CHAPTER 10. CARE PENDING ADMISSION TO A FACILITY

IC 12-26-10
    Chapter 10. Care Pending Admission to a Facility

IC 12-26-10-1
Court consultation with facility superintendent or attendingphysician
    Sec. 1. If an individual is committed to a facility, the court shallconsult with the superintendent or the attending physician concerningthe method of caring for the individual pending admission to thefacility.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20.

IC 12-26-10-2
Temporary placement; least restrictive suitable facility
    Sec. 2. The court may order temporary placement of theindividual in the least restrictive suitable facility pending admissionto a facility.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20.

IC 12-26-10-3
Confinement in county jail
    Sec. 3. An individual may not be confined in a county jail unlessall the following apply:
        (1) The individual is found to be dangerous and violent.
        (2) There is no other suitable facility available pendingadmission to a facility.
        (3) The court so orders.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20.

IC 12-26-10-4
Order that assistance be furnished and paid for out of countygeneral fund
    Sec. 4. If the comfort and the care of an individual are nototherwise provided:
        (1) from the individual's estate;
        (2) by the individual's relatives or friends; or
        (3) through financial assistance from the department of childservices or the division of family resources;
the court may order the assistance furnished and paid for out of thegeneral fund of the county.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.207;P.L.5-1993, SEC.220; P.L.145-2006, SEC.126; P.L.146-2008,SEC.418.