§ 16-23-1-26 — Estimate and budget

Indiana § 16-23-1-26

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 23: MUNICIPAL AND OTHER TYPES OF
• Ch. 1: City Hospitals in Third Class Cities

Text

(a) Before August 2 of each year, the
governing board shall do the following:
(1) Analyze, estimate, compute, and consider the following for the
current year and the next year for which the budget is being
prepared:
(A) The income from patients, trust funds, gifts, donations, and
all other sources during the current year and receipts that the
board may reasonably anticipate.
(B) The expenditures already made and that may reasonably be
anticipated for the hospital, including the following:
(i) The price trends in food, supplies, equipment, and other
items of personal property required in the hospital.
(ii) The present and prospective number of patients using the
hospital during the period for which the estimates are made.
(iii) Other facts, conditions, and circumstances that may
probably affect the income or expenses of the hospital during
the period.
(2) Determine whether there will be a deficiency in the funds
necessary to maintain, equip, and operate the hospital in the next
calendar year.
(b) The estimate and budget must be:
(1) in writing;
(2) signed in triplicate by at least a majority of the board; and
(3) certified by the secretary of the board.
(c) Before August 2 of each year, one (1) copy of the estimate and
budget shall be filed in the office of the auditor of the county and one
(1) copy shall be filed in the office of the clerk-treasurer of the city.
The third copy must remain on file with the secretary of the board.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-5-17(a),
(b).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.