Section 36-8-10-11.5 - "Care" defined; payments for care(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.