2018 Indiana Code
TITLE 16. Health
ARTICLE 24. TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITALS
CHAPTER 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of County Board; Board of Managers
16-24-1-4. 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) but less than two hundred seventy thousand (270,000) 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.
