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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-59 - Religion

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 59.
(a) The
				child caring institution shall make available the opportunity to participate in
				religious activities in accordance with the child's religious faith in so far
				as is practical.
(b) The child
				caring institution shall have a written description of any religious
				orientation and of particular religious practices that are observed and
				expected of the child. The description shall be distributed to parents and the
				placing agency.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-59 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-59 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-60 - Work experience

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 60.
(a) The
				child caring institution may use work experience to provide a learning
				experience for children. The child caring institution shall not use such work
				experience as a substitute for staff members.
(b) The child caring institution may provide
				work experience and training which is appropriate to the age, health, and
				ability of the children in care. However, the child caring institution shall
				not require a child to do work which would interfere with time for school,
				study, and recreation periods, religious participation, normal community
				contacts, or visits with family.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-60 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-60 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-61 - Recreation

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 61.
(a) The
				child caring institution shall provide a written plan for indoor and outdoor
				recreational and social activities for the children. These activities shall be
				provided in accordance with the ages, abilities, and interest of the children
				participating.
(b) The child caring
				institution shall assign the responsibility for planning and maintaining a
				program of recreational and social activities to a staff member who is given
				adequate time to carry out the responsibility.
(c) The child caring institution shall
				provide the facilities needed for recreation and shall use community
				recreational and social facilities when available and suitable.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-61 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-61 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-62 - Visiting; correspondence

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 62.
(a) The
				child caring institution shall have written policies and procedures which
				provide for visits with families, mail, telephone calls, and other forms of
				children's communication with family, friends, and significant
				others.
(b) Denial of home visits
				shall be made only in accordance with the care plan as approved by the placing
				agency.
(c) The child caring
				institution shall prohibit overnight visits with staff or persons other than
				the child's family except as such persons are identified by the care plan for
				the child and are approved by the placing agency.
(d) The child caring institution shall make
				writing material available to children in care. Each child shall have privacy
				in handling his or her correspondence.
(e) The child caring institution may require
				that a child open his or her mail in the presence of a staff member if there is
				reasonable fear that the contents other than the letter may harm the child or
				others. However, staff persons shall not have the right to withhold a child's
				correspondence without a court order.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-62 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-62 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-63 - Transportation

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 63.
(a) If the
				child caring institution provides for transportation of children and staff, any
				vehicle used shall be licensed in accordance with state law and shall be
				maintained in safe operating condition.
(b) The operator shall have a proper license
				to drive such vehicle.
(c) Children
				shall be loaded or unloaded only from the curb side of the vehicle and at the
				curb.
(d) Seat belts shall be used
				for each occupant at all times when the vehicle is in motion, unless the
				vehicle is specifically exempted by state law.
(e) Only that number of children and adults
				for whom there is comfortable seating space shall be transported in one (1)
				vehicle. No child shall be permitted to stand in the vehicle when being
				transported.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-63 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-63 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-64 - Care plan; program; medical services

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 64.
(a) A child
				caring institution which is licensed as a group home may provide shelter care
				services and a long term treatment program in the same facility if the group
				home complies with 470 IAC 3-14 and this rule for each child
				admitted.
(b) The child caring
				institution shall not maintain any child in shelter care service for longer
				than sixty (60) days.
(c) After
				sixty (60) days, a child shall be transferred to the child caring institution's
				long term program or be removed from the shelter care service if the child
				caring institution does not provide a long term program.
(d) The child caring institution shall assess
				each child's situation within twenty-four (24) hours or on the next working day
				of admission and shall develop a written care plan. The plan shall be developed
				in conjunction with the placing agency or with the parents or
				guardian.
(e) The written care plan
				shall include the following:
(1) An assessment
				of the immediate needs of the child and family and the plan for meeting those
				needs.
(2) A written plan which
				states how the children will be supervised during the children's sleeping
				hours.
(3) The plan for visitation
				and telephone contact with family or significant others.
(4) The plan for education as defined in
				section 58 of this rule.
(5) The
				anticipated length of stay.
(6) Any
				known court dates.
(7) Any changes
				in the care plan and recorded observations made by direct care
				workers.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-65 - Discharge

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 65.
(a) At the
				time of discharge, the child caring institution shall document the following in
				the child's case record:
(1) A written summary
				report of the care received by the child including any recommendations for the
				child and family.
(2) The date and
				reasons for discharge.
(3) The
				name, address, telephone number, and relationship of the person or agency to
				whom the child is released.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-66 - Services to families

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 66.
(a) The
				child caring institution shall make efforts to maintain ongoing contact with
				the child's parents, guardian, or other primary caretaker. The child caring
				institution shall encourage these persons to communicate and visit with the
				child in accordance with the care plan and in compliance with or subject to
				court orders and any limitations stated therein.
(b) The child caring institution shall
				encourage parents to assume responsibilities for the child and to cooperate
				with the child caring institution in carrying out its plans for him or her. The
				child caring institution shall document efforts to provide services to the
				child's family.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-66 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-66 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-67 - Health program requirements; written plan

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 67.
(a) The
				child caring institution shall submit a written, dated health program to the
				SBH on forms provided by that agency. The written program shall be approved by
				the SBH.
(b) The child caring
				institution and the consulting licensed physician shall review and revise as
				necessary the written program and shall submit the program to the SBH every two
				(2) years.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-67 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-67 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-68 - Medical services; generally

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 68.
(a) The
				child caring institution shall engage the services of a licensed physician and
				licensed dentist to provide medical and dental examinations and care for the
				children in the child caring institution.
(b) The child caring institution shall report
				each hospitalization or visit to emergency medical facilities to the placing
				agency or the placing parent or guardian.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-68 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-68 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-69 - First aid policies and practices

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 69.
(a) The
				child caring institution shall establish written first aid policies for the
				care of illness or injury. The policies shall be dated and signed as approved
				by the consulting licensed physician. The child caring institution and the
				consulting licensed physician shall review the policies every two (2) years in
				conjunction with the written health program and revise them as
				necessary.
(b) First aid policies
				shall include, but are not limited to, directions for the care of the
				following:
(1) Poisoning.
(2) Seizures.
(3) Hemorrhaging.
(4) Artificial respiration.
(5) Choking.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-70 - Medication; disbursement, application

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 70.
(a) The
				giving or application of medication, providing dietary supplements, making
				special variations of diet, and carrying out medical procedures shall be done
				only on written order or prescription from a physician.
(b) Medication prescribed for an individual
				child shall be kept in the original container bearing the original pharmacy
				label showing the prescription number, the date filled, the physician's name,
				directions for use, and the child's name.
(c) When no longer needed, medication shall
				be returned to the physician or destroyed, and notation of such destruction or
				return shall be noted on the child's record. The child caring institution shall
				return unused portions of narcotic prescriptions to the prescribing physician
				or pharmacy.
(d) The consulting
				licensed physician's orders for "as needed" or over-the-counter medications
				shall be posted where such medications are stored.
(e) Medications shall not be administered
				past the expiration date.
(f) The
				staff member administering medication shall record the following information in
				the child's health record:
(1) The date and
				time of day when medication is given.
(2) Why it is given.
(3) How much is given.
(4) By whom administered.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-71 - Psychotropic medication

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 71.
(a) The
				child caring institution shall provide psychotropic medications to a child only
				as prescribed by a licensed physician or licensed psychiatrist who has the
				responsibility for the diagnosis, treatment, and therapeutic planning for the
				child.
(b) The child caring
				institution shall obtain from the prescribing licensed physician a written
				report at least every thirty (30) days for each child receiving psychotropic
				medication. The written report shall state the reasons medication is being
				continued, discontinued, or changed, as well as any recommended changes in the
				care plan. The report shall be based on the licensed physician's review of
				reports by staff as well as the physician's actual observation of the child at
				least every ninety (90) days.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-71 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-71 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-72 - Storage of medication

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 72.
(a) The
				child caring institution shall store all medication in a locked cabinet, box,
				or drawer and in a safe place, not accessible to children.
(b) Medication not requiring refrigeration
				shall not be stored in the kitchen.
(c) Medication requiring refrigeration shall
				be stored in a plastic container covered and clearly labeled "medication".
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-72 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-72 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-73 - Health requirements for staff members

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 73.
(a) Within
				thirty (30) days of employment, each staff member shall have a health
				examination which includes a Mantoux tuberculin test or chest x-ray and any
				other test and immunization considered necessary by the licensed physician. If
				the Mantoux tuberculin test is positive, the chest x-ray is mandatory. The
				health examination may have been conducted within three (3) months prior to
				employment.
(b) The child caring
				institution shall require an annual Mantoux tuberculin test of all field work
				students, food service personnel, and employees having direct contact with
				children.
(c) Volunteers having
				direct contact with children shall meet the same health examination
				requirements as paid staff.
(d) The
				child caring institution shall not permit employees who become ill or who
				return to work following illness to work in a capacity which may transmit
				disease or be detrimental to the health of the children or other
				employees.
(e) Children of resident
				staff members who live with their parents at the child caring institution shall
				be subject to the following immunization requirements:
(1) The child caring institution shall ensure
				that each child has received all immunizations and booster shots which are
				required by the SBH.
(2) All
				children shall be immunized against routine childhood diseases unless exempted
				by a licensed physician's statement.
(3) A child may be exempted from
				immunizations against routine childhood diseases upon the good faith religious
				belief statement of the parent or guardian.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-74 - Nutrition and food service, menus, vendor service, education

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 74.
(a) The
				child caring institution shall submit a written plan for nutrition and food
				services, including four (4) weeks of proposed menus to the SBH on forms
				provided by that agency. The written plan shall be approved by the SBH. The
				child caring institution shall submit a written revised plan for nutrition and
				food services to the SBH every two (2) years.
(b) The child caring institution shall
				provide the following:
(1) Regardless of the
				number of children served, a menu for three (3) meals a day; afternoon and
				evening snacks planned one (1) week in advance of serving, corrected as served,
				and kept on file for review by the SBH for a period of one (1) year.
(2) A current week's menu for all snacks and
				meals which shall be posted in the kitchen and eating area.
(3) Food preparation and service personnel
				with documentation of any special dietary prohibitions or substitutions for
				each child for whom such instructions are necessary, as based upon the written
				order of the child's physician.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-75 - Building, grounds, and equipment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 75.
(a) The
				building of the child caring institution shall conform to the requirements in
				this section and have the approval of the SBH.
(b) The building of the child caring
				institution shall not be located where any conditions exist that would be
				hazardous to the physical or moral welfare of the children.
(c) The child caring institution shall be
				equipped with a proper heating plant and capacity sufficient to maintain all
				housing units at a temperature of not less than sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit
				(68°F) under severest weather conditions. Thermostatic control shall be
				maintained where feasible.
(d) A
				child caring institution shall provide safe and protected outdoor playground
				space.
(e) The child caring
				institution shall provide indoor and outdoor play equipment. The equipment
				shall be safe, repaired as needed, and shall be sufficiently varied to meet the
				needs of the children according to age, size, and social development.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-75 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-75 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-76 - Space requirements; furnishings

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 76.
(a) The
				child caring institution shall provide the following:
(1) Indoor living space sufficient to permit
				the separation of children engaged in quiet activities and in active
				play.
(2) Indoor play space for
				younger children separate and apart from that provided for older
				children.
(3) Space for children to
				study and read.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-77 - Maintenance and safety

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 77.
(a) The
				buildings and premises of each child caring institution shall at all times be
				maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition and in a good state of
				repair.
(b) The child caring
				institution shall maintain the following safety precautions:
(1) Keep poisons and harmful chemicals under
				lock.
(2) Store other hazardous
				materials and equipment including cleaning supplies, polishes, bleaches,
				detergents, matches, and tools in a place locked to children.
(3) Prohibit the storage and use of firearms
				on the property.
(4) Provide adult
				supervision whenever power equipment is being used by children.
(5) Maintain or repair outdoor play space and
				grounds of the child caring institution and keep grounds free from observable
				hazards.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-78 - SBH requirements; water supply and water treatment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 78.
(a) An
				adequate water supply of a safe, sanitary quality shall be obtained from a
				water source or system approved by the SBH.
(b) Connection to a public water supply is
				required when available within a reasonable distance, not to exceed three
				hundred (300) feet.
(c) If a
				private well is used, water shall be potable and of adequate quantity. The well
				shall meet the construction standards under 410 IAC 6-10 and shall be approved
				by the SBH.
(d) The construction of
				a new water well or major alterations to an existing well shall be approved by
				the SBH.
(e) Drinking water shall
				be available to the children at all times.
(f) If drinking fountains are provided, they
				shall be of the sanitary type with guarded angular stream drinking fountain
				heads and shall be so constructed and located as to be accessible for use by
				the children at all times but shall not be located in a bathroom.
(g) If drinking fountains are not provided,
				individual single service cups shall be provided in a sanitary dispenser and
				used only once.
(h) All plumbing
				fixtures shall discharge into a public sanitary sewer whenever available within
				a reasonable distance, not to exceed three hundred (300) feet, or whenever soil
				conditions prohibit the construction of an adequate on-site system.
(i) Where a municipal sewage treatment system
				is not available and a private system is used, the sewage treatment system
				shall meet the requirements of 410 IAC 6-8.1 and shall be approved by the
				SBH.
(j) New plumbing equipment
				shall meet the requirements of the SBH and shall be approved by that agency.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-78 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-78 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-79 - Bath; toilet facilities; and ventilation

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 79.
(a) All
				bathing and handwashing facilities for children shall be provided with hot and
				cold running water. The child caring institution shall use automatic hot water
				control valves that maintain the hot water temperature at the point of use
				between one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100°F) and one hundred twenty
				degrees Fahrenheit (120°F).
(b)
				The group home shall provide separate bathrooms for boys and girls.
(c) The group home shall have at least two
				(2) bathrooms furnished with a sink, toilet, and shower or tub.
(d) If fewer than seven (7) children of the
				same gender and nonresident awake night staff are present, the group home may
				have a minimum of one (1) fully equipped bathroom for children and one (1)
				half-bathroom for staff use.
(e)
				All group homes shall provide resident staff with bath and toilet facilities
				separate from those of the children.
(f) Each toilet shall be provided with toilet
				tissue which is dispensed in a sanitary manner.
(g) All windows which open, doors not
				equipped with panic hardware or equivalent, ventilators, and other outside
				openings shall be protected against insects by at least sixteen (16) mesh
				screening which is securely fastened as the season requires.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-79 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-79 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-80 - Swimming pools

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 80.
(a)
				Swimming pools shall be constructed in accordance with 675 IAC 20, maintained
				and operated in accordance with 410 IAC 6-2.
(b) Outdoor swimming pools shall be fenced.
				The gate shall be locked when the pool is not in use.
(c) Indoor pools shall be secured to prevent
				accidental entry or unauthorized use.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-80 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-80 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-81 - Pets

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 81.
Pets which are a potential source of rabies shall be
				  immunized as needed against rabies.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-81 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-81 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-82 - Building, plans and construction

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 82.
(a) Prior
				to construction of any new building, conversion of an existing building, or
				major alteration to an existing building, or addition to an existing building,
				a set of complete plans and specifications shall be submitted to the SBH plan
				review section. The group home is exempted from submitting plans to the state
				building commissioner.
(b) The
				group home shall meet requirements of 675 IAC 14. A newly constructed group
				home shall submit to the SDPW certification by the architect or contractor of
				compliance with 675 IAC 14.
(c) A
				child caring institution licensed as a group home under previous rule 470 IAC
				3-6
[ 470 IAC 3-6 was repealed filed Jun 27, 1991, 12:00 p.m.: 14 IR
				2045.]
that is licensed and in existence on the effective date of this
				rule and continues to operate at the same location shall have the option to
				continue to be licensed as a group home.
(d) The maximum height of a building used for
				bedrooms in a group home shall be limited to two (2) stories excluding the
				basement.
(e) Every sleeping room
				shall have at least one (1) operable exterior window or exterior door for
				emergency exit or rescue in conformance to 675 IAC 14. The means of exit shall
				be operable from the inside to provide full, clear opening without the use of
				tools.
(f) Where windows are
				provided as a means of exit or rescue, they shall have a sill height of not
				more than forty-four (44) inches above the finished floor and a minimum net
				clear opening of four and three-fourths (4.75) square feet. The minimum net
				clear opening shall be twenty-four (24) inches high and eighteen (18) inches
				wide.
(g) Prior to initial
				licensure, the group home shall submit a statement signed by an electrician
				certifying that the electrical service and system are sufficient to service the
				intended use in a safe manner.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-82 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-82 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-83 - Smoke detection system

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 83.
The group home shall be equipped with smoke detectors as
				  required under 675 IAC 14.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470
					 IAC 3-15-83 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-13-83 ) by P.L.
					 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1,
					 2005.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 13 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions Defined as Emergency Shelter Care Group Homes › Section 13-84 - Safety requirements; exits; fireplaces; extinguishers; heaters; combustibles

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 84.
(a) Every
				closet door latch shall be such that it can be opened from the inside in case
				of emergency.
(b) Every bathroom
				door shall be designed to permit the opening of the locked door from the
				outside in an emergency.
(c) No
				door in any means of egress shall be locked against egress when the building is
				occupied.
(d) The administration of
				the facility shall have a written posted plan for evacuation in case of fire
				and other emergencies. The administration shall teach the procedures to all
				staff as a part of their orientation.
(e) Fire exit drills shall be conducted
				monthly. The shift conducting the drill shall be alternated to include each
				shift once a quarter. At least two (2) drills shall be conducted during
				sleeping hours annually.
(f) Where
				smoking is permitted, noncombustible safety-type ash trays or receptacles, for
				example, glass, ceramic, or metal, shall be provided.
(g) Fireplace safety requirements shall be as
				follows:
(1) If the fireplace is used, the
				chimney flue shall be cleaned annually and a written record of the cleaning
				retained.
(2) Glass doors, a
				noncombustible hearth, and grates shall be provided for each fireplace in
				use.
(3) Ashes from the fireplace
				shall be disposed of in a noncombustible covered receptacle. The receptacle
				shall then be placed on the ground and away from any building or
				combustibles.
(4) Proper fireplace
				tools shall be provided for each fireplace in use.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 14 - Transitional Services Plans for Independent Living › Section 14-1 - Applicability of definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-2-21
Affected: IC
				  31-25-2-21
Sec. 1.
The definitions in sections 2 through 9 of this rule apply
				  throughout this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 14 - Transitional Services Plans for Independent Living › Section 14-2 - "Assigned case manager" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-2-21
Affected: IC
				  31-25-2-21
Sec. 2.
"Assigned case manager" means the family case manager or
				  collaborative care case manager assigned to the eligible youth's
				  case.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 14 - Transitional Services Plans for Independent Living › Section 14-3 - "Department" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-2-21
Affected: IC 31-25-1
Sec. 3.
"Department" means the department of child services
				  established under IC 31-25-1 or a local office of the
				  department.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 14 - Transitional Services Plans for Independent Living › Section 14-4 - "Eligible youth" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-2-21
Affected: IC 31-28-5.8; IC 31-34; IC 31-37
Sec. 4.
(a) "Eligible
				youth" means an individual who:
(1) while
				receiving foster care, has become or will become:
(A) eighteen (18) years of age; or
(B) emancipated by order of a juvenile court:
(i) under IC
				31-34-20-1(a)(5),
				IC
				31-37-19-1(a)(5),
				or IC
				31-37-19-5(b)(5);
				and
(ii) based on findings and
				terms in accordance with IC
				31-34-20-6
				or IC
				31-37-19-27;
				or
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 14 - Transitional Services Plans for Independent Living › Section 14-5 - "Foster care" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 31-25-2-18; IC 31-25-2-21
Affected: IC 31-9-2-71; IC 31-9-2-114; IC 31-27; IC
				  31-28-5.8; IC 31-34; IC 31-37
Sec. 5.
(a) "Foster
				care" means residential care and supervision of an individual who is less than
				twenty-one (21) years of age, subject to subsection (b), in any of the
				following categories of homes or facilities:
(1) A foster family home licensed under IC
				31-27-4 or applicable law of the state in which the home is located.
(2) The home of a relative of the individual,
				who is not the individual's parent, if the:
(A) home is not required to be licensed under
				IC 31-27-4 or applicable law of the state in which the home is located;
				and
(B) relative is primarily
				responsible for support and maintenance of the home.
(3) A child caring institution licensed under
				IC 31-27-3 or applicable law of the state in which the institution is
				located.
(4) A group home licensed
				under IC 31-27-5 or applicable law of the state in which the home is
				located.
(5) A transitional living
				placement.
(6) An out-of-home
				placement pursuant to an Indiana court order.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 14 - Transitional Services Plans for Independent Living › Section 14-6 - "Successful adulthood services" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-2-21
Affected: IC
				  31-9-2-123.5; IC 31-25-2-21
Sec. 6.
(a)
				"Successful adulthood services" has the meaning set forth in IC
				31-9-2-123.5.
(b) Successful
				adulthood services shall include:
(1) a
				comprehensive, written, independent living assessment of the youth's strengths
				and needs required to enable the youth to be self-supporting and to live
				independently in a self-sufficient manner; and
(2) all services needed to implement a
				transitional services plan for the eligible youth.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 14 - Transitional Services Plans for Independent Living › Section 14-7 - "Transitional living placement" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-2-21
Affected: IC
				  31-25-2-21
Sec. 7.
"Transitional living placement" means an apartment or other
				  semi-independent living arrangement:
(1) for youth who demonstrate progress in
				successful adulthood skills; and
(2) that is arranged with approval of the
				department and that may be managed and monitored by:
(A) the department; or
(B) another person or entity that the
				department approves or with which the department contracts to manage a
				transitional living placement.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 14 - Transitional Services Plans for Independent Living › Section 14-8 - "Transitional services plan" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-2-21
Affected: IC 12-15; IC 12-17.6; IC
				  31-25-2-21
Sec. 8.
"Transitional services plan" means a comprehensive written
				  plan that is personalized for the eligible youth and that includes information
				  and specific options relating to each of the following subjects:
(1) Education and training.
(2) Employment services and work force
				supports.
(3) Housing, which may
				include a transitional living placement when appropriate.
(4) Health care, including prevention and
				treatment services and referral information.
(5) Procedures available under Indiana law
				for, and the importance of, stating in advance an individual's desires
				concerning the following:
(A) Health care
				treatment decisions if the individual is unable to participate in those
				decisions when required.
(B)
				Designation of another person to make health care treatment decisions for an
				individual who is unable to make those decisions when required.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 14 - Transitional Services Plans for Independent Living › Section 14-9 - "Youth" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-2-21
Affected: IC
				  31-25-2-21
Sec. 9.
"Youth" means an individual who is fourteen (14) years of
				  age or older, and less than twenty-one (21) years of age, unless otherwise
				  specified in the applicable section of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 14 - Transitional Services Plans for Independent Living › Section 14-10 - Requirements for development and completion of successful adulthood and transitional services plans

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 31-25-2-18; IC 31-25-2-21
Affected: IC 31-25-2-21; IC 31-28-5.8
Sec. 10.
(a) If an
				individual who may become an eligible youth is in foster care at the time the
				youth becomes fourteen (14) years of age, the department, through the assigned
				case manager or contracted successful adulthood services provider, may develop,
				in conjunction with the youth, a plan for successful adulthood services. If
				feasible and requested by the youth, the plan should be completed within thirty
				(30) days after the start of development of the plan. The plan may include any
				successful adulthood services described in section 6(c) of this rule. The plan
				may, but is not required to, contain any or all of the elements of a
				transitional services plan, as defined in section 8 of this rule.
(b) If a transitional services plan for an
				eligible youth:
(1) was developed as provided
				in subsection (a); and
(2) is in
				effect ninety (90) days before the youth's eighteenth birthday; the department
				will, during the ninety (90) day period immediately before the date on which
				the youth will attain eighteen (18) years of age, ensure that the existing plan
				is reviewed, revised, and updated for purposes of implementation after the
				youth becomes eighteen (18) years of age.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 14 - Transitional Services Plans for Independent Living › Section 14-11 - Procedure for development of transitional services plans

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 31-25-2-18; IC 31-25-2-21
Affected: IC 31-25-2-21; IC 31-27; IC 31-28-5.8; IC 31-34; IC
				  31-37
Sec. 11.
(a) If the
				eligible youth is in foster care under wardship or court-ordered supervision of
				the department, the assigned case manager will work with the youth, and with
				other representatives of the youth or persons acting on his or her behalf, to
				develop and complete the transitional services plan as required under this
				rule.
(b) If the eligible youth is
				in foster care under court-ordered supervision of a county probation department
				or wardship of a person or shelter care facility in a case under IC 31-37, the
				probation officer assigned to the case will have primary responsibility for
				working with the youth, and with other representatives of the youth or persons
				acting on his or her behalf, to develop and complete the transitional services
				plan as required under this rule. The department may assign an appropriate
				staff resource to consult with and assist the probation officer, to the extent
				necessary or appropriate, in developing the transitional services
				plan.
(c) If, at the time for
				development of a transitional services plan, the eligible youth is residing in:
(1) a child caring institution licensed under
				IC 31-27-3;
(2) a group home
				licensed under IC 31-27-5;
(3) a
				foster family home licensed under IC 31-27-4 that is supervised by a child
				placing agency licensed under IC 31-27-6; or
(4) any comparable residential facility in
				Indiana or in another state; the assigned case manager or probation officer who
				is responsible for ensuring the development and completion of a transitional
				services plan will consult with the case manager of the facility or supervising
				placement agency who, with the youth's consent, will be provided the
				opportunity to participate in development of the plan.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 14 - Transitional Services Plans for Independent Living › Section 14-12 - Contents of transitional services plans

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-2-21
Affected: IC 16-36; IC 30-5-5-17; IC 31-28-5.8; IC 31-30-2-1;
				  IC 31-34; IC 31-37
Sec. 12.
(a) A
				transitional services plan shall include, at a minimum, the successful
				adulthood services specified in section 6(b) of this rule.
(b) The transitional services plan may
				include any additional successful adulthood services described in section 6(c)
				of this rule.
(c) All successful
				adulthood services provided in the transitional services plan shall conform to
				the applicable service standards approved by the department for the Chafee
				Foster Care Independence Program for which federal funding is provided under
				42
				U.S.C. 677, including services relating to
				mentoring and lifelong connections, that are in effect during the term of the
				plan.
(d) A transitional services
				plan shall also include documentation that the youth has been provided an
				explanation of, and an opportunity to sign after the youth has attained
				eighteen (18) years of age, any health care power of attorney, health care
				proxy, or similar document recognized under Indiana law that the youth may
				request, which may include:
(1) a health care
				power of attorney (IC
				30-5-5-17)
				;
(2) appointment of a health care
				representative (IC 16-36-1-7);
(3)
				a disqualification of designated individuals for purposes of making or
				participating in health care treatment decisions (IC 16-36-1-9);
(4) a psychiatric advance directive (IC
				16-36-1.7);
(5) a living will
				declaration (IC 16-36-4-10);
(6) a
				life prolonging procedures will declaration (IC 16-36-4-11); or
(7) an out of hospital do not resuscitate
				(DNR) declaration (IC 16-36-5-15).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES › Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES › Rule 14 - Transitional Services Plans for Independent Living › Section 14-13 - Duration, amendment, and termination of transitional services plans

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  31-25-2-18; IC
				  31-25-2-21
Affected: IC
				  31-25-2-21
Sec. 13.
(a) The
				approved transitional services plan document shall specify the term, including
				the commencement and expiration date. The expiration date shall be not later
				than the date of the youth's twenty-first birthday.
(b) The transitional services plan may be
				amended from time to time during its term, as necessary or appropriate in the
				circumstances, by agreement among the youth and other signatories to the plan
				or their successors in interest. Any amendment shall be submitted for review
				and approval to the appropriate person or designee, as provided in section
				11(i) of this rule. If an amendment involves a change in the principal service
				provider for any service identified in the plan, the signature of the new
				service provider, in place of the original service provider, shall be
				sufficient for approval of the amendment. An amendment shall not extend the
				expiration date to a time later than the date of the youth's twenty-first
				birthday.
(c) A youth may request
				termination of his or her transitional services plan before its specified
				expiration date by written notice delivered or mailed to the assigned case
				manager or probation officer. The assigned case manager or probation officer
				will deliver or send a copy of the notice to all other signatories to the plan.
				The notice must state that termination is requested for one (1) of the
				following reasons:
(1) The:
(A) objectives of the plan have been
				substantially achieved; and
(B)
				youth is currently capable of independent living and self-support without the
				need for continuing assistance, supervision, or oversight.