Ind. Code § 16-41-9-10
Nonresident, indigent individuals with a communicable disease; transfer to legal residences
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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 10. (a) The administrator of a hospital or other facility for the treatment of tuberculosis or other dangerous communicable disease may transfer or authorize the transfer of a nonresident indigent carrier to the carrier's state or county of legal residence if the carrier is able to travel. If the carrier is unable to travel, the administrator may have the carrier hospitalized until the carrier is able to travel.
Sec. 10. (a) The administrator of a hospital or other facility for the treatment of tuberculosis or other serious communicable disease may transfer or authorize the transfer of a nonresident indigent individual with a communicable disease to the state or county of legal residence of the individual with a communicable disease if the individual with a communicable disease is able to travel. If the individual with a communicable disease is unable to travel, the administrator may have the individual with a communicable disease hospitalized until the individual with a communicable disease is able to travel.
(b) Costs for the travel and hospitalization authorized by this section shall be paid by the:
(b) Costs for the travel and hospitalization authorized by this section shall be paid by the:
(1) carrier under section 13 of this chapter; or
(1) individual with a communicable disease under section 13 of this chapter; or
(2) state department if the carrier cannot pay the full cost.
(2) state department if the individual with a communicable disease cannot pay the full cost.
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