§ 16-24-2-7 — Superintendent; powers and duties

(a) The superintendent is the chief executive
officer of the hospital and is subject to bylaws, rules, and regulations
of the hospital and to the board of managers and the board's president.
(b) The superintendent shall do the following:
(1) Equip the hospital for the care and treatment of patients and
for the use of the officers and employees and to purchase, directly
or if the county has a purchasing agent, through the county
purchasing agent, all necessary supplies and equipment. The
superintendent shall determine the quality needed or the
practicability of the articles requisitioned.
(2) The following:
(A) Supervise and control the records, accounts, and buildings
of the hospital and the hospital's internal affairs.
(B) Maintain discipline.
(C) Enforce compliance with all rules, bylaws, and regulations
adopted by the board of managers for the government,
discipline, and management of the hospital and make further
rules, regulations, and orders not inconsistent with those of the
board of managers.
(3) The following:
(A) Appoint a licensed physician, as medical director, who has
at least five (5) years experience in the treatment of
tuberculosis.
(B) Employ doctors, department heads, nurses, and employees
the licensed physician considers proper and necessary for the
efficient performance of the business of the hospital.
(C) Prescribe staff duties, and discharge staff at the
superintendent's discretion.
(4) Keep accurate accounts and records of the business and
operations of the hospital and include the accounts and records in
an annual report for the board of managers, who shall incorporate
the accounts and records in the board's report to the county
executive.
(5) Admit the following persons to the hospital in the order of
application:
(A) A person:
(i) with tuberculosis in any form and other diseases the board
of managers designates; and
(ii) who has resided in the county for at least one (1) year
before the application for admission.
(B) Persons from other counties or states, as provided in this
chapter.
(6) Keep records of the admission, physical condition, and
treatment of each patient, including name, age, sex, color, marital
condition, residence, occupation, and place of last employment.
(7) The following:
(A) Have a physical examination made of persons admitted to
the hospital.
(B) Provide for the treatment of each patient according to the
patient's need.
(C) Keep records of the condition of each patient when
admitted and thereafter.
(8) Discharge and report to the board of managers concerning a
patient who meets any of the following conditions:
(A) Willfully or habitually violates the rules of the hospital.
(B) Does not have or has recovered from tuberculosis or other
diseases designated by the board of managers.
(C) Is no longer a suitable patient for treatment.
(9) Hold clinics in all counties affiliated with the hospital, which
must be arranged for and under the supervision of the official
visitor of the contracting county.
(10) Receive and administer all gifts, bequests, and devises on
behalf of the hospital. A gift of money shall, after the payment of
all taxes, fees, costs, and other expenses, be deposited in the
depository of the hospital designated by the county executive and
shall be managed by the board of managers for the best interest of
the hospital, according to the donor's conditions.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-11-6-6;
16-11-6-15.]

Legislative History

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