§ 16-23-8-1 — Application of chapter

This chapter applies to a nonprofit hospital
corporation:
(1) in a city having a population of:
(A) more than fifty-four thousand (54,000) and less than
fifty-eight thousand (58,000); or
(B) more than fifty-eight thousand (58,000) and less than
fifty-nine thousand (59,000);
(2) in a county without a city or other public hospital;
(3) that admits persons for care and treatment without regard to
race, color, or religious creed;
(4) the revenue of which derived from the care of persons able to
pay and from all other sources is expended in the maintenance
and operation of the hospital and for the care of persons who are
unable to pay to the extent of the hospital's ability to do so;
(5) the revenue of which is insufficient to support and maintain
the hospital and enable the hospital to supply the need and
demand for hospital care and nursing in the city, either alone or
in conjunction with other hospitals in the city; and
(6) in a city that has no city hospital under the city's control that
is supported entirely by public money.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-12.2-7-1;
16-12.2-7-2; 16-12.2-7-4 part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.170-2002, SEC.106; P.L.119-2012, SEC.137; P.L.104-2022, SEC.112.