Bill Sponsor
Indiana House Bill 1123
Session 2024
Child advocacy centers.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Mar 11, 2024
Sponsors
Republican
Dale DeVon
Republican
Mark Messmer
Republican
Greg Walker
First Action
Jan 8, 2024
Latest Action
Mar 11, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1123
State
Indiana
Session
2024
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Author
Republican
Sponsor
Republican
Sponsor
Republican
Cosponsor
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (1)
Motion Text
HB 1123 - DeVon
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Provides that the department of child services may use a child advocacy center to coordinate a multidisciplinary team for responding to reports involving child abuse or neglect. Requires the child advocacy center to: (1) coordinate a multidisciplinary team that consists of specified professionals; (2) ensure that the multidisciplinary team members have specified training; (3) provide a dedicated child-focused setting designed to provide a safe, comfortable, and neutral place for a forensic interview and other child advocacy center services; (4) use written protocols; (5) use a case tracking system to provide information on essential demographic and case information; and (6) verify that multidisciplinary team members responsible for providing medical evaluations and mental health services have specified training. Provides civil immunity for a child advocacy center's employees, volunteers, and board members under certain circumstances. Allows otherwise confidential information regarding an investigation of child abuse or neglect to be made available to a child advocacy center when the child advocacy center has before it an investigation of child abuse or neglect in which it is facilitating a forensic interview or facilitating a case discussion or case review.
Sources
Record Created
Jan 5, 2024 12:40:14 AM
Record Updated
Aug 29, 2024 8:53:28 AM