Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3

Affected: IC 12-17-15

Sec. 2. (a) Assessment activities related to the child and the child's family shall be family-directed and designed to determine the resources, priorities, and concerns of the family related to enhancing the development of the child.

(b) Any assessment of the family that is conducted must be voluntary on the part of the family.

(c) If an assessment of the family is carried out, the assessment must:

1. (1) be conducted by personnel trained to utilize appropriate methods and procedures;
2. (2) be based on information provided by the family through a personal interview;
3. (3) incorporate the family's description of its resources, priorities, and concerns related to enhancing the child's development; and
4. (4) be administered in the native language of the parent.

(Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3.1-8-2; filed Jan 29, 1996, 5:15 p.m.: 19 IR 1340; errata filed Aug 7,1996, 11:10 a.m.: 19 IR 3471; filed Mar 9, 1999, 2:05 p.m.: 22 IR 2260; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA; readopted filed Oct 8, 2025, 3:15 p.m.: 20251105-IR-470240501RFA)