Authority: IC 4-21.5-3-28; IC 31-25-2-18

Affected: IC 4-21.5-3; IC 6-8.1-9.5-7; IC 31-27

Sec. 17. (a) For administrative hearings to which IC 4-21.5-3 applies, the delegee of the ultimate authority of the department, for purposes of proceedings under IC 4-21.5-3-28, IC 4-21.5-3-29, and IC 4-21.5-3-31, shall be the general counsel of the department.

(b) The general counsel may appoint, as delegee for a particular hearing or category of hearings, another individual who:

1. (1) is an attorney or deputy director of the department; and
2. (2) has not participated in the consideration, approval, or administrative review under 465 IAC 3-2, of the determination that is the subject of the hearing.

(Department of Child Services; 465 IAC 3-3-17; filed Nov 14, 2012, 12:46 p.m.: 20121212-IR-465120404FRA; readopted filed Sep 4, 2018, 2:31 p.m.: 20181003-IR-465180321RFA; readopted filed Jul 11, 2024, 12:29 p.m.: 20240807-IR-465230813RFA)