In any county in which there is no county hospital, or a county hospital is leased to a nonprofit or governmental hospital organization pursuant to section 376.06, subdivision 1, or 447.47, the county board may appropriate and pay money from the general fund of the county, for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a private, nonprofit, or public hospital in the county for the treatment of sick, diseased, and injured persons. Admission preference shall always be given to patients who are, in whole or in part, public charges, and are sent to the hospital by the county board.
(683) 1913 c 123 s 1; 1985 c 109 s 10; 1989 c 92 s 1; 2001 c 214 s 9
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities
Chapter 376 — County Hospitals And Nursing Homes
Section 376.009 — County Hospital Defined; May Have Many Buildings, Sites.
Section 376.01 — Acquisition Of Land.
Section 376.05 — Hospital Authorized, Construction Of Buildings.
Section 376.06 — Superintendent, Hospital Board; Duties.
Section 376.07 — Changes To County Hospital Buildings; Financing.
Section 376.08 — Counties Of Not More Than 50,000; Hospitals And Municipally Owned Nursing Homes.
Section 376.09 — Hospital Aid By County With Leased Or No County Hospital.
Section 376.55 — County Nursing Home.
Section 376.56 — Tax Levies And Bonds.
Section 376.57 — Jointly Owned And Operated Nursing Facilities; Establishment.
Section 376.59 — County Building Funds.
Section 376.60 — Administrative Board Or Executive Committee; Powers.