Authority: IC 31-25-2-18

Affected: IC 31-25-2-7; IC 31-27-4; IC 31-40-1-2

Sec. 9. "Maintenance payment" means payments made by the department to the foster parent to cover the reasonable cost of, and the reasonable cost of providing, the following items on behalf of a child placed by the department or a probation department, for whom the department is responsible for payment of the cost of child services under IC 31-40-1-2:

1. (1) Food.
2. (2) Clothing.
3. (3) Shelter.
4. (4) Daily supervision.

5. (5) Travel expenses incurred for the following purposes:

   1. (A) Visitation with the child's family.
   2. (B) Travel to and from the child's school.
6. (6) Personal incidentals for the child.
7. (7) School supplies.

(Department of Child Services; 465 IAC 2-18-9; filed May 9, 2011, 3:58 p.m.: 20110608-IR-465100463FRA; readopted filed Jun 21, 2017, 3:25 p.m.: 20170719-IR-465170216RFA; readopted filed Feb 22, 2023, 9:25 a.m.: 20230322-IR-465230002RFA)