The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18
Published in The Topeka State Journal
March Is, 1851
SENATE BILL No. 465.

SENATE BILL NO too
AN ACT relating to the admission of pa
tients to the state tubercular sanatorfum
at Norton, Kansas and setting forth the
manner of how their keep in such insti-
tuition shall be paid.
Be it enacted by the Legislature or the
State of Kansas:
Section l. Medical Assistant Examining
Physicians. All medical assistants shall
be appointed by the superintendent. No
medical assistant shall be appointed who
is not a reputable physician and grad
uate of legally chartered and recognized
medical college. The county health Of
ficer shall examine all applicants for ad-
mission to such sanatOrium Said exam
lining physicians shall nave been in regular
practice of their profession for at least five
years. and shall be skilled in the dag
noss and treatment OF pulmonary mo dl seiat
examined shall be $500.
Sec. 2 County Patients. The State
Board of Control having charge OF the SAID
state tubercular sanatorium is hereby
given power and authority to receive there
in patients who have no ability to pay, Dut
no person shall be admitted to the hospital
who has not been citizen OF this state
for at least one year. Every person deslr,
ing free treatment in such hospltal snali
apply to the local authorities, of his or her
county, having charge of the RELIEF OF the
DOOR, who shall thereupon issue written
request to the superintendent of such state
sanatorium for the admission of such per-
sons. Such request shall state IN writing
or her care and treatment while at the hos
pital, which request or statement shaii De
kept on file by the superintendent of the
the superintendent in a book kept for that
purpose in the order of their receipt by
him. Whenever there are vacancies caused
by death or removal, said superintendent
shall thereupon issue request to an ex-
aiming physician, appointed as provided
county and if there be no such examining
physician in said city or county, then
to the nearest examining physician;
for the examination by him of said
patient. Upon the request of such super
intendent said examining physician shall
all Twin d.
mission and treatment in said institution
and determine whether such persons APP
monary tuberculosis. No person shall be
admitted a patient In said INSTITUTION
amining physicians, certifying that such
applicant is suffering from inc1p1ent pull
monary tuberculosis, and II upon the re
ception of person in the said hospital, 1t
is found by the authorities thereof that
he is not suffering from incipient pulmon-
airy tuberculosis is suffering from pull
monary tuberculosis in such an advanced
stage as to prevent his receiving any bene-
fit from the care and treatment In sa1d
hospital he can be returned to the place
of his residence, and the expense of trans
portation to and from said hospital shall
be paid by the county sending Such pa
tent Admission to said hospital shall be
made in the order in which the names OF
ton book. to be Kept as above provided by
the superintendent of said hospital IN so
far as such applicants are subsequently
be suffering from incipient pulmonary
tuberculosis Every person who is ad-
mitted as and who is county charge at the
time of making his or her application
shall be transported to and from the hos
pital at the expense of said county. and
cared for and treated at the expense OF
such county, which would otherwise be
chargeable with the support of INDECENT
persons, and the expense of transporta-
ton, treatment and maintenance, and the
actual cost of articles of clothing furnished
by the hospital to such poor or INDECENT
person, shall be charge against such
county And the State Board of Control,
in charge of the said state tubercular sana-
forum, shall fix the price of maintenance,
in such institution, for county patients,
and the different counties having county
patients contained therein will be liable
for the maintenance cost, as fixed by the
State Board of Control not to exceed three
dollars per week
Sec 8 Private Patients. Applicants for
admission to this institution who are able
to pay for their treatment are not required
to obtain a written request from the local
authorities having charge of the relief of
the poor, but shall make application direct
to the SUPERINTENDENT, who shall enter the
name of such applicant In the book to be
kept by him for that purpose, as provided
in section two of this act. and when there
is room in said hospital for such applicant,
without interfering with the preference in
the selection of patients which shall al
WAYS be given to the INDECENT, such patient
shall be admitted to the hospital upon the
clans, which certificate shall be kept on
file by such superintendent
Sec. 4. Support of County Patients. At
least once each month the superintendent
of the hospital shall furnish to the board
of county commissioners of each county