Department duties
Sec. 7. The department is responsible for the following:
(1) Providing child protection services under this article.
(2) Providing and administering child abuse and neglect
prevention services.
(3) Providing and administering child services (as defined in
IC 12-19-7-1).
(4) Providing and administering family services (as defined in
IC 31-9-2-45).
(5) Providing family preservation services under IC 12-14-25.5.
(6) Regulating and licensing the following under IC 12-17.4:
(A) Child caring institutions.
(B) Foster family homes.
(C) Group homes.
(D) Child placing agencies.
(7) Administering the state's plan for the administration of Title
IV-D of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).
(8) Administering foster care services.
(9) Administering independent living services (as described in
42 U.S.C. 677 et seq.).
(10) Administering adoption services.
As added by P.L.234-2005, SEC.95.
Last modified: May 24, 2006