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Indiana House Bill HB1277 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1277
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 12-7-2-149.1; IC 12-17.2; IC 16-38-5-3;
7	7	IC 20-27-9-12; IC 31-9-2-31; IC 31-33.
8	8	Synopsis: Regulation of child care centers. Allows a provider to
9	9	remain eligible to receive a voucher payment until a final determination
10	10	is made that the provider's license or eligibility is no longer in good
11	11	standing. Provides that a child care center is exempt from licensure if
12	12	the child care center complies with all of the requirements for child
13	13	care ministries, including registration. Makes conforming changes.
14	14	Effective: July 1, 2025.
15	15	Manning
16	16	January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Family, Children and
17	17	Human Affairs.
18	18	2025 IN 1277—LS 7015/DI 148 Introduced
19	19	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
20	20	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
21	21	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
22	22	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
23	23	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
24	24	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
25	25	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
26	26	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
27	27	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
28	28	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
29	29	HOUSE BILL No. 1277
30	30	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
31	31	human services.
32	32	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
33	33	1 SECTION 1. IC 12-7-2-149.1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.10-2019,
34	34	2 SECTION 55, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
35	35	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 149.1. "Provider" means the following:
36	36	4 (1) For purposes of IC 12-10-7, the meaning set forth in
37	37	5 IC 12-10-7-3.
38	38	6 (2) For purposes of the following statutes, an individual, a
39	39	7 partnership, a corporation, or a governmental entity that is
40	40	8 enrolled in the Medicaid program under rules adopted under
41	41	9 IC 4-22-2 by the office of Medicaid policy and planning:
42	42	10 (A) IC 12-14-1 through IC 12-14-8.
43	43	11 (B) IC 12-15, except IC 12-15-32, IC 12-15-33, and
44	44	12 IC 12-15-34.
45	45	13 (C) IC 12-17.6.
46	46	14 (3) Except as provided in subdivisions (4) and (6), for purposes
47	47	15 of IC 12-17.2, a person who operates a child care center or child
48	48	16 care home under IC 12-17.2.
49	49	17 (4) For purposes of IC 12-17.2-3.5, a person that:
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51	51	1 (A) provides child care; and
52	52	2 (B) is directly paid for the provision of the child care under the
53	53	3 federal Child Care and Development Fund voucher program
54	54	4 administered under 45 CFR 98 and 45 CFR 99.
55	55	5 The term does not include an individual who provides services to
56	56	6 a person described in clauses (A) and (B), regardless of whether
57	57	7 the individual receives compensation.
58	58	8 (5) For purposes of IC 12-21-1 through IC 12-29-2, an
59	59	9 organization:
60	60	10 (A) that:
61	61	11 (i) provides mental health services, as defined under 42
62	62	12 U.S.C. 300x-2(c);
63	63	13 (ii) provides addiction services; or
64	64	14 (iii) provides children's mental health services;
65	65	15 (B) that has entered into a provider agreement with the
66	66	16 division of mental health and addiction under IC 12-21-2-7 to
67	67	17 provide services in the least restrictive, most appropriate
68	68	18 setting; and
69	69	19 (C) that is operated by one (1) of the following:
70	70	20 (i) A city, town, county, or other political subdivision of the
71	71	21 state.
72	72	22 (ii) An agency of the state or of the United States.
73	73	23 (iii) A political subdivision of another state.
74	74	24 (iv) A hospital owned or operated by a unit of government
75	75	25 or a building authority that is organized for the purpose of
76	76	26 constructing facilities to be leased to units of government.
77	77	27 (v) A corporation incorporated under IC 23-7-1.1 (before its
78	78	28 repeal August 1, 1991) or IC 23-17.
79	79	29 (vi) An organization that is exempt from federal income
80	80	30 taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
81	81	31 Code.
82	82	32 (vii) A university or college.
83	83	33 (6) For purposes of IC 12-17.2-2-10, the following:
84	84	34 (A) A person described in subdivision (4).
85	85	35 (B) A child care center licensed under IC 12-17.2-4 or
86	86	36 registered under IC 12-17.2-6.
87	87	37 (C) A child care home licensed under IC 12-17.2-5.
88	88	38 SECTION 2. IC 12-17.2-2-1, AS AMENDED BY THE
89	89	39 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS BILL OF THE 2025 GENERAL
90	90	40 ASSEMBLY, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
91	91	41 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. The division shall perform the following duties:
92	92	42 (1) Administer the licensing and monitoring of child care centers
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94	94	1 or child care homes in accordance with this article.
95	95	2 (2) Ensure that a national criminal history background check of
96	96	3 the following is completed through the state police department
97	97	4 under IC 10-13-3-39 before issuing a license:
98	98	5 (A) An applicant for a license.
99	99	6 (B) An employee or volunteer of an applicant who may be
100	100	7 present on the premises of the child care center or child care
101	101	8 home during the operating hours of the child care center or
102	102	9 child care home.
103	103	10 (C) If an applicant is applying for a license to operate a child
104	104	11 care home, the following:
105	105	12 (i) The applicant's spouse.
106	106	13 (ii) The applicant's household members who are at least
107	107	14 eighteen (18) years of age or who are less than eighteen (18)
108	108	15 years of age but have previously been waived from juvenile
109	109	16 court to adult court.
110	110	17 (3) Ensure that a national criminal history background check of
111	111	18 the following is completed through the state police department
112	112	19 under IC 10-13-3-39 before registering a child care ministry:
113	113	20 (A) An applicant for a child care ministry registration.
114	114	21 (B) An employee or volunteer of an applicant who may be
115	115	22 present on the premises of the child care ministry during the
116	116	23 operating hours of the child care ministry.
117	117	24 (4) Provide for the issuance, denial, suspension, and revocation of
118	118	25 licenses.
119	119	26 (5) Cooperate with governing bodies of child care centers and
120	120	27 child care homes and their staffs to improve standards of child
121	121	28 care.
122	122	29 (6) Prepare at least biannually a directory of licensees with a
123	123	30 description of the program capacity and type of children served
124	124	31 that will be distributed to the legislature, licensees, and other
125	125	32 interested parties as a public document.
126	126	33 (7) Deposit all license application fees collected under section 2
127	127	34 of this chapter in the division of family resources child care fund
128	128	35 established by section 3 of this chapter.
129	129	36 (8) Require each child care center or child care home to record
130	130	37 proof of a child's date of birth before accepting the child. A child's
131	131	38 date of birth may be proven by the child's original birth certificate
132	132	39 or other reliable proof of the child's date of birth, including a duly
133	133	40 attested transcript of a birth certificate.
134	134	41 (9) Provide an Internet web site a website through which
135	135	42 members of the public may obtain the following information:
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137	137	1 (A) Information concerning violations of this article by a
138	138	2 licensed child care provider, including:
139	139	3 (i) the identity of the child care provider;
140	140	4 (ii) the date of the violation; and
141	141	5 (iii) action taken by the division in response to the violation.
142	142	6 (B) Current status of a child care provider's license.
143	143	7 (C) Other relevant information.
144	144	8 The Internet web site website may not contain the address of a
145	145	9 child care home or information identifying an individual child.
146	146	10 However, the site website may include the county and ZIP code
147	147	11 in which a child care home is located.
148	148	12 (10) Provide or approve training concerning safe sleeping
149	149	13 practices for children to:
150	150	14 (A) a provider who operates a child care program in the
151	151	15 provider's home as described in IC 12-17.2-3.5-12.5;
152	152	16 (B) a child care home licensed under IC 12-17.2-5;
153	153	17 (C) a child care center licensed under IC 12-17.2-4 or
154	154	18 registered under IC 12-17.2-6; and
155	155	19 (D) a child care ministry registered under IC 12-17.2-6;
156	156	20 including practices to reduce the risk of sudden infant death
157	157	21 syndrome.
158	158	22 SECTION 3. IC 12-17.2-2-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.134-2024,
159	159	23 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
160	160	24 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. The division shall exempt from licensure the
161	161	25 following programs:
162	162	26 (1) A program for children enrolled in grades kindergarten
163	163	27 through 12 that is operated by the department of education or a
164	164	28 public or private school.
165	165	29 (2) A program for children who become at least three (3) years of
166	166	30 age as of December 1 of a particular school year (as defined in
167	167	31 IC 20-18-2-17) that is operated by the department of education or
168	168	32 a public or private school.
169	169	33 (3) A nonresidential program for a child that provides child care
170	170	34 for less than four (4) hours a day.
171	171	35 (4) A recreation program for children that operates for not more
172	172	36 than ninety (90) days in a calendar year.
173	173	37 (5) A program whose primary purpose is to provide social,
174	174	38 recreational, or religious activities for school age children, such
175	175	39 as scouting, boys club, girls club, sports, or the arts.
176	176	40 (6) A program operated to serve migrant children that:
177	177	41 (A) provides services for children from migrant worker
178	178	42 families; and
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180	180	1 (B) is operated during a single period of less than one hundred
181	181	2 twenty (120) consecutive days during a calendar year.
182	182	3 (7) A child care ministry or child care center registered under
183	183	4 IC 12-17.2-6.
184	184	5 (8) A child care home if the provider operates to serve migrant
185	185	6 children.
186	186	7 (9) A child care program operated by a public or private school
187	187	8 that does the following:
188	188	9 (A) Provides day care on school property for children of
189	189	10 students or employees of schools in the school corporation in
190	190	11 which the public or private school is located.
191	191	12 (B) Complies with health, safety, and sanitation standards as
192	192	13 determined by the division under section 4 of this chapter for
193	193	14 child care centers or in accordance with a variance or waiver
194	194	15 of a rule governing child care centers approved by the division
195	195	16 under section 10 of this chapter.
196	196	17 (C) Substantially complies with the fire and life safety rules as
197	197	18 determined by the state fire marshal under rules adopted by the
198	198	19 division under section 4 of this chapter for child care centers
199	199	20 or in accordance with a variance or waiver of a rule governing
200	200	21 child care centers approved by the division under section 10 of
201	201	22 this chapter.
202	202	23 (10) A school age child care program (commonly referred to as a
203	203	24 latch key program) established under IC 20-26-5-2 that is
204	204	25 operated by:
205	205	26 (A) the department of education;
206	206	27 (B) a public or private school; or
207	207	28 (C) a public or private organization under a written contract
208	208	29 with:
209	209	30 (i) the department of education; or
210	210	31 (ii) a public or private school.
211	211	32 (11) A child care program that:
212	212	33 (A) is operated by a public or private organization under a
213	213	34 contract with a public or private school;
214	214	35 (B) serves children who are enrolled in the public or private
215	215	36 school in:
216	216	37 (i) grades kindergarten through 12; or
217	217	38 (ii) a preschool program offered by a public or private
218	218	39 school as described in this subdivision; and
219	219	40 (C) serves children who are:
220	220	41 (i) attending school through remote or e-learning due to a
221	221	42 disaster emergency declared under IC 10-14-3-12 or
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223	223	1 IC 10-14-3-29; or
224	224	2 (ii) participating in a learning recovery program that
225	225	3 administers an assessment to measure student learning loss
226	226	4 and provides Indiana academic standards aligned
227	227	5 instruction.
228	228	6 (12) An educational program:
229	229	7 (A) consisting of a group of not more than ten (10) students
230	230	8 who attend the educational program in lieu of attending
231	231	9 prekindergarten or kindergarten through grade 12 at a public
232	232	10 or private school;
233	233	11 (B) whose students meet in a single classroom in person or
234	234	12 outside a classroom and which may include mixed age level
235	235	13 groupings; and
236	236	14 (C) that is under the supervision of a teacher or tutor.
237	237	15 (13) If located in the same public or private school building:
238	238	16 (A) a preschool program that is operated by the public or
239	239	17 private school; and
240	240	18 (B) either or both of the following:
241	241	19 (i) A child care program described in subdivision (9).
242	242	20 (ii) A school age child care program described in
243	243	21 subdivision (10).
244	244	22 (14) A child care program operated by a public or private school
245	245	23 that does the following:
246	246	24 (A) Provides day care on school property for children of
247	247	25 employees of a business or organization with which the school
248	248	26 has entered into a contract to provide services. If the school
249	249	27 property is owned by the school, the school property must have
250	250	28 been both:
251	251	29 (i) owned by the school; and
252	252	30 (ii) used for child care;
253	253	31 on or before January 1, 2024.
254	254	32 (B) Complies with health, safety, and sanitation standards as
255	255	33 determined by the division under section 4 of this chapter for
256	256	34 child care centers or in accordance with a variance or waiver
257	257	35 of a rule governing child care centers approved by the division
258	258	36 under section 10 of this chapter.
259	259	37 (C) Substantially complies with the fire and life safety rules as
260	260	38 determined by the state fire marshal under rules adopted by the
261	261	39 division under section 4 of this chapter for child care centers
262	262	40 or in accordance with a variance or waiver of a rule governing
263	263	41 child care centers approved by the division under section 10 of
264	264	42 this chapter.
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266	266	1 SECTION 4. IC 12-17.2-3.5-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.121-2020,
267	267	2 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
268	268	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) A provider is ineligible to receive a voucher
269	269	4 payment if the provider:
270	270	5 (1) has been convicted of a:
271	271	6 (A) felony:
272	272	7 (i) related to the health or safety of a child;
273	273	8 (ii) that is a sex offense (as defined in IC 11-8-8-5.2);
274	274	9 (iii) that is a dangerous felony; or
275	275	10 (iv) that is not a felony otherwise described in items (i)
276	276	11 through (iii), and less than ten (10) years have elapsed from
277	277	12 the date the person was discharged from probation,
278	278	13 imprisonment, or parole, whichever discharge date is latest;
279	279	14 (B) misdemeanor related to:
280	280	15 (i) the health or safety of a child; or
281	281	16 (ii) welfare fraud;
282	282	17 (C) misdemeanor for operating a child care center without a
283	283	18 license under IC 12-17.2-4-35, or of a substantially similar
284	284	19 offense committed in another jurisdiction if the offense is
285	285	20 directly or indirectly related to jeopardizing the health or
286	286	21 safety of a child; or
287	287	22 (D) misdemeanor for operating a child care home without a
288	288	23 license under IC 12-17.2-5-35, or of a substantially similar
289	289	24 offense committed in another jurisdiction if the offense is
290	290	25 directly or indirectly related to jeopardizing the health or
291	291	26 safety of a child;
292	292	27 (2) allows an individual who has been convicted of a crime
293	293	28 specified under subdivision (1) to reside with the provider, if the
294	294	29 provider operates a child care program in the provider's home;
295	295	30 (3) employs an individual or allows an individual to volunteer
296	296	31 who:
297	297	32 (A) may be on the premises of the facility where the provider
298	298	33 operates a child care program during operating hours of the
299	299	34 child care program; and
300	300	35 (B) has been convicted of a crime specified in subdivision (1);
301	301	36 (4) has had a revocation of eligibility under this chapter during
302	302	37 the immediately preceding two (2) years; or
303	303	38 (5) fails to meet the requirements of this chapter.
304	304	39 (b) A provider whose:
305	305	40 (1) license under IC 12-17.2-4 or IC 12-17.2-5; or
306	306	41 (2) compliance with this chapter;
307	307	42 is subject to an enforcement action is ineligible eligible to receive a
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309	309	1 voucher payment, regardless of whether if the provider meets the
310	310	2 requirements of this chapter, until the outcome of any proceeding under
311	311	3 IC 4-21.5 reflects a final determination that the provider's license or
312	312	4 eligibility is no longer in good standing.
313	313	5 (c) Subject to subsection (e), if the division decertifies a provider
314	314	6 under this chapter, the provider:
315	315	7 (1) may reapply for eligibility to receive a voucher payment at any
316	316	8 time that the provider is able to demonstrate compliance with this
317	317	9 chapter; and
318	318	10 (2) is not eligible to receive a voucher payment under this chapter
319	319	11 until the provider receives notice from the division that the
320	320	12 provider's application under subdivision (1) has been approved.
321	321	13 (d) In determining whether a provider meets the requirements of this
322	322	14 chapter, the division may not consider religious instruction or
323	323	15 activities.
324	324	16 (e) The division may not decertify a provider until there has
325	325	17 been a final determination in a proceeding under IC 4-21.5 that the
326	326	18 provider's license or eligibility is no longer in good standing.
327	327	19 SECTION 5. IC 12-17.2-4-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
328	328	20 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) A child care
329	329	21 center is exempt from licensure under this article if the child care
330	330	22 center complies with all of the requirements in IC 12-17.2-6 for a
331	331	23 child care ministry.
332	332	24 (a) A person may not operate a child care center without a license
333	333	25 issued under this article.
334	334	26 (b) The state or a political subdivision of the state may not operate
335	335	27 a child care center without a license issued under this article.
336	336	28 (c) A person may not operate a child care center where:
337	337	29 (1) the number of children maintained on the premises at any one
338	338	30 (1) time is greater than the number authorized by the license; and
339	339	31 (2) the children are maintained in a building or place not
340	340	32 designated by the license.
341	341	33 (b) A child care center may apply for licensure under this
342	342	34 chapter. If a license is issued to the child care center, the child care
343	343	35 center shall comply with state laws and rules governing licensure
344	344	36 of the child care center.
345	345	37 SECTION 6. IC 12-17.2-6-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.187-2021,
346	346	38 SECTION 45, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
347	347	39 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) An:
348	348	40 (1) unlicensed child care ministry under section 1 of this chapter;
349	349	41 or
350	350	42 (2) unlicensed child care center under IC 12-17.2-4;
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352	352	1 may not operate unless the child care ministry or child care center has
353	353	2 registered with and met the requirements of the division and the
354	354	3 department of homeland security. Registration application forms shall
355	355	4 be provided by the division and the department of homeland security.
356	356	5 (b) A registration application under this section must include a
357	357	6 current and valid electronic mail address for the applicant.
358	358	7 (c) Registration under this section expires two (2) years after the
359	359	8 date of issuance unless revoked, modified to a probationary or
360	360	9 suspended status, or voluntarily returned.
361	361	10 SECTION 7. IC 12-17.2-6-16, AS AMENDED BY P.L.121-2020,
362	362	11 SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
363	363	12 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 16. (a) The following constitute sufficient grounds
364	364	13 for denial of an application for registration under this chapter:
365	365	14 (1) A determination by the department of child services of child
366	366	15 abuse or neglect (as defined in IC 31-9-2-14) by:
367	367	16 (A) the applicant;
368	368	17 (B) an employee of the applicant who may be present on the
369	369	18 premises of the child care ministry during operating hours of
370	370	19 the child care ministry; or
371	371	20 (C) a volunteer of the applicant who may be present on the
372	372	21 premises of the child care ministry during operating hours of
373	373	22 the child care ministry.
374	374	23 (2) A criminal conviction of the applicant, or an employee or
375	375	24 volunteer of the applicant who may be present on the premises of
376	376	25 the child care ministry during operating hours of the child care
377	377	26 ministry, of any of the following:
378	378	27 (A) A felony:
379	379	28 (i) related to the health or safety of a child;
380	380	29 (ii) that is a sex offense (as defined in IC 11-8-8-5.2);
381	381	30 (iii) that is a dangerous felony; or
382	382	31 (iv) that is not a felony otherwise described in items (i)
383	383	32 through (iii), and less than ten (10) years have elapsed from
384	384	33 the date the person was discharged from probation,
385	385	34 imprisonment, or parole, whichever discharge date is latest.
386	386	35 (B) A misdemeanor related to the health or safety of a child.
387	387	36 (C) A misdemeanor for operating a child care ministry without
388	388	37 a registration under this chapter, or a substantially similar
389	389	38 offense in another jurisdiction if the offense is directly or
390	390	39 indirectly related to jeopardizing the health or safety of a child.
391	391	40 (D) A misdemeanor for operating a child care center without
392	392	41 a license under IC 12-17.2-4-35, or a substantially similar
393	393	42 offense in another jurisdiction if the offense is directly or
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395	395	1 indirectly related to jeopardizing the health or safety of a child.
396	396	2 (E) A misdemeanor for operating a child care home without a
397	397	3 license under IC 12-17.2-5-35, or a substantially similar
398	398	4 offense in another jurisdiction if the offense is directly or
399	399	5 indirectly related to jeopardizing the health or safety of a child.
400	400	6 (3) A determination by the division that the applicant made false
401	401	7 statements in the applicant's application for registration.
402	402	8 (4) A determination by the division that the applicant made false
403	403	9 statements in the records required by the division.
404	404	10 (5) A determination by the division that the applicant previously
405	405	11 operated a:
406	406	12 (A) child care ministry without a registration under this
407	407	13 chapter;
408	408	14 (B) child care center without a license under IC 12-17.2-4 or
409	409	15 registration under this chapter; or
410	410	16 (C) child care home without a license under IC 12-17.2-5.
411	411	17 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), if:
412	412	18 (1) a registration application is denied due to a criminal
413	413	19 conviction of an employee or a volunteer of the applicant; and
414	414	20 (2) the division determines that the employee or volunteer has
415	415	21 been dismissed by the applicant;
416	416	22 the criminal conviction of the former employee or former volunteer
417	417	23 does not require denial of the registration application.
418	418	24 SECTION 8. IC 12-17.2-6-19, AS AMENDED BY P.L.121-2020,
419	419	25 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
420	420	26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 19. (a) The following constitute sufficient grounds
421	421	27 for revocation of a registration under this chapter:
422	422	28 (1) A determination by the department of child services of child
423	423	29 abuse or neglect (as defined in IC 31-9-2-14) by:
424	424	30 (A) the operator of the child care ministry;
425	425	31 (B) an employee of the child care ministry who may be present
426	426	32 on the premises of the child care ministry during operating
427	427	33 hours of the child care ministry; or
428	428	34 (C) a volunteer of the child care ministry who may be present
429	429	35 on the premises of the child care ministry during operating
430	430	36 hours of the child care ministry.
431	431	37 (2) A criminal conviction of the operator of the child care
432	432	38 ministry, or an employee or volunteer of the child care ministry
433	433	39 who may be present on the premises of the child care ministry
434	434	40 during operating hours of the child care ministry, of any of the
435	435	41 following:
436	436	42 (A) A felony:
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438	438	1 (i) related to the health or safety of a child;
439	439	2 (ii) that is a sex offense (as defined in IC 11-8-8-5.2);
440	440	3 (iii) that is a dangerous felony; or
441	441	4 (iv) that is not a felony otherwise described in items (i)
442	442	5 through (iii), and less than ten (10) years have elapsed from
443	443	6 the date the person was discharged from probation,
444	444	7 imprisonment, or parole, whichever discharge date is latest.
445	445	8 (B) A misdemeanor related to the health or safety of a child.
446	446	9 (C) A misdemeanor for operating a child care ministry without
447	447	10 a registration under this chapter, or a substantially similar
448	448	11 offense in another jurisdiction if the offense is directly or
449	449	12 indirectly related to jeopardizing the health or safety of a child.
450	450	13 (D) A misdemeanor for operating a child care center without
451	451	14 a license under IC 12-17.2-4-35, or a substantially similar
452	452	15 offense in another jurisdiction if the offense is directly or
453	453	16 indirectly related to jeopardizing the health or safety of a child.
454	454	17 (E) A misdemeanor for operating a child care home without a
455	455	18 license under IC 12-17.2-5-35, or a substantially similar
456	456	19 offense in another jurisdiction if the offense is directly or
457	457	20 indirectly related to jeopardizing the health or safety of a child.
458	458	21 (3) A determination by the division that the operator of the child
459	459	22 care ministry made false statements in the child care ministry's
460	460	23 registration application.
461	461	24 (4) A determination by the division that the operator of the child
462	462	25 care ministry made false statements in the records required by the
463	463	26 division.
464	464	27 (5) A determination by the division that the operator of the child
465	465	28 care ministry previously operated a:
466	466	29 (A) child care ministry without a registration under this
467	467	30 chapter;
468	468	31 (B) child care center without a license under IC 12-17.2-4 or
469	469	32 registration under this chapter; or
470	470	33 (C) child care home without a license under IC 12-17.2-5.
471	471	34 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), if:
472	472	35 (1) a registration is revoked due to a criminal conviction of an
473	473	36 employee or a volunteer of the child care ministry; and
474	474	37 (2) the division determines that the employee or volunteer has
475	475	38 been dismissed by the child care ministry;
476	476	39 the criminal conviction of the former employee or former volunteer
477	477	40 does not require revocation of the registration.
478	478	41 SECTION 9. IC 12-17.2-7.2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2024,
479	479	42 SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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481	481	1 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "eligible provider"
482	482	2 refers to a provider that satisfies the following conditions:
483	483	3 (1) The provider is:
484	484	4 (A) a:
485	485	5 (i) child care center licensed under IC 12-17.2-4 or
486	486	6 registered under IC 12-17.2-6;
487	487	7 (ii) child care home licensed under IC 12-17.2-5; or
488	488	8 (iii) child care ministry registered under IC 12-17.2-6;
489	489	9 that meets the standards of quality recognized by a Level 3 or
490	490	10 Level 4 paths to QUALITY program rating;
491	491	11 (B) a public school, including a charter school;
492	492	12 (C) a nonpublic school that is accredited by the state board of
493	493	13 education or a national or regional accreditation agency that is
494	494	14 recognized by the state board of education; or
495	495	15 (D) a nonpublic school that is accredited to provide qualified
496	496	16 early education services by an accrediting agency approved by
497	497	17 the office of the secretary.
498	498	18 (2) The provider:
499	499	19 (A) provides qualified early education services to eligible
500	500	20 children, limited eligibility children, and children of child care
501	501	21 employees;
502	502	22 (B) complies with the agreement with the office concerning
503	503	23 the delivery of qualified education services and the use of a
504	504	24 prekindergarten voucher provided under this chapter; and
505	505	25 (C) complies with CCDF provider eligibility standards in
506	506	26 accordance with federal requirements for health and safety.
507	507	27 SECTION 10. IC 16-38-5-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.130-2021,
508	508	28 SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
509	509	29 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) Records maintained as part of the
510	510	30 immunization data registry are confidential.
511	511	31 (b) The state department may release information from the
512	512	32 immunization data registry to the individual or to the individual's
513	513	33 parent or guardian if the individual is less than eighteen (18) years of
514	514	34 age.
515	515	35 (c) Subject to subsection (d), the state department may release
516	516	36 information in the immunization data registry concerning an individual
517	517	37 to the following persons or entities:
518	518	38 (1) The immunization data registry of another state.
519	519	39 (2) A provider or a provider's designee.
520	520	40 (3) A local health department.
521	521	41 (4) An elementary or secondary school that is attended by the
522	522	42 individual.
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524	524	1 (5) A child care center that is:
525	525	2 (A) licensed under IC 12-17.2-4; or
526	526	3 (B) registered under IC 12-17.2-6;
527	527	4 in which the individual is enrolled.
528	528	5 (6) A child care home that is licensed under IC 12-17.2-5 in
529	529	6 which the individual is enrolled.
530	530	7 (7) A child care ministry that is registered under IC 12-17.2-6 in
531	531	8 which the individual is enrolled.
532	532	9 (8) The office of Medicaid policy and planning or a contractor of
533	533	10 the office of Medicaid policy and planning.
534	534	11 (9) A child placing agency licensed under IC 31-27.
535	535	12 (10) A college or university (as defined in IC 21-7-13-10) that is
536	536	13 attended by the individual.
537	537	14 (11) An entity, including a private entity, for the purpose of
538	538	15 outreach and education to increase immunization rates, if the
539	539	16 following conditions are met:
540	540	17 (A) The entity provides the following written information to
541	541	18 the state department:
542	542	19 (i) Information concerning the proposed outreach and
543	543	20 education, including the information the entity needs from
544	544	21 the immunization data registry.
545	545	22 (ii) How the entity intends to use the information.
546	546	23 (iii) The safeguards the entity will take to protect the identity
547	547	24 of each individual whose records will be released.
548	548	25 (B) The state department determines the proposed safeguards
549	549	26 are adequate to protect the identity of each individual whose
550	550	27 records will be released.
551	551	28 (C) An agreement is executed between the state department
552	552	29 and the entity that specifies the entity's permitted use of the
553	553	30 records and prohibits the release of names of individuals or
554	554	31 any facts that may lead to the identification of an individual.
555	555	32 (12) The United States Centers for Disease Control and
556	556	33 Prevention.
557	557	34 (13) An Indiana nonprofit entity that performs health data services
558	558	35 for health care providers, if the state department executes a data
559	559	36 use agreement with the entity that specifies the permitted use and
560	560	37 disclosure of any released information.
561	561	38 (d) Before immunization data may be released to a person or an
562	562	39 entity, the person or entity must enter into a data use agreement with
563	563	40 the state department that provides that information that identifies a
564	564	41 patient will not be released to any other person or entity without the
565	565	42 written consent of the patient unless the release is to a person or entity
566	566	2025 IN 1277—LS 7015/DI 148 14
567	567	1 described in subsection (c).
568	568	2 (e) The state department may release summary statistics regarding
569	569	3 information in the immunization data registry to a person or entity that
570	570	4 has entered into a data use agreement with the state department.
571	571	5 SECTION 11. IC 20-27-9-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.168-2022,
572	572	6 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
573	573	7 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "child care center"
574	574	8 means a nonresidential building where at least one (1) child receives
575	575	9 child care from a provider licensed under IC 12-17.2-4 or registered
576	576	10 under IC 12-17.2-6:
577	577	11 (1) while unattended by a parent;
578	578	12 (2) for regular compensation; and
579	579	13 (3) for more than four (4) hours but less than twenty-four (24)
580	580	14 hours in each of ten (10) consecutive days per year, excluding
581	581	15 intervening Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
582	582	16 (b) This subsection does not apply to a person with a developmental
583	583	17 or physical disability who is provided transportation by a school
584	584	18 corporation by means of a special purpose bus as provided in section
585	585	19 5(a)(3) of this chapter. An individual or entity who transports children
586	586	20 in the care of a:
587	587	21 (1) preschool operated by a school corporation;
588	588	22 (2) public elementary school; or
589	589	23 (3) public secondary school;
590	590	24 on a public highway (as defined in IC 9-25-2-4) within or outside
591	591	25 Indiana shall transport the children only in a school bus, a special
592	592	26 purpose bus, or an appropriate vehicle. The school bus, special purpose
593	593	27 bus, or appropriate vehicle may be used for transportation of the
594	594	28 children to activities or for regular transportation between the
595	595	29 residences of the children and the school.
596	596	30 (c) An individual or entity that transports children in the care of a
597	597	31 child care center on a public highway (as defined in IC 9-25-2-4)
598	598	32 within or outside Indiana in a vehicle designed and constructed for the
599	599	33 accommodation of more than ten (10) passengers shall transport the
600	600	34 children only in a school bus or special purpose bus.
601	601	35 (d) The operator of a:
602	602	36 (1) school bus that transports children as required under
603	603	37 subsection (b) or (c) must meet the requirements of IC 20-27-8;
604	604	38 and
605	605	39 (2) special purpose bus or an appropriate vehicle that transports
606	606	40 children as required under subsection (b) or (c) must meet the
607	607	41 requirements of section 5(c) of this chapter.
608	608	42 (e) This section does not prohibit the use of a public transportation
609	609	2025 IN 1277—LS 7015/DI 148 15
610	610	1 system for the transportation of children if the motor carriage used is
611	611	2 designed to carry at least twenty (20) passengers.
612	612	3 (f) This section does not prohibit a:
613	613	4 (1) preschool operated by a school corporation;
614	614	5 (2) public elementary school;
615	615	6 (3) public secondary school; or
616	616	7 (4) child care center;
617	617	8 from contracting with a common carrier for incidental charter bus
618	618	9 service for nonregular transportation if the carrier and the carrier's
619	619	10 motor coach comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
620	620	11 as prescribed by the United States Department of Transportation
621	621	12 Federal Highway Administration.
622	622	13 (g) Notwithstanding section 17 of this chapter, a person who
623	623	14 violates this section commits a Class B infraction.
624	624	15 SECTION 12. IC 31-9-2-31, AS AMENDED BY P.L.195-2018,
625	625	16 SECTION 20, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
626	626	17 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 31. (a) "Custodian", for purposes of the juvenile
627	627	18 law, means a person with whom a child resides.
628	628	19 (b) "Custodian", for purposes of IC 31-34-1, includes any person
629	629	20 who is:
630	630	21 (1) a license applicant or licensee of:
631	631	22 (A) a foster home or residential child care facility that is
632	632	23 required to be licensed or is licensed under IC 31-27;
633	633	24 (B) a child care center that is required to be licensed or is
634	634	25 licensed under IC 12-17.2-4; or
635	635	26 (C) a child care home that is required to be licensed or is
636	636	27 licensed under IC 12-17.2-5;
637	637	28 (2) a person who is responsible for care, supervision, or welfare
638	638	29 of children while providing services as an owner, operator,
639	639	30 director, manager, supervisor, employee, or volunteer at:
640	640	31 (A) a home, center, or facility described in subdivision (1);
641	641	32 (B) a:
642	642	33 (i) child care ministry, as defined in IC 12-7-2-28.8; or
643	643	34 (ii) child care center;
644	644	35 that is exempt from licensing requirements and is registered or
645	645	36 required to be registered under IC 12-17.2-6;
646	646	37 (C) a home, center, or facility of a child care provider, as
647	647	38 defined in IC 12-7-2-149.1(5);
648	648	39 (D) a home, center, or facility that is the location of a program
649	649	40 that provides child care, as defined in section 16.3 of this
650	650	41 chapter, to serve migrant children and that is exempt from
651	651	42 licensing under IC 12-17.2-2-8(6), whether or not the program
652	652	2025 IN 1277—LS 7015/DI 148 16
653	653	1 is certified as described in IC 12-17.2-2-9; or
654	654	2 (E) a school, as defined in section 113.5 of this chapter;
655	655	3 (3) a child caregiver, as defined in section 16.4 of this chapter;
656	656	4 (4) a member of the household of the child's noncustodial parent;
657	657	5 or
658	658	6 (5) an individual who has or intends to have direct contact, on a
659	659	7 regular and continuing basis, with a child for whom the individual
660	660	8 provides care and supervision.
661	661	9 SECTION 13. IC 31-33-8-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2019,
662	662	10 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
663	663	11 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) The department shall initiate an
664	664	12 appropriately thorough child protection assessment of every report of
665	665	13 known or suspected child abuse or neglect the department receives,
666	666	14 whether in accordance with this article or otherwise.
667	667	15 (b) If a report of known or suspected child abuse or neglect is
668	668	16 received from a judge or prosecutor requesting the department to
669	669	17 initiate a child protection assessment, the department shall initiate an
670	670	18 assessment in accordance with this section.
671	671	19 (c) If a report of known or suspected child abuse or neglect is
672	672	20 received from:
673	673	21 (1) medical personnel;
674	674	22 (2) school personnel;
675	675	23 (3) a social worker;
676	676	24 (4) law enforcement officials or personnel;
677	677	25 (5) judiciary personnel; or
678	678	26 (6) prosecuting attorney personnel;
679	679	27 the department shall forward the report to the local office to determine
680	680	28 if the department will initiate an assessment in accordance with this
681	681	29 section.
682	682	30 (d) If the department believes that a child is in imminent danger of
683	683	31 serious bodily harm, the department shall initiate an onsite assessment
684	684	32 immediately, but not later than two (2) hours, after receiving the report.
685	685	33 (e) If the report alleges a child may be a victim of child abuse, the
686	686	34 assessment shall be initiated immediately, but not later than
687	687	35 twenty-four (24) hours after receipt of the report.
688	688	36 (f) If reports of child neglect are received, the assessment shall be
689	689	37 initiated within a reasonably prompt time, but not later than five (5)
690	690	38 days, with the primary consideration being the well-being of the child
691	691	39 who is the subject of the report.
692	692	40 (g) If the report alleges that a child lives with a parent, guardian, or
693	693	41 custodian who is married to or lives with a person who:
694	694	42 (1) has been convicted of:
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696	696	1 (A) neglect of a dependent under IC 35-46-1-4; or
697	697	2 (B) a battery offense under IC 35-42-4; or
698	698	3 (2) is required to register as a sex or violent offender under
699	699	4 IC 11-8-8;
700	700	5 the department shall initiate an assessment within a reasonably prompt
701	701	6 time, but not later than five (5) days after the department receives the
702	702	7 report, with the primary consideration being the well-being of the child
703	703	8 who is the subject of the report.
704	704	9 (h) If the safety or well-being of a child appears to be endangered or
705	705	10 the facts otherwise warrant, the assessment shall be initiated regardless
706	706	11 of the time of day.
707	707	12 (i) If a report alleges abuse or neglect and involves a child care
708	708	13 ministry or child care center that is exempt from licensure under
709	709	14 IC 12-17.2-6, the department and the appropriate law enforcement
710	710	15 agency shall jointly conduct an investigation. The investigation shall
711	711	16 be conducted under the requirements of this section and section 2(b) of
712	712	17 this chapter.
713	713	18 SECTION 14. IC 31-33-18-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.54-2024,
714	714	19 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
715	715	20 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. Except as otherwise prohibited by federal law,
716	716	21 the reports and other material described in section 1(a) of this chapter
717	717	22 and the unredacted reports and other material described in section 1(b)
718	718	23 of this chapter shall be made available only to the following:
719	719	24 (1) Persons authorized by this article.
720	720	25 (2) A legally mandated public or private child protective agency
721	721	26 investigating a report of child abuse or neglect or treating a child
722	722	27 or family that is the subject of a report or record.
723	723	28 (3) Any of the following who are investigating a report of a child
724	724	29 who may be a victim of child abuse or neglect:
725	725	30 (A) A police officer or other law enforcement agency.
726	726	31 (B) A prosecuting attorney.
727	727	32 (C) A coroner, in the case of the death of a child.
728	728	33 (4) A physician who has before the physician a child whom the
729	729	34 physician reasonably suspects may be a victim of child abuse or
730	730	35 neglect.
731	731	36 (5) An individual legally authorized to place a child in protective
732	732	37 custody if:
733	733	38 (A) the individual has before the individual a child whom the
734	734	39 individual reasonably suspects may be a victim of abuse or
735	735	40 neglect; and
736	736	41 (B) the individual requires the information in the report or
737	737	42 record to determine whether to place the child in protective
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739	739	1 custody.
740	740	2 (6) An agency having the legal responsibility or authorization to
741	741	3 care for, treat, or supervise a child who is the subject of a report
742	742	4 or record or a parent, guardian, custodian, or other person who is
743	743	5 responsible for the child's welfare.
744	744	6 (7) An individual named in the report or record who is alleged to
745	745	7 be abused or neglected or, if the individual named in the report is
746	746	8 a child or is otherwise incompetent, the individual's guardian ad
747	747	9 litem or the individual's court appointed special advocate, or both.
748	748	10 (8) Each parent, guardian, custodian, or other person responsible
749	749	11 for the welfare of a child named in a report or record and an
750	750	12 attorney of the person described under this subdivision, with
751	751	13 protection for the identity of reporters and other appropriate
752	752	14 individuals.
753	753	15 (9) A court, for redaction of the record in accordance with section
754	754	16 1.5 of this chapter, or upon the court's finding that access to the
755	755	17 records may be necessary for determination of an issue before the
756	756	18 court. However, except for disclosure of a redacted record in
757	757	19 accordance with section 1.5 of this chapter, access is limited to in
758	758	20 camera inspection unless the court determines that public
759	759	21 disclosure of the information contained in the records is necessary
760	760	22 for the resolution of an issue then pending before the court.
761	761	23 (10) A grand jury upon the grand jury's determination that access
762	762	24 to the records is necessary in the conduct of the grand jury's
763	763	25 official business.
764	764	26 (11) An appropriate state or local official responsible for child
765	765	27 protection services or legislation carrying out the official's official
766	766	28 functions.
767	767	29 (12) The community child protection team appointed under
768	768	30 IC 31-33-3 (or IC 31-6-11-14 before its repeal), upon request, to
769	769	31 enable the team to carry out the team's purpose under IC 31-33-3.
770	770	32 (13) A person about whom a report has been made, with
771	771	33 protection for the identity of:
772	772	34 (A) any person reporting known or suspected child abuse or
773	773	35 neglect; and
774	774	36 (B) any other person if the person or agency making the
775	775	37 information available finds that disclosure of the information
776	776	38 would be likely to endanger the life or safety of the person.
777	777	39 (14) An employee of the department, a caseworker, or a juvenile
778	778	40 probation officer conducting a criminal history check under
779	779	41 IC 31-26-5, IC 31-34, or IC 31-37 to determine the
780	780	42 appropriateness of an out-of-home placement for a:
781	781	2025 IN 1277—LS 7015/DI 148 19
782	782	1 (A) child at imminent risk of placement;
783	783	2 (B) child in need of services; or
784	784	3 (C) delinquent child.
785	785	4 The results of a criminal history check conducted under this
786	786	5 subdivision must be disclosed to a court determining the
787	787	6 placement of a child described in clauses (A) through (C).
788	788	7 (15) A local child fatality review team established under
789	789	8 IC 16-49-2.
790	790	9 (16) The statewide child fatality review committee established by
791	791	10 IC 16-49-4.
792	792	11 (17) The department.
793	793	12 (18) The division of family resources, if the investigation report:
794	794	13 (A) is classified as substantiated; and
795	795	14 (B) concerns:
796	796	15 (i) an applicant for a license to operate;
797	797	16 (ii) a person licensed to operate;
798	798	17 (iii) an employee of; or
799	799	18 (iv) a volunteer providing services at; or
800	800	19 (v) an applicant to register;
801	801	20 a child care center licensed under IC 12-17.2-4, a child care
802	802	21 center registered under IC 12-17.2-6, or a child care home
803	803	22 licensed under IC 12-17.2-5.
804	804	23 (19) A citizen review panel established under IC 31-25-2-20.4.
805	805	24 (20) The department of child services ombudsman established by
806	806	25 IC 4-13-19-3.
807	807	26 (21) The secretary of education with protection for the identity of:
808	808	27 (A) any person reporting known or suspected child abuse or
809	809	28 neglect; and
810	810	29 (B) any other person if the person or agency making the
811	811	30 information available finds that disclosure of the information
812	812	31 would be likely to endanger the life or safety of the person.
813	813	32 (22) The state child fatality review coordinator employed by the
814	814	33 Indiana department of health under IC 16-49-5-1.
815	815	34 (23) A person who operates a child caring institution, group
816	816	35 home, or secure private facility if all the following apply:
817	817	36 (A) The child caring institution, group home, or secure private
818	818	37 facility is licensed under IC 31-27.
819	819	38 (B) The report or other materials concern:
820	820	39 (i) an employee of;
821	821	40 (ii) a volunteer providing services at; or
822	822	41 (iii) a child placed at;
823	823	42 the child caring institution, group home, or secure private
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825	825	1 facility.
826	826	2 (C) The allegation in the report occurred at the child caring
827	827	3 institution, group home, or secure private facility.
828	828	4 (24) A person who operates a child placing agency if all the
829	829	5 following apply:
830	830	6 (A) The child placing agency is licensed under IC 31-27.
831	831	7 (B) The report or other materials concern:
832	832	8 (i) a child placed in a foster home licensed by the child
833	833	9 placing agency;
834	834	10 (ii) a person licensed by the child placing agency to operate
835	835	11 a foster family home;
836	836	12 (iii) an employee of the child placing agency or a foster
837	837	13 family home licensed by the child placing agency; or
838	838	14 (iv) a volunteer providing services at the child placing
839	839	15 agency or a foster family home licensed by the child placing
840	840	16 agency.
841	841	17 (C) The allegations in the report occurred in the foster family
842	842	18 home or in the course of employment or volunteering at the
843	843	19 child placing agency or foster family home.
844	844	20 (25) The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
845	845	21 (26) A local domestic violence fatality review team established
846	846	22 under IC 12-18-8, as determined by the department to be relevant
847	847	23 to the death or near fatality that the local domestic violence
848	848	24 fatality review team is reviewing.
849	849	25 (27) The statewide domestic violence fatality review committee
850	850	26 established under IC 12-18-9-3, as determined by the department
851	851	27 to be relevant to the death or near fatality that the statewide
852	852	28 domestic violence fatality review committee is reviewing.
853	853	29 (28) The statewide maternal mortality review committee
854	854	30 established under IC 16-50-1-3, as determined by the department
855	855	31 to be relevant to the case of maternal morbidity or maternal
856	856	32 mortality that the statewide maternal mortality review committee
857	857	33 is reviewing.
858	858	34 (29) A local fetal-infant mortality review team established under
859	859	35 IC 16-49-6, as determined by the department to be relevant to the
860	860	36 case of fetal or infant fatality that the local fetal-infant mortality
861	861	37 review team is reviewing.
862	862	38 (30) A suicide and overdose fatality review team established
863	863	39 under IC 16-49.5-2, as determined by the department to be
864	864	40 relevant to the case of a suicide or overdose fatality that the
865	865	41 suicide and overdose fatality review team is reviewing.
866	866	42 (31) The office of administrative law proceedings for a matter that
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868	868	1 is the subject of an administrative proceeding before the office of
869	869	2 administrative law proceedings.
870	870	3 (32) A tribal representative, agency, or organization authorized by
871	871	4 the Indian child's tribe to care for, diagnose, treat, review,
872	872	5 evaluate, or monitor active efforts regarding an Indian child, and
873	873	6 the Indian child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
874	874	7 (33) The United States Department of State and foreign
875	875	8 governments to comply with federal law and treaties.
876	876	9 (34) A child advocacy center when the child advocacy center has
877	877	10 before it an investigation of child abuse or neglect in which it is
878	878	11 facilitating a forensic interview or facilitating a case discussion or
879	879	12 case review.
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