- (a) A child may not be placed in a proposed adoptive home without the prior written approval of a licensed child placing agency or the local office approved for that purpose by the department.
- (b) Except as provided in subsection (d), before giving prior written approval for placement in a proposed adoptive home of a child, a licensed child placing agency or the department of child services shall conduct a criminal history check (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-58 ) concerning the proposed adoptive parent and any other person who is currently residing in the proposed adoptive home.
- (c) The prospective adoptive parent shall pay the fees and other costs of the criminal history check required under this section.
(d) A licensed child placing agency or the department of child services is not required to conduct a criminal history check (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-58 ) if a prospective adoptive parent provides the licensed child placing agency or the local office with the results of a criminal history check conducted:
- (1) in accordance with IC 31-9-2.1-58 ; and
(2) not more than one (1) year before the date on which the licensed child placing agency or the local office provides written approval for the placement.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-3 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.234-2005, SEC.93; P.L.145-2006, SEC.247; P.L.138-2007, SEC.37; P.L.128-2012, SEC.48; P.L.145-2026, SEC.169.