IC 31-26-5
    Chapter 5. Family Preservation Services

IC 31-26-5-1
"Child at imminent risk of placement"
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "child at imminent risk ofplacement" means a child less than eighteen (18) years of age whoreasonably may be expected to face in the near future out-of-homeplacement under IC 31-27 through IC 31-28 and IC 31-30 throughIC 31-40 as a result of at least one (1) of the following:
        (1) Dependency, abuse, or neglect.
        (2) Emotional disturbance.
        (3) Family conflict so extensive that reasonable control of thechild is not exercised.
        (4) Delinquency adjudication.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.

IC 31-26-5-2
Department contracting to provide family preservation services
    Sec. 2. The department may contract to provide or provide, whenappropriate, within the limits of available funding, familypreservation services to families with a child at imminent risk ofplacement.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.

IC 31-26-5-3
Duties of family preservation services
    Sec. 3. (a) Family preservation services may provide:
        (1) comprehensive, coordinated, flexible, and accessibleservices;
        (2) intervention as early as possible with emphasis onestablishing a safe and nurturing environment;
        (3) services to families who have members placed in caresettings outside the nuclear family; and
        (4) planning options for temporary placement outside the familyif it would endanger the child to remain in the home.
    (b) Unless authorized by a juvenile court, family preservationservices may not include a temporary out-of-home placement if aperson who is currently residing in the location designated as theout-of-home placement has committed an act resulting in asubstantiated report of child abuse or neglect or has a juvenileadjudication or a conviction for a felony listed in IC 31-27-4-13.
    (c) Before placing a child at imminent risk of placement in atemporary out-of-home placement, the department shall conduct acriminal history check (as defined in IC 31-9-2-22.5) for each persondescribed in subsection (b). However, the department is not requiredto conduct a criminal history check under this section if thetemporary out-of-home placement is made to an entity or facility thatis not a residence (as defined in IC 3-5-2-42.5) or that is licensed bythe state.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.

IC 31-26-5-4
Family preservation services; delivery of services
    Sec. 4. Family preservation services must be delivered:
        (1) only to families and in situations where the services mayreasonably be expected to avoid out-of-home placement of thechild; and
        (2) to afford effective protection of the child, the family, andthe community.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.

IC 31-26-5-5
Family preservation services; required services; discretionaryservices
    Sec. 5. (a) Family preservation services must include thefollowing:
        (1) A twenty-four (24) hour crisis intervention service.
        (2) Risk assessment, case management, and monitoring.
        (3) Intensive in-home skill building and counseling.
        (4) After-care linkage.
    (b) The following services may be available as needed to familiesreceiving family preservation services:
        (1) Emergency respite care.
        (2) Pre-adoption and post-adoption services.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.

IC 31-26-5-6
Family preservation services; maximum caseload per caseworker
    Sec. 6. A caseworker who provides family preservation servicesmay retain a maximum caseload of twelve (12) families.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.