Indiana Code Title 12. Human Services § 12-20-27-1.5

Sec. 1.5. (a) As used in this section, “interim period” means the period:

(b) Subject to IC 12-20-11-5(b), if a township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, anticipates that a township assistance applicant or a member of the applicant's household is likely to receive a judgment, compensation, or a monetary benefit from a third party, the township trustee may require the applicant or the affected member of the applicant's household to:

for the repayment of any township assistance benefits provided by the township during the interim period.  A subrogation agreement authorized under subdivision (1) may only require repayment of interim benefits provided to the applicant or to the applicant's dependents who were members of the household to which township assistance benefits were paid.