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2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 23.5. Medical Centers; Indiana University Hospitals › Chapter 4. James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children › 16-23.5-4-1. Board of Trustees; Establishment

Sec. 1. The board of trustees shall establish, in Indianapolis, a hospital, to be known as the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, for the treatment of children afflicted with any disease, defect, or physical deformity that may be relieved or improved by proper medical and surgical attention.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 23.5. Medical Centers; Indiana University Hospitals › Chapter 4. James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children › 16-23.5-4-2. Buildings

Sec. 2. The board of trustees may construct and equip the necessary buildings for the hospital with:
(1) accommodations for not less than two hundred (200) patients; and
(2) offices, quarters for officers, nurses, and employees, and other necessary appurtenances.
The buildings must be specially designed and equipped for the application of the most approved methods in the diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of afflicted children.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 23.5. Medical Centers; Indiana University Hospitals › Chapter 4. James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children › 16-23.5-4-3. Direction and Control of the Hospital

Sec. 3. The hospital is:
(1) a department of Indiana University; and
(2) under the direction and control of the board of trustees of Indiana University.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31-2 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 23.5. Medical Centers; Indiana University Hospitals › Chapter 4. James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children › 16-23.5-4-4. Powers of the Board of Trustees

Sec. 4. The board of trustees may:
(1) adopt and apply rules and regulations for proper management of the hospital;
(2) employ, discharge for sufficient cause, and fix the compensation of a superintendent of the hospital, who is responsible to the board of trustees for the proper administration of the hospital and the care and treatment of the afflicted children committed to the hospital;
(3) fix the number and compensation of the assistant medical and executive officers, nurses, and employees of the hospital; and
(4) provide the food, heat, light, and medical and surgical equipment, appliances, and supplies necessary for the proper and best treatment of the afflicted children committed to the hospital.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31-2 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 23.5. Medical Centers; Indiana University Hospitals › Chapter 4. James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children › 16-23.5-4-5. Patient Eligibility

Sec. 5. Any child:
(1) less than sixteen (16) years of age;
(2) having a legal settlement in any county of Indiana; and
(3) either:
(A) afflicted with a defect, disease or deformity, presumably curable or improvable by skilled medical and surgical treatment; or
(B) needing special study for diagnosis;
may be admitted to, treated at, and discharged from the hospital under the rules and regulations adopted by the management of the hospital and approved by the board of trustees.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 23.5. Medical Centers; Indiana University Hospitals › Chapter 4. James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children › 16-23.5-4-6. Acceptance of Donations; Bequests

Sec. 6. The board of trustees may receive, accept, hold, and apply any donations or bequests of funds or property from individual citizens, societies, and organizations that may be tendered in good faith to assist in the construction, extension, equipment, and maintenance of the hospital to the end that the benefits of the hospital may be extended to the largest possible number of afflicted children of Indiana.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 23.5. Medical Centers; Indiana University Hospitals › Chapter 4. James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children › 16-23.5-4-7. Powers of Board of Trustees; Consideration of Advice Tendered by the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association

Sec. 7. The hospital is under the direction of the board of trustees. In the construction, equipment, and direction of the hospital, the board of trustees shall receive and consider the suggestions and advice that is tendered by the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 23.5. Medical Centers; Indiana University Hospitals › Chapter 4. James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children › 16-23.5-4-8. Training School for Child Nursing; Outpatient and Social Service Department; Establishment and Maintenance

Sec. 8. The board of trustees may establish and maintain, in connection with the hospital:
(1) a training school for child nursing; and
(2) an outpatient and social service department;
to conserve the health of the children of Indiana.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31-8.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 23.5. Medical Centers; Indiana University Hospitals › Chapter 4. James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children › 16-23.5-4-9. Management and Operation of Hospital; Nonprofit Corporations

Sec. 9. An Indiana public interest nonprofit corporation to which the board of trustees, with the approval of the governor, delegates authority to manage and operate the hospital is not subject to an audit by the state board of accounts, notwithstanding IC 5-11-1-9. However, Indiana University is subject to an audit by the state board of accounts.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31.5-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 23.5. Medical Centers; Indiana University Hospitals › Chapter 5. William H. Coleman Hospital › 16-23.5-5-1. Gift

Sec. 1. The gift of William H. Coleman:
(1) for the establishment and maintenance of a hospital in Marion County; and
(2) for the provision of clinical facilities for students in connection with the Indiana University School of Medicine;
contained in the proposal set forth in Acts 1927, c.213, s.1 is accepted by the state for the uses and purposes named in Acts 1927, c.213, s.1.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31.5-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 23.5. Medical Centers; Indiana University Hospitals › Chapter 5. William H. Coleman Hospital › 16-23.5-5-2. Administration

Sec. 2. The board of trustees:
(1) may accept the control and management of the gift; and
(2) shall administer the affairs of the hospital in accordance with the terms and conditions imposed by the donor of the gift.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31.5-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 23.5. Medical Centers; Indiana University Hospitals › Chapter 5. William H. Coleman Hospital › 16-23.5-5-3. Name of Hospital

Sec. 3. (a) In consideration of the gift and on the condition that the gift be made effectual, the hospital must forever bear the name of "William H. Coleman Hospital for Women, of Indiana University".
(b) The state pledges that the name is the permanent designation of the hospital, without addition or modification. The state pledges to carry out the objects for which the gift is made, as contained in the proposal of the donor.
(c) The general assembly covenants that this chapter will not be repealed or amended to change the terms and conditions under which the gift is made.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31.5-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 23.5. Medical Centers; Indiana University Hospitals › Chapter 5. William H. Coleman Hospital › 16-23.5-5-4. Board of Trustees Powers; Erection and Maintenance of Hospital

Sec. 4. The board of trustees may erect and maintain the hospital upon the ground belonging to the state for the use of Indiana University in Indianapolis, near the Robert W. Long Hospital.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31.5-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-1. Treatment of Nontubercular Patients; Tuberculosis Funds Restricted

Sec. 1. A hospital organized under:
(1) this article; or
(2) IC 16-11 (before its repeal on July 1, 1993);
may treat patients with chronic diseases other than tuberculosis. However, funds from the state contributed for tuberculosis cases are available only to individuals with tuberculosis.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-4(a)(10) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-2. Establishment of Hospital; Powers of County Executive

Sec. 2. The county executive of a county may establish a county hospital for the care and treatment of persons with tuberculosis. When the county executive votes to establish a hospital, the county executive may do the following:
(1) Purchase or lease real property or acquire the real property and easements by condemnation proceedings.
(2) Erect buildings, make improvements, repairs, and alterations, subject to approval by the state department.
(3) With the approval of the county fiscal body, and based upon estimates of the governing board, assess, levy, and collect money necessary for suitable lands, buildings, improvements, maintenance, and other necessary expenditures for the hospital.
(4) Borrow money to erect, furnish, and equip the hospital and to purchase a site on the credit of the county and issue county obligations as the county executive may do for other county purposes.
(5) Accept and hold in trust for the county, and to comply with the terms of, any of the following:
(A) A grant or devise of land.
(B) A gift or bequest of money or other personal property.
(C) A donation for the benefit of the hospital.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-3. Annual Funding; Taxation; Additional Appropriations

Sec. 3. The board annually shall make an estimate for and recommend to the county fiscal body a tax rate and levy to provide funds for the operation and maintenance of the hospital. The county fiscal body shall adopt a budget and fix a levy and tax rate that, when added to estimated hospital revenues, will provide the amounts appropriated for the hospital. The county fiscal body may make additional appropriations from the county general fund to make up deficits in estimated revenue or for emergencies.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-4. Qualification of Hospitals Under Medicare and Medicaid Programs in Certain Counties; Superintendent

Sec. 4. (a) The county executive of a county having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) and less than three hundred thousand (300,000) may use the county's tuberculosis hospitals to treat patients with tuberculosis and for other purposes necessary to qualify under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. At the discretion of the county executive, tuberculosis hospitals may become affiliated with a hospital in the community to enable the tuberculosis hospital to be fully utilized under all programs available.
(b) The superintendent of hospitals located in a county described under subsection (a) must be a qualified hospital administrator or an experienced physician selected by the governing board. The board shall delegate to the superintendent and all other personnel the duties of the board's respective positions.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.119-2012, SEC.139; P.L.104-2022, SEC.114.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-5. Governing Board; Membership; Terms of Office

Sec. 5. (a) When the county executive establishes a hospital for the care and treatment of persons with tuberculosis, the county executive shall appoint a governing board of the hospital. The board consists of four (4) members who are residents of the county, and at least two (2) of whom must be licensed physicians.
(b) The initial appointments are as follows:
(1) One (1) member for a term of four (4) years.
(2) One (1) member for a term of three (3) years.
(3) One (1) member for a term of two (2) years.
(4) One (1) member for a term of one (1) year.
(c) Appointments of successors are for terms of four (4) years. However, appointments to fill vacancies are for the unexpired term.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-3(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-6. Absences Creating Vacancy; Excuse

Sec. 6. Failure of a member of the governing board to attend three (3) consecutive meetings of the board creates a vacancy in the member's office unless the absence is excused by formal action by the governing board.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-3(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-7. Compensation; Expenses

Sec. 7. The members of the governing board are not entitled to compensation for their services and are allowed their actual and necessary traveling and other expenses to be audited and paid in the same manner as the other expenses at the hospital by the county executive.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-3(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-8. Removal for Cause; Hearing

Sec. 8. A member of the governing board may be removed from office by the county executive for cause after the manager is given an opportunity to be heard.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-3(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-9. Board of Managers in Certain Counties; Membership; Terms of Office

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to a county having a population of:
(1) more than three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) and less than four hundred thousand (400,000); or
(2) more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) and less than three hundred thousand (300,000).
(b) The board of managers of the hospital consists of seven (7) members chosen by the county executive. The members must:
(1) be chosen without regard for political affiliation;
(2) be citizens of the county; and
(3) include at least two (2) licensed physicians.
(c) The term of office of each member of the board is four (4) years. The terms of not more than two (2) of the managers expire annually. The terms of the members of the board may not be altered. The initial appointments are for the respective terms of three (3) years, two (2) years, and one (1) year. Appointments of successors are for terms of four (4) years. Appointments to fill vacancies are for the unexpired term.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-3(e).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.119-2012, SEC.140; P.L.104-2022, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-10. Conflicts of Interest

Sec. 10. A board member may not have a personal pecuniary interest in the furnishing of services to the hospital.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-4(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-11. President; Vice President

Sec. 11. The board of managers shall elect from its members a president and at least one (1) vice president.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-4(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-13. Compliance With Ic 36-1-12

Sec. 13. In the construction, alteration, remodeling, or repair of any building or other structure, a governing board shall comply with IC 36-1-12.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-4(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-14. Bids, Proposals, or Quotations Submitted by Trusts; Requirements

Sec. 14. If a board of managers disposes of real property or awards a contract for the procurement of property by acceptance of bids, proposals, or quotations, a bid, proposal, or quotation submitted by a trust (as defined in IC 30-4-1-1(a)) must identify the following:
(1) The beneficiary of the trust.
(2) The settlor empowered to revoke or modify the trust.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-4(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-15. Group Insurance in Certain Counties

Sec. 15. (a) This section applies to a county having a population of any of the following:
(1) More than one hundred eighty thousand (180,000) and less than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000).
(2) More than one hundred thirty thousand (130,000) and less than one hundred thirty-nine thousand (139,000).
(3) More than two hundred thousand (200,000) and less than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000).
(4) More than one hundred ten thousand (110,000) and less than one hundred twelve thousand (112,000).
(b) The board of managers of a hospital for the treatment of patients afflicted with tuberculosis or other diseases, including chronic diseases and those requiring convalescent care, that contracts with other counties for the treatment of the citizens of other counties, may provide not more than one-half (1/2) of the cost of a program of group life insurance and group health, accident, and hospitalization insurance for the hospital's employees. The members of the families and dependents of the employees may participate in a program of group health, accident, and hospitalization insurance at no cost to the hospital.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-7-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.170-2002, SEC.108; P.L.119-2012, SEC.141; P.L.104-2022, SEC.116.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-16. Business Manager in Certain Counties

Sec. 16. (a) The governing board shall appoint a business manager for a tuberculosis hospital located in the following counties:
(1) A county having a consolidated city.
(2) A county having a population of more than three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) and less than four hundred thousand (400,000).
(3) A county having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) and less than three hundred thousand (300,000).
(b) The business manager is directly responsible to and serves at the pleasure of the governing board. The governing board shall prescribe the duties of the business manager.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-4(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.119-2012, SEC.142; P.L.104-2022, SEC.117.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-17. Powers and Duties of Business Manager

Sec. 17. A business manager has the following powers and duties:
(1) To do the following:
(A) Keep proper and accurate daily accounts and records of the business and operations of the hospital in books and records provided for that purpose.
(B) Present the accounts and records to the board of managers, who shall incorporate the accounts and records in the governing board's annual report to the county executives.
(2) To do the following:
(A) Collect, receive, and keep accounts for all money due the hospital.
(B) Report these matters at the monthly meetings of the board of managers.
(C) Transmit the money to the treasurer of the county within ten (10) days after each monthly meeting.
(3) Before entering upon the business manager's duties, to give a bond in the amount and with the sureties that the governing board determines to secure the faithful performance of the business manager's duties.
(4) To purchase, from the lowest and best bidder and within the hospital budget, all items or articles used in the hospital for the maintenance and subsistence of the patients, including food, groceries, meat, milk, medicine, and medical supplies. The governing board shall certify the bills for the purchases to the county executive and to the county auditor for payment as other claims against the county are paid. Payment shall be made from the funds appropriated for the hospital.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-13.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-19. Custodian of Hospital Money; Receipts and Disbursements

Sec. 19. The county treasurer is custodian of hospital money collected by the treasurer or deposited with the treasurer by the superintendent and shall disburse the money only upon warrant issued by the county auditor. The hospital money shall be known as the county tuberculosis hospital fund.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-2-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-20. Admission to Hospital; Applications; Discrimination; Payment for Services

Sec. 20. (a) Any resident of the county in which the hospital is located who desires treatment in the hospital may apply in person to the superintendent 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 the person's admission. The superintendent shall forward application forms without charge to any physician in the county, upon request. If practicable, application for admission to the hospital shall be made upon the forms. Upon receipt of the application, if it appears that the patient has tuberculosis and if there is a vacancy in the hospital, the superintendent shall notify the person to appear at the hospital. The superintendent shall admit a person to the hospital if, after an examination, the superintendent is satisfied that the person has tuberculosis.
(b) All applications must meet the following conditions:
(1) State whether, in the judgment of the physician, the person is able to pay in whole or in part for the person's care and treatment.
(2) Be filed and recorded in a book kept for that purpose in the order of receipt.
(c) When the hospital is completed and ready for the treatment of patients, or whenever there are vacancies, admission shall be made in the order in which the names of applicants who are certified by the superintendent to have tuberculosis appear in the application book.
(d) A patient shall not be discriminated against because the patient or the patient's relatives contribute to the cost of the patient's maintenance, in whole or in part. A patient may not pay more for the patient's maintenance than the average per capita cost of maintenance, including a reasonable allowance for the interest on the cost of the hospital. An officer or employee of the hospital may not accept from any patient any fee, payment, or gratuity for services.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-21. Payment for Care and Treatment; Liability

Sec. 21. (a) Whenever a patient is admitted to the hospital from the county in which the hospital is located, the superintendent shall inquire:
(1) as to the patient's circumstances; and
(2) of the relatives of the patient legally liable for the patient's support.
(b) If the patient or the patient's relatives are able to pay for the patient's care and treatment in whole or in part, the patient or the patient's relatives shall be directed to pay the treasurer of the hospital for the patient's support in proportion to the patient's or relatives' financial ability, but not to exceed the actual per capita cost of maintenance.
(c) The superintendent has the same authority to collect the sum from the estate of the patient or the patient's relatives legally liable for the patient's support as is possessed by the township trustee as administrator of township assistance in similar circumstances. If the superintendent finds that the patient or the patient's relatives are not able to pay either in whole or in part the patient becomes a charge upon the county.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.165.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-22. Care and Treatment of County Nonresidents

Sec. 22. (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.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-23. Care and Treatment of County Nonresidents; Payment; Liability

Sec. 23. (a) Whenever a superintendent receives an application for the admission of a patient with tuberculosis from the county executive of any other county, the superintendent shall notify the person to appear at the hospital if there is:
(1) a vacancy; and
(2) no pending application from a resident of the county in which the hospital is located.
(b) If the superintendent is satisfied that the patient has tuberculosis, the superintendent shall admit the patient to the hospital. The patient is a charge against the county executive of the county sending the patient, at a rate to be fixed by the board of managers. The rate may not exceed the per capita cost of maintenance, including a reasonable allowance for interest on the costs of the hospital. The bill shall, when verified, be audited and paid by the auditor of that county.
(c) The county executive shall investigate the circumstances of the patient and of the patient's relatives legally liable for the patient's support, and has the same authority as the township trustee as administrator of township assistance to collect the cost of the patient's maintenance according to the patient's relatives' financial ability.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.166.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-24. Donations Conditioned Upon Life Annuity

Sec. 24. (a) This section applies as follows:
(1) Whenever the county executive of a county secures a site for a county tuberculosis hospital.
(2) When a citizen offers to donate United States bonds or other marketable bonds or securities readily convertible into money to the county for the purpose of erection of proper buildings, or providing equipment for the hospital upon the condition that the county pay an annuity to the donor or a designated member of the donor's family, annually, during the life of the donor or the designated member in an amount:
(A) equal to the annual interest on bonds or securities donated; or
(B) not to exceed five percent (5%) interest, annually, money donated.
(b) The county executive, with the consent of the county fiscal body, may contract with the donor, binding upon the county, for the annuity described in subsection (a) upon the delivery of the bonds, securities, or money to the county, if:
(1) the donor or designated family member is at least sixty (60) years of age at the time of the contract; and
(2) the county executive and county fiscal body finds that it is in the interest of the county to accept the donation and enter into the contract.
(c) If the donation is made by husband and wife jointly, the annuity may be paid to the husband and wife jointly so long as they both live, and to continue to the survivor if either dies, and if both the husband and wife were at least sixty (60) years of age at the time of entering into the contract.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-4-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-25. Inspection of Hospitals; Duties of Resident Officers

Sec. 25. (a) The resident officer of the hospital shall do the following:
(1) Admit the managers and the county executive or representatives of the managers and the county executive into every part of the hospital.
(2) Give the managers and the county executive access on demand to all hospital accounts and records and shall furnish copies, abstracts, and reports whenever required by the managers and the county executive.
(b) Hospitals established or maintained under this chapter are subject to inspection by an authorized representative of the county executive of the county. The resident officers shall do the following:
(1) Admit these representatives into every part of the hospital and the hospital's buildings.
(2) Give the representative access on demand to all records, reports, books, papers, and accounts pertaining to the hospital.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-26. Joint County Hospitals; Apportionment of Costs; Board; Admissions

Sec. 26. (a) Two (2) or more counties may agree to establish and maintain a tuberculosis hospital.
(b) The county executives of counties proposing to cooperate may enter into an agreement to establish the hospital and shall apportion the cost among the counties cooperating according to the ratio of taxable property in the counties.
(c) The county executives of the counties constitute a board for the control of the tuberculosis hospital. The admission of patients must be based upon the population of the respective counties, but if there are not as many applications for admission as a county is entitled to, admission must be made in the order in which the applications are received.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-12.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers › 16-24-1-27. Application of Ic 5-4-1, Ic 5-4-5, Ic 5-22, and Ic 36-1-10 Through Ic 36-1-12

Sec. 27. IC 5-4-1, IC 5-4-5, IC 5-22, IC 36-1-10, IC 36-1-11, and IC 36-1-12 do not apply to this article unless this article specifies that the statute applies.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-1-4(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.49-1997, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 2. Operation of County Tuberculosis Hospitals in Allen, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Madison Counties › 16-24-2-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "county" refers to any of the following:
(1) A county having a population of more than three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) and less than four hundred thousand (400,000).
(2) A county having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) and less than three hundred thousand (300,000).
(3) A county having a population of more than one hundred eighty thousand (180,000) and less than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000).
(4) A county having a population of more than one hundred thirty thousand (130,000) and less than one hundred thirty-nine thousand (139,000).
(b) This chapter applies to a county, if the county meets the following conditions:
(1) The county owns a hospital for the treatment of patients with tuberculosis or other diseases, including chronic diseases and diseases requiring convalescent care.
(2) The county contracts with other counties for the treatment of the citizens of those other counties.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.170-2002, SEC.109; P.L.119-2012, SEC.143; P.L.104-2022, SEC.118.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 2. Operation of County Tuberculosis Hospitals in Allen, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Madison Counties › 16-24-2-2. "Contracting County" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "contracting county" means a county that contracts with a county having a hospital for the care of patients.
[1993 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 2. Operation of County Tuberculosis Hospitals in Allen, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Madison Counties › 16-24-2-3. Board of Managers; Qualifications; Terms of Office; Compensation; Expenses

Sec. 3. (a) The county executive of the county owning the tuberculosis hospital shall appoint a board of managers for the hospital consisting of four (4) residents of the county. Two (2) of the members must be licensed and practicing physicians. Not more than two (2) of the members may belong to the same political party. The board is a body corporate and politic.
(b) The term of office of each member of the board is four (4) years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. However, the first term of one (1) of the members expires annually. The members of the governing board are entitled to receive annual salaries not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600) each and payment for actual and necessary traveling and other expenses.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 2. Operation of County Tuberculosis Hospitals in Allen, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Madison Counties › 16-24-2-4. Official Visitor and Inspector; Term of Office; Compensation; Duties; Board of Visitors

Sec. 4. (a) The county executive of a contracting county shall appoint an official visitor and inspector of the tuberculosis hospital and the patients from the contracting county. The term of office of the official visitor is three (3) years. The official visitor is not entitled to compensation for service but the official visitor's actual and necessary traveling and other expenses shall be paid by the hospital.
(b) An official visitor shall do the following:
(1) The following:
(A) Inspect the hospital.
(B) Visit the patients of the contracting county.
(C) Consult with the superintendent.
(D) Report to the county executive of the visitor's county monthly.
(2) With the tuberculosis agencies of the contracting county, prepare the documents necessary to admit patients from the contracting county.
(3) The following:
(A) Inspect and visit the patient in the patient's home.
(B) Investigate the patient's financial condition.
(C) Report to the county executive at the time the county executive approves the patient's admission.
(4) Transport the patients to and from the hospital.
(c) The official visitors of the contracting counties constitute the board of visitors. The board of visitors shall do the following:
(1) Meet quarterly at the hospital.
(2) Transact the business of their respective counties.
(3) Report to their respective county executives.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 2. Operation of County Tuberculosis Hospitals in Allen, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Madison Counties › 16-24-2-5. Board of Affiliation and Public Relation

Sec. 5. (a) The governing board shall create a board of affiliation and public relation, which consists of the following:
(1) The president.
(2) The superintendent.
(3) The medical director.
(4) The superintendent of nurses.
(5) An executive secretary, to be appointed by the president and superintendent.
(b) The board of affiliation and public relation shall cooperate with the county executives of the contracting counties and county executives' official visitors.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 2. Operation of County Tuberculosis Hospitals in Allen, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Madison Counties › 16-24-2-6. Governing Board; Powers and Duties

Sec. 6. The governing board has the following powers and duties:
(1) To manage the affairs, property, and patients of the hospital and all matters relating to the government, discipline, contracts, and the finances of the hospital.
(2) To make rules and regulations for the operation of the hospital.
(3) To meet monthly, inspect the hospital, and hold the board's annual meeting in July of each year.
(4) To keep the books and accounts of the hospital and keep minutes of the board's proceedings. All records are open to the inspection of the board's members, the county executives of the counties owning or contracting with the hospital, the state board of accounts, and other public agencies authorized by law to inspect the hospital.
(5) To adopt an annual budget for the hospital.
(6) To elect a president, at least one (1) vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer and to appoint a superintendent. The office of president and superintendent may be held by one (1) person and the superintendent may act without salary, but is entitled to receive traveling and other expenses necessary or incidental to the office.
(7) To accept and hold in trust for the hospital a grant or devise of land, gift, bequest, or other donation for the benefit of the hospital in accordance with the terms of the gift and as the board considers beneficial.
(8) To contract for the care and treatment of persons with tuberculosis and other diseases, including chronic diseases and those diseases requiring convalescent care.
(9) To certify all bills and accounts and transmit the bills and accounts to the county executive of the county owning the hospital, who shall, if the county executive finds the bills and accounts correct, pay the bills and accounts out of hospital money.
(10) To annually report upon the operation of the hospital to the county executive of the county.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 2. Operation of County Tuberculosis Hospitals in Allen, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Madison Counties › 16-24-2-8. Treasurer; Duties

Sec. 8. (a) The treasurer shall do the following:
(1) Collect and receive all money due the hospital in the name of the hospital and deposit the money in a bank designated by the county executive.
(2) Keep an accurate account of the money collected and received and make a written report to the board of managers, at their regular monthly meeting.
(3) Before entering upon the treasurer's duties, post a bond in an amount determined by the board of managers to secure faithful performance.
(b) The board of managers shall transmit the funds to the treasurer of the county within ten (10) days after the meeting. The treasurer shall place the funds in a special fund for the exclusive use of the hospital.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 2. Operation of County Tuberculosis Hospitals in Allen, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Madison Counties › 16-24-2-9. Application for Admission; Examination; Payment for Care and Treatment

Sec. 9. (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.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 2. Operation of County Tuberculosis Hospitals in Allen, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Madison Counties › 16-24-2-10. Patient's Financial Circumstances; Inquiry; Payment According to Ability

Sec. 10. Whenever a patient is admitted to the hospital from the county in which the hospital is situated, the superintendent shall inquire into the circumstances of the patient and of the relatives of the patient legally liable for the patient's support. If the superintendent finds that the patient or the patient's relatives are able to pay for care and treatment, in whole or in part, the superintendent shall direct the patient or the patient's relatives to pay to the treasurer of the hospital a specified amount each week, in proportion to the patient's or the patient's relatives' financial ability. The hospital has the same authority to collect from the estate of the patient, or the patient's relatives legally liable for the patient's support, as the township trustee as administrator of township assistance in similar cases. If the patient or the patient's relatives are not able to pay, either in whole or in part, the care and treatment become a charge upon the county.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.167.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals › Chapter 2. Operation of County Tuberculosis Hospitals in Allen, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Madison Counties › 16-24-2-11. Care and Treatment of County Nonresidents; Contract; Appropriation; Tax Levy

Sec. 11. (a) The county executive of a county without a tuberculosis hospital may, by contract, arrange for the care and treatment of the county's citizens in a tuberculosis hospital in another county. The contract must fix the minimum number of patients to be sent to the hospital for any year and the amount of compensation to be paid for the care and treatment of those patients. The compensation must not exceed the actual cost of the operation of the hospital plus the interest charge on the bonded indebtedness of the hospital.
(b) The county fiscal body of the county contracting for the care and treatment of tuberculosis patients shall appropriate an amount out of the county general fund sufficient for the care and treatment of tuberculosis patients and this fund constitutes a special fund. The county may levy a tax for this purpose or the county executive may pay the hospital out of the general fund.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.