CHAPTER 27. RECOVERY FROM ESTATE OF TOWNSHIP ASSISTANCE RECIPIENT
IC 12-20-27
Chapter 27. Recovery From Estate of Township Assistance
Recipient
IC 12-20-27-1
Filing claims
Sec. 1. (a) Subject to IC 12-20-11-5(b), a township trustee who,
as administrator of township assistance, furnishes township
assistance, may file a claim against the estate of a township
assistance recipient who:
(1) dies, leaving an estate; and
(2) is not survived by:
(A) a spouse;
(B) an adult dependent with a disability; or
(C) a dependent child less than eighteen (18) years of age;
for the value of township assistance given the recipient before the
recipient's death.
(b) For purposes of this section, the estate of a township
assistance recipient includes any money or other personal property
in the possession of a coroner under IC 36-2-14-11.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.71;
P.L.73-2005, SEC.149; P.L.99-2007, SEC.99.
IC 12-20-27-1.5
Repayment of benefits provided during interim period
Sec. 1.5. (a) As used in this section, "interim period" means the
period:
(1) beginning when a township trustee obtains from a township
assistance applicant or member of the applicant's household an
agreement or authorization described in subsection (b); and
(2) ending when the township assistance applicant or member
of the applicant's household receives the judgment,
compensation, or monetary benefit or leaves the household.
(b) Subject to IC 12-20-11-5(b), if a township trustee, as
administrator of township assistance, anticipates that a township
assistance applicant or a member of the applicant's household is
likely to receive a judgment, compensation, or a monetary benefit
from a third party, the township trustee may require the applicant or
the affected member of the applicant's household to:
(1) enter into a subrogation agreement; or
(2) sign a Social Security Administration's reimbursement
authorization;
for the repayment of any township assistance benefits provided by
the township during the interim period. A subrogation agreement
authorized under subdivision (1) may only require repayment of
interim benefits provided to the applicant or to the applicant's
dependents who were members of the household to which township
assistance benefits were paid.
As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.72. Amended by P.L.73-2005,
SEC.150.
IC 12-20-27-2
General claim status
Sec. 2. A claim filed against the estate of a township assistance
recipient under IC 12-2-14 (before its repeal) or this chapter shall be
filed and allowed as a general claim.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005,
SEC.151.