2006 New York Code - Establishment Of Broome County Nursing Home.

 
    * §  126-b.  Establishment of Broome county nursing home. 1. The board
  of supervisors of Broome county may establish, as  hereinafter  in  this
  section   provided,   a  nursing  home  to  be  approved  by  the  state
  commissioner  of  health.  All  expenditures  incurred  by   the   state
  commissioner  of  health  for  and  in  connection  with  the  location,
  construction and operation of such nursing home shall be a  charge  upon
  the  county, and provision shall be made for the payment therefor by the
  board of supervisors of such county in the same manner as in the case of
  other charges against the county.
    2. If the state commissioner of health shall  approve,  Broome  county
  may use a building or buildings formerly used as a tuberculosis hospital
  or sanitorium.
    3.  When the board of supervisors of such county shall have determined
  to establish a nursing home as hereinbefore provided, such board  shall:
  (a)  Erect  all  necessary  buildings  and  alter  any buildings, on the
  property when acquired for the use of said nursing home,  provided  that
  the  location  of  the  buildings  and  the  plans  and such part of the
  specifications as shall be required by the state commissioner of  health
  for  such  erection  or alteration, together with the initial equipment,
  shall first be approved by the state commissioner of health. Any changes
  in such location or plans shall also be  first  approved  by  the  state
  commissioner  of  health,  and  the state commissioner of health and his
  duly authorized representatives shall have the  power  to  inspect  such
  nursing  home  during  the course of its construction for the purpose of
  seeing that such plans are complied with.
    (b) Cause to be assessed, levied and collected such sums of  money  as
  it  shall  deem necessary for suitable lands, buildings and improvements
  for said nursing home and for the maintenance thereof, and for all other
  necessary expenditures therefor; or may  finance  expenditures  for  the
  erection  of  such nursing home and for the purchase of a site therefor,
  pursuant to the provisions of the local finance law.
    (c) Accept in its discretion and hold in trust  for  the  county,  any
  grant  or  devise  of  land,  or  any  gift or bequest of money or other
  personal property, or any donation to be applied, principal  or  income,
  or  both,  for  the  benefit of said nursing home, and apply the same in
  accordance with the terms of the gift.
    (d) Whenever it shall deem it in the public interest  so  to  do,  and
  notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of this chapter or of any
  other general or special law, change the location of such  nursing  home
  and acquire a new site by purchase, lease or condemnation, and establish
  the nursing home thereon.
    4.  When the board of supervisors of such county shall have determined
  to establish a nursing home as hereinbefore provided, it  shall,  except
  where  a board of managers has been appointed as provided in subdivision
  five of this section, appoint a superintendent of the  nursing  home  to
  hold  office at the pleasure of such board. Such superintendent shall be
  the chief executive officer of such home and, subject to by-laws,  rules
  and  regulations  established by the board of supervisors governing such
  home, he shall: (a) Before entering upon the discharge  of  his  duties,
  file  a  bond  in such sum as the board of supervisors may determine, to
  secure the faithful performance of such duties.
    (b) Equip the nursing home with all necessary  furniture,  appliances,
  fixtures  and  other  needed facilities for the care of patients and for
  the use of officers  and  employees  thereof,  and  shall  purchase  all
  necessary supplies.
    (c)  Have general supervision and control of the records, accounts and
  buildings of the nursing home and all  internal  affairs,  and  maintain
  discipline  therein  and  enforce  compliance  with and obedience to all
  by-laws, rules and regulations adopted by the board of  supervisors  for
  the  government,  discipline and management of said nursing home and the
  employees and patients thereof;  and  shall  make  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
  supervisors.
    (d)   Appoint  such  resident  officers  and  such  employees  as  are
  authorized by the board of supervisors for the efficient performance  of
  the  business  of  the nursing home, and prescribe their duties; and for
  cause stated in writing, after an opportunity to be heard, discharge any
  such officer or employee at his discretion.
    (e) Cause proper accounts and records of the business and operation of
  the nursing home to be kept regularly from day  to  day,  in  books  and
  records  provided for that purpose; and shall see that such accounts and
  records are correctly made up for the annual  report  to  the  board  of
  supervisors.
    (f)  Receive  into  the  nursing  home in the order of application any
  person who is entitled to admission thereto under the by-laws, rules and
  regulations governing said nursing home; and  shall  cause  to  be  kept
  proper  accounts  and  records  of  the admission of all patients, their
  name, age, sex, color,  marital  condition,  residence,  occupation  and
  place of last employment.
    (g)  Cause  a  record to be kept of the condition of each patient when
  admitted and from time to time thereafter.
    (h) Discharge from said nursing home any patient who shall wilfully or
  habitually violate the rules thereof;  or  who  is  found  not  to  need
  further  care  or  treatment and to have recovered therefrom; 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
  supervisors.
    (i)  Collect  and  receive  all  moneys  due the nursing home, keep an
  accurate account of the same, and transmit same to the treasurer of  the
  county monthly on or before the tenth day of the month.
    5. Where the board of supervisors of such county shall have determined
  to  establish  a nursing home as hereinbefore provided, it may appoint a
  board of managers in the same manner as provided in section one  hundred
  twenty-seven   of  this  chapter,  and  such  board  of  managers,  when
  appointed, shall have all the powers and duties of a board  of  managers
  of  a  public  general  hospital  as  set  forth  in section one hundred
  twenty-eight of this chapter.
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