Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.2
Sec. 9.
Intake and Initial Social Study.
(a) Each child-placing agency shall adopt written policies in regard to accepting children for placement in foster care.(b) Each child-placing agency shall secure and record sufficient social information to determine that placement of a child in foster care is for the best interests of the child, before making such placement. Sec. 12, Ch. 185, Acts 1945; Burns 22-2427
Sec. 14, Ch. 185; Acts 1945; Burns 22-2429
Department of Child Services; Title 3,Ch 2,Reg 3-209; filed Dec 31, 1948, 10:30 am: Rules and Regs. 1949, p. 346; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Nov 27, 2007, 6:52 a.m.: 20071226-IR-465070551RFA; readopted filed November 26, 2013, 4:02 p.m.: 20131225-IR-465130459RFAReadopted filed 10/10/2019, 10:42 a.m.: 20191106-IR-465190320RFA Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470 IAC 3-2-9) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-2-9) by P.L. 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1, 2005.