Section 31-27-6-15.7 - Personnel; workloads(a) The following restrictions apply to caseworker caseloads: (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a caseworker may not supervise more than eighteen (18) children.(2) The department shall determine the appropriate caseworker to child ratio, which may be between 1:8 and 1:12 for children requiring enhanced supervision.(3) A caseworker with a caseload including some children requiring enhanced supervision may not supervise more than fifteen (15) children. The caseworker may, if needed, carry a reduced caseload of not more than ten (10) children based on the level of enhanced supervision required for the children being served.(b) A casework supervisor may supervise at least five (5) caseworkers but not more than eight (8) caseworkers, depending on the level of enhanced supervision required for the children being served.Added by P.L. 109-2024,SEC. 8, eff. 7/1/2024.