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Introduced
01/12/2022
01/12/2022
In Committee
01/12/2022
01/12/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/09/2022
03/09/2022
Introduced Session
2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Family and juvenile law matters. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to apply, before July 1, 2022, to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for an amendment to the family and support services Medicaid waiver to create priority status on the waiver for a child who has been adopted. Requires the statewide child fatality review coordinator to provide a data collection form to each local child fatality review team. Provides that the data collection form must mirror the information in the National Fatality Review Case Reporting System Version 5.0 CDR Report Form. Provides that the definition of child abuse or neglect does not refer to a person who identifies a child by the child's biological sex. Requires the department of child services (department) to include in its annual report certain additional information concerning child fatalities. Requires the department to: (1) collect certain disability identification data; (2) create a report concerning the collected data; (3) provide the report to the legislative council; and (4) adopt rules to implement these provisions. Requires the department, before beginning a trial home visit, to conduct a criminal history check on certain individuals, determine whether any of those individuals have prior department history, and establish a safety plan and child care plan. Requires the department to conduct at least one unannounced home visit each week while a child is on a trial home visit. Makes an appropriation to the state department of health to fund additional staff to support local child fatality review teams. Makes conforming changes.
AI Summary
This bill:
1. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to apply for an amendment to the family and support services Medicaid waiver to create priority status on the waiver for a child who has been adopted, and provides a process for implementing the amendment.
2. Appropriates funds from the state general fund to the state department to provide staff support to local child fatality review teams.
3. Requires the state child fatality review coordinator to provide a data collection form to each local child fatality review team that mirrors the information in the National Fatality Review Case Reporting System Version 5.0 CDR Report Form.
4. Clarifies that the definition of "child abuse or neglect" does not refer to a person who identifies a child by the child's biological sex.
5. Requires the Department of Child Services (DCS) to collect and report additional data on child fatalities, including whether the deaths occurred while the child was in foster care, residential care, on a trial home visit, or the subject of a program of informal adjustment.
6. Requires DCS to collect disability identification data for parents reported to, investigated by, or whose child is receiving services from DCS, and prepare an annual report summarizing the aggregate data.
7. Requires DCS to conduct specific actions before beginning a trial home visit for a child, including criminal history checks, determining prior DCS history, and establishing safety and child care plans.
The bill also makes conforming changes and declares an emergency.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Senate Family and Children Services Hearing (00:00 1/20/2022 Room 431) (on 01/20/2022)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/senate/402/ |
| Bill | http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/7/c/4/e7c4d7e9/SB0402.01.INTR.pdf |
| Fiscal Note #1: Introduced Senate Bill (S) | http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/3/5/0/3350e5ae/SB0402.01.INTR.FN001.pdf |
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