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IN SB0170

Bill

Status

Passed

4/25/2019

Primary Sponsor

Jean Leising

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Annual child fatality reports must be completed before December 31 each year, covering deaths from abuse or neglect in the preceding calendar year
  • Reports must now specify whether a child death occurred while the child was placed in foster care
  • Reports must also indicate if the death occurred after a child previously in foster care was returned to a natural parent
  • Existing reporting requirements remain, including demographic information on victims and perpetrators, risk factor analysis, and most frequent causes of fatalities
  • Effective date: July 1, 2019

Legislative Description

Child fatality report information. Specifies that the report concerning child fatalities in Indiana must be completed before December 31 of each year for the preceding calendar year and include information concerning whether the death occurred: (1) while the child was placed in foster care; or (2) after the child, who was once placed in foster care, was returned to a natural parent.

Last Action

Public Law 98

4/25/2019

Committee Referrals

Family, Children and Human Affairs2/26/2019
Family & Children Services1/3/2019

Full Bill Text

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