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IN Code § 12-30-3-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties|12-30-3-13. County Home Superintendent; Assistants; Appointment; Qualifications; Compensation; Dismissal

Sec. 13. (a) The county home superintendent shall, with the approval of the county home board, appoint as many assistants as the superintendent and the county home board determine to be necessary to do the following:(1) Administer the activities and services of the county home.(2) Provide proper and adequate care for patients and residents.(3) Perform all other duties required of the county.(b) Assistants must be appointed under this section solely on the basis of qualification and training for the duties assigned and without regard to political affiliation.(c) The county home superintendent shall, with the approval of the county home board, fix the compensation of the assistants appointed under this section within the lawfully established appropriations.(d) Assistants appointed under this section may be dismissed only for cause by the county home superintendent with the approval of the county home board. An assistant dismissed under this subsection has the right to a hearing before the county home board if requested within ten (10) days after the effective date of dismissal.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-7.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IN Code § 12-30-3-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties|12-30-3-14. Admission of Patients and Residents; Recipients of Old Age Assistance and Blind Assistance

Sec. 14. (a) Admission of all patients and residents to the county home must be on a voluntary basis and without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, or ancestry.(b) Recipients of old age assistance and blind assistance shall be admitted to the county home on the same basis and for the same charge as other patients and residents in the county home. There may be no discrimination in the care and treatment of patients and residents of the county home because of the source of the money for the support and care of the patients and residents.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-8 part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IN Code § 12-30-3-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties|12-30-3-15. Hospitalization or Medical Care Needed by Patient or Resident

Sec. 15. Whenever a patient or resident in the county home requires hospitalization, medical nursing, or other care beyond the facilities of the county home, arrangements shall be made promptly for furnishing that necessary care.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-8 part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IN Code § 12-30-3-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties|12-30-3-16. Participation in Work of Farm or Home; Community Life; Special Privileges; Self Employment

Sec. 16. (a) Participation by residents or patients in the work of the farm or home, other than care of person and simple duties such as care of bed and room, shall be on a voluntary basis.(b) Effort shall be made to provide community life and opportunities for such activities, along the line of occupational therapy, under the direction of a physician, as are consistent with the mental and physical well-being of the residents or patients.(c) Special privileges, duties, or responsibilities may not be extended to one (1) resident or patient unless made available to every resident or patient within the patient's own mental or physical limitations.(d) Opportunity shall be developed for self employment and personal earnings in connection with hobbies and abilities within reasonable limits for the well-being of residents and patients.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-8 part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IN Code § 12-30-3-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties|12-30-3-17. Counties Not Having Consolidated Cities; Charges for Care and Maintenance of Patients and Residents

Sec. 17. (a) This section applies to a county that does not have a consolidated city.(b) The amount to be charged for the care and maintenance of each patient or resident in the county home shall be fixed as provided by law and may not exceed the maximum amount established by law.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-9(c).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IN Code § 12-30-3-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties|12-30-3-18. Counties Having Consolidated Cities; Schedule of Charges for Care and Maintenance of Patients and Residents

Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to a county having a consolidated city.(b) The county home board shall fix a schedule of charges for the care and maintenance of patients or residents and the effective date of the schedule. A schedule of charges established under this section is not effective until after the charges have been approved by resolution of the city-county council. In establishing the schedule of charges, the county home board may fix different rates based on different types or classes of care. If the home is licensed under state or federal laws that authorize or fix different classes of care, those classifications authorized or fixed by law are a sufficient basis for classification in the schedule of charges. The schedule of charges may also provide that separate and additional charges may be charged for special treatments, drugs, medical service, appliances, and other auxiliary services that are not included in the classification of care.(c) This section is the exclusive basis of determining the charges to be made to patients and residents of a county home and the provisions of any other laws regarding those rates, including laws concerning county institutions, relief of poor persons, township trustees, county offices of the division of family resources, and boards of commissioners, do not apply. However, a rate established under this section must be based on a fair and reasonable estimate of the cost of the care and may not anticipate any profit from rendering the care.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-9(a), (b).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.226; P.L.5-1993, SEC.239; P.L.145-2006, SEC.129.
IN Code § 12-30-3-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties|12-30-3-19. Money for Operation and Maintenance of County Homes

Sec. 19. Money for the operation and maintenance of the county home, the care and support of patients and residents in the county home, and improvements and activities authorized by this chapter and laws supplementary to this chapter shall be provided, levied, appropriated, made available, and expended as provided by law.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-10.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IN Code § 12-30-3-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties|12-30-3-20. Employment of Residents or Patients

Sec. 20. Able-bodied residents or ambulatory patients within their physical and mental capacity may be employed on a voluntary basis by the county home superintendent with the approval of the county home board, on the terms for board, maintenance, and compensation that are mutually acceptable. Upon being employed under this section, a resident or patient shall be given the privileges, duties, and status of a county home employee.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-11.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IN Code § 12-30-3-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties|12-30-3-21. County Home Board; Power to Sue and Be Sued

Sec. 21. The county home board, in its legal capacity and under its own name, may prosecute and defend suits. A suit brought against the county home board may be begun in the circuit or superior court or any other court with jurisdiction in the county. A notice or summons concerning a suit against the county home board must be served upon the county home superintendent. In a suit brought by or against the county home board, it is not necessary to name the individual members of the county home board as either plaintiff or defendant. The county home board may sue or be sued under the name of " _____________ County Home Board".[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-12 part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IN Code § 12-30-3-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties|12-30-3-22. County Home Board; Rights and Powers

Sec. 22. The board has all other rights and powers and shall perform all other duties that are:(1) necessary to administer this chapter; and(2) not inconsistent with this chapter.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-12 part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IN Code § 12-30-3-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties|12-30-3-23. Gifts, Devises, and Bequests; Investment; Special Fund; Expenditures

Sec. 23. (a) The county home board may receive and administer any gift, devise, or bequest of personal property, including the income from real property, to or for the benefit of the county home or for the benefit of residents or patients who are admitted to the care or supervision of the county home board. The county home board may invest or reinvest any of the money received under this section in the same kinds of securities in which life insurance companies are authorized by law to invest money.(b) All money received by the county home board under this section and all money, proceeds, or income realized from real property or other investments:(1) shall be kept in a special fund;(2) may not be commingled with any other fund received from taxation; and(3) may be expended by the county home board in any manner consistent with the purposes of the fund's creation and the intention of the donor, subject to the approval of the court of the county having probate jurisdiction.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-13.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IN Code § 12-30-3-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties|12-30-3-24. Bond and Liability Insurance Premiums

Sec. 24. The premiums on all bonds and liability insurance that an officer or a person is required by this chapter to execute by law or by action of the county home board shall be paid in the same manner as other expenses of the county home are paid out of the appropriation for fixed charges, unless otherwise expressly provided by law.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-14.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IN Code § 12-30-3-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties|12-30-3-25. Immunity From Personal Liability

Sec. 25. The:(1) members of the county home board;(2) the county home superintendent; and(3) officers and employees of the county home;are not personally liable, except to the state or the county, for an official act done or omitted in connection with the performance of duties established under this chapter.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-15.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IN Code § 12-30-3-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties|12-30-3-26. Administration of Oaths and Affirmations

Sec. 26. An officer or employee of the county home may, upon written authorization by the county home board, administer the oaths and affirmations required to carry out the purposes of this chapter.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-16.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IN Code § 12-30-3-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties|12-30-3-27. Nepotism

Sec. 27. Nepotism may not be permitted in appointments and employment in the county home, so far as prohibited by law.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-17.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IN Code § 12-30-3-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties|12-30-3-28. Purpose of Chapter

Sec. 28. The purpose of this chapter is to provide necessary and prompt assistance and care without stigma to the citizens and residents of Indiana who are entitled to avail themselves of this chapter's provisions, especially those having little or no resources and low income persons or the homeless or unattached or those requiring care and support or nursing beyond the capacity of the family home in situations not requiring hospitalization or other medical treatment or care in other state and county institutions. This chapter shall be liberally construed so that its purposes may be accomplished as equitably, economically, and expeditiously as possible.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-18.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IN Code § 12-30-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 4. Placement of Indigent in County Homes and Payment of Indigent Expenses|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 county home by the township trustee as the administrator of township assistance, with the consent of the board of commissioners of the county; or(2) may contract with other counties or with other charitable institutions located in Indiana for the relief and support of indigent individuals maintained as a public charge of the county, and may levy taxes for that purpose.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-4(1).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.156.
IN Code § 12-30-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 4. Placement of Indigent in County Homes and Payment of Indigent Expenses|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 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.
IN Code § 12-30-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|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

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) The birth place and date of birth of the individual.(3) The length of time that the individual has been legally settled in the township.(4) A statement of the health of the individual, which must be certified to by a competent physician.(5) A statement of the income, property, or property rights of the individual.(6) A list of the individual's relatives who, in the opinion of the township trustee as the administrator of township assistance, are capable of making contributions for the support of the individual.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-4(2)(a) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.158.
IN Code § 12-30-4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 4. Placement of Indigent in County Homes and Payment of Indigent Expenses|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, conditions, and contract that the board of commissioners considers just and fair by requiring the individual sought to be admitted, or other persons or agencies, to pay the money, within the rate lawfully established under section 8 of this chapter, at the times that the board of commissioners considers proper.(b) The board of commissioners may delegate the investigation to the superintendent of the county home or to other agencies or persons that the board of commissioners considers best. However, the board of commissioners retains the right of determination, subject only to the right of appeal.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-4(2)(a) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.159.
IN Code § 12-30-4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 4. Placement of Indigent in County Homes and Payment of Indigent Expenses|12-30-4-5. Denial of Admission; Appeals

Sec. 5. If a board of commissioners finds that the individual sought to be admitted into the county home or other charitable institution should not, for any cause, be admitted, the individual denied admission, or the township trustee as the administrator of township assistance, may appeal from the decision of the board of commissioners of the county to the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the county by filing a transcript of the record before the board of commissioners with the clerk of the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the county, who shall immediately notify the circuit court, superior court, or probate court. The court shall, as soon as possible, proceed to hear and determine the matter. The court may order the board of commissioners to accept the individual in the county home or other charitable institution on the terms and conditions, within the lawfully established rate as provided in section 8 of this chapter, as the court orders.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-4(2)(b) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.160; P.L.84-2016, SEC.65.
IN Code § 12-30-4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 4. Placement of Indigent in County Homes and Payment of Indigent Expenses|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 individual's legal settlement, as the administrator of township assistance, shall immediately remove the individual from the county home or other charitable institution.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-4(2)(b) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.161; P.L.84-2016, SEC.66.
IN Code § 12-30-4-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 4. Placement of Indigent in County Homes and Payment of Indigent Expenses|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 admission to a county home. However, the amount of the welfare payments may be taken into consideration by the board of commissioners in arriving at the amount, within the lawfully established rate as provided in section 8 of this chapter, necessary for the support of the individual sought to be admitted in the county home or other charitable institution. The county office may, in fixing the amount of welfare or other payments for the individual, take into consideration the fact that the individual is placed in the county home or other charitable institution and may modify the amount of the payments as the county office considers proper under Indiana law governing public assistance.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-4(2)(c).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.227; P.L.5-1993, SEC.240.
IN Code § 12-30-4-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 4. Placement of Indigent in County Homes and Payment of Indigent Expenses|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 all other items furnished within the county home. The items shall be made available to all residents and patients on the same basis.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-4(2)(d) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IN Code § 12-30-4-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities|Chapter 4. Placement of Indigent in County Homes and Payment of Indigent Expenses|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 of these services and fix charges for each voluntary resident on the basis of the cost of the care and ability of the voluntary resident to pay.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-4(2)(d) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.