First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 498
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and
juvenile law.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 25-26-24-19, AS AMENDED BY P.L.233-2023,
SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 19. (a) Information received by the INSPECT
program under section 17 of this chapter is confidential.
(b) The board shall carry out a program to protect the confidentiality
of the information described in subsection (a). The board may disclose
the information to another person only under subsection (c), (d), or (g).
(c) The board may disclose confidential information described in
subsection (a) to any person who is authorized to engage in receiving,
processing, or storing the information.
(d) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), the board may
release confidential information described in subsection (a) to the
following persons:
(1) A member of the board or another governing body that
licenses practitioners and is engaged in an investigation, an
adjudication, or a prosecution of a violation under any state or
federal law that involves ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or a
controlled substance.
(2) An investigator for the consumer protection division of the
office of the attorney general, a prosecuting attorney, the attorney
general, a deputy attorney general, or an investigator from the
office of the attorney general, who is engaged in:
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(A) an investigation;
(B) an adjudication; or
(C) a prosecution;
of a violation under any state or federal law that involves
ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or a controlled substance.
(3) A law enforcement officer who is an employee of:
(A) a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency; or
(B) an entity that regulates ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or
controlled substances or enforces ephedrine, pseudoephedrine,
or controlled substances rules or laws in another state;
that is certified to receive ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or
controlled substance prescription drug information from the
INSPECT program.
(4) A practitioner or practitioner's agent certified to receive
information from the INSPECT program.
(5) An ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or controlled substance
monitoring program in another state with which Indiana has
established an interoperability agreement.
(6) The state toxicologist.
(7) A certified representative of the Medicaid retrospective and
prospective drug utilization review program.
(8) A substance abuse assistance program for a licensed health
care provider who:
(A) has prescriptive authority under this title; and
(B) is participating in the assistance program.
(9) An individual who holds a valid temporary medical permit
issued under IC 25-22.5-5-4 or a noneducational commission for
foreign medical graduates certified graduate permit issued under
IC 25-22.5-5-4.6.
(10) A county coroner conducting a medical investigation of the
cause of death.
(11) The management performance hub established by
IC 4-3-26-8.
(12) The state epidemiologist under the Indiana department of
health.
(13) A supervisor of the department of child services who is
engaged in:
(A) an investigation; or
(B) an adjudication;
of child abuse or neglect.
(e) Information provided to a person under:
(1) subsection (d)(3) is limited to information:
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(A) concerning an individual or proceeding involving the
unlawful diversion or misuse of a schedule II, III, IV, or V
controlled substance; and
(B) that will assist in an investigation or proceeding;
(2) subsection (d)(4) may be released only for the purpose of:
(A) providing medical or pharmaceutical treatment; or
(B) evaluating the need for providing medical or
pharmaceutical treatment to a patient; and
(3) subsection (d)(11) must be released to the extent disclosure of
the information is not prohibited by applicable federal law.
(f) Before the board releases confidential information under
subsection (d), the applicant must be approved by the INSPECT
program in a manner prescribed by the board.
(g) The board may release to:
(1) a member of the board or another governing body that licenses
practitioners;
(2) an investigator for the consumer protection division of the
office of the attorney general, a prosecuting attorney, the attorney
general, a deputy attorney general, or an investigator from the
office of the attorney general; or
(3) a law enforcement officer who is:
(A) authorized by the state police department to receive
ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or controlled substance
prescription drug information; and
(B) approved by the board to receive the type of information
released;
confidential information generated from computer records that
identifies practitioners who are prescribing or dispensing large
quantities of a controlled substance.
(h) The information described in subsection (g) may not be released
until it has been reviewed by:
(1) a member of the board who is licensed in the same profession
as the prescribing or dispensing practitioner identified by the data;
or
(2) the board's designee;
and until that member or the designee has certified that further
investigation is warranted. However, failure to comply with this
subsection does not invalidate the use of any evidence that is otherwise
admissible in a proceeding described in subsection (i).
(i) An investigator or a law enforcement officer receiving
confidential information under subsection (c), (d), or (g) may disclose
the information to a law enforcement officer or an attorney for the
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office of the attorney general for use as evidence in the following:
(1) A proceeding under IC 16-42-20.
(2) A proceeding under any state or federal law.
(3) A criminal proceeding or a proceeding in juvenile court.
(j) The board may compile statistical reports from the information
described in subsection (a). The reports must not include information
that identifies any practitioner, ultimate user, or other person
administering ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or a controlled substance.
Statistical reports compiled under this subsection are public records.
(k) Except as provided in subsections (q) and (r), and in addition to
any requirements provided in IC 25-22.5-13, the following practitioners
shall obtain information about a patient from the data base either
directly or through the patient's integrated health record before
prescribing an opioid or benzodiazepine to the patient:
(1) A practitioner who has had the information from the data base
integrated into the patient's electronic health records.
(2) A practitioner who provides services to the patient in:
(A) the emergency department of a hospital licensed under
IC 16-21; or
(B) a pain management clinic.
(3) Beginning January 1, 2020, a practitioner who provides
services to the patient in a hospital licensed under IC 16-21.
(4) Beginning January 1, 2021, all practitioners.
However, a practitioner is not required to obtain information about a
patient who is subject to a pain management contract from the data
base more than once every ninety (90) days.
(l) A practitioner who checks the INSPECT program either directly
through the data base or through the patient's integrated health record
for the available data on a patient is immune from civil liability for an
injury, death, or loss to a person solely due to a practitioner:
(1) seeking information from the INSPECT program; and
(2) in good faith using the information for the treatment of the
patient.
The civil immunity described in this subsection does not extend to a
practitioner if the practitioner receives information directly from the
INSPECT program or through the patient's integrated health record and
then negligently misuses this information. This subsection does not
apply to an act or omission that is a result of gross negligence or
intentional misconduct.
(m) The board may review the records of the INSPECT program. If
the board determines that a violation of the law may have occurred, the
board shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency or the
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relevant government body responsible for the licensure, regulation, or
discipline of practitioners authorized by law to prescribe controlled
substances.
(n) A practitioner who in good faith discloses information based on
a report from the INSPECT program either directly through the data
base or through the patient's integrated health record to a law
enforcement agency is immune from criminal or civil liability. A
practitioner that discloses information to a law enforcement agency
under this subsection is presumed to have acted in good faith.
(o) A practitioner's agent may act as a delegate and check INSPECT
program reports on behalf of the practitioner.
(p) A patient may access a report from the INSPECT program that
has been included in the patient's medical file by a practitioner.
(q) A practitioner is not required under subsection (k) to obtain
information about a patient from the data base or through the patient's
integrated health record before prescribing an opioid or benzodiazepine
if any of the following apply:
(1) The practitioner has obtained a waiver from the board because
the practitioner does not have access to the Internet at the
practitioner's place of business.
(2) The patient is:
(A) recovering; or
(B) in the process of completing a prescription that was
prescribed by another practitioner;
while still being treated as an inpatient or in observation status.
(3) The data base described in section 18 of this chapter is
suspended or is not operational if the practitioner documents in
writing or electronically the date and time in the patient's medical
record that the practitioner, dispenser, or delegate attempted to
use the data base.
(r) A practitioner is not required under subsection (k) to obtain
information about a patient from the data base or through the patient's
integrated health record before prescribing an opioid or benzodiazepine
if the patient is enrolled in a hospice program (as defined in
IC 16-25-1.1-4).
SECTION 2. IC 31-9-2-43.6, AS ADDED BY P.L.109-2024,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 43.6. "Emergency shelter", for purposes of
IC 31-27, means a short term place of residence, other than a private
secure facility, that:
(1) is not locked to prevent a child's departure unless the
administrator determines that locking is necessary to protect the
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child's health; and
(2) provides twenty-four (24) hours a day temporary care for not
more than sixty (60) consecutive days to an individual a child
who is six (6) years of age or older admitted on an emergency
basis.
SECTION 3. IC 31-27-3-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.173-2022,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3. (a) An applicant must apply for a child
caring institution license on forms provided by the department.
(b) An applicant must submit the required information as part of the
application.
(c) The applicant must submit with the application a statement
attesting the following:
(1) Whether the applicant has been convicted of:
(A) a felony; or
(B) a misdemeanor relating to the health and safety of
children.
(2) Whether the applicant has been charged with:
(A) a felony; or
(B) a misdemeanor relating to the health and safety of
children;
during the pendency of the application.
(d) The department, on behalf of an applicant, or, at the discretion
of the department, an applicant, shall conduct a criminal history check
of the following:
(1) Each individual who is an applicant.
(2) The director or manager of a facility where children will be
placed.
(3) Each employee or volunteer or contractor of the applicant.
(4) Each contractor or individual working in the child caring
institution who is likely to have unsupervised contact with
children in the child caring institution.
(e) If the applicant conducts a criminal history check under
subsection (d), the applicant shall:
(1) maintain records of the information it receives concerning
each individual who is the subject of a criminal history check; and
(2) submit to the department a copy of the information it receives
concerning each person described in subsection (d)(1) through
(d)(3). (d)(4).
(f) If the department conducts a criminal history check on behalf of
an applicant under subsection (d), the department shall:
(1) determine whether the subject of a national fingerprint based
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criminal history check has a record of:
(A) a conviction for a felony;
(B) a conviction for a misdemeanor relating to the health and
safety of a child; or
(C) a juvenile adjudication for a nonwaivable offense, as
defined in IC 31-9-2-84.8 that, if committed by an adult,
would be a felony;
(2) notify the applicant of the determination under subdivision (1)
without identifying a specific offense or other identifying
information concerning a conviction or juvenile adjudication
contained in the national criminal history record information;
(3) submit to the applicant a copy of any state limited criminal
history report that the department receives on behalf of any person
described in subsection (d); and
(4) maintain a record of every report and all information the
department receives concerning a person described in subsection
(d).
(g) Except as provided in subsection (h), a criminal history check
described in subsection (d) is required only at the time an application
for a new license or the renewal of an existing license is submitted.
(h) Except as provided in subsection (i), a criminal history check of
each person described in subsection (d)(2), or (d)(3), or (d)(4) must be
completed on or before the date the person:
(1) is employed;
(2) is assigned as a volunteer; or
(3) enters into, or the person's employing entity enters into, a
contract with the applicant.
(i) An individual may be employed by a child caring institution as
an employee, volunteer, or contractor before a criminal history check
of the individual is completed as required under subsection (h) if all of
the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The following checks have been completed regarding the
individual:
(A) A fingerprint based check of national crime information
data bases under IC 31-9-2-22.5(1).
(B) A national sex offender registry check under
IC 31-9-2-22.5(3).
(C) An in-state local criminal records check under
IC 31-9-2-22.5(4).
(D) An in-state child protection index check under
IC 31-33-26.
(2) If the individual has resided outside Indiana at any time during
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the five (5) years preceding the individual's date of hiring by the
child caring institution, the following checks have been requested
regarding the individual:
(A) An out-of-state child abuse registry check under
IC 31-9-2-22.5(2).
(B) An out-of-state local criminal records check under
IC 31-9-2-22.5(4).
(3) The individual's employment before the completion of the
criminal history check required under subsection (h) is limited to
training during which the individual:
(A) does not have contact with children who are under the care
and control of the child caring institution; and
(B) does not have access to records containing information
regarding children who are under the care and control of the
child caring institution.
(4) The individual completes an attestation, under penalty of
perjury, disclosing:
(A) any abuse or neglect complaints made against the
individual with the child welfare agency of a state other than
Indiana in which the individual resided within the five (5)
years preceding the date of the attestation; and
(B) any contact the individual had with a law enforcement
agency in connection with the individual's suspected or alleged
commission of a crime in a state other than Indiana in which
the individual resided within the five (5) years preceding the
date of the attestation.
(j) The applicant or facility is responsible for any fees associated
with a criminal history check.
(k) The department shall, at the applicant's request, inform the
applicant whether the department has or does not have a record of the
person who is the subject of a criminal history check and if the
department has identified the person as an alleged perpetrator of abuse
or neglect. The department may not provide to the applicant any details
or personally identifying information contained in any child protective
services investigation report.
(l) A person who is the subject of a criminal history check
conducted in accordance with this section may request the state police
department to provide the person with a copy of any state or national
criminal history report concerning the person.
SECTION 4. IC 31-27-3-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.48-2012,
SECTION 26, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 10. (a) The department may grant a waiver of
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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. maximum stay.
(b) The child caring institution shall document in the request for a
waiver that the waiver is in the best interest of the child.
SECTION 5. IC 31-27-5-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.173-2022,
SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4. (a) An applicant must apply for a group
home license on forms provided by the department.
(b) An applicant must submit the required information as part of the
application.
(c) An applicant must submit with the application a statement
attesting the following:
(1) Whether the applicant has been convicted of:
(A) a felony; or
(B) a misdemeanor relating to the health and safety of
children.
(2) Whether the applicant has been charged with:
(A) a felony; or
(B) a misdemeanor relating to the health and safety of
children;
during the pendency of the application.
(d) The department on behalf of an applicant, or, at the discretion of
the department, an applicant, shall conduct a criminal history check of
the following:
(1) Each individual who is an applicant.
(2) The director or manager of a facility where children will be
placed.
(3) Each employee or volunteer or contractor of the applicant.
(4) Each contractor or individual working in the group home
who is likely to have unsupervised contact with children in the
group home.
(e) If the applicant conducts a criminal history check under
subsection (d), the applicant shall:
(1) maintain records of the information it receives concerning
each individual who is the subject of a criminal history check; and
(2) submit to the department a copy of the information the
applicant receives concerning each person described in subsection
(d)(1) through (d)(3). (d)(4).
(f) If the department conducts a criminal history check on behalf of
an applicant under subsection (d), the department shall:
(1) determine whether the subject of a national fingerprint based
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criminal history check has a record of a:
(A) conviction for a felony;
(B) conviction for a misdemeanor relating to the health and
safety of a child; or
(C) juvenile adjudication for a nonwaivable offense, as defined
in IC 31-9-2-84.8 that, if committed by an adult, would be a
felony;
(2) notify the applicant of the determination under subdivision (1)
without identifying a specific offense or other identifying
information concerning a conviction or juvenile adjudication
contained in the national criminal history record information;
(3) submit to the applicant a copy of any state limited criminal
history report that the department receives on behalf of any person
described in subsection (d); and
(4) maintain a record of every report and all information it
receives concerning a person described in subsection (d).
(g) Except as provided in subsection (h), a criminal history check
described in subsection (d) is required only at the time an application
for a new license or the renewal of an existing license is submitted.
(h) Except as provided in subsection (i), a criminal history check of
each person described in subsection (d)(2), or (d)(3), or (d)(4) must be
completed on or before the date the person:
(1) is employed;
(2) is assigned as a volunteer; or
(3) enters into, or the person's employing entity enters into, a
contract with the applicant.
(i) An individual may be employed by a group home as an
employee, volunteer, or contractor before a criminal history check of
the individual is completed as required under subsection (h) if all of the
following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The following checks have been completed regarding the
individual:
(A) A fingerprint based check of national crime information
data bases under IC 31-9-2-22.5(1).
(B) A national sex offender registry check under
IC 31-9-2-22.5(3).
(C) An in-state local criminal records check under
IC 31-9-2-22.5(4).
(D) An in-state child protection index check under
IC 31-33-26.
(2) If the individual has resided outside Indiana at any time during
the five (5) years preceding the individual's date of hiring by the
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group home, the following checks have been requested regarding
the individual:
(A) An out-of-state child abuse registry check under
IC 31-9-2-22.5(2).
(B) An out-of-state local criminal records check under
IC 31-9-2-22.5(4).
(3) The individual's employment before the completion of the
criminal history check required under subsection (h) is limited to
training during which the individual:
(A) does not have contact with children who are under the care
and control of the group home; and
(B) does not have access to records containing information
regarding children who are under the care and control of the
group home.
(4) The individual completes an attestation, under penalty of
perjury, disclosing:
(A) any abuse or neglect complaints made against the
individual with the child welfare agency of a state other than
Indiana in which the individual resided within the five (5)
years preceding the date of the attestation; and
(B) any contact the individual had with a law enforcement
agency in connection with the individual's suspected or alleged
commission of a crime in a state other than Indiana in which
the individual resided within the five (5) years preceding the
date of the attestation.
(j) The applicant is responsible for any fees associated with a
criminal history check.
(k) The department shall, at the applicant's request, inform the
applicant as to whether the department has or does not have a record of
the person who is the subject of a criminal history check and whether
the department has identified the person as an alleged perpetrator of
abuse or neglect. The department may not provide to the applicant any
details or personally identifying information contained in any child
protective services investigation report.
(l) A person who is the subject of a criminal history check
conducted in accordance with this section may request the state police
department to provide the person with a copy of any state or national
criminal history report concerning the person.
SECTION 6. IC 31-27-5-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.48-2012,
SECTION 32, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 11. (a) The department may grant a waiver of
the twenty (20) day maximum stay for a child if the group home
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licensed as a shelter care facility applies for the waiver before the
expiration of the twenty (20) day period. maximum stay.
(b) The group home shall document in the request for a waiver that
the waiver is in the best interest of the child.
SECTION 7. IC 31-27-6-15.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.109-2024,
SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 15.5. (a) A child placing agency shall
establish minimum qualifications for each classification of employee.
The standards in subsections (b) through (e) must be used as a guide by
each child placing agency in establishing minimum qualifications for
the classifications of an executive, a casework supervisor, a
caseworker, and a worker in training, and by the department in the
licensing of each child placing agency.
(b) An executive must have the following:
(1) A bachelor's degree.
(2) At least one (1) of the following:
(A) Five (5) years of paid experience in a field related to social
work, at least two (2) years of which were:
(i) in social work; or
(ii) in a supervisory or administrative capacity in a field
related to social work, including working for the department.
(B) A master's degree in social work, counseling, or a related
human services area and at least two (2) years of paid
experience:
(i) in social work; or
(ii) in a supervisory or administrative capacity in a field
related to social work, including working for the department.
(c) A casework supervisor must have the following:
(1) A bachelor's degree.
(2) One (1) year of graduate training in social work, counseling,
or a related human service area of study.
(3) (2) At least one (1) of the following:
(A) Three (3) years of supervised paid casework experience,
at least one (1) year of which was with a licensed child placing
agency or with the department. child welfare agency (as
defined in IC 31-9-2-19.3).
(B) A At least eight (8) credit hours of master's degree from
a recognized school of level courses in:
(i) social work;
(ii) counseling; or
(iii) a human services area of study or related field;
and at least one (1) year of supervised paid casework
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experience in a licensed child placing agency or with the
department. with a child welfare agency (as defined in
IC 31-9-2-19.3).
(d) A caseworker must have the following:
(1) A bachelor's degree.
(2) At least one (1) of the following:
(A) Three (3) years of supervised paid casework experience.
(B) One (1) year of supervised paid casework experience in a
licensed child placing agency or with the department.
(C) One (1) year of graduate training in a recognized school of
social work.
(e) A worker in training must have a bachelor's degree.
(f) A child placing agency must only employ a staff member who is:
(1) duly qualified;
(2) of good moral character; and
(3) in satisfactory health.
(g) An employee who is in a position on January 1, 2012, and who
qualified for that position on December 31, 2011, is exempt from the
requirements of this section.
SECTION 8. IC 31-27-9-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.109-2024,
SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) A licensee shall obtain from the placing
agency or placing parent a statement indicating whether or not the child
has, to the best of the agency's or parent's knowledge, been exposed to
a communicable disease within twenty-one (21) days before the date
of admission.
(b) Each child must receive a health examination by a licensed
professional within ninety-three (93) days before admission, or not later
than twenty-one (21) days after admission. The examination must
include the following:
(1) Health history.
(2) Physical examination.
(3) Vision and hearing screening.
(4) A test for tuberculosis if the last such test is known to be
negative or if there is no record of a test. If the test is positive the
child shall have a diagnostic chest x-ray and other indicated
laboratory tests to determine whether or not the disease is in an
infectious state.
(5) A written statement from the licensed professional that in the
professional's opinion there is no health condition that would be
hazardous either to the child or to other children in the licensee's
care.
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(6) A statement of the medical findings, including physical
defects and need for dental care, state of development, and ability
of the child to take part in group activities, or a schedule of
permitted activities if activities need to be limited.
(7) A health examination, including a tuberculosis screen
annually and a tuberculosis test whenever there is reason to
suspect that the child may have a condition hazardous or
potentially hazardous to others or whenever the child's general
condition indicates the need for an examination.
(c) Each child must receive a dental examination from a licensed
dentist as follows:
(1) Within forty-five (45) days of admission unless the child
caring institution has documentation of a dental examination
within the one hundred eighty-five (185) days before admission.
(2) Annually.
(3) Whenever an interim condition indicates the need for
examination or treatment.
(d) Any treatment or corrective measures required by the licensed
professional or dentist must be arranged by the licensee, as approved
by a parent, legal guardian, or placing agency.
(e) This subsection does not apply to an emergency shelter or an
emergency shelter group home. A licensee, after attempting to
determine the child's immunization history, shall ensure that each child
has received all immunizations and booster shots which are required
under IC 20-34-4-2(c)(1).
(f) All children must be immunized against routine childhood
diseases unless exempted by a licensed professional's statement.
(g) A child may be exempted from immunizations against routine
childhood diseases upon the good faith religious belief statement of the
parent or guardian.
(h) The adequate immunizing doses and the child's age for
administering each vaccine under subsection (e) must be those
recommended by the Indiana department of health.
(i) Adequate documentation of an immunization history must
consist of one (1) of the following:
(1) A licensed professional's certificate, including the number and
dates of doses administered.
(2) Immunization records forwarded from a school corporation,
including the number and dates of doses administered.
(3) A record maintained by the parent or guardian showing the
month, day, and year during which each dose of vaccine was
administered.
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(j) If a licensed professional certifies in writing that a particular
immunization required under this section is detrimental, or may be
detrimental, to the child's health, the requirements for that particular
immunization are not applicable for that child until the immunization
is found no longer to be detrimental to the child's health.
(k) A licensee shall maintain a health record for each child. The
record must include the following:
(1) Admission and periodic health and dental examination
information.
(2) A licensed professional's written instructions with regard to
special dietary or health care required.
(3) Record of all medications and treatments.
(4) Record of observations and incidents, including accidents,
injuries, or any other condition which may be associated with a
health condition or possible abuse or neglect.
SECTION 9. IC 31-27-9-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.109-2024,
SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3. (a) A licensee shall provide psychotropic
medications to a child only as prescribed by a licensed professional in
Indiana:
(1) whose scope of work includes prescribing psychotropic
medications; and
(2) who has the responsibility for the diagnosis, treatment, and
therapeutic planning for the child.
(b) This subsection does not apply to an emergency shelter or an
emergency shelter group home. A licensee shall obtain from the
prescribing licensed professional a written report at least every
thirty-five (35) days for each child receiving psychotropic medication.
The written report must state the reasons medication is being
continued, discontinued, or changed, as well as any recommended
changes in the treatment goals and planning. The report must be based
on the licensed professional's review of reports by staff as well as the
professional's actual observation of the child at least every ninety-three
(93) days.
SECTION 10. An emergency is declared for this act.
SEA 498 — Concur President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
SEA 498 — Concur