§ 347.17 — Accounts — collection

Iowa § 347.17

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IX: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 347: COUNTY HOSPITALS

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It shall be the duty of the trustees either by themselves or through the superintendent to
make collections of all accounts for hospital services rendered to persons other than indigent
patients or patients entitled to free care as provided in section 347.16. Such account shall be
payable on presentation to the person liable therefor of an itemized statement and if not paid
or secured within sixty days after such presentation the said trustees shall proceed to enforce
collections by such means as are necessary and are authorized to employ any person for that
purpose, and if legal proceedings are required they may employ counsel, the employment in
either event to be on such arrangement for compensation as the trustees deem appropriate,
provided, however, that should the county attorney act as attorney for the board in any such
legal proceedings the county attorney shall serve without additional compensation.

Legislative History

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5363; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §347.17]