CHAPTER 3. HOMELESS CHILDREN - Indiana Statutes

IC 31-36-3
     Chapter 3. Homeless Children

IC 31-36-3-1
"Services or items"
     Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "services or items" includes food, clothing, personal hygiene products, health care, and counseling.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.11.

IC 31-36-3-2
Shelter or services and items provided to children
     Sec. 2. An emergency shelter, a shelter care facility, or a program that provides services or items that are directly related to providing shelter to individuals who:
        (1) are homeless; or
        (2) have a low income;
may provide shelter and services or items that are directly related to providing shelter to a child without the notification, consent, or permission of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.72-2009, SEC.1.

IC 31-36-3-3
Notification to department; investigation of a child; notification to parents
     Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), if a child voluntarily enters an emergency shelter or a shelter care facility, the shelter or facility shall notify the department, not later than twenty-four (24) hours after the child enters the shelter or facility, of the following:
        (1) The name of the child.
        (2) The location of the shelter or facility.
        (3) Whether the child alleges that the child is the subject of abuse or neglect.
    (b) The department shall conduct an investigation concerning the child not later than forty-eight (48) hours after receiving notification from the emergency shelter or shelter care facility under subsection (a).
    (c) The department shall notify the child's parent, guardian, or custodian that the child is in an emergency shelter or a shelter care facility not later than seventy-two (72) hours after the child enters the shelter or facility. However, if the department has reason to believe that the child is a victim of child abuse or neglect, the department may not notify the child's parent, guardian, or custodian as to the specific shelter or facility the child has entered.
    (d) An emergency shelter or a shelter care facility is not required to notify the department of a child who is an emancipated minor.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.11.