Sec. 6. (a) The superintendent of a state institution shall notify the director if there is a patient in the state institution who the superintendent believes is not a resident.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-24-5-6

  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • resident: refers to an individual who has lived continuously in Indiana during the previous year. See Indiana Code 12-24-5-1
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (b) If the director receives a report under subsection (a), the director or the director’s designee shall investigate whether the patient is a resident.

     (c) Except as provided in subsection (e), if the director determines that the patient was not a resident at the time of admission to the state institution, the division shall return the patient to the patient’s place of residence.

     (d) If the director determines it is impractical to return the patient to the patient’s place of residence, the director shall certify that fact in writing.

     (e) If the director makes a certification under subsection (d), the patient is considered a resident of the county in which the patient resided for the longest time during the year immediately preceding the patient’s admission to the state institution.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-10-3.]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

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