§ 12-30-4-4 — Recommendation by township trustee; consideration and investigation by county board of commissioners; terms and conditions of admission; delegation of investigation

Indiana § 12-30-4-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 30: COUNTY HOMES AND OTHER COUNTY
• Ch. 4: Placement of Indigent in County Homes and Payment of

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(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.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.159.