Ind. Code § 31-34-2.5-2
Notice to department of child services or child placing agency; duties of department of child services or child placing agency upon receipt of notice
Redline — January 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 2. (a) Immediately after an emergency medical services provider takes custody of a child under section 1 of this chapter, the provider shall notify the department of child services that the provider has taken custody of the child.
Sec. 2. (a) Immediately after an emergency medical services provider takes custody of a safe haven infant under section 1 of this chapter, the provider shall notify either:
(1) the department of child services; or
(2) a licensed child placing agency;
that the provider has taken custody of the safe haven infant.
(b) The department of child services shall:
(b) If notified under subsection (a), the department of child services or a licensed child placing agency shall:
(1) assume the care, control, and custody of the child immediately after receiving notice under subsection (a); and
(1) assume the care, control, and custody of the safe haven infant immediately after receiving notice under subsection (a);
(2) not later than forty-eight (48) hours after the department of child services has taken custody of the child, contact the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children and missing endangered adults established by IC 10-13-5-5 to determine if the child has been reported missing.
(2) not later than forty-eight (48) hours after the department of child services or a licensed child placing agency has taken custody of the safe haven infant, contact the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults established by IC 10-13-5-5 and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to determine if the safe haven infant has been reported missing; and
(3) fifteen (15) days after the department of child services or a licensed child placing agency has taken custody of the safe haven infant, contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children a second time to determine if the safe haven infant has been reported missing.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.