2020 Indiana Code
Title 16. Health
Article 24. Tuberculosis Hospitals
Chapter 2. Operation of County Tuberculosis Hospitals in Allen, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, and Madison Counties
16-24-2-15. Joint County Hospitals; Allocation of Costs; Board of Managers; Admissions Pro Rata and Otherwise
Sec. 15. (a) At least two (2) counties may agree to establish and maintain a tuberculosis hospital.
(b) The county executive of each county proposing to cooperate may enter into an agreement to establish the hospital and shall apportion the cost of establishing and maintaining the hospital among the cooperating counties, according to the ratio of taxable property in the counties. Each county executive shall appoint an equal number of the members of the board of managers but shall not appoint more than two (2) members. The number of patients admitted from the cooperating counties shall be based on the population of the counties. If there are not as many applications for admission as a county is entitled to, admission is made in the order the applications are received or as agreed among the cooperating counties.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-11-6-14.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
