§ 16-24-2-9 — Application for admission; examination; payment for care and treatment

(a) Any resident of the county may apply in
person to the hospital for treatment or to a physician for examination.
If the physician finds that the person has tuberculosis in any form, the
physician may apply to the superintendent of the hospital for
admission.
(b) The superintendent shall forward application forms to any
physician in the county, upon request and without charge. If
practicable, applications for admission to the hospital shall be made
upon these forms.
(c) If:
(1) the superintendent receives an application from a person who
appears to have tuberculosis; and
(2) there is a vacancy in the hospital;
the superintendent shall notify the person named in the application to
appear at the hospital.
(d) If, upon examination of the patient, the superintendent is
satisfied that the patient has tuberculosis and has made the proper
financial arrangement for care and treatment, to the extent of the
patient's ability, the superintendent shall admit the patient to the
hospital.
(e) All applications must:
(1) state whether the person is able to pay, in whole or in part, for
care and treatment at the hospital; and
(2) be filed and kept as a permanent record.
(f) The hospital may not discriminate against any patient because
the patient or the patient's relatives contribute to the cost of the patient's
maintenance. An officer or employee of the hospital may not accept
from any patient any fee, payment, or gratuity for services.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-8.]

Legislative History

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