- (a) The superintendent of a state institution shall notify the director if there is a patient in the state institution who the superintendent believes is not a resident.
- (b) If the director receives a report under subsection (a), the director or the director's designee shall investigate whether the patient is a resident.
- (c) Except as provided in subsection (e), if the director determines that the patient was not a resident at the time of admission to the state institution, the division shall return the patient to the patient's place of residence.
- (d) If the director determines it is impractical to return the patient to the patient's place of residence, the director shall certify that fact in writing.
(e) If the director makes a certification under subsection (d), the patient is considered a resident of the county in which the patient resided for the longest time during the year immediately preceding the patient's admission to the state institution.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-10-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.