Section 31-27-3-10 - Waiver of maximum stay for child(a) The department may grant a waiver of the twenty (20) day maximum stay for a child if the child caring institution licensed as a shelter care facility applies for the waiver before the expiration of the twenty (20) day period.(b) The child caring institution shall document in the request for a waiver that the waiver is in the best interest of the child.Amended by P.L. 48-2012, SEC. 26, eff. 3/14/2012.As added by P.L. 145-2006, SEC.273.