§ 16-41-9-13 — Costs of care or treatment

(a) The court shall determine what part of
the cost of care or treatment ordered by the court, if any, the individual
with a communicable disease can pay and whether there are other
available sources of public or private funding responsible for payment
of the individual's care or treatment. The individual with a
communicable disease shall provide the court documents and other
information necessary to determine financial ability. If the individual
with a communicable disease cannot pay the full cost of care and other
sources of public or private funding responsible for payment of the
individual's care or treatment are not available, the county is
responsible for the cost. If the individual with a communicable disease:
(1) provides inaccurate or misleading information; or
(2) later becomes able to pay the full cost of care;
the individual with a communicable disease becomes liable to the
county for costs paid by the county.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), the costs incurred
by the county under this chapter are limited to the costs incurred under
section 1.5 of this chapter.
(c) However, subsection (b) does not relieve the county of the
responsibility for the costs of an individual with a communicable
disease who is ordered by the court under this chapter to a county
facility.
(d) Costs, other than costs described in subsections (b) and (c) that
are incurred by the county for care ordered by the court under this
chapter, shall be reimbursed by the state under IC 16-21-7 to the extent
funds have been appropriated for reimbursement.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-10.5-14.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.138-2006, SEC.10; P.L.112-2020, SEC.41.