11-301. Discharge of patient capable of
self-support; violation; classification


A. A person admitted to the hospital shall be permitted to remain there so long as
he is sick or disabled or unable to earn a livelihood, and no longer. The contractor or
superintendent shall discharge from the hospital every person as soon as he is restored
to health and strength sufficient to support himself.


B. A contractor or person having charge of the hospital who knowingly permits a
person to remain in the hospital at the expense of the county after he is restored to
health and strength is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.