Indiana § 36-8-10-11.5 - "Care" defined; payments for care
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§ 36-8-10-11.5. "Care" defined; payments for care
Sec. 11.5. (a) As used in this section, "care" includes:
(1) medical and surgical care;
(2) medicines and laboratory, curative, and palliative agents and means;
(3) X-ray, diagnostic, and therapeutic service, including service during the recovery period; and
(4) hospital and special nursing care if the physician or surgeon in charge considers it necessary for proper recovery.
(b) After deducting expenditures paid by an insurance or worker's compensation program, a county shall pay for the care of the following persons:
(1) A county police officer who:
(A) suffers an injury; or
(B) contracts an illness;
while the officer is on duty or while the officer is off duty and is responding to an offense or a reported offense.
(2) A jail employee who:
(A) suffers an injury; or
(B) contracts an illness;
while the employee is on duty.
(c) Expenditures required by subsection (b) shall be paid from the general fund of the county.
As added by P.L.228-1991, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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