Section 31-27-6-15.5 - Personnel; qualifications(a) A child placing agency shall establish minimum qualifications for each classification of employee. The standards in subsections (b) through (e) must be used as a guide by each child placing agency in establishing minimum qualifications for the classifications of an executive, a casework supervisor, a caseworker, and a worker in training, and by the department in the licensing of each child placing agency.(b) An executive must have the following:(2) At least one (1) of the following:(A) Five (5) years of paid experience in a field related to social work, at least two (2) years of which were:(ii) in a supervisory or administrative capacity in a field related to social work, including working for the department.(B) A master's degree in social work, counseling, or a related human services area and at least two (2) years of paid experience: (ii) in a supervisory or administrative capacity in a field related to social work, including working for the department.(c) A casework supervisor must have the following:(2) One (1) year of graduate training in social work, counseling, or a related human service area of study.(3) At least one (1) of the following: (A) Three (3) years of supervised paid casework experience, at least one (1) year of which was with a licensed child placing agency or with the department.(B) A master's degree from a recognized school of social work and at least one (1) year of supervised paid casework experience in a licensed child placing agency or with the department.(d) A caseworker must have the following:(2) At least one (1) of the following:(A) Three (3) years of supervised paid casework experience.(B) One (1) year of supervised paid casework experience in a licensed child placing agency or with the department.(C) One (1) year of graduate training in a recognized school of social work.(e) A worker in training must have a bachelor's degree.(f) A child placing agency must only employ a staff member who is:(2) of good moral character; and(3) in satisfactory health.(g) An employee who is in a position on January 1, 2012, and who qualified for that position on December 31, 2011, is exempt from the requirements of this section.Added by P.L. 109-2024,SEC. 7, eff. 7/1/2024.