§ 385. Establishment of county tuberculosis hospitals. 1. The board of supervisors of every county in the state containing a population of thirty-five thousand or more, as determined by the latest federal census, shall establish, as hereinafter provided, a county hospital for the care and treatment of persons suffering from the disease known as tuberculosis, […]
§ 386. Board of managers; appointment; terms; expenses. When the board of supervisors shall have determined to establish a hospital for the care and treatment of persons suffering from tuberculosis, and shall have acquired a site therefor, and shall have awarded contracts for the necessary buildings and improvements thereon, it shall appoint five citizens of […]
§ 387. Board of managers; general powers and duties. The board of managers 1. Shall elect from among its members, a president and one or more vice-presidents. It shall appoint a superintendent of the hospital who shall be also the treasurer and secretary of the board, and it may remove him for cause stated in […]
§ 388. Superintendent; general powers and duties. The superintendent shall be the chief executive officer of the hospital and subject to the by-laws, rules and regulations thereof, and to the powers of the board of managers: 1. Shall equip the hospital with all necessary furniture, appliances, fixtures and other needed facilities for the care and […]
§ 389. Chaplains in Rensselaer county. The board of supervisors of the county of Rensselaer is hereby authorized and empowered from time to time to designate as chaplains to the Rensselaer county tuberculosis hospital in such county, known as the “Pawling Sanitarium,” not less than two and not more than three chaplains, no two of […]
§ 390. Admission of county patients. 1. Any person in the county in which the hospital is situated desiring treatment in such hospital, may apply in person to the superintendent or to any reputable physician for examination, and such physician, if he finds that said person is suffering from tuberculosis in any form, may apply […]
§ 391. Admission of out of county patients. 1. Exclusive of the city of New York, and exclusive of counties served by state tuberculosis hospitals, any person in a county not having a county hospital for the care and treatment of persons suffering from tuberculosis may apply in person to the clerk of the board […]
§ 391-a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of this article, or of any other general, special or local law, a county tuberculosis hospital may also admit for study and care persons with chronic nontuberculous diseases of the chest, subject to rules and regulations to be promulgated by the state commissioner of health with the advice and […]
§ 392. Visitation and inspection. The resident officer of the hospital shall admit the managers into every part of the hospital and the premises and give them access on demand to all books, papers, accounts and records pertaining to the hospital and shall furnish copies, abstracts and reports whenever required by them. All hospitals established […]
§ 393. Hospital located at county home. Wherever a hospital for the care and treatment of persons suffering from tuberculosis exists in connection with, or on the grounds of a county home, the board of supervisors may, after this article takes effect, appoint a board of managers for such hospital and such hospital, and its […]
§ 394. Discontinuance of hospital or county chest clinic services; procedure. 1. The board of supervisors of any county in which there is a county tuberculosis hospital or county chest clinic service established pursuant to the authorization in this article or any other general or special law shall continue the operations of such hospital or […]
§ 395. Applications to state commissioner of health. On and after January first, nineteen hundred forty-seven, whenever a person alleged to be suffering from tuberculosis is unable to gain admission to an appropriate tuberculosis hospital for necessary diagnostic or treatment services, such person may make application to the state commissioner of health for admission to […]
