§ 16-41-19-7 — Costs

Indiana § 16-41-19-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 41: PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE
• Ch. 19: Prevention and Treatment Programs: Provision of Free

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), all
costs that are incurred in furnishing biologicals under this chapter, IC 12-20-16-2(c)(13), or IC 12-20-16-14 shall be paid by:
(1) the appropriate county, city, or town against which the
application form is issued from general funds; and
(2) the appropriate township against which the application form
is issued from funds in the township assistance fund;
not otherwise appropriated without appropriations.
(b) A township is not responsible for paying for biologicals as
provided in subsection (a)(2) if the township trustee has evidence that
the individual has the financial ability to pay for the biologicals.
(c) When a township trustee is presented with a legal claim for
insulin being furnished to an individual, the township trustee may
require the individual to complete and file a standard application for
township assistance in order to investigate the financial condition of the
individual claiming to be indigent.
(d) For purposes of this section, the township shall consider an adult
individual needing insulin as an individual and not as a member of a
household requesting township assistance.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-14-6.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.259-2001, SEC.9; P.L.73-2005, SEC.169; P.L.51-2015, SEC.1.