§ 12-30-3-10 — County home board; duties

The county home board shall do the
following:
(1) Fix the salaries of the officers and employees of the county
home within the lawfully established appropriations.
(2) Supervise the maintenance, operation, and services of the
county home.
(3) Supervise and safeguard the health, safety, welfare, and
comfort of the patients and residents of the county home.
(4) Review and approve the annual budget of the county home for
submission as provided by law.
(5) Adopt rules and regulations for admissions to the county home
as provided by law, subject to the approval of the board of
commissioners.
(6) Recommend to the board of commissioners necessary
additions, repairs, and improvements to the buildings, grounds,
and physical plant of the county home.
(7) Review quarterly and annual estimates and requests for food,
supplies, and equipment for the county home.
(8) Plan for the requirements of the county home and interpret
those requirements to the board of commissioners and the county
council.
(9) Cooperate with the county hospital authorities and other
public and private agencies and facilities of the county and state.
(10) Improve and extend the services and facilities of the county
home as found necessary or desirable, especially nursing services
for the aged, blind, infirm, and chronically ill, and those in need
of nursing and convalescent care.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-6 part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.