Chapter 13 - County Poor Relief
- Section 28-13-1 - County duty to relieve poor persons--Taxation--Determination of eligibility.
- Section 28-13-1.1 - "Indigent or poor person" defined--Eligibility standards.
- Section 28-13-1.2 - Considerations in establishing eligibility standards.
- Section 28-13-1.3 - Medically indigent person defined.
- Section 28-13-1.4 - Appeal regarding medical indigence.
- Section 28-13-2 - Residency acquired for poor relief purposes.
- Section 28-13-3 - Residency required for assistance--Establishment.
- Section 28-13-4 - Repealed.
- Section 28-13-5 - Children's residency.
- Sections 28-13-6, 28-13-7 - Repealed
- Section 28-13-8 - Residency continued until lost by new residency.
- Sections 28-13-9 to 28-13-11 - Repealed
- Section 28-13-12 - Residency not established by state acceptance of application.
- Section 28-13-13 - Repealed.
- Section 28-13-14 - Residency not established by residence in health care facility.
- Section 28-13-15 - Repealed.
- Section 28-13-16 - County commissioners to have responsibility for care and relief of poor persons.
- Section 28-13-16.1 - Waiting period imposed at board's discretion while residency investigated.
- Section 28-13-16.2 - Intentional fraud or deceit to receive assistance.
- Section 28-13-17 - Proceedings by and against commissioners in name of county.
- Section 28-13-18 - Record of poor relief payments available in investigation of residency.
- Section 28-13-19 - Establishment of special emergency county welfare account--Purpose--Depositand withdrawal of fund--Source of fund.
- Section 28-13-20 - Services required of applicant--Contract for repayment of assistance.
- Section 28-13-20.1 - Regular county employees not replaced by poor relief applicants--Maximumhours of work.
- Section 28-13-20.2 - Refusal to work without just cause--Eligibility for assistance terminated.
- Section 28-13-21 - County funds expended on federal work relief projects--Agreements withfederal agencies--Construction of public buildings not authorized.
- Section 28-13-22 - Employment of welfare workers to distribute funds and supplies to poor.
- Section 28-13-23 - Annual allowances to competent poor persons.
- Section 28-13-24 - Repealed.
- Section 28-13-25 - Repealed.
- Section 28-13-26 - Employment of physician to attend poor persons in county--Annual salary--Monthly report by physician.
- Section 28-13-27 - Hospitalization of poor persons--Definition of terms.
- Section 28-13-27.1 - Medically necessary hospital services.
- Section 28-13-27.2 - Cost guidelines for medical and remedial services.
- Section 28-13-28 - Statement of costs required of hospital caring for indigent persons--Frequencyof statements.
- Section 28-13-29 - Cost governed by statement or amendment--Claim against county not to exceedusual hospital rates.
- Section 28-13-30 - Approval of statement by secretary--Modification of items in statement.
- Sections 28-13-31, 28-13-32 - Continuation of statement in effect until withdrawn or amended--Effective date of amendments--Statements available for inspection. County commissioners' objections to
- Sections 28-13-32.1, 28-13-32.2 - Repealed
- Section 28-13-32.3 - Medical indigency required for poor relief assistance in the event ofhospitalization--Application required--Time--Limitation.
- Section 28-13-32.4 - Submission of application by hospital within one year of discharge--Contents--Additional information not to be required.
- Section 28-13-32.5 - Determining medical indigence--Annual income guideline.
- Section 28-13-32.6 - Housing indexes by county.
- Section 28-13-32.7 - Determining household income--Sources.
- Section 28-13-32.8 - Household resources.
- Section 28-13-32.9 - Determination of person's ability to pay--Factors.
- Section 28-13-32.10 - Indigency by design.
- Section 28-13-32.11 - Determination of household's ability to purchase health insurance.
- Section 28-13-33 - County liability for emergency and nonemergency hospitalization of indigentpersons--Remedies for recovery of expense by county.
- Section 28-13-33.1 - Experimental procedures and treatment for medically indigent patient.
- Section 28-13-33.2 - Billing for care of medically indigent patients.
- Section 28-13-34 - Repealed.
- Section 28-13-34.1 - Notice to county where hospitalization is furnished to indigent person--Time fornotice of emergency and nonemergency admissions--Contents of notice.
- Section 28-13-34.2 - Release of information.
- Section 28-13-35 - Substitute arrangements for hospitalized indigent patient--County not liable tohospital after failure to cooperate.
- Section 28-13-36 - Contractual arrangements between county and hospital not impaired.
- Section 28-13-37 - County duty to relieve nonresidents in distress.
- Section 28-13-37.1 - Medical review by county or Department of Social Services.
- Section 28-13-38 - Temporary relief to nonresident--Reimbursement by home county.
- Section 28-13-38.1 - When hospitals outside state are eligible for reimbursement by county.
- Section 28-13-39 - Repealed.
- Section 28-13-40 - Appeal to circuit court from county commissioners--Direction for assistance.
- Section 28-13-41 - Publication of information by county commissioners.
- Section 28-13-42 - Names of recipients not released for publication.
- Section 28-13-43 - Assignment or transfer of property to qualify for assistance as misdemeanor.