decision of the department following an
				administrative review under 465 IAC 3-2;
(2) notice of intent by the department to
				take any action concerning enforcement of a child support obligation or
				distribution of child support collection, as described in section 1(a)(3) of
				this rule; or
(3) decision of the
				department to deny or revoke a license to operate a foster family home,
				residential facility for the care or treatment of children, or a child placing
				agency, as described in section 1(a)(4) of this rule; the person may request an
				administrative hearing, as provided in section 3 of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-3 - Request for hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 31-19-26.5-12; IC 31-25-2-18; IC 31-25-4-27; IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC 6-8.1-9.5-7; IC 31-16-15-3.5; IC 31-16-15-4.3;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC 31-25-4; IC 31-27; IC 31-33-26
Sec. 3.
(a) Any
				person who has been notified that a substantiated report of child abuse or
				neglect has been entered into the child protection index identifying the person
				as a perpetrator, and who has exhausted the department's administrative review
				process, may request an administrative hearing by submitting the hearing
				request form made available by the department or attached to the administrative
				review decision, completed in accordance with the instructions included on the
				form and department policy. The completed request form must be submitted to the
				department hearings and appeals unit not more than thirty (30) days after the
				person was served with written notice of the administrative review
				determination that affirmed a substantiated report identifying the person as a
				perpetrator.
(b) Any child support
				obligor who has been notified that the department intends to:
(1) take action to suspend or restrict, any
				professional, motor vehicle operator, recreational, or other license or permit,
				as described in IC 31-25-4-32; or
(2) notify a licensing agency under IC
				31-25-4-32 concerning possible imposition of sanctions; may request a hearing
				under IC 31-25-4-33.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-4 - Parties

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-4-27;
				  IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC
				  4-21.5-3-21;
				  IC
				  31-16-15-4.3;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC 31-25-4; IC 31-27; IC 31-33-26
Sec. 4.
The parties to an administrative hearing under this rule are
				  the appellant and the department. No other person or entity shall be considered
				  a party for purposes of any proceeding under this rule, unless permitted to
				  intervene as a party under IC
				  4-21.5-3-21
				  in a hearing to which IC 4-21.5-3 applies, on a ground applicable under Indiana
				  Trial Rule 24 or IC
				  4-21.5-3-21.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-5 - Review of child support hearing requests

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-4-27
Affected: IC
				  6-8.1-9.5-7;
				  IC
				  31-16-15-4.3;
				  IC 31-25-4
Sec. 5.
(a) Any
				request for hearing under section 3(b), 3(c), 3(d), 3(e), or 3(f) of this rule
				will first be reviewed by the department to determine if the hearing request
				was timely, and whether the basis of the request for hearing asserts an issue
				that is eligible for administrative hearing.
(b) If a request is determined to be untimely
				or presents an issue that is not eligible for administrative hearing, the
				department will notify the person who submitted the request and state the
				reason that the person is not entitled to a hearing and the request will not be
				considered for administrative hearing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-6 - Denial of requested administrative hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 31-19-26.5-12; IC 31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC 31-9-2-17.8; IC 31-19-26.5; IC 31-27; IC
				  31-33-26
Sec. 6.
(a) If a
				person's request for administrative hearing under
				465 IAC
				2-15.1-17 or section 3(a), 3(g), 3(l), or 3(m) of this
				rule is denied without consideration of the issue or issues presented by the
				request, the department shall send a written notice of denial to the person
				that states the reason that the person is not entitled to a hearing on the
				issue or issues.
(b) The person may
				request a review of the basis for the denial of administrative hearing within
				fifteen (15) days after service of the notice of denial, by submitting a
				written request to reconsider the denial of administrative hearing. The request
				must:
(1) be sent or delivered to the
				department hearings and appeals office; and
(2) state the basis on which the person
				asserts entitlement to a hearing under this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-7 - Stay of administrative hearing on substantiation of child abuse or neglect

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC 31-33-26; IC
				  31-34-8-1;
				  IC
				  31-37-9-1
Sec. 7.
(a) If a
				court having jurisdiction over a child in need of services case under IC 31-34
				is anticipated to determine whether child abuse or neglect occurred, or an
				individual named in a report of child abuse or neglect is a perpetrator, a
				request for an administrative hearing filed by that individual shall be stayed
				in accordance with IC
				31-33-26-11.
(b) If a criminal charge or juvenile
				delinquency petition has been filed against an individual identified as a
				perpetrator, based on the facts and circumstances on which a report of child
				abuse or neglect was classified as substantiated, a request for an
				administrative hearing filed by that individual shall be stayed until the
				petition or charges have been disposed of by the court having
				jurisdiction.
(c) If, under IC
				31-34-8-1
				or IC
				31-37-9-1,
				a program of informal adjustment (IA) has been filed, based on the facts and
				circumstances on which a report of child abuse or neglect was classified as
				substantiated, and the IA is pending under the jurisdiction of a juvenile
				court, a request for administrative hearing filed by an individual who is
				participating in the IA will be stayed until the court no longer retains
				jurisdiction over the IA proceeding, in accordance with IC
				31-33-26-11.
(d) If the department has received
				notification from a prosecutor that criminal charges are under review based on
				the same facts and circumstances that resulted in the classification of
				allegations as substantiated against the individual requesting administrative
				hearing, the request shall be stayed until the prosecutor no longer asserts
				that criminal charges are under review.
(e) During a stay of an administrative
				hearing, a substantiated report will remain in the child protection
				index.
(f) A party must submit to
				the department the following documents in order to request that a hearing be
				scheduled following a stay of the original hearing under this section:
(1) A written request to schedule an
				administrative hearing.
(2)
				Documentation establishing that:
(A) the
				issues relating to the facts and circumstances of the substantiated report have
				been resolved in a court proceeding;
(B) the court no longer retains jurisdiction
				over the matter; or
(C) if court
				proceedings have not been commenced, the prosecutor does not assert that
				criminal charges are under review.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-8 - Appointment of administrative law judges

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-4-27;
				  IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC
				  6-8.1-9.5-7;
				  IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC
				  31-16-15-4.3;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC 31-25-4; IC 31-27; IC
				  31-33-26-9
Sec. 8.
The department director or designee will appoint ALJs as
				  needed to conduct hearings and issue decisions under this rule. ALJs may be
				  employees of the department.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-9 - Scheduling of hearings

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-4-27;
				  IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC
				  6-8.1-9.5-7;
				  IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC
				  31-16-15-4.3;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC 31-25-4; IC 31-27; IC
				  31-33-26-9
Sec. 9.
(a) The
				department's hearing and appeals unit will schedule evidentiary hearings and
				issue notices to parties regarding the:
(1)
				date;
(2) time;
(3) location; and
(4) procedures;
relating to the scheduled hearing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-10 - Procedures applicable to hearings not subject to IC 4-21.5-3

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-4-27;
				  IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC 4-21.5-3; IC
				  6-8.1-9.5-7;
				  IC 31-27
Sec. 10.
Sections 11 though 16 of this rule do not apply to hearings
				  to which IC 4-21.5-3 applies, as provided in the statute or rule applicable to
				  the particular hearing category.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-11 - Service of notice and receipt of requests for hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-4-27;
				  IC
				  31-33-26-9
Affected: IC
				  4-21.5-3-1;
				  IC
				  4-21.5-3-2; IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC
				  31-16-15-4.3;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC 31-25-4; IC
				  31-33-26-9
Sec. 11.
Unless otherwise provided in this rule or an applicable
				  provision of the statute or rule governing a particular proceeding, all
				  applicable provisions of IC
				  4-21.5-3-1
				  and IC
				  4-21.5-3-2 will
				  control determination of the manner and time for service of notices and
				  computation of the time for receipt of a request for administrative hearing
				  under this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-12 - Conduct and authority of administrative law judge

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-4-27;
				  IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC 4-21.5-3; IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC
				  31-16-15-4.3;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC 31-25-4; IC
				  31-33-26-9
Sec. 12.
(a) An ALJ
				shall conduct a proceeding under this rule in a manner that promotes public
				confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the administrative
				process.
(b) The provisions of IC
				4-21.5-3-11
				through IC
				4-21.5-3-13,
				relating to ex parte communications, prohibited acts, disqualification, and
				involvement in a preadjudicative stage of the matter that is the subject of a
				hearing, apply to proceedings and hearings under this rule.
(c) The assigned ALJ may, when necessary,
				requested by a party, or otherwise determined to be appropriate, schedule and
				conduct prehearing conferences or other informal conferences, substantially in
				accordance with any applicable provisions of IC
				4-21.5-3-18
				and IC
				4-21.5-3-19.
(d) The assigned ALJ may conduct proceedings
				and make rulings or decisions regarding any procedural matter in conducting
				proceedings under this rule, to the same extent that a trial court judge is
				authorized to conduct proceedings and make rulings or decisions in a civil
				action, utilizing any applicable provision of the Indiana Rules of Trial
				Procedure. In addition, the ALJ may exercise any powers or authority given to
				an ALJ under a provision of law applicable to the program or matter that is the
				subject of the hearing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-13 - Conduct of hearings

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-4-27;
				  IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC
				  4-21.5-3-25;
				  IC
				  4-21.5-3-26;
				  IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC
				  31-16-15-4.3;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC 31-25-4; IC
				  31-33-26-9
Sec. 13.
(a) The
				provisions of IC
				4-21.5-3-25,
				except IC
				4-21.5-3-25(g),
				and IC
				4-21.5-3-26,
				apply to hearings conducted by the assigned ALJ under this rule.
(b) The ALJ shall do the following:
(1) Conduct the hearing in an informal manner
				and without adherence to the Indiana rules of evidence applicable in civil
				court proceedings, except as provided in this section.
(2) Exclude from consideration irrelevant,
				immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-14 - Burden of proof

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-4-27;
				  IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC
				  31-16-15-4.3;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC 31-25-4; IC
				  31-33-26-9
Sec. 14.
Unless otherwise provided in the statute applicable to the
				  particular hearing category, the appellant has the burden of proof, by a
				  preponderance of the credible evidence, to establish any fact that is material
				  to a decision of the issue or issues presented at a hearing under this
				  rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-15 - Dismissal

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 31-19-36.5-12; IC 31-25-2-18; IC 31-25-4-27; IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC 31-9-2-17.8; IC 31-16-15-4.3; IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-4; IC 31-33-26-9
Sec. 15.
(a) At any
				stage of a proceeding, if a party fails to:
(1) timely request an administrative review
				that is available under 465 IAC 3-2;
(2) timely request an administrative hearing
				under this rule; or
(3) attend or
				participate in a prehearing conference, hearing, or other stage of the
				proceeding, unless a continuance has been granted under this rule before the
				scheduled date; the ALJ may serve upon all parties written notice of a proposed
				dismissal order, including a statement of the proposed reason or reasons for
				dismissal of the proceeding.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-16 - Hearing decision

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC
				  4-21.5-3-27;
				  IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC
				  31-16-15-4.3;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-4-32;
				  IC
				  31-25-4-33;
				  IC
				  31-33-26-9
Sec. 16.
(a) The
				provisions of IC
				4-21.5-3-27(b),
				IC
				4-21.5-3-27(d),
				IC
				4-21.5-3-27(e),
				and IC
				4-21.5-3-27(h)
				 apply to findings, conclusions, and orders
				issued by an ALJ under this rule.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (d) and
				(e), at the conclusion of the hearing, the ALJ may request the parties, or
				grant a request made by a party, to submit post-hearing proposed findings of
				fact and conclusions of law or a post-hearing brief concerning the facts and
				issues presented, or both. The ALJ will specify the time limit for filing and
				service of post-hearing proposed findings or briefs. The time allowed for
				post-hearing submissions will be excluded from computation of the otherwise
				applicable time for the ALJ to issue a decision under this rule.
(c) Except as provided in subsections (d) and
				(e), the written decision of the ALJ shall be issued within ninety (90) days
				after conclusion of the hearing or after submission of proposed findings or
				briefs under subsection (b), unless the time for issuance of a decision is
				extended or waived:
(1) with written consent
				of all parties; or
(2) for good
				cause, as determined by the ALJ upon motion of a party or by the ALJ, and
				specified in a written order.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-17 - Final order proceedings in hearings under IC 4-21.5-3

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-21.5-3-28; IC 31-25-2-18
Affected: IC 4-21.5-3; IC 6-8.1-9.5-7; IC 31-27
Sec. 17.
(a) For
				administrative hearings to which IC 4-21.5-3 applies, the delegee of the
				ultimate authority of the department, for purposes of proceedings under IC
				4-21.5-3-28, IC 4-21.5-3-29, and IC 4-21.5-3-31, shall be the general counsel
				of the department.
(b) The general
				counsel may appoint, as delegee for a particular hearing or category of
				hearings, another individual who:
(1) is an
				attorney or deputy director of the department; and
(2) has not participated in the
				consideration, approval, or administrative review under 465 IAC 3-2, of the
				determination that is the subject of the hearing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-18 - Hearing continuances

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-4-27;
				  IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC
				  6-8.1-9.5-7;
				  IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC
				  31-16-15-4.3;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC 31-25-4; IC 31-27; IC
				  31-33-26-9
Sec. 18.
(a) A
				request by a party for continuance of a scheduled hearing date shall be
				submitted to the department hearing and appeals unit in writing and shall be
				served on each party to the proceeding. The request must:
(1) include the reason for the request;
				and
(2) be accompanied by adequate
				documentation of the reason for the request.
A request for continuance may include suggested alternative
				  dates for rescheduling of the hearing that are mutually agreeable to the
				  parties. The ALJ will consider an objection to a request for a continuance
				  before a continuance is granted or denied. Continuance of a hearing will be
				  granted and the hearing rescheduled at the discretion of the ALJ upon a showing
				  of good cause.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-19 - Hearing records and transcripts

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-4-27;
				  IC
				  31-33-26-9
Affected: IC
				  4-21.5-3-33; IC 4-21.5-5;
				  IC
				  6-8.1-9.5-7;
				  IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC
				  31-16-15-4.3;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-4-31;
				  IC
				  31-25-4-33;
				  IC 31-27; IC
				  31-33-26-9
Sec. 19.
(a) As used
				in this section, "hearing record" includes the following:
(1) Any applicable documents, recording,
				transcript, or other item listed in IC
				4-21.5-3-33.
(2) Any item listed in IC
				4-21.5-3-33 that relates
				to an ancillary hearing conducted by the ALJ under any applicable statutory
				procedure relating to an administrative hearing under this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND HEARINGS › Rule 3 - Administrative Hearings › Section 3-20 - Agency record; judicial review

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-4-27;
				  IC
				  31-33-26-13
Affected: IC
				  4-21.5-3-33; IC 4-21.5-5;
				  IC
				  31-16-15-4.3;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC 31-25-4; IC 31-27; IC
				  31-33-26-9
Sec. 20.
(a) If the
				appellant is not satisfied with the department's final action, the appellant
				may file a petition for judicial review in accordance with IC
				4-21.5-5.
(b) The record of the
				administrative proceedings for purposes of judicial review shall include all
				items described in section 19(a) of this rule.
(c) The department will advise the parties
				that Indiana Trial Rule 5(G) and Administrative Rule 9(G) may apply to a
				judicial review petition and any part of the hearing record or transcript filed
				with a court.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-1 - Purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC 31-25-2-7
Sec. 1.
The purpose of this rule is to establish the procedures that
				  the department will use to process requests for adoption assistance under the
				  federal Title IV-E adoption assistance program (AAP) and state adoption
				  subsidies (SAS) as authorized by
				  42 U.S.C.
				  673 and IC 31-19-26.5, respectively.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-2-7
Sec. 2.
The definitions in sections 3 through 20 of this rule apply
				  throughout this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-3 - "Adoption assistance" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-2-7
Sec. 3.
"Adoption assistance" means payments made or benefits
				  provided by the department to an adoptive parent, as specified in section 21 of
				  this rule, pursuant to an adoption assistance agreement.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-4 - "Adoption assistance account" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC
				  31-19-26.5-10;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-7
Sec. 4.
"Adoption assistance account" means the account established
				  under IC
				  31-19-26.5-10
				  for the purpose of funding adoption assistance payments.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-5 - "Adoption assistance agreement" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-2-7
Sec. 5.
"Adoption assistance agreement" means a written agreement
				  between the department and an adoptive parent regarding adoption assistance,
				  including Title IV-E adoption assistance agreements, state adoption subsidy
				  agreements, and any agreements or court orders entered in compliance with IC
				  31-19-26 before its repeal. The agreement shall include:
(1) the amount of any payments that the
				department will make to the adoptive parent;
(2) a provision that the agreement shall
				remain in effect regardless of the state of which the adoptive parents are
				residents at any given time; and
(3) any applicable terms and conditions
				relating to continuation, termination, suspension, or future changes in the
				terms or amount of any payments provided under the agreement.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-6 - "Adoption assistance periodic payment amount" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-2-7
Sec. 6.
"Adoption assistance periodic payment amount" means the
				  amount or payment rate specified in an adoption assistance agreement for the
				  benefit of an adoptive child, other than nonrecurring adoption expenses
				  described in section 21(4) of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-7 - "Adoptive child" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-2-7
Sec. 7.
"Adoptive child" means an individual who, before becoming
				  eighteen (18) years of age:
(1) has
				been or is being adopted by an adoptive parent; and
(2) is the beneficiary of an adoption
				assistance agreement.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-8 - "Adoptive parent" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-2-7
Sec. 8.
"Adoptive parent" means an individual at least eighteen (18)
				  years of age who has applied for or has entered into an adoption assistance
				  agreement with the department.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-9 - "Department" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC
				  31-9-2-38.5;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-1-1;
				  IC 31-25-2
Sec. 9.
"Department" means the department of child services
				  established under IC
				  31-25-1-1,
				  or any local office of the department.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-10 - "Foster care maintenance payment rate" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 31-19-26.5-12; IC 31-25-2-18
Affected: IC 31-9-2-17.8; IC 31-19-26.5; IC 31-25-2-7
Sec. 10.
"Foster care maintenance payment rate" means the applicable
				  per diem rate paid by the department for care of a foster child placed by, or
				  with approval of, the department, as determined by the department under
				  465
				  IAC 2-16,
				  465 IAC
				  2-17, or
				  465 IAC
				  2-18.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-11 - "Hard to place child" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-51;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC 31-19-27
Sec. 11.
"Hard to place child" means a child as defined in IC
				  31-9-2-51
				  who is:
(1) eligible for the special
				needs adoption program (SNAP) established and operated by the department under
				IC 31-19-27; and
(2) disadvantaged
				because the child is a ward who is either:
(A)
				at least two (2) years of age; or
(B) a member of a sibling group in which at
				least one (1) child is at least two (2) years of age.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-12 - "Nonrecurring adoption expense agreement" or "NRAE agreement" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-2-7
Sec. 12.
"Nonrecurring adoption expense agreement" or "NRAE
				  agreement" means an adoption assistance agreement, or portion of an adoption
				  assistance agreement, that provides for payment or reimbursement for reasonable
				  and necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees, and other expenses
				  that are directly related to the adoption of a special needs child, as provided
				  in
				  42 U.S.C.
				  673(a)(6)(A), 45 CFR
				  1356.41, and section 21(4) of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-13 - "Parent" or "parents" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-2-7
Sec. 13.
"Parent" or "parents" means the legal or biological mother
				  or father of a child. The term includes either the singular or plural of the
				  word "parent".
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-14 - "Sibling group" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-2-7
Sec. 14.
"Sibling group" means a group of two (2) or more children
				  who:
(1) are children of the same
				parent;
(2) are or will be adopted
				by the same adoptive parent; and
(3) are residing or will reside in the same
				home.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-15 - "Special needs child" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-2-7
Sec. 15.
"Special needs child" means an adoptive child described in
				  section 22(b) of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-16 - "State" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-17.8;
				  IC 31-19-26.5; IC
				  31-25-2-7
Sec. 16.
"State" means a state of the United States, the District of
				  Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
				  Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a
				  territory or possession of or administered by the United States.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 4 - INDIANA ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Rule 1 - Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies › Section 1-17 - "State adoption subsidy" or "SAS" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-19-26.5-12;
				  IC
				  31-25-2-18
Affected: IC 31-19-26.5
Sec. 17.
"State adoption subsidy" or "SAS" means payments that are or
				  may be made by the department pursuant to IC 31-1926.5 to an adoptive parent of
				  a child who is:
(1) a special needs
				child;
(2) a hard to place child;
				and
(3) not eligible for Title IV-E
				adoption assistance.