Child Welfare Policies

Policy Changes Implemented Via Admin Letters

• Central Office Background Check Unit (Effective 7/1/2017)
  • Central Office Background Check Unit Flowchart for Criminal Evaluation Standards (Effective June 2017)
  • Local Law Enforcement Agency Instructions (Effective 7/1/2017)
• Terminating Parent-Child Relationship due to an "Act of Rape" (Effective 7/1/2016)
• Out-of-State Residential Facilities (Effective 4/1/2016)
• Review of Case Record (Effective 11/1/2015)
• Withdrawn/Screen-out Options in MaGIK (Effective 8/1/2015)
• Interviewing Alleged Child/Youth Perpetrators (Effective 4/1/2015)
• Family Impact Statement (Effective July 2013)
• Legislative Changes: Legal Guardianship (Effective 9/1/2011)
• Admin Letters Archives

Indiana Child Welfare Policy Manual  

Click here for the complete policy manual, last updated on November 9, 2018: Indiana Child Welfare Policy Manual.

For more recent updates, see the individual policies at the links below, or contact DCS.Policy@dcs.in.gov.

• Chapter 1 -  Introduction
• Chapter 2 -  Administration of Child Welfare
• Chapter 3 -  Hotline
• Chapter 4 -  Assessment 
• Chapter 5 -  General Case Management
• Chapter 6 -  Court 
• Chapter 7 -   In-Home Services
• Chapter 8 -  Out-of-Home Services
• Chapter 9 -   Interstate Compact (ICPC)
• Chapter 10 - Adoption
• Chapter 11 - Older Youth Services (Independent Living)
• Chapter 12 - Foster Family Home Licensing
• Chapter 13 - Background Checks
• Chapter 14 - Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP)
• Chapter 15 - Eligibility
• Chapter 16 - Financial Services/Assistance
• Questions on any Archive Policies please contact us at DCS.Policy@dcs.in.gov