IC 12-20-27
    Chapter 27. Recovery From Estate of Township AssistanceRecipient

IC 12-20-27-1
Filing claims
    Sec. 1. (a) Subject to IC 12-20-11-5(b), a township trustee who,as administrator of township assistance, furnishes townshipassistance, may file a claim against the estate of a townshipassistance recipient who:
        (1) dies, leaving an estate; and
        (2) is not survived by:
            (A) a spouse;
            (B) an adult dependent with a disability; or
            (C) a dependent child less than eighteen (18) years of age;
for the value of township assistance given the recipient before therecipient's death.
    (b) For purposes of this section, the estate of a townshipassistance recipient includes any money or other personal propertyin the possession of a coroner under IC 36-2-14-11.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.71;P.L.73-2005, SEC.149; P.L.99-2007, SEC.99.

IC 12-20-27-1.5
Repayment of benefits provided during interim period
    Sec. 1.5. (a) As used in this section, "interim period" means theperiod:
        (1) beginning when a township trustee obtains from a townshipassistance applicant or member of the applicant's household anagreement or authorization described in subsection (b); and
        (2) ending when the township assistance applicant or memberof the applicant's household receives the judgment,compensation, or monetary benefit or leaves the household.
    (b) Subject to IC 12-20-11-5(b), if a township trustee, asadministrator of township assistance, anticipates that a townshipassistance applicant or a member of the applicant's household islikely to receive a judgment, compensation, or a monetary benefitfrom a third party, the township trustee may require the applicant orthe affected member of the applicant's household to:
        (1) enter into a subrogation agreement; or
        (2) sign a Social Security Administration's reimbursementauthorization;
for the repayment of any township assistance benefits provided bythe township during the interim period. A subrogation agreementauthorized under subdivision (1) may only require repayment ofinterim benefits provided to the applicant or to the applicant'sdependents who were members of the household to which townshipassistance benefits were paid.
As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.72. Amended by P.L.73-2005,SEC.150.
IC 12-20-27-2
General claim status
    Sec. 2. A claim filed against the estate of a township assistancerecipient under IC 12-2-14 (before its repeal) or this chapter shall befiled and allowed as a general claim.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005,SEC.151.