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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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 › 12-30-4-10. 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 provided in section 11 of this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-4(2) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.162.
2023 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 › 12-30-4-11. 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. Except as provided in subsection (b), the amount that may be charged to the township may not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per month per individual.
(b) This subsection applies to a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000). The amount charged the township per individual may not exceed forty-eight dollars ($48) per month or twelve dollars ($12) per week.
(c) Each township shall levy a tax sufficient to meet those expenses.
(d) Payment and settlement shall be made in July and December of each year for the preceding year.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-4(2)(d) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.163; P.L.11-2023, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 5. Reimbursement of Expenses From County Home Resident's Estate › 12-30-5-1. Charges Against Estates

Sec. 1. If an individual who:
(1) is being supported at public expense in a county home; or
(2) has died while a resident of a county home;
is found to have an estate of any kind that is not needed for the support, in whole or in part, of the husband, wife, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, brothers, or sisters of the individual, the amount of expense incurred by the county for the treatment and maintenance of the individual shall be charged against the individual's estate, both during the individual's lifetime and after the individual's death.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-5-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 5. Reimbursement of Expenses From County Home Resident's Estate › 12-30-5-2. Collections

Sec. 2. The reimbursement obtained under section 1 of this chapter shall be collected quarterly by the superintendent of the county home in which the individual resides or resided, at a rate of not more than seven dollars ($7) per week. The money received shall be paid quarterly into the county general fund. The superintendent or executive officer may, under the direction of the board of commissioners of the county, bring suit against the estate of an individual described in section 1 of this chapter failing to make payment as required in this chapter. If a judgment is obtained in a suit brought under this section, the judgment constitutes a lien against the part of the estate that is described in the complaint.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-5-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 5. Reimbursement of Expenses From County Home Resident's Estate › 12-30-5-3. Construction of Chapter; Duties of Township Trustees and County Home Superintendents

Sec. 3. This chapter does affect the duties of township trustees or the superintendents of the county homes.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-5-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 6. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citations:
12-30-6-1formerly 16-16-5-1 part12-30-6-2formerly 16-16-5-1 part12-30-6-3formerly 16-16-5-2(a)12-30-6-4formerly 16-16-5-2(b)12-30-6-5formerly 16-16-5-2(c).]
Repealed by P.L.6-1995, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a county if all of the following conditions apply to the county:
(1) The county has a population of more than three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) and less than four hundred thousand (400,000).
(2) The county maintains, owns, or maintains and owns a county home for the support and care of persons who are aged, blind, destitute, homeless, infirm, chronically ill, or in need of nursing or convalescent care, but who do not require hospitalization.
(3) The county maintains, owns, or maintains and owns a hospital for the treatment of patients afflicted with tuberculosis and other chronic diseases that contracts with other counties for the treatment of citizens of the other counties.
(b) This chapter applies to a county if both of the following conditions apply to the county:
(1) The county has a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) and less than three hundred thousand (300,000).
(2) The county maintains or owns a county home for the support and care of persons who are aged, blind, destitute, homeless, infirm, chronically ill, or in need of nursing or convalescent care, but who do not require hospitalization.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citations: subsection (a) formerly 12-4-6-1(a), (b), (c), (d); subsection (b) formerly 12-4-6-1.1(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.119-2012, SEC.108; P.L.104-2022, SEC.79.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-2. Contracting County Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "contracting county" means a county that contracts with the county having a health center for the care of patients afflicted with tuberculosis or other chronic diseases.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-9 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-3. Fund Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the county health center fund established by this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-7 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-4. Counties Having Population of More Than 350,000 and Less Than 400,000; Consolidation of Property and Supplies; Health Centers; Divisions

Sec. 4. (a) A county described in section 1(a) of this chapter shall consolidate all real property, buildings, equipment, supplies, employees, insurance, and equity of the county home and the hospital and operate both as one (1) entity to be known as the "________________ Health Center".
(b) The health center must include at least the following two (2) divisions:
(1) The health care facility division.
(2) The hospital division.
(c) Other divisions may be added as necessary.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-5. Counties Having Population of More Than 250,000 and Less Than 300,000; Health Centers; Hospital Divisions

Sec. 5. (a) A county described in section 1(b) of this chapter shall name and operate the county's county home as the "___________ Health Center".
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the health center does not have a hospital division.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-1.1(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-6. Taxation; Support of Health Centers

Sec. 6. The board of commissioners of a county shall, with the approval of the county council, cause to be assessed, levied, and collected the amounts of money the board of commissioners considers necessary for the following:
(1) Suitable lands, buildings, and improvements for the health center.
(2) Maintenance of the health center.
(3) All other necessary expenditures.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-1.5 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-7. Borrowing Money and Issuing County Obligations; Support of Health Centers

Sec. 7. The board of commissioners shall, with the approval of the county fiscal body, borrow money by the issue of county obligations, as the board of commissioners may do for other county purposes, for the following:
(1) The erection, furnishing, refurnishing, equipping, or reequipping of the health center.
(2) The purchase of a site for the health center.
(3) Additions to the site.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-1.5 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-8. Fixing Levy and Rate of Taxation; Additional Appropriations

Sec. 8. The board of commissioners shall annually recommend to the county fiscal body a tax rate and levy to provide the necessary money for the operation and maintenance of the health center based upon the estimates of the board of managers of the health center. The county fiscal body shall adopt a budget and fix a levy and rate of taxation that, when added to all estimated health center revenues, is sufficient to provide the amounts appropriated for the health center. The county fiscal body may make additional appropriations from the county general fund to make up deficits in estimated revenue or for emergencies.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-1.5 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-9. Health Center Board of Managers; Membership

Sec. 9. (a) The county executive shall appoint a board of managers for the health center. The board of managers shall be composed of eleven (11) county residents appointed on the basis of the residents' recognized interest in and demonstrated knowledge of the problems of the health center and the proper care and treatment of the patients and residents. The board of managers must be composed of any combination of the following:
(1) Physicians holding unlimited licenses to practice medicine in Indiana.
(2) Licensed registered nurses, pharmacists licensed under IC 25-26-13, or licensed dentists.
(3) Individuals appointed from business, industry, and the health professions, or consumer representatives.
(4) Social workers.
(5) Dietitians.
(6) Professional engineers (as defined in IC 25-31-1-2).
(7) Any other resident of the county the board of commissioners considers qualified.
(b) Not more than six (6) members of the board of managers may be members of the same political party.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-2(a), (b).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-10. Health Center Board of Managers; Term of Office; Successors

Sec. 10. (a) All appointments to the board of managers may be for terms of four (4) years. A member of the board of managers may not serve more than two (2) consecutive terms of four (4) years, except that a member of the board of managers for a health center located in a county described in section 1(b) of this chapter may serve consecutive four (4) year terms without limitation.
(b) Each member of the board of managers serves until the member's qualified successor is appointed.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-2(c), (e).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.24-1997, SEC.61.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-11. Health Center Board of Managers; Vacancies

Sec. 11. A vacancy occurring for any reason in the membership of the board of managers shall be filled for the unexpired term by an individual appointed by the county executive.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-2(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-12. Health Center Board of Managers; Meetings; Quorum

Sec. 12. (a) The board of managers shall hold one (1) regular meeting each month at the health center or at some other location designated by the board of managers and shall call as many other meetings as may be prescribed by the rules of the board of managers. The May meeting is the annual meeting.
(b) Six (6) members of the board of managers constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-13. Health Center Board of Managers; Election of President and Vice President; Term of Office; Minute Book

Sec. 13. At the annual meeting the board of managers shall elect a president and vice president who serve for one (1) year terms. The proceedings of the board of managers shall be recorded in an official minute book maintained by the secretary.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-14. Health Center Board of Managers; Mileage Payments

Sec. 14. Members of the board of mangers serve without salary, but shall be entitled to the amount for mileage equal to the amount per mile paid to state officers and employees according to the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency. Mileage shall be paid for travel to and from official meetings of the board of managers and for travel incurred in connection with official health center business.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-15. Health Center Board of Managers; Center Administrator; Appointment; Qualifications; Removal

Sec. 15. (a) The board of managers shall, with the advice and consent of the board of commissioners, select and appoint an administrator for the health center.
(b) The administrator shall be appointed solely on the basis of merit and fitness for the position, without regard to the appointee's political affiliation. The administrator must have the following qualifications:
(1) Be a citizen of the United States.
(2) Possess good executive ability.
(3) Be qualified as an institutional administrative officer.
(4) Be a reputable citizen of good moral character.
(5) Have the proper experience and training to efficiently manage the health center and to supervise or provide necessary and proper care and treatment for the patients and residents in the health center.
(c) The administrator may not be removed except for cause by a majority vote of the board of commissioners, upon charges preferred by a majority of the board of managers.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-16. Health Center Administrator; Duties; Membership on Board of Managers

Sec. 16. (a) The administrator:
(1) is the chief executive and administrative officer of the health center;
(2) shall serve as secretary of the board of managers; and
(3) shall perform all duties and functions of administrator as provided by law under the direction and supervision of the board of managers.
(b) The administrator is not a voting member of the board of managers.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-5 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-17. Health Center Administrator; Travel Expenses Reimbursement

Sec. 17. In addition to any other compensation, the administrator is entitled to travel reimbursement on a per mile basis commensurate with that paid to state officers and employees according to the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency for each mile travelled in the discharge of the administrator's duties, but within the lawfully established appropriation made for this purpose.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-5 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-19. Health Center Fund; Collection of Money; Premiums on Bonds and Insurance

Sec. 19. (a) The administrator or the administrator's delegate shall do the following:
(1) Collect and receive all money due the hospital.
(2) Deposit all checks for collection in the name of the hospital in a bank designated by the board of commissioners of the county owning the hospital.
(3) Keep an accurate account of the money collected and checks deposited.
(4) Make a written report of the money collected and checks deposited to the board of managers at the regular monthly meeting of the board of managers.
(b) Within ten (10) days after a monthly meeting at which a report is presented under subsection (a)(4) on money collected and checks deposited, the board of managers shall cause the money to be transmitted to the treasurer of the county owning the hospital. The treasurer shall place the money in a special fund to be named the county health center fund.
(c) The county health center fund is for the use of the hospital and may not be used for any other purpose. Money from the fund may be disbursed only upon warrant issued by the county auditor.
(d) The board of managers shall allow the bills and accounts without advertising the filing of the claims and shall certify and transmit the claims to the county auditor, who shall provide for payment from appropriations made for that purpose by the county council.
(e) The premiums on all bonds and insurance that are required by this chapter, by law, or by the action of the board of commissioners shall be paid in the same manner as other expenses of the health center are paid out of the appropriation for fixed charges, unless otherwise expressly provided by law.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-7 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-20. Procedures, Rules, and Regulations

Sec. 20. The board of managers shall adopt all policies, procedures, rules, and regulations for the government of the health center. The administrator shall discharge all administrative and executive duties and responsibilities of the health center, subject to the approval of the board of managers.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-8 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-21. Health Center Board of Managers; Recommendations for Salaries and Benefits; Officers and Employees; Bonds

Sec. 21. (a) The board of managers shall recommend in the budget of the board of managers, subject to approval of the board of commissioners and the county council, the number and classes of employees of the health center and the salaries and fringe benefits of the officers and employees of the health center. The salaries and fringe benefits of the officers and employees shall be compensation in full for all services provided, unless specifically provided for in this chapter.
(b) The board of managers shall designate the officers and employees who must, before entering upon the discharge of the officers' or employees' duties, give a bond in an amount determined by the board of managers to secure the faithful performance of the officers' or employees' duties.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-8 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-22. Health Center Board of Managers; Duties

Sec. 22. The board of managers shall do the following:
(1) Supervise the maintenance and operation and services of the health center.
(2) Supervise and safeguard the health, safety, welfare, and comfort of the patients and residents of the health center.
(3) Review and approve the annual budget of the health center before submission for final approval and request for appropriation by the board of commissioners, using budget forms and procedures prescribed by the state board of accounts and the chart of accounts for hospitals.
(4) Approve payment of all bills and accounts.
(5) Adopt rules and regulations for admissions to the health center as provided by law, subject to the approval of the board of commissioners.
(6) Recommend to the board of commissioners necessary additions, repairs, and improvements to the buildings and grounds and physical plant of the health center.
(7) Review annual estimates and requests for foods, supplies, and equipment for the health center.
(8) Plan for and interpret to the board of commissioners and the county council the requirements of the health center.
(9) Cooperate with other public and private agencies and facilities of the county and state.
(10) Improve and extend the services and facilities of the health center that the board of managers considers necessary or desirable.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-8 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-23. Health Center Board of Managers; Development Plan; Cooperation With Other Agencies

Sec. 23. The board of managers shall plan for the effective development of the health center for the public benefit and is empowered to cooperate with all agencies of government to accomplish this purpose.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-8 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-24. Health Center Board of Managers; Inspection of Facilities

Sec. 24. The board of managers shall regularly inspect all facilities of the health center. In the inspections, the board of managers shall examine the following:
(1) The sufficiency and performance of the personnel.
(2) The health, medical care, and nursing care of patients and residents.
(3) Drug handling and purchasing.
(4) Mechanical restraint and seclusion.
(5) Food service and food sanitation.
(6) Water supply.
(7) Sanitation and sewage disposal.
(8) Physical plant and equipment.
(9) Safety standards as required by federal and state law.
(10) Community clinical and ancillary services for inpatients and outpatients.
(11) The handling of mail and assistance warrants of patients and residents.
(12) Other items that the board of managers considers necessary.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-8 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-25. Admissions; Nondiscriminatory Basis

Sec. 25. The board of managers shall ensure that admissions to the health center are made on a nondiscriminatory basis.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-8 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities › Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County › 12-30-7-26. Health Center Board of Managers; Grants, Devises, Gifts, Bequests, and Donations

Sec. 26. (a) The board of managers shall accept and hold in trust for the health center the following:
(1) A grant or devise of real property.
(2) A gift or bequest of money or other property.
(3) Any other donation.
(b) The board of managers shall apply the grant, devise, gift, bequest, or donation in accordance with the terms of the grant, devise, gift, bequest, or donation and as the board of managers considers beneficial to the health center.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-8 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.