HB1210: Child in need of services.

Legislative Summary

Child in need of services. Provides that in order for the child to be deemed a child in need of services (CHIN), the parent, guardian, or custodian must consent to the care, treatment, or rehabilitation for a child who substantially endangers the child's own health. Requires the juvenile court to release a child who substantially endangers the child's own health to the child's parent, guardian, or custodian unless: (1) the juvenile court also finds the child to be a CHIN for another reason; or (2) the parent, guardian, or custodian consents to removal of the child from the child's home. Prohibits the juvenile court from ordering that the child who substantially endangers the child's own health be removed from the child's home unless: (1) the juvenile court also finds the child to be a CHIN for another reason; or (2) the parent, guardian, or custodian consents to removal of the child from the child's home.