Sec. 18. (a) Upon receiving notice of a claim of abuse or neglect in a facility where a provider operates a child care program, the department of child services shall:

(1) forward a copy of the notice to the division; and

(2) conduct an investigation of the claim.

     (b) After an investigation under subsection (a), the department of child services shall make a determination of whether abuse or neglect occurred at the facility.

     (c) If the department of child services makes a determination under IC 31-33-8-12 that abuse or neglect at the facility is substantiated, the department shall send a copy of the department’s report to the appropriate office of the division.

As added by P.L.225-2013, SEC.17.