Indiana § 16-23-5-7 - Contracts with townships

Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-23-5-7 — Contracts with townships, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 16-23-5-7. Contracts with townships

Sec. 7. The trustees of the townships of the county, with the consent of the township boards, may contract with the managers of the hospital for the nursing and care of the poor of the townships who are sick, injured, or disabled, upon terms that the township officers determine to be just and proper.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-1-3.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.

IC 16-23-6Chapter 6. Lease of Hospital Property by Cities to Nonprofit Associations

16-23-6-1Application of chapter 16-23-6-2Conflicts of interest 16-23-6-3Authorization 16-23-6-4Qualified organizations 16-23-6-5Lease provisions

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 16-23-5-7 ("Contracts with townships") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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