Immediate needs of child as first priority of department of child services
Ind. Code § 31-34-3-5
in effectSec. 5. The department of child services must have as the department's first priority the immediate needs of the child for medical care, shelter, food, or other crisis services.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-4.5(c).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.234-2005, SEC.175.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/31Fetched: 10/17/2026
