Sec. 15. (a) At least two (2) counties may agree to establish and maintain a tuberculosis hospital.
(b) The county executive of each county proposing to cooperate may enter into an agreement to establish the hospital and shall apportion the cost of establishing and maintaining the hospital among the cooperating counties, according to the ratio of taxable property in the counties. Each county executive shall appoint an equal number of the members of the board of managers but shall not appoint more than two (2) members. The number of patients admitted from the cooperating counties shall be based on the population of the counties. If there are not as many applications for admission as a county is entitled to, admission is made in the order the applications are received or as agreed among the cooperating counties.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-14.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals
16-24-2-1. Application of Chapter
16-24-2-2. "Contracting County" Defined
16-24-2-3. Board of Managers; Qualifications; Terms of Office; Compensation; Expenses
16-24-2-4. Official Visitor and Inspector; Term of Office; Compensation; Duties; Board of Visitors
16-24-2-5. Board of Affiliation and Public Relation
16-24-2-6. Governing Board; Powers and Duties
16-24-2-7. Superintendent; Powers and Duties
16-24-2-9. Application for Admission; Examination; Payment for Care and Treatment
16-24-2-10. Patient's Financial Circumstances; Inquiry; Payment According to Ability
16-24-2-11. Care and Treatment of County Nonresidents; Contract; Appropriation; Tax Levy
16-24-2-12. Nonresidents' Application for Admission
16-24-2-13. Admission of Nonresidents; Liability for Care and Treatment