331.151 County public hospital; contagious diseases; establishment, referendum. Sec. 1. Any county board of supervisors may establish a public hospital when approved by the electors of the county. The hospital, when established, shall offer among its services the treatment of contagious and infectious diseases. The question of establishing a hospital shall be presented to the […]
331.151a Repealed. 1960, Act 43, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1960. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to county hospitals and sanatoria and provided for exercise of powers in absence of bond issue.
331.152 Referendum; election procedure, ballots. Sec. 2. Said election shall be held at the usual places in such county for the election of county officers, the vote to be canvassed in the same manner as that for county officers. The ballots to be used at any election at which the said question is submitted shall […]
331.153 Board of trustees; appointment; number of trustees; qualifications; terms. Sec. 3. If a majority of all the votes cast upon the question are in favor of establishing a county public hospital, the board of commissioners shall proceed at once to appoint 9 trustees chosen from the citizens at large of the county with reference […]
331.154 Board of trustees; oath; organization; officers; compensation; powers and duties; money; legal advisor; meetings; record; quorum; pecuniary interest; board as body corporate; suits. Sec. 4. (1) The trustees shall within 10 days after their appointment qualify by taking the oath of civil officers, and organize as a board of hospital trustees by electing 1 […]
331.154a Board of trustees; employee retirement or pension plan. Sec. 4a. The board of trustees may allow its employees to become members of a retirement or pension plan of the county where the hospital is located or it may establish its own retirement or pension plan for its employees. Before a plan established by the […]
331.155 Repealed. 1971, Act 167, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1971. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to vacancies in the board of trustees.
331.156 Board of trustees; bond issuance, referendum. Sec. 6. If the board of supervisors determines that the establishment, equipping and construction of such hospital and the purchase of land therefor must be financed through the issuance of bonds, then such bonds shall be issued in accordance with Act No. 118 of the Public Acts of […]
331.158 State board of health; approval of building plans; bids, advertisement. Sec. 8. No hospital building shall be erected or constructed under the plans and specifications made therefor and adopted by the board of hospital trustees, until approved by the state board of health, and bids advertised for according to law for other county public […]
331.159 Annual appropriation. Sec. 9. In counties exercising the rights conferred by this act the board of supervisors may appropriate each year in addition to tax for the original hospital construction, equipping and site a sum not exceeding 5% of its general fund for the improvement and maintenance of any public hospital so established. History: […]
331.160 County hospital; admission, payment of compensation, regulations, nonresidents. Sec. 10. Every hospital established under this act shall be for the benefit of the inhabitants of such county and of any person falling sick or being injured or maimed within its limits; but every such inhabitant or person who is not a pauper shall pay […]
331.161 Board of trustees; hospital operation rules, records, denial of privileges to physicians. Sec. 11. When such hospital is established, the physicians, nurses, attendants, the persons sick therein and all persons approaching or coming within the limits of same, and all furniture and other articles used or brought there shall be subject to such rules, […]
331.162 Board of trustees; acceptance of donations. Sec. 12. Any person, or persons, firm, organization, corporation or society desiring to make donations of money, personal property or real estate for the benefit of such hospital, shall have the right to vest title of the money or real estate so donated in said county, to be […]
331.163 County hospitals; physician’s right to treat patients, right to employ physicians or nurse. Sec. 13. All physicians and surgeons licensed under the laws of Michigan shall have the privilege of treating patients in the hospital, subject always to such rules and regulations as shall be established by the board of trustees under the provisions […]
331.164 Nurses’ training school; establishment. Sec. 14. The board of trustees of such county public hospital may establish and maintain in connection therewith and as a part of said public hospital, a training school for nurses. History: 1913, Act 350, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;– CL 1915, 10870 ;– CL 1929, 7075 ;– CL 1948, […]
331.164a Nursing home facilities; establishment. Sec. 14a. Any public hospital established under this act may establish and maintain nursing home facilities as an integral part of its hospital operations. History: Add. 1964, Act 242, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964
331.165 Insanity; examination room. Sec. 15. The said board of trustees shall at all times provide a suitable room for the detention and examination of all persons who are brought before the commissioners of insanity for such county: Provided, That such public hospital is located at the county seat. History: 1913, Act 350, Eff. Aug. […]
331.166 Tubercular patients; accommodations, rules, head nurse. Sec. 16. The board of trustees of said hospital is hereby authorized to provide, as a department of said public hospital but not necessarily attached thereto, suitable accommodations and means for the care and treatment of persons suffering from tuberculosis, and to formulate such rules and regulations for […]
331.167 Charity patients; determination; compensation for care. Sec. 17. The board of hospital trustees shall have power to determine whether or not patients presented at said public hospital for treatment are subjects for charity, and shall fix such compensation for care of patients other than those unable to assist themselves, as the said board may […]
331.168 Indigent tubercular patients; contracts for care. Sec. 18. The board of supervisors of any county where no suitable provision has been made for the care of its indigent tuberculous residents, may contract with the board of hospital trustees of any public hospital for the care of such persons in the sanatorium department of said […]
