§ 36-8-10-11.5 — "Care" defined; payments for care

Indiana § 36-8-10-11.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 8: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Ch. 10: Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions

Text

5. (a) As used in this section, "care"
includes:
(1) medical and surgical care;
(2) medicines and laboratory, curative, and palliative agents and
means;
(3) X-ray, diagnostic, and therapeutic service, including service
during the recovery period; and
(4) hospital and special nursing care if the physician or surgeon
in charge considers it necessary for proper recovery.
(b) After deducting expenditures paid by an insurance or worker's
compensation program, a county shall pay for the care of the following
persons:
(1) A county police officer who:
(A) suffers an injury; or
(B) contracts an illness;
while the officer is on duty or while the officer is off duty and is
responding to an offense or a reported offense.
(2) A jail employee who:
(A) suffers an injury; or
(B) contracts an illness;
while the employee is on duty.
(c) Expenditures required by subsection (b) shall be paid from the
general fund of the county.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.228-1991, SEC.1.