2018 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.
