§ 16-24-1-18 — Superintendent; powers and responsibilities

Indiana § 16-24-1-18

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 24: TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITALS
• Ch. 1: County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board

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The superintendent is the chief executive
officer of the hospital and subject to the bylaws and rules of the
hospital and to the powers of the board of managers. The
superintendent has the following powers and responsibilities:
(1) To do the following:
(A) Equip the hospital and other necessary facilities for the
following:
(i) The care and treatment of patients.
(ii) Use of officers and employees.
(B) In counties without a business manager or purchasing agent
for the hospital, to purchase all necessary supplies.
(2) To do the following:
(A) Supervise and control the records, accounts, and buildings
of the hospital and the hospital's internal affairs.
(B) Maintain discipline and enforce all rules, bylaws, and
regulations adopted by the board of managers for the
government, discipline, and management of the hospital and the
hospital's employees and patients.
(3) To do the following:
(A) Appoint officers and employees for the efficient
performance of hospital business.
(B) Prescribe officer and employee duties.
(C) For cause stated in writing, after an opportunity to be heard,
discharge any officer or employee.
(4) To do the following:
(A) Keep proper accounts and records of the business and
operations of the hospital.
(B) Make an annual report to the board of managers, who shall
incorporate the hospital records in the board's report to the
county executive.
(5) To receive into the hospital, under the general direction of the
board of managers, in the order of application, a person with
tuberculosis in any form who meets either of the following
conditions:
(A) Has resided in the county for at least one (1) year before
applying for admission to the hospital.
(B) Is a resident of another county as provided in this chapter.
(6) To keep proper accounts and records of patient admissions,
including name, age, sex, race, nationality, marital status,
residence, occupation, and place of last employment.
(7) To do the following:
(A) Cause a careful examination to be made of the physical
condition of persons admitted to the hospital.
(B) Provide for appropriate treatment of each patient.
(C) Keep records of the condition and treatment of each patient.
(8) To discharge from the hospital any patient who meets any of
the following conditions:
(A) The patient willfully or habitually violates the rules.
(B) The patient does not have tuberculosis or who has
recovered.
(C) The patient is no longer a suitable patient for treatment.
The superintendent shall make a full report of a patient's
discharge at the next meeting of the board of managers.
(9) Before discharging the superintendent's duties, to give a bond
in an amount and with sureties that the board of managers
determines to secure the faithful performance of the
superintendent's duties.
(10) If the hospital does not have a business manager, to do the
following:
(A) Collect and receive money due to the hospital, except taxes
and state-aid funds.
(B) Keep an accurate account of money due to the hospital and
report the accounting 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 board meeting.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-5.]

Legislative History

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