Indiana Code 12-20-16-6. Federal food stamp program eligibility
(b) A township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may purchase food for an eligible food stamp applicant or household only under any of the following conditions:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-20-16-6
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) Upon the verified loss of the household’s food stamps or food supply by:
(A) fire or other natural disaster; or
(B) burglary or other criminal act, if the requesting applicant or household files a report with the appropriate law enforcement agency.
(3) Upon the loss of the applicant’s or household’s food supply through spoilage.
(4) Upon a written statement from a physician indicating that at least one (1) member of the household needs a special diet, the cost of which is greater than can be purchased with the household’s allotment of food stamps.
(5) If the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, determines that an applicant or a household:
(A) is in need of supplementary food assistance; and
(B) has participated in the federal food stamp program to the fullest extent allowable under federal and state law;
and supplementary food assistance is required by the circumstances of the particular case.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(d) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.57; P.L.73-2005, SEC.73.