IC 31-34-1-10 — Child born with fetal alcohol syndrome, neonatal abstinence syndrome, or drugs in the child's body
Chapter 1. Circumstances Under Which a Child Is a Child in Need of Services
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Sec. 10. Except as provided in sections 12 and 13 of this chapter, a child is a child in need of services if: (1) the child is born with: (A) fetal alcohol syndrome; (B) neonatal abstinence syndrome; or (C) any amount, including a trace amount, of a controlled substance, a legend drug, or a metabolite of a controlled substance or legend drug in the child's body, including the child's blood, urine, umbilical cord tissue, or meconium; and (2) the child needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that: (A) the child is not receiving; or (B) is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the coercive intervention of the court.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.183-2017, SEC.40; P.L.249-2017, SEC.1; P.L.243-2017, SEC.9.
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