Section 12-20-6-0.5 - Previous denial of assistance or conviction(a) As used in this section, "member of the applicant's household" includes any person who lives in the same residence as the applicant.(b) The township trustee shall determine whether an applicant or a member of the applicant's household has been denied assistance under IC 12-14-1-1, IC 12-14-1-1.5, IC 12-14-2-5.1, IC 12-14-2-18, IC 12-14-2-20, IC 12-14-2-21, IC 12-14-2-24, IC 12-14-2-26, IC 12-14-2.5, or IC 12-14-5.5.(c) A township trustee has no obligation to extend aid to an applicant or to a member of an applicant's household who has been denied assistance as described in subsection (b).(d) A township trustee shall not extend aid to an applicant or to a member of an applicant's household if the applicant or the member of the applicant's household has been convicted of an offense under IC 35-43-5 concerning fraud relating to Medicaid or public relief or assistance as follows:(1) If the conviction is a misdemeanor, a township trustee shall not extend aid to the applicant or the member of the applicant's household for one (1) year after the conviction.(2) If the conviction is a felony, a township trustee shall not extend aid to the applicant or the member of the applicant's household for ten (10) years after the conviction.Amended by P.L. 103-2023,SEC. 19, eff. 1/1/2022.Amended by P.L. 174-2021,SEC. 12, eff. 7/1/2021.As added by P.L. 46-1995, SEC.56.