Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a nonprofit hospital corporation:
(1) in a city having a population of:
(A) more than fifty-four thousand (54,000) and less than fifty-eight thousand (58,000); or
(B) more than fifty-eight thousand (58,000) and less than fifty-nine thousand (59,000);
(2) in a county without a city or other public hospital;
(3) that admits persons for care and treatment without regard to race, color, or religious creed;
(4) the revenue of which derived from the care of persons able to pay and from all other sources is expended in the maintenance and operation of the hospital and for the care of persons who are unable to pay to the extent of the hospital's ability to do so;
(5) the revenue of which is insufficient to support and maintain the hospital and enable the hospital to supply the need and demand for hospital care and nursing in the city, either alone or in conjunction with other hospitals in the city; and
(6) in a city that has no city hospital under the city's control that is supported entirely by public money.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-12.2-7-1; 16-12.2-7-2; 16-12.2-7-4 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.170-2002, SEC.106; P.L.119-2012, SEC.137; P.L.104-2022, SEC.112.