Authority: IC 31-25-2-18

Affected: IC 5-9-4-1; IC 31-9-2-17.8; IC 31-25-2-7; IC 31-25-2-8

Sec. 29. (a) A guardian who has entered into a guardianship assistance agreement with the department shall notify the department in writing, within ten (10) days of the occurrence of any reportable event that is a change in the circumstances of the child or family that could affect either continuing eligibility or the amount of periodic payments as provided in the guardianship agreement.

(b) In the event the guardian is unavailable or otherwise fails to provide the notice required under this section, a person acting on behalf of the guardian may submit to the department the required notice of a reportable event.

(c) A reportable event includes, but is not limited to:

1. (1) the guardian moves to a new residence;

2. (2) the child:

   1. (A) moves out of the home of the legal guardian;
   2. (B) is placed outside the guardian's home in another home or residential facility;
   3. (C) is married;
   4. (D) is no longer attending school;
   5. (E) receives notice of a call to active duty in the United States armed services or the national guard, as specified in IC 5-9-4-1(a)(2); or
   6. (F) has new health insurance coverage;
3. (3) the guardian is no longer legally responsible for care, supervision, or support of the child;
4. (4) another person or agency is supporting the child in whole or in part;
5. (5) the child or a guardian dies;
6. (6) the guardian has become physically or mentally incapacitated to the extent that the guardian is no longer able to provide adequate or appropriate care and supervision of the child; or

7. (7) if the order creating the guardianship is entered after the child's sixteenth birthday, and periodic payments are being made after the child's eighteenth birthday pursuant to a guardianship assistance agreement, the child is:

   1. (A) not employed for at least eighty (80) hours per month;
   2. (B) not attending school or a vocational or educational certification or degree program;
   3. (C) not participating in a program or activity designed to promote or remove barriers to employment; or
   4. (D) no longer incapable of performing any of the activities in clauses (A) through (C) due to a documented medical condition.

(Department of Child Services; 465 IAC 4-2-29; filed Dec 14, 2016, 12:05 p.m.: 20170111-IR-465160216FRA; readopted filed Apr 8, 2022, 2:22 p.m.: 20220504-IR-465220018RFA)