34-8-15. Lien for cost of hospital services provided persons other than county charges.
Whenever any county within this state, maintaining and operating a hospital under the provisions of this chapter, is requested to and does furnish the use of its hospital and its facilities to any person or to any member of such person's family, who may be other than persons defined as "county charges without means," the county in such case shall have a lien upon all of the property, real and personal, except property absolutely exempt from seizure and sale, of such person who receives the use of such hospital and its facilities for the cost of the services charged to such person for the use of such hospital and its facilities.
Source: SDC 1939, ยง27.1906 as added by SL 1957, ch 120.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - Public Health and Safety
Section 34-8-4.1 - Additions to hospitals--Revenue bonds authorized.
Section 34-8-4.2 - Election not required for revenue bonds--Protest requiring election.
Section 34-8-5 - Hospital tax levy in lieu of bonds--Maximum levy--Accumulation of funds.
Section 34-8-6 - Management of hospital by county commissioners--Rules and regulations.
Section 34-8-10 - Leasing in lieu of county operation of hospital--Bond required.
Section 34-8-13 - Receipts for payments to hospital.
Section 34-8-14 - Lien of county for hospital costs paid from poor fund.
Section 34-8-15 - Lien for cost of hospital services provided persons other than county charges.
Section 34-8-16 - Termination of lien for hospital charges.
Section 34-8-17 - Filing of statement of hospital charges--Indexing and notice of lien.
Section 34-8-18 - Foreclosure of lien for hospital charges.
Section 34-8-19 - County levy for operation and maintenance of hospital.
Section 34-8-20 - Monthly payment of hospital receipts into fund--Use of surplus in fund.
Section 34-8-22 - Warrants for disbursements from hospital fund.
Section 34-8-23 - County wards in other hospitals--Appropriation.