Indiana 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 239 — Remote provision of child and family services.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2021. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    4 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Requires the department of child services (department) to establish before October 1, 2021, policies and procedures to allow for child and family services to be provided remotely. Specifies factors that a child and family services provider and the department may consider in making a determination as to whether remote provision of services is appropriate for a child. Provides that a child and family services provider's first meeting with a family, or with a child who lives with the child's family, must be conducted in person unless a declared health emergency makes an in person meeting unsafe. Provides that after a child and family services provider's first meeting with a family or with a child who lives with the child's family, or for purposes of providing services to a child who does not live with the child's family, the provider has the discretion to provide services to the family or child remotely for up to 14 days after the initial request for consultation if providing services remotely is in the best interest of the child and family, unless: (1) a decision is reached on the use of remote services at a child and family team meeting less than 14 days after the request for consultation; or (2) the department communicates to the provider a preliminary determination as to the role of remote services pending the child and family team meeting.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 144

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 451: yeas 48, nays 0

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 375: yeas 71, nays 15

  10. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  11. Amendment #1 (Summers) motion withdrawn

  12. Amendment #3 (Jackson) failed; Roll Call 360: yeas 27, nays 64

  13. Amendment #4 (Summers) prevailed; voice vote

  14. Representative Olthoff added as cosponsor

  15. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  16. First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs

  17. Referred to the House

  18. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 67: yeas 48, nays 0

  19. Cosponsor: Representative DeVon

  20. House sponsor: Representative Heine

  21. Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed

  22. Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote

  23. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  24. Placed back on second reading

  25. Senator Ford Jon added as second author

  26. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  27. Senator Zay added as third author

  28. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  29. First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services

  30. Authored by Senator Brown L

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (143)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 239 do?
Requires the department of child services (department) to establish before October 1, 2021, policies and procedures to allow for child and family services to be provided remotely. Specifies factors that a child and family services provider and the department may consider in making a determination as to whether remote provision of services is appropriate for a child. Provides that a child and family services provider's first meeting with a family, or with a child who lives with the child's family, must be conducted in person unless a declared health emergency makes an in person meeting unsafe. Provides that after a child and family services provider's first meeting with a family or with a child who lives with the child's family, or for purposes of providing services to a child who does not live with the child's family, the provider has the discretion to provide services to the family or child remotely for up to 14 days after the initial request for consultation if providing services remotely is in the best interest of the child and family, unless: (1) a decision is reached on the use of remote services at a child and family team meeting less than 14 days after the request for consultation; or (2) the department communicates to the provider a preliminary determination as to the role of remote services pending the child and family team meeting.
Who sponsors SB 239?
SB 239 is sponsored by Liz Brown (Republican), Andy Zay, Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Dave Heine (Republican), Dale DeVon (Republican), Julie Olthoff (Republican), and J.D. Ford (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 239?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2021. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 239?
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