"Child care provider"; "index"

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Indiana Code › Title 31 › Article 33 › Chapter 26 › Section 31-33-26-1

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Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "child care provider" means a person who:

(1) provides child care (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-54) regardless of whether the person is required to be licensed or registered under IC 12-17.2; or

(2) is a child caring institution, a foster family home, a group home, or a child placing agency that is licensed or required to be licensed under IC 31-27.

(b) As used in this chapter, "index" refers to the child protection index established under section 2 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.67. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.200.

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