Section 16-41-9-10 - Nonresident, indigent individuals with a communicable disease; transfer to legal residences(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: (1) individual with a communicable disease under section 13 of this chapter; or(2) state department if the individual with a communicable disease cannot pay the full cost.Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-10.5-19.
Amended by P.L. 112-2020,SEC. 39, eff. 7/1/2020.As added by P.L. 2-1993, SEC.24.