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NE Code § 23-3505 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3505 - Board of trustees; meetings; bylaws, rules, and regulations; employees; filing required; other duties.

23-3505.  Board of trustees; meetings; bylaws, rules, and regulations; employees; filing required; other duties.The board of trustees shall:(1) Hold meetings at least once each month and keep a complete record of all of its proceedings;(2) Adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations for its own guidance and for the governance of a facility. The board of trustees shall file such bylaws, rules, and regulations with the county board;(3) Employ or contract for an administrator of a facility, fix the administrator's compensation, and review the administrator's job performance on at least an annual basis. The administrator shall oversee the day-to-day operations of the facility and its employees;(4) If a facility maintains a medical staff, adopt and approve medical staff bylaws that govern the medical staff of the facility, approve the appointment of a qualified medical staff, and oversee the quality of medical care and services provided at the facility;(5) Manage and control a facility's funds in accordance with guidelines established for political subdivisions by the Nebraska Investment Council and invest such funds in investments as permitted for counties in the State of Nebraska;(6) Fix the price to be charged to patients admitted to a facility for care and treatment;(7) Establish charity-care policies for free treatment or financial assistance for care provided by a facility;(8) Procure and pay premiums on any and all insurance policies required for the prudent management of a facility, including, but not limited to, general liability, professional malpractice liability, workers' compensation, vehicle liability, and directors' and officers' liability; and(9) On or before July 15 of each year:(a) File with the county board a report of its proceedings with reference to a facility and a statement of all receipts and expenditures during the year; and(b) Certify the amount necessary, if any, to maintain and improve a facility for the ensuing year.The treasurer of the board of trustees or his or her designee shall receive and pay out all money under the control of the board of trustees as ordered by the board and report such expenditures and receipts to the county board as required by subdivision (9)(a) of this section.Source   Laws 1945, c. 44, § 5, p. 210;   Laws 1963, c. 114, § 5, p. 450;   Laws 1967, c. 121, § 5, p. 389;   Laws 1987, LB 134, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.04;  Laws 2012, LB995, § 5.
NE Code § 23-3508 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3508 - County board; bonds; purpose; terms; levy; limitation; procedure to exceed.

23-3508.  County board; bonds; purpose; terms; levy; limitation; procedure to exceed.(1) The county board in counties in this state in which a facility has been established as provided in section 23-3501 may, by a majority vote of the board, issue and sell bonds of the county in such sums as the county board may deem advisable to defray the cost of improvements or additions thereto, equipment, and other property deemed necessary for operation of the facility.(2) Such bonds shall (a) be payable in not to exceed thirty years after the date of issuance, (b) bear interest payable annually or semiannually, and (c) contain an option to the county to pay all or any part thereof at any time after five years after the date of issuance. When such bonds have been issued under this section or section 23-3501, the county board shall cause to be levied and collected annually a tax upon all of the taxable property of such county sufficient to pay the interest and principal of the bonds as the interest and principal become due and payable. If the county board deems it appropriate, the county board may submit to the electors of such county at a general or special election the question of whether to exceed the tax limitation set forth in Article VIII, section 5, of the Constitution of Nebraska or any other applicable statutory levy limitation.(3) Any taxes levied to pay bonds issued under this section or section 23-3501 shall be kept in a separate fund in the county treasury. Any such bonds shall not be deemed to be payable from the general fund of the county.(4) This section shall not apply to any bond or other indebtedness authorized by the board of trustees pursuant to section 23-3504.Source   Laws 1945, c. 44, § 8, p. 210;   Laws 1949, c. 38, § 2, p. 131;   Laws 1963, c. 114, § 8, p. 451;   Laws 1967, c. 121, § 8, p. 390;   Laws 1969, c. 157, § 1, p. 729;   Laws 1969, c. 51, § 83, p. 327;   Laws 1978, LB 560, § 1;   Laws 1991, LB 798, § 2;   R.S.Supp.,1991, § 23-343.07;  Laws 2012, LB995, § 6. Annotations Two alternative methods of defraying the cost of improvements or additions are provided. Armstrong v. Board of Supervisors of Kearney County, 153 Neb. 858, 46 N.W.2d 602 (1951).
NE Code § 23-3509 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3509 - County board; tax levy; amount.

23-3509.  County board; tax levy; amount.The county board may annually levy a tax upon all of the taxable property within the county sufficient to defray the amount required for such maintenance and improvement as certified to it by the board of trustees.Source   Laws 1945, c. 44, § 9, p. 211;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.08;   Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 111;   Laws 1996, LB 1085, § 40.
NE Code § 23-3510 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3510 - Acceptance of gifts or devises; authorization; powers of county board; tax levy.

23-3510.  Acceptance of gifts or devises; authorization; powers of county board; tax levy.The county board of any county may, in its discretion, accept a gift or devise of a specific sum of money for the purposes of constructing, acquiring, or replacing a facility as provided by section 23-3501 and by tax levy raise such additional sum of money as may be necessary to construct, acquire, or replace such facility.Source   Laws 1947, c. 61, § 1, p. 196;   Laws 1963, c. 114, § 10, p. 453;   Laws 1967, c. 121, § 10, p. 391;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.10;  Laws 2012, LB995, § 7.
NE Code § 23-3511 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3511 - Tax levy; limitation; purpose.

23-3511.  Tax levy; limitation; purpose.The county board may levy a tax each year of not to exceed three and five-tenths cents on each one hundred dollars upon the taxable value of all the taxable property in such county for the purpose of acquiring, remodeling, improving, equipping, maintaining, and operating a facility as provided by section 23-3501. In counties having a population of not more than seven thousand inhabitants, such tax shall not exceed seven cents on each one hundred dollars of the taxable value.Source   Laws 1947, c. 61, § 2, p. 196;   Laws 1953, c. 287, § 44, p. 957;   Laws 1963, c. 114, § 11, p. 453;   Laws 1967, c. 121, § 11, p. 392;   Laws 1973, LB 20, § 1;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 104;   Laws 1991, LB 798, § 3;   R.S.Supp.,1991, § 23-343.11;   Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 112;   Laws 1996, LB 1085, § 41;   Laws 1996, LB 1114, § 48;  Laws 2012, LB995, § 8.
NE Code § 23-3512 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3512 - Sections, how construed.

23-3512.  Sections, how construed.The provisions of sections 23-3510 to 23-3512 are intended to be cumulative to and not amendatory of sections 23-3501 to 23-3509.Source   Laws 1947, c. 61, § 3, p. 196;   Laws 1987, LB 134, § 4;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.12.
NE Code § 23-3513 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3513 - Cities and villages; gifts of money or property to aid county in acquisition, construction, or maintenance; issuance of bonds; procedure.

23-3513.  Cities and villages; gifts of money or property to aid county in acquisition, construction, or maintenance; issuance of bonds; procedure.(1) Any city or village may make a gift of money or property, including equipment, to the county in which such city or village is situated to aid and assist in the acquisition, construction, or maintenance of such facility or facilities as provided by section 23-3501, to a nonprofit corporation which will provide or is providing hospital facilities within such city or village, or to a hospital district established pursuant to section 23-3529 and in which such city or village is located. Any such gift shall be approved by three-fourths of all the members elected to the city council of the city or board of trustees of the village making such gift. In order to enable any such city or village to make such gift of money to such county, the city or village shall be empowered and authorized to borrow money, pledge the property and credit of the city or village, and issue its bonds to obtain money therefor in an amount not to exceed three and one-half percent of the taxable valuation of such city or village. No such bonds shall be issued until after the bonds have been authorized by a majority vote of the electors voting on the proposition of their issuance at a general municipal election or at a special election called for the submission of such proposition.(2) Such bonds shall be payable in not to exceed twenty years from date and shall bear interest payable annually or semiannually. Notice of the time and place of the election shall be given by publication three successive weeks prior thereto in some legal newspaper printed in and of general circulation in such city or village or, if no newspaper is printed in such city or village, in a newspaper of general circulation in such city or village. No such election shall be called except upon a three-fourths vote of all the members elected to the city council of the city or board of trustees of the village, which three-fourths vote of the city council or board of trustees shall constitute the approval provided for in either subsection (1) or (2) of this section, and either the city council or village board shall be required to make such gift, in the event the electors vote such bonds.Source   Laws 1947, c. 41, § 2, p. 157;   Laws 1957, c. 65, § 1, p. 288;   Laws 1963, c. 114, § 12, p. 454;   Laws 1967, c. 121, § 12, p. 392;   Laws 1969, c. 51, § 84, p. 328;   Laws 1971, LB 80, § 1;   Laws 1971, LB 534, § 26;   Laws 1972, LB 1124, § 1;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 105;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.13;   Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 113.
NE Code § 23-3515 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3515 - Adjoining counties; issuance of joint bonds; election; majority required.

23-3515.  Adjoining counties; issuance of joint bonds; election; majority required.Any two or more adjoining counties having a combined population of thirty-six hundred inhabitants or more or having a combined taxable value of the taxable property of twenty-eight million six hundred thousand dollars or more may, upon resolution of the county board of each county, issue their joint bonds in the amount, for the purposes, and upon the conditions provided in section 23-3501. No bonds shall be issued until the question of their issuance has been submitted to the voters of each county at a general election or at a special election called for such purpose. The issuance of such bonds shall be approved by a majority vote of the electors voting on such question in each county, which election may be called either by resolution of the county boards or upon a petition submitted to the county boards calling for the same signed by the legal voters of each county equal in number to ten percent of the number of votes cast in each county for the office of Governor at the last general election.Source   Laws 1957, c. 64, § 3, p. 286;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 106;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.15;   Laws 1992, LB 1063, § 22;   Laws 1992, Second Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 22.  Annotations County in relation to hospital district remains basic unit. Shadbolt v. County of Cherry, 185 Neb. 208, 174 N.W.2d 733 (1970).
NE Code § 23-3516 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3516 - Adjoining counties; board; membership; powers.

23-3516.  Adjoining counties; board; membership; powers.(1) Whenever two or more counties establish a facility or facilities as provided by section 23-3515, the county board of each such county shall proceed immediately to appoint three members to serve on the board of trustees of such facility or facilities. When such board is first established, each county board shall appoint one member for a term of two years, one for four years, and one for six years from the date they are appointed. Thereafter, as their terms expire, members shall be appointed for a term of six years.(2) Whenever the board would consist of an even number of members, one additional member shall be appointed for a term of six years by the county board of the county having the greatest population as disclosed by the latest United States census.(3) The board of trustees provided for in this section shall have the same powers, duties, obligations, and authority provided in sections 23-3502 to 23-3509.Source   Laws 1957, c. 64, § 4, p. 286;   Laws 1961, c. 88, § 2, p. 308;   Laws 1963, c. 114, § 14, p. 455;   Laws 1967, c. 121, § 14, p. 393;   Laws 1987, LB 134, § 5;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.16;   Laws 1992, LB 1240, § 21.
NE Code § 23-3517 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3517 - Adjoining counties; reports; county board actions; voter approval; construction of sections.

23-3517.  Adjoining counties; reports; county board actions; voter approval; construction of sections.Sections 23-3501 to 23-3509 shall apply to any facility or facilities established pursuant to section 23-3515. For purposes of sections 23-3515 to 23-3519, whenever such sections: (1) Require the making of any report to the county board, such report shall be made to the county board of each county concerned; (2) authorize or require the taking of any action by the county board, such action shall be concurred in by the county board of each county concerned; and (3) provide for the submission of any question to the voters before any action may be taken, such question shall be submitted to the voters of each county concerned and shall be approved by a majority vote of the electors voting on such question in each such county.Source   Laws 1957, c. 64, § 5, p. 287;   Laws 1963, c. 114, § 15, p. 456;   Laws 1967, c. 121, § 15, p. 394;   Laws 1987, LB 134, § 6;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.17.
NE Code § 23-3519 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3519 - Adjoining counties; certification of taxes; levy; limitation; disposition of proceeds.

23-3519.  Adjoining counties; certification of taxes; levy; limitation; disposition of proceeds.The board of trustees of any such facility organized under section 23-3515 shall, each year, fix the amount of money for the proposed budget statement as may be deemed sufficient and necessary for the operation of such facility during the following calendar year. After the adoption of the budget statement and on or before July 15 of each year, the board of trustees of such facility shall certify to the county board of the county in which such facility is located the amount of the tax which may be levied under the facility's adopted budget statement to be received from taxation. Such county board may apportion such amount among the counties concerned in proportion to the taxable valuation of all taxable property and shall certify to each county its share of such amount.Each county may levy a tax sufficient to raise the amount so certified to it, and the county treasurer shall transmit the proceeds of such tax to the treasurer of the county in which such facility is located for credit to the facility fund.Source   Laws 1957, c. 64, § 7, p. 287;   Laws 1963, c. 114, § 17, p. 456;   Laws 1967, c. 121, § 16, p. 394;   Laws 1969, c. 145, § 28, p. 689;   Laws 1971, LB 9, § 1;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 107;   Laws 1991, LB 798, § 4;   R.S.Supp.,1991, § 23-343.19;   Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 114;   Laws 1992, LB 1240, § 22;   Laws 1995, LB 366, § 4;   Laws 1996, LB 1085, § 42;   Laws 1996, LB 1114, § 49.
NE Code § 23-3520 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3520 - Preexisting rights; intent of sections.

23-3520.  Preexisting rights; intent of sections.The provisions of sections 23-3520 to 23-3525 are not intended to limit any preexisting rights to charge and collect for services rendered prior to the passage of sections 23-3520 to 23-3525 had by hospitals which are created and existing under the general powers of counties of this state or under the provisions of sections 23-3501 to 23-3519 and 23-3528 to 23-3572.Source   Laws 1971, LB 908, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.68.
NE Code § 23-3521 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3521 - Governing board; rates and fees; establish.

23-3521.  Governing board; rates and fees; establish.The governing board of each hospital which is existing and operating under the general powers granted to counties of this state or under the provisions of sections 23-3501 to 23-3519 and 23-3528 to 23-3572, shall establish rates and fees to be charged for care or services, or both care and services rendered to persons by its hospital.Source   Laws 1971, LB 908, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.69.
NE Code § 23-3522 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3522 - Care and services; liability.

23-3522.  Care and services; liability.Persons to whom care and services have been rendered shall be liable for the cost and fees of such care and services to the appropriate county, counties or hospital district maintaining and operating the hospital providing such care and services. In cases where the person receiving the care and services is a minor child, the parents of such minor patient shall be liable jointly and severally for the costs and fees of such care and services to the appropriate county, counties or hospital district maintaining and operating the hospital providing such care and services. In cases where the person receiving such care and services is married, both the patient and the patient's spouse shall be jointly and severally liable for the cost and fees of such care and services to the appropriate county, counties or hospital district maintaining and operating the hospital providing such care and services. In cases where the person receiving such care and services is under guardianship, the guardian, to the extent of the value of the estate of the ward controlled by the guardian, shall be liable for the cost and fees of such care and services to the appropriate county, counties or hospital district maintaining and operating the hospital providing such care and services. Persons, not otherwise legally liable for the care of another, may enter into an agreement with such hospitals for the care of such person and having done so shall be liable to the hospital providing such care for the costs and fees of such care provided.Source   Laws 1971, LB 908, § 3;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.70.
NE Code § 23-3523 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3523 - Care and services; action for recovery.

23-3523.  Care and services; action for recovery.Any suit to recover any costs and fees for the care and services as described in section 23-3522 shall be brought (1) in the name of the board of trustees of the facility established under section 23-3501 or (2) in the case of a hospital maintained and operated by a hospital district, in the name of the hospital district.Source   Laws 1971, LB 908, § 4;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.71;  Laws 2012, LB995, § 9.
NE Code § 23-3524 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3524 - Care and services; costs and fees; authority of board to compromise.

23-3524.  Care and services; costs and fees; authority of board to compromise.The governing board of any hospital providing the care and services described in section 23-3522 and its administrator or his or her designee may compromise and settle or completely write off the costs and fees for care and services rendered in or by the hospital pursuant to any terms and conditions of policies approved by the board.Source   Laws 1971, LB 908, § 5;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.72;  Laws 2012, LB995, § 10.
NE Code § 23-3525 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3525 - Care and services; costs and fees; collection; disposition.

23-3525.  Care and services; costs and fees; collection; disposition.Costs and fees collected for care and services rendered by a county hospital or a hospital district hospital shall be deposited in a fund for the exclusive use by the appropriate county hospital or hospital district for the maintenance, operation, and improvement of the hospital.Source   Laws 1971, LB 908, § 6;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.73;  Laws 2012, LB995, § 11.
NE Code § 23-3527 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3527 - Retirement system; option to participate in County Employees Retirement Act.

23-3527.  Retirement system; option to participate in County Employees Retirement Act.A facility established under the provisions of section 23-3501, in a county eligible to participate in the County Employees Retirement Act pursuant to Chapter 23, article 23, shall be given the option to participate in the retirement system under such act so long as the facility elects to participate within the later of one year from July 19, 2018, or one year from the date the facility is established. Failure to timely elect to participate in such retirement system shall bar the facility from electing to participate in the future.Source   Laws 1977, LB 346, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.122;  Laws 2018, LB1005, § 12.  Cross References  County Employees Retirement Act, see section 23-2331.
NE Code § 23-3528 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3528 - Act, how cited.

23-3528.  Act, how cited.Sections 23-3528 to 23-3552 may be cited as the Nebraska Local Hospital District Act.Source   Laws 1959, c. 83, § 28, p. 384;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.47.
NE Code § 23-3529 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3529 - Hospital districts; establish.

23-3529.  Hospital districts; establish.Whenever it shall be conducive to the public health and welfare, a local hospital district may be established in the manner and having the powers and duties provided in sections 23-3528 to 23-3552.Source   Laws 1959, c. 83, § 1, p. 375;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.20.  Annotations County board is given power to determine if proposed district will be conducive to public health and welfare. Syfie v. Tri-County Hospital Dist., 186 Neb. 478, 184 N.W.2d 398 (1971).