§ 12-24-5-6 — Report of nonresident patient to director; investigation; return to place of residence; certification of impracticability

(a) The superintendent of a state institution
shall notify the director if there is a patient in the state institution who
the superintendent believes is not a resident.
(b) If the director receives a report under subsection (a), the director
or the director's designee shall investigate whether the patient is a
resident.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (e), if the director determines
that the patient was not a resident at the time of admission to the state
institution, the division shall return the patient to the patient's place of
residence.
(d) If the director determines it is impractical to return the patient
to the patient's place of residence, the director shall certify that fact in
writing.
(e) If the director makes a certification under subsection (d), the
patient is considered a resident of the county in which the patient
resided for the longest time during the year immediately preceding the
patient's admission to the state institution.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-10-3.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.