List of licensed child placing agencies and county offices of family
and children
Sec. 3. (a) The division of family and children shall annually
compile a list of:
(1) licensed child placing agencies; and
(2) county offices of family and children;
that conduct the inspection and supervision required for adoption of
a child by IC 31-19-7-1 and section 1 of this chapter.
(b) The list of licensed child placing agencies and county offices
of family and children must include a description of the following:
(1) Fees charged by each agency and county office of family
and children.
(2) Geographic area served by each agency and county office of
family and children.
(3) Approximate waiting period for the inspection or
supervision by each agency and county office of family and
children.
(4) Other relevant information regarding the inspection and
supervision provided by an agency or a county office of family
and children under IC 31-19-7-1 and section 1 of this chapter.
(c) The division of family and children shall do the following:
(1) Maintain in its office sufficient copies of the list compiled
under this section for distribution to individuals who request a
copy.
(2) Provide the following persons with sufficient copies of the
list prepared under this section for distribution to individuals
who request a copy:
(A) Each clerk of a court having probate jurisdiction in a
county.
(B) Each county office of family and children.
(3) Provide a copy of the list to each public library organized
under IC 36-12.
(d) The division of family and children and each:
(1) county office of family and children;
(2) clerk of a court having probate jurisdiction in a county; and
(3) public library organized under IC 36-12;
shall make the list compiled under this section available for public
inspection.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.201.
Last modified: May 24, 2006