2012 New York Consolidated Laws
GMU - General Municipal
Article 6 - (120 - 139-D) PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
129 - General powers and duties of superintendent.

 
    §   129.      General  powers  and  duties  of  superintendent.    The
  superintendent shall be the chief executive officer of the hospital and,
  subject to the by-laws,  rules  and  regulations  thereof,  and  to  the
  general control of the board of managers, shall:
    1.    Equip  the  hospital  with  all necessary furniture, appliances,
  fixtures and other needed facilities  for  the  care  and  treatment  of
  patients and for the use of officers and employees thereof, and purchase
  all necessary supplies, unless the board of managers shall designate the
  purchasing agent of a municipality as the purchasing agent of said board
  as provided in subdivision five of section one hundred twenty-eight.
    2.  Have general supervision and control of the records, accounts, and
  buildings  of  the  hospital  and  all  internal  affairs,  and maintain
  discipline therein, and enforce compliance with, and obedience  to,  all
  rules, by-laws, and regulations adopted by the board of managers for the
  government,   discipline  and  management  of  said  hospital,  and  the
  employees and inmates thereof.  He shall make and enforce  such  further
  rules, regulations and orders as he may deem necessary, not inconsistent
  with  law, or with the rules, regulations and directions of the board of
  managers.
    3.  Appoint such employees as he may think proper  and  necessary  for
  the efficient performance of the business of the hospital, and prescribe
  their duties; and discharge any such employee pursuant to the provisions
  of the civil service law.
    4.    Cause proper accounts and records of the business and operations
  of the hospital to be kept regularly from day to day, in  books  and  on
  forms  provided for that purpose; and see that such accounts and records
  are correctly made up for the annual report to the governing  board,  as
  required by subdivision seven of section one hundred and twenty-eight of
  this  chapter,  and present the same to the board of managers, who shall
  incorporate them in their annual report to the said governing board.
    5.  Receive into the hospital, under  the  rules  established  by  the
  board  of  managers, any person in the county, town, city or village who
  is sick or maimed or injured and  who  is  in  need  of  hospital  care,
  irrespective  of whether such person is able to pay for his care or not;
  and may also receive persons from without  the  county,  town,  city  or
  village,  provided  there is a vacancy in the hospital, and provided the
  reception of such person does not interfere with  the  proper  care  and
  treatment of persons received from the county, town, city or village.
    6.  Cause  to be kept proper records of the admission of all patients,
  their name, age, sex, color, marital condition,  residence,  occupation,
  place  of  last  employment and the names and addresses of their nearest
  relatives or friends.  He shall also cause a careful examination  to  be
  made  of the physical condition of all persons admitted to the hospital;
  and shall cause a record to be kept of the  condition  of  each  patient
  when admitted, and from time to time thereafter.
    7.    Discharge  from  said  hospital any patient who is found to have
  recovered from his illness sufficiently to  be  no  longer  in  need  of
  hospital  care,  or  who  shall wilfully or habitually violate the rules
  thereof, or who for any other reason is no longer a suitable patient for
  treatment therein; and shall make a full  report  thereof  at  the  next
  meeting of the board of managers.
    8.    Collect and receive all money due the hospital, keep an accurate
  account of the same, report the same at the ensuing monthly  meeting  of
  the  board of managers, and transmit the same within ten days after such
  meeting to the treasurer of the county, town, city or village  by  which
  the  hospital  is  maintained.    When a treasurer has been appointed as
  herein provided, all moneys collected and received by the superintendent
  shall be transmitted to the treasurer who shall deposit the  same  in  a

  bank  or  banks  in  the name of the hospital and he shall also at least
  once in each month transmit to the governing board an itemized statement
  thereof.
    9.    Give a bond before entering upon the discharge of his duties, in
  such sum as the board of managers may determine, to secure the  faithful
  performance of such duties.
    10.  Notwithstanding  any provisions of law, rule or regulation to the
  contrary, the board of  managers  of  the  hospital  may  authorize  the
  superintendents  of  said hospital to establish a system for the billing
  of patients for the care, maintenance or treatment received or furnished
  to patients in such facility.  Payment of such charges  by  means  of  a
  credit card may be authorized pursuant to section five of this chapter.