Indiana Code 12-24-7-6. Restrictions on division

Sec. 6. A division may not:

(1) deduct any of a patient‘s earned wages, except for those deductions required by law; or

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patient: means an individual who is an inpatient in a state institution. See Indiana Code 12-24-7-1

(2) require a patient to pay any of the patient’s earned wages;

to defray any part of the cost of the patient’s care and treatment at the state institution.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citations: 4-28-27-7(b); 16-13-23-8(b).]

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