CHAPTER 5. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FROM COUNTY HOME RESIDENT'S ESTATE
IC 12-30-5
Chapter 5. Reimbursement of Expenses From County Home
Resident's Estate
IC 12-30-5-1
Charges against estates
Sec. 1. If an individual who:
(1) is being supported at public expense in a county home; or
(2) has died while a resident of a county home;
is found to have an estate of any kind that is not needed for the
support, in whole or in part, of the husband, wife, children, parents,
grandparents, grandchildren, brothers, or sisters of the individual, the
amount of expense incurred by the county for the treatment and
maintenance of the individual shall be charged against the
individual's estate, both during the individual's lifetime and after the
individual's death.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-5-2
Collections
Sec. 2. The reimbursement obtained under section 1 of this
chapter shall be collected quarterly by the superintendent of the
county home in which the individual resides or resided, at a rate of
not more than seven dollars ($7) per week. The money received shall
be paid quarterly into the county general fund. The superintendent or
executive officer may, under the direction of the board of
commissioners of the county, bring suit against the estate of an
individual described in section 1 of this chapter failing to make
payment as required in this chapter. If a judgment is obtained in a
suit brought under this section, the judgment constitutes a lien
against the part of the estate that is described in the complaint.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-5-3
Construction of chapter; duties of township trustees and county
home superintendents
Sec. 3. This chapter does affect the duties of township trustees or
the superintendents of the county homes.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.