1. (a) If a child who was:

   1. (1) placed in an out-of-home placement during child in need of services proceedings; and

   2. (2) moved from the out-of-home placement to an in-home placement;

      is returned to an out-of-home placement, the court and the department shall make a reasonable attempt to place the child in the out-of-home placement in which the child was placed under subdivision (1) if the out-of-home placement is appropriate under IC 31-27-4 and IC 31-34-4-2 and the placement is in the child's best interests.

2. (b) If a child described in subsection (a) has been placed in more than one (1) out-of-home placement before being removed from the in-home placement described in subsection (a)(2), the court and the department shall place the child in the out-of-home placement that is in the best interests of the child.

As added by P.L.210-2019, SEC.16.