Sec. 10. Except as provided in sections 12 and 13 of this chapter, a child is a child in need of services if:

(1) the child is born with:

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(A) fetal alcohol syndrome;

(B) neonatal abstinence syndrome; or

(C) any amount, including a trace amount, of a controlled substance, a legend drug, or a metabolite of a controlled substance or legend drug in the child’s body, including the child’s blood, urine, umbilical cord tissue, or meconium; and

(2) the child needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that:

(A) the child is not receiving; or

(B) is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the coercive intervention of the court.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-3.1(a) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.183-2017, SEC.40; P.L.249-2017, SEC.1; P.L.243-2017, SEC.9.