§ 16-24-1-22 — Care and treatment of county nonresidents

(a) If a county does not have a county
tuberculosis hospital, the county executive may, by contract, arrange
for the care and treatment of the county's citizens in a tuberculosis
hospital in another county. The contract must state the minimum
number of patients to be sent to the institution for any one (1) year and
the amount of compensation to be paid by the county executive.
(b) The county fiscal body contracting for the care and treatment of
tuberculosis patients shall appropriate out of that county's general fund
sufficient money for the care and treatment of tuberculosis patients.
The fund constitutes a special fund for the care and treatment of
tuberculosis patients if the county has the right to levy a tax for that
purpose.
(c) Any person residing in a county without a tuberculosis hospital
who desires treatment in the hospital of another county may apply in
writing to the county auditor of the county in which the person resides,
on a form provided by the superintendent of the institution of the other
county, with a physician's certificate stating that the physician has
within ten (10) days examined the person, and that in the physician's
judgment the person is suffering from tuberculosis. The auditor shall
forward the application and certificate to the county executive. If the
county executive finds that the facts in the application are true, the
county executive shall record the county executive's findings and send
the application to the superintendent of a county tuberculosis hospital
with whom the county executive has contracted. After the patient is
accepted, the county executive shall provide for transportation to and
maintenance at the hospital.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-8.]

Legislative History

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