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IC 31-34-1-11 — Risks or injuries arising from use of alcohol, controlled substance, or legend drug by child's mother during pregnancy

Chapter 1. Circumstances Under Which a Child Is a Child in Need of Services

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Sec. 11. Except as provided in sections 12 and 13 of this chapter, a child is a child in need of services if: (1) the child: (A) has an injury; (B) has abnormal physical or psychological development; (C) has symptoms of neonatal intoxication or withdrawal; or (D) is at a substantial risk of a life threatening condition; that arises or is substantially aggravated because the child's mother used alcohol, a controlled substance, or a legend drug during pregnancy; 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.2-2005, SEC.81; P.L.243-2017, SEC.10.

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