Ind. Code ch. 12-32-1

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Ind. Code § 12-32-1-1 "Agency"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "agency" means any state administration, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, division, institution, office, service, or other similar body of state government. As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 12-32-1-2 "Federal public benefit"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "federal public benefit" has the meaning set forth in 8 U.S.C. 1611. As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 12-32-1-3 "State or local public benefit"

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "state or local public benefit" has the meaning set forth in 8 U.S.C. 1621. (b) The term includes: (1) a postsecondary education award, including a scholarship, a grant, or financial aid; and (2) the resident tuition rate (as determined by the state educational institution). As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 12-32-1-4 Enforced without discrimination

Sec. 4. This chapter shall be enforced without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or national origin. As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 12-32-1-5 Verification required; exceptions; health care provider alternative

Sec. 5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as otherwise provided under federal law and subsections (b), (d), (e), and (f), an agency or a political subdivision shall verify, in the manner required under section 6 of this chapter, the eligibility of any individual who: (1) is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and (2) applies for state or local public benefits or federal public benefits that are provided by the agency or the political subdivision. (b) A health care provider (as defined in IC 16-18-2-163(a)) is not required to verify the eligibility of an individual as required under subsection (a) if the health care provider is providing health care services for the treatment of an emergency medical condition (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)(3)). (c) With regard to a state or local public benefit or a federal public benefit that covers health care services, a health care provider (as defined in IC 16-18-2-163) satisfies the requirements of this chapter if the health care provider complies with the eligibility verification policies and procedures for providing the benefit that is established by the: (1) office of the secretary of family and social services; or (2) federal Department of Health and Human Services. (d) A state educational institution is not required to verify the eligibility of an individual as required under subsection (a) if all the following apply: (1) The individual is eligible to pay the resident tuition rate of the state educational institution. (2) The individual is not applying for any state or local public benefit or federal public benefit other than the resident tuition rate that: (A) is provided by the state educational institution; and (B) would require verification under this chapter. (3) The individual was enrolled in a state educational institution on or before July 1, 2011. (e) An agency or a political subdivision is not required to verify the eligibility of an individual as required under subsection (a) if all the following apply: (1) The individual is applying for a scholarship, a grant, or financial aid for postsecondary education. (2) The individual is not applying for any state or local public benefit or federal public benefit other than the benefit described in subdivision (1) that: (A) is provided by the agency or political subdivision; and (B) would require verification under this chapter. (3) The individual is: (A) an international student with bona fide legal status; and (B) enrolled in a state educational institution. (f) An agency or a political subdivision is not required under subsection (a) to verify the eligibility of an individual for benefits under programs described in 8 U.S.C. 1615(b)(2)(A), including the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children administered by the Indiana department of health. As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.180-2013, SEC.1; P.L.213-2023, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 12-32-1-6 Execute verification; maintain verification

Sec. 6. An agency or a political subdivision required to verify the eligibility of an individual under section 5 of this chapter shall do the following: (1) Require the individual to execute a verification stating under penalty of perjury that the individual: (A) is a United States citizen; (B) is a qualified alien (as defined under 8 U.S.C. 1641); or (C) meets the following: (i) The individual is authorized by the federal government to work in the United States as provided under section 6.5 of this chapter. (ii) The individual is executing the verification only for the purpose of applying for a professional or occupational license (as defined section 6.5(a) of this chapter). (2) Maintain a verification executed in accordance with subdivision (1) for at least five (5) years. As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.172-2018, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 12-32-1-6.5 Eligibility for professional or occupational license

Sec. 6.5. (a) As used in this section, "professional or occupational license" means: (1) an unlimited license, permit, certificate, or certificate of registration; (2) a temporary, limited, or probationary license, permit, certificate, or certificate of registration; (3) an intern permit; or (4) a provisional license; issued by a state agency or political subdivision that regulates a profession or occupation. (b) As used in this section, "state agency" means an agency, a board, a commission, a department, a bureau, or any other entity of the executive, legislative, or judicial department of state government. (c) An individual who is authorized by the federal government to work in the United States is eligible for a professional or occupational license issued by a state agency or political subdivision if the individual meets all the requirements, other than the requirement under 8 USC 1621(a), to obtain or renew the professional or occupational license. As added by P.L.172-2018, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 12-32-1-7 Crime to make false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation in verification

Sec. 7. A person who knowingly or intentionally makes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation in a verification required by this chapter commits a Level 6 felony. As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.184.

Ind. Code § 12-32-1-8 Variation of requirements

Sec. 8. An agency may adopt a variation of the requirements set forth in this chapter to provide for an adjudication in the case of unique individual circumstances under which the procedures set forth in this chapter would impose unusual hardship on a legal resident of Indiana. As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 12-32-1-9 State board of accounts; adopt rules; variation of requirements

Sec. 9. The state board of accounts: (1) shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, applicable to all political subdivisions, to carry out this chapter; and (2) may adopt a variation of the requirements set forth in this chapter, applicable to all political subdivisions, to provide for an adjudication in the case of unique individual circumstances under which the procedures set forth in this chapter would impose an unusual hardship on a legal resident of Indiana. As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 12-32-1-10 Adopt rules

Sec. 10. An agency may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter. As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.13.

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