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Section 28-13-1 - County duty to relieve poor persons--Taxation--Determination of eligibility. - 28-13-1. County duty to relieve poor persons--Taxation--Determination of eligibility. Every...
Section 28-13-1.1 - "Indigent or poor person" defined--Eligibility standards. - 28-13-1.1."Indigent or poor person" defined--Eligibility standards. For the purposes of...
Section 28-13-1.2 - Considerations in establishing eligibility standards. - 28-13-1.2. Considerations in establishing eligibility standards. A county in establishing...
Section 28-13-1.3 - Medically indigent person defined. - 28-13-1.3. Medically indigent person defined. A medically indigent person is...
Section 28-13-1.4 - Appeal regarding medical indigence. - 28-13-1.4. Appeal regarding medical indigence. Notwithstanding ยง7-8-30, in any appeal...
Section 28-13-2 - Residency acquired for poor relief purposes. - 28-13-2. Residency acquired for poor relief purposes. A person may...
Section 28-13-3 - Residency required for assistance--Establishment. - 28-13-3. Residency required for assistance--Establishment. Except as otherwise provided in...
Section 28-13-5 - Children's residency. - 28-13-5. Children's residency. For the purposes of this chapter, children...
Section 28-13-8 - Residency continued until lost by new residency. - 28-13-8. Residency continued until lost by new residency. For the...
Section 28-13-12 - Residency not established by state acceptance of application. - 28-13-12. Residency not established by state acceptance of application. The...
Section 28-13-14 - Residency not established by residence in health care facility. - 28-13-14. Residency not established by residence in health care facility....
Section 28-13-16 - County commissioners to have responsibility for care and relief of poor persons. - 28-13-16. County commissioners to have responsibility for care and relief...
Section 28-13-16.1 - Waiting period imposed at board's discretion while residency investigated. - 28-13-16.1. Waiting period imposed at board's discretion while residency investigated....
Section 28-13-16.2 - Intentional fraud or deceit to receive assistance. - 28-13-16.2. Intentional fraud or deceit to receive assistance. Any applicant...
Section 28-13-17 - Proceedings by and against commissioners in name of county. - 28-13-17. Proceedings by and against commissioners in name of county....
Section 28-13-18 - Record of poor relief payments available in investigation of residency. - 28-13-18. Record of poor relief payments available in investigation of...
Section 28-13-19 - Establishment of special emergency county welfare account--Purpose--Deposit and withdrawal of fund--Source of fund. - 28-13-19. Establishment of special emergency county welfare account--Purpose--Deposit and withdrawal...
Section 28-13-20 - Services required of applicant--Contract for repayment of assistance. - 28-13-20. Services required of applicant--Contract for repayment of assistance. Whenever...
Section 28-13-20.1 - Regular county employees not replaced by poor relief applicants--Maximum hours of work. - 28-13-20.1. Regular county employees not replaced by poor relief applicants--Maximum...
Section 28-13-20.2 - Refusal to work without just cause--Eligibility for assistance terminated. - 28-13-20.2. Refusal to work without just cause--Eligibility for assistance terminated....
Section 28-13-21 - County funds expended on federal work relief projects--Agreements with federal agencies--Construction of public buildings not authorized. - 28-13-21. County funds expended on federal work relief projects--Agreements with...
Section 28-13-22 - Employment of welfare workers to distribute funds and supplies to poor. - 28-13-22. Employment of welfare workers to distribute funds and supplies...
Section 28-13-23 - Annual allowances to competent poor persons. - 28-13-23. Annual allowances to competent poor persons. The board of...
Section 28-13-26 - Employment of physician to attend poor persons in county--Annual salary--Monthly report by physician. - 28-13-26. Employment of physician to attend poor persons in county--Annual...
Section 28-13-27 - Hospitalization of poor persons--Definition of terms. - 28-13-27. Hospitalization of poor persons--Definition of terms. Terms used in...
Section 28-13-27.1 - Medically necessary hospital services. - 28-13-27.1. Medically necessary hospital services. Medically necessary hospital services are...
Section 28-13-27.2 - Cost guidelines for medical and remedial services. - 28-13-27.2. Cost guidelines for medical and remedial services. Except for...
Section 28-13-28 - Statement of costs required of hospital caring for indigent persons--Frequency of statements. - 28-13-28. Statement of costs required of hospital caring for indigent...
Section 28-13-29 - Cost governed by statement or amendment--Claim against county not to exceed usual hospital rates. - 28-13-29. Cost governed by statement or amendment--Claim against county not...
Section 28-13-30 - Approval of statement by secretary--Modification of items in statement. - 28-13-30. Approval of statement by secretary--Modification of items in statement....
Section 28-13-31 - Continuation of statement in effect until withdrawn or amended--Effective date of amendments--Statements available for inspection. - 28-13-31. Continuation of statement in effect until withdrawn or amended--Effective...
Section 28-13-32 - County commissioners' objections to statements. - 28-13-32. County commissioners' objections to statements. Any board of county...
Section 28-13-32.3 - Medical indigency required for poor relief assistance in the event of hospitalization--Application required--Time--Limitation. - 28-13-32.3. Medical indigency required for poor relief assistance in the...
Section 28-13-32.4 - Submission of application by hospital within one year of discharge--Contents--Additional information not to be required. - 28-13-32.4. Submission of application by hospital within one year of...
Section 28-13-32.5 - Determining medical indigence--Annual income guideline. - 28-13-32.5. Determining medical indigence--Annual income guideline. For purposes of determining...
Section 28-13-32.6 - Housing indexes by county. - 28-13-32.6. Housing indexes by county. The housing index for each...
Section 28-13-32.7 - Determining household income--Sources. - 28-13-32.7. Determining household income--Sources. For the purpose of determining a...
Section 28-13-32.8 - Household resources. - 28-13-32.8. Household resources. For the purpose of determining a household's...
Section 28-13-32.9 - Determination of person's ability to pay--Factors. - 28-13-32.9. Determination of person's ability to pay--Factors. A county is...
Section 28-13-32.10 - Indigency by design. - 28-13-32.10. Indigency by design. If an individual is indigent by...
Section 28-13-32.11 - Determination of household's ability to purchase health insurance. - 28-13-32.11. Determination of household's ability to purchase health insurance. For...
Section 28-13-33 - County liability for emergency and nonemergency hospitalization of indigent persons--Remedies for recovery of expense by county. - 28-13-33. County liability for emergency and nonemergency hospitalization of indigent...
Section 28-13-33.1 - Experimental procedures and treatment for medically indigent patient. - 28-13-33.1. Experimental procedures and treatment for medically indigent patient. No...
Section 28-13-33.2 - Billing for care of medically indigent patients. - 28-13-33.2. Billing for care of medically indigent patients. If submitting...
Section 28-13-34.1 - Notice to county where hospitalization is furnished to indigent person--Time for notice of emergency and nonemergency admissions--Contents of notice. - 28-13-34.1. Notice to county where hospitalization is furnished to indigent...
Section 28-13-34.2 - Release of information. - 28-13-34.2. Release of information. If submitting a notice under the...
Section 28-13-35 - Substitute arrangements for hospitalized indigent patient--County not liable to hospital after failure to cooperate. - 28-13-35. Substitute arrangements for hospitalized indigent patient--County not liable to...
Section 28-13-36 - Contractual arrangements between county and hospital not impaired. - 28-13-36. Contractual arrangements between county and hospital not impaired. Nothing...
Section 28-13-37 - County duty to relieve nonresidents in distress. - 28-13-37. County duty to relieve nonresidents in distress. It shall...
Section 28-13-37.1 - Medical review by county or Department of Social Services. - 28-13-37.1. Medical review by county or Department of Social Services....
Section 28-13-38 - Temporary relief to nonresident--Reimbursement by home county. - 28-13-38. Temporary relief to nonresident--Reimbursement by home county. Whenever any...
Section 28-13-38.1 - When hospitals outside state are eligible for reimbursement by county. - 28-13-38.1. When hospitals outside state are eligible for reimbursement by...
Section 28-13-40 - Appeal to circuit court from county commissioners--Direction for assistance. - 28-13-40. Appeal to circuit court from county commissioners--Direction for assistance....
Section 28-13-42 - Names of recipients not released for publication. - 28-13-42. Names of recipients not released for publication. The county...
Section 28-13-43 - Assignment or transfer of property to qualify for assistance as misdemeanor. - 28-13-43. Assignment or transfer of property to qualify for assistance...
Section 28-13-44 - Bankruptcy not admissible in making determination of indigency. - 28-13-44. Bankruptcy not admissible in making determination of indigency. The...