Sec. 5. (a) Work performed under this chapter is considered as satisfaction of a condition for township assistance and is not considered as services performed for remuneration or as repayment for township assistance. However, a township assistance recipient performing work under this chapter and the governmental unit or nonprofit agency for which the recipient works are covered by the medical treatment and burial expense provisions of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 with regard to the work performed.
(b) A township trustee may not seek federal or state reimbursement, foreclose a lien, or otherwise seek repayment of assistance for which a recipient or an adult member of the recipient's household has satisfactorily completed a workfare requirement.