52-1-110. County contribution for salaries and travel of protective services employees. (1) The salaries and travel expenses, as provided in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503, of protective services employees must be paid by the department of public health and human services. The board of county commissioners of a county that has not become state-assumed pursuant to 53-2-811 shall reimburse the department of public health and human services from county poor funds in an amount equal to that county's expenditures for salaries, travel expenses, and indirect costs of protective services employees in fiscal year 1987, adjusted for annual inflation.
     (2) A county that was state-assumed prior to 1987 but at a later date reassumes responsibility pursuant to 53-2-811 is responsible for reimbursement of salaries, travel expenses, and indirect costs up to the county's calculated level of expenditures for fiscal year 1987 as if the county had not been state-assumed.
     (3) On or before the 20th day of the month following the month for which payments were made for protective services employees' salaries, travel, and indirect costs, the department of public health and human services shall present to the board of county commissioners a claim for the required reimbursement. The board of county commissioners shall make the reimbursement within 20 days after the presentation of the claim.
     (4) The department is responsible for administrative costs associated with the department's provision of protective services, including costs for rent, telephones, postage, and equipment.

     History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 609, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 561, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 443, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 336, Ch. 546, L. 1995.