12-30-7-4. Counties Having Population of More Than 350,000 and Less Than 400,000; Consolidation of Property and Supplies; Health Centers; Divisions
Sec. 4. (a) A county described in section 1(a) of this chapter shall consolidate all real property, buildings, equipment, supplies, employees, insurance, and equity of the county home and the hospital and operate both as one (1) entity to be known as the “________________ Health Center”. (b) The health center must include at least the […]
12-30-7-5. Counties Having Population of More Than 250,000 and Less Than 300,000; Health Centers; Hospital Divisions
Sec. 5. (a) A county described in section 1(b) of this chapter shall name and operate the county’s county home as the “___________ Health Center”. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the health center does not have a hospital division. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-6-1.1(b).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
12-30-7-6. Taxation; Support of Health Centers
Sec. 6. The board of commissioners of a county shall, with the approval of the county council, cause to be assessed, levied, and collected the amounts of money the board of commissioners considers necessary for the following: (1) Suitable lands, buildings, and improvements for the health center. (2) Maintenance of the health center. (3) All […]
12-30-7-7. Borrowing Money and Issuing County Obligations; Support of Health Centers
Sec. 7. The board of commissioners shall, with the approval of the county fiscal body, borrow money by the issue of county obligations, as the board of commissioners may do for other county purposes, for the following: (1) The erection, furnishing, refurnishing, equipping, or reequipping of the health center. (2) The purchase of a site […]
12-30-4-6. Temporary Admission
Sec. 6. In case of an emergency and pending the decision by the board of commissioners or the circuit court, superior court, or probate court, an individual sought to be admitted shall be admitted temporarily. If the final determination is made that the individual should not be admitted, the trustee of the township of the […]
12-30-7-8. Fixing Levy and Rate of Taxation; Additional Appropriations
Sec. 8. The board of commissioners shall annually recommend to the county fiscal body a tax rate and levy to provide the necessary money for the operation and maintenance of the health center based upon the estimates of the board of managers of the health center. The county fiscal body shall adopt a budget and […]
12-30-4-7. Public Assistance Recipients; Voluntary Admission; Charge for Care and Maintenance; Modification of Welfare Payments
Sec. 7. If an individual sought to be admitted to a county home on a voluntary basis upon application to the board of commissioners is a recipient of public assistance from the county or other agencies, the individual may not be deprived of the right to receive welfare or other payments because of the individual’s […]
12-30-7-9. Health Center Board of Managers; Membership
Sec. 9. (a) The county executive shall appoint a board of managers for the health center. The board of managers shall be composed of eleven (11) county residents appointed on the basis of the residents’ recognized interest in and demonstrated knowledge of the problems of the health center and the proper care and treatment of […]
12-30-4-8. Charge for Care and Maintenance of Individuals
Sec. 8. The board of commissioners shall, each year at its July meeting, fix an amount to be charged for the care and maintenance of each individual in the county home or other charitable institution. The charge must cover the total amount to be charged for board, room, medical and nursing care, maintenance, clothing, and […]
12-30-7-10. Health Center Board of Managers; Term of Office; Successors
Sec. 10. (a) All appointments to the board of managers may be for terms of four (4) years. A member of the board of managers may not serve more than two (2) consecutive terms of four (4) years, except that a member of the board of managers for a health center located in a county […]