§ 16-24-1-17 — Powers and duties of business manager

A business manager has the following
powers and duties:
(1) To do the following:
(A) Keep proper and accurate daily accounts and records of the
business and operations of the hospital in books and records
provided for that purpose.
(B) Present the accounts and records to the board of managers,
who shall incorporate the accounts and records in the governing
board's annual report to the county executives.
(2) To do the following:
(A) Collect, receive, and keep accounts for all money due the
hospital.
(B) Report these matters at the monthly meetings of the board
of managers.
(C) Transmit the money to the treasurer of the county within ten
(10) days after each monthly meeting.
(3) Before entering upon the business manager's duties, to give a
bond in the amount and with the sureties that the governing board
determines to secure the faithful performance of the business
manager's duties.
(4) To purchase, from the lowest and best bidder and within the
hospital budget, all items or articles used in the hospital for the
maintenance and subsistence of the patients, including food,
groceries, meat, milk, medicine, and medical supplies. The
governing board shall certify the bills for the purchases to the
county executive and to the county auditor for payment as other
claims against the county are paid. Payment shall be made from
the funds appropriated for the hospital.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-13.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.