Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 31-34-1-9 (2026)
Disabled child deprived of necessary nutrition or medical or surgical intervention
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 9. A child in need of services under section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 of this chapter includes a child with a disability who:
(1) is deprived of nutrition that is necessary to sustain life; or
(2) is deprived of medical or surgical intervention that is necessary to remedy or ameliorate a life threatening medical condition;
if the nutrition or medical or surgical intervention is generally provided to similarly situated children with or without disabilities.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-3(f).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.131-2009, SEC.58.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2025 · leading case: In the Matter of K.D. & K.S. S.S. v. The Indiana Dept. of Child Servs. & Child Advocates, Inc., 962 N.E.2d 1249 (Ind. 2012).
In the Matter of K.D. & K.S. S.S. v. The Indiana Dept. of Child Servs. & Child Advocates, Inc., 962 N.E.2d 1249 (Ind. 2012). “§ 31-34-1-9. 8 . Id. § 31-34-1-10, -11. 9 .”
CHINS: J S v. Indiana Dep't of Child Servs., No. 24S-JC-00300 (Ind. June 19, 2025). “See I.C. § 31-34-1-9. 3 In the same session, the Legislature enacted a provision stating a court “may find” CHINS 1 inapplicable when a parent shows they are financially unable to supply a child’s food, clothing, or shelter, and they have not failed, refused, or demonstrated…”
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