§ 12-30-2-10 — Management of home; best interests of county; labor by residents; excuse from labor; dismissal for refusing labor

(a) The superintendent of the county home
shall manage the county home and its farm to the best interests of the
county.
(b) The superintendent shall maintain order and discipline and shall
assign a reasonable amount of labor to every resident who is able to
perform labor. A resident may not be excused from labor except by the
superintendent or by the county physician for cause. The excuse of a
resident by the physician shall be for a definite time, except in the case
of:
(1) residents at least seventy (70) years of age; or
(2) residents suffering from a physical or mental disability that
makes the residents unfit for labor;
to whom a permanent excuse may be given by the physician.
(c) A resident who refuses to perform the task assigned by the
superintendent may be dismissed from the county home by the
superintendent and can only be readmitted within six (6) weeks after
dismissal:
(1) with the consent of the superintendent; or
(2) upon an order that is issued by the township trustee as the
administrator of township assistance and endorsed by the
chairman of the board of commissioners.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-2-4 part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.155.