Sec. 1. A hospital organized under: (1) this article; or (2) IC 16-11 (before its repeal on July 1, 1993); may treat patients with chronic diseases other than tuberculosis. However, funds from the state contributed for tuberculosis cases are available only to individuals with tuberculosis. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-4(a)(10) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
Sec. 10. A board member may not have a personal pecuniary interest in the furnishing of services to the hospital. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-4(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
Sec. 11. The board of managers shall elect from its members a president and at least one (1) vice president. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-4(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
Sec. 12. The board of managers has the following powers and duties: (1) To appoint a superintendent of the hospital as an executive officer who shall manage the hospital on behalf of the board of managers. A superintendent appointed: (A) after January 1, 1982, must: (i) be experienced in administration and qualified by training to […]
Sec. 13. In the construction, alteration, remodeling, or repair of any building or other structure, a governing board shall comply with IC 36-1-12. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-4(b).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
Sec. 14. If a board of managers disposes of real property or awards a contract for the procurement of property by acceptance of bids, proposals, or quotations, a bid, proposal, or quotation submitted by a trust (as defined in IC 30-4-1-1(a)) must identify the following: (1) The beneficiary of the trust. (2) The settlor empowered […]
Sec. 15. (a) This section applies to a county having a population of any of the following: (1) More than one hundred eighty thousand (180,000) and less than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000). (2) More than one hundred thirty thousand (130,000) and less than one hundred thirty-nine thousand (139,000). (3) More than two hundred thousand […]
Sec. 16. (a) The governing board shall appoint a business manager for a tuberculosis hospital located in the following counties: (1) A county having a consolidated city. (2) A county having a population of more than three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) and less than four hundred thousand (400,000). (3) A county having a population of […]
Sec. 17. A business manager has the following powers and duties: (1) To do the following: (A) Keep proper and accurate daily accounts and records of the business and operations of the hospital in books and records provided for that purpose. (B) Present the accounts and records to the board of managers, who shall incorporate […]
Sec. 18. The superintendent is the chief executive officer of the hospital and subject to the bylaws and rules of the hospital and to the powers of the board of managers. The superintendent has the following powers and responsibilities: (1) To do the following: (A) Equip the hospital and other necessary facilities for the following: […]
Sec. 19. The county treasurer is custodian of hospital money collected by the treasurer or deposited with the treasurer by the superintendent and shall disburse the money only upon warrant issued by the county auditor. The hospital money shall be known as the county tuberculosis hospital fund. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-2-1.] As added by P.L.2-1993, […]
Sec. 2. The county executive of a county may establish a county hospital for the care and treatment of persons with tuberculosis. When the county executive votes to establish a hospital, the county executive may do the following: (1) Purchase or lease real property or acquire the real property and easements by condemnation proceedings. (2) […]
Sec. 20. (a) Any resident of the county in which the hospital is located who desires treatment in the hospital may apply in person to the superintendent or to a physician for examination. If the physician finds that the person has tuberculosis in any form, the physician may apply to the superintendent of the hospital […]
Sec. 21. (a) Whenever a patient is admitted to the hospital from the county in which the hospital is located, the superintendent shall inquire: (1) as to the patient’s circumstances; and (2) of the relatives of the patient legally liable for the patient’s support. (b) If the patient or the patient’s relatives are able to […]
Sec. 22. (a) If a county does not have a county tuberculosis hospital, the county executive may, by contract, arrange for the care and treatment of the county’s citizens in a tuberculosis hospital in another county. The contract must state the minimum number of patients to be sent to the institution for any one (1) […]
Sec. 23. (a) Whenever a superintendent receives an application for the admission of a patient with tuberculosis from the county executive of any other county, the superintendent shall notify the person to appear at the hospital if there is: (1) a vacancy; and (2) no pending application from a resident of the county in which […]
Sec. 24. (a) This section applies as follows: (1) Whenever the county executive of a county secures a site for a county tuberculosis hospital. (2) When a citizen offers to donate United States bonds or other marketable bonds or securities readily convertible into money to the county for the purpose of erection of proper buildings, […]
Sec. 25. (a) The resident officer of the hospital shall do the following: (1) Admit the managers and the county executive or representatives of the managers and the county executive into every part of the hospital. (2) Give the managers and the county executive access on demand to all hospital accounts and records and shall […]
Sec. 26. (a) Two (2) or more counties may agree to establish and maintain a tuberculosis hospital. (b) The county executives of counties proposing to cooperate may enter into an agreement to establish the hospital and shall apportion the cost among the counties cooperating according to the ratio of taxable property in the counties. (c) […]
Sec. 27. IC 5-4-1, IC 5-4-5, IC 5-22, IC 36-1-10, IC 36-1-11, and IC 36-1-12 do not apply to this article unless this article specifies that the statute applies. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-4(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.49-1997, SEC.50.
