Sec. 2. (a) The township trustee as the administrator of township assistance shall periodically provide for the admission to the county home of indigent individuals who have become permanent charges on the township.
(b) Whenever an individual who is determined to be eligible for township assistance and is entitled to temporary relief is in a township in which the individual does not have legal settlement, the township trustee as the administrator of township assistance may place the individual temporarily in the county home.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citations: subsection (a) formerly 12-2-1-9; subsection (b) formerly 12-2-1-21.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.74; P.L.73-2005, SEC.157.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities
Chapter 4. Placement of Indigent in County Homes and Payment of Indigent Expenses
12-30-4-3. Township Trustee; Investigation of Individual; Report to County Board of Commissioners
12-30-4-5. Denial of Admission; Appeals
12-30-4-6. Temporary Admission
12-30-4-8. Charge for Care and Maintenance of Individuals
12-30-4-9. Voluntary Residents; Ability to Pay All or Part of Costs of Care; Charges
12-30-4-10. Appropriations; Advancement of Money to Township Trustees
12-30-4-11. Payments to County; Maximum Monthly Amounts per Individual; Taxation