12-30-4-10. Appropriations; Advancement of Money to Township Trustees
Sec. 10. The: (1) county council shall appropriate; and (2) the board of commissioners in each county shall advance; to the township trustees as the administrators of township assistance the money necessary for the relief and burial of the indigent in each township, which shall be accounted for and repaid to the county treasurer as […]
12-30-4-11. Payments to County; Maximum Monthly Amounts per Individual; Taxation
Sec. 11. (a) Each township trustee as the administrator of township assistance shall pay to the county the amount fixed for each individual admitted into the county home or other charitable institution from the township, except those otherwise able to pay the cost of their care from their own resources or from other assistance awards. […]
12-30-4-6. Temporary Admission
Sec. 6. In case of an emergency and pending the decision by the board of commissioners or the circuit court, superior court, or probate court, an individual sought to be admitted shall be admitted temporarily. If the final determination is made that the individual should not be admitted, the trustee of the township of the […]
12-30-4-7. Public Assistance Recipients; Voluntary Admission; Charge for Care and Maintenance; Modification of Welfare Payments
Sec. 7. If an individual sought to be admitted to a county home on a voluntary basis upon application to the board of commissioners is a recipient of public assistance from the county or other agencies, the individual may not be deprived of the right to receive welfare or other payments because of the individual’s […]
12-30-4-8. Charge for Care and Maintenance of Individuals
Sec. 8. The board of commissioners shall, each year at its July meeting, fix an amount to be charged for the care and maintenance of each individual in the county home or other charitable institution. The charge must cover the total amount to be charged for board, room, medical and nursing care, maintenance, clothing, and […]
12-30-4-9. Voluntary Residents; Ability to Pay All or Part of Costs of Care; Charges
Sec. 9. In those cases in which facilities are available, the board of commissioners may accept individuals in need of care who are able to pay all or part of the costs of care on a voluntary basis. The board of commissioners of each county maintaining a county home shall periodically determine the reasonable cost […]
12-30-4-1. Receipt and Support of Indigents; Contracting With Other Counties or Charitable Institutions
Sec. 1. Every county that maintains, in addition to any other charitable institution permitted by law, a county home that provides for the care of indigent individuals as provided by law: (1) shall receive and support in the county home indigent individuals who: (A) are lawfully settled in the county; and (B) placed in the […]
12-30-4-2. Admission of Individuals Who Have Become Permanent Charges on Township; Temporary Placement
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 […]
12-30-4-3. Township Trustee; Investigation of Individual; Report to County Board of Commissioners
Sec. 3. The township trustee as the administrator of township assistance shall, when seeking the admission of an individual as a resident of a county home, first investigate the individual and make a report to the board of commissioners of the county. The report must contain the following: (1) The name of the individual. (2) […]
12-30-4-4. Recommendation by Township Trustee; Consideration and Investigation by County Board of Commissioners; Terms and Conditions of Admission; Delegation of Investigation
Sec. 4. (a) The board of commissioners of the county shall, upon receipt of a recommendation by the township trustee as the administrator of township assistance, immediately consider the recommendation and make further investigation that the board of commissioners considers best. The board of commissioners of the county shall admit the individual on the terms, […]