CHAPTER 1. COUNTY TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITALS; POWER OF COUNTY BOARD; BOARD OF MANAGERS
IC 16-24
ARTICLE 24. TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITALS
IC 16-24-1
Chapter 1. County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Power of CountyBoard; Board of Managers
IC 16-24-1-1
Treatment of nontubercular patients; tuberculosis funds restricted
Sec. 1. A hospital organized under:
(1) this article; or
(2) IC 16-11 (before its repeal on July 1, 1993);
may treat patients with chronic diseases other than tuberculosis.However, funds from the state contributed for tuberculosis cases areavailable only to individuals with tuberculosis.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-2
Establishment of hospital; powers of county executive
Sec. 2. The county executive of a county may establish a countyhospital for the care and treatment of persons with tuberculosis.When the county executive votes to establish a hospital, the countyexecutive may do the following:
(1) Purchase or lease real property or acquire the real propertyand easements by condemnation proceedings.
(2) Erect buildings, make improvements, repairs, andalterations, subject to approval by the state department.
(3) With the approval of the county fiscal body, and based uponestimates of the governing board, assess, levy, and collectmoney necessary for suitable lands, buildings, improvements,maintenance, and other necessary expenditures for the hospital.
(4) Borrow money to erect, furnish, and equip the hospital andto purchase a site on the credit of the county and issue countyobligations as the county executive may do for other countypurposes.
(5) Accept and hold in trust for the county, and to comply withthe terms of, any of the following:
(A) A grant or devise of land.
(B) A gift or bequest of money or other personal property.
(C) A donation for the benefit of the hospital.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-3
Annual funding; taxation; additional appropriations
Sec. 3. The board annually shall make an estimate for andrecommend to the county fiscal body a tax rate and levy to providefunds for the operation and maintenance of the hospital. The countyfiscal body shall adopt a budget and fix a levy and tax rate that, whenadded to estimated hospital revenues, will provide the amountsappropriated for the hospital. The county fiscal body may make
additional appropriations from the county general fund to make updeficits in estimated revenue or for emergencies.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-4
Counties over 200,000 and under 300,000; qualification of hospitalsunder Medicare and Medicaid programs; superintendent
Sec. 4. (a) The county executive of a county having a populationof more than two hundred thousand (200,000) but less than threehundred thousand (300,000) may use the county's tuberculosishospitals to treat patients with tuberculosis and for other purposesnecessary to qualify under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Atthe discretion of the county executive, tuberculosis hospitals maybecome affiliated with a hospital in the community to enable thetuberculosis hospital to be fully utilized under all programs available.
(b) The superintendent of hospitals located in a county describedunder subsection (a) must be a qualified hospital administrator or anexperienced physician selected by the governing board. The boardshall delegate to the superintendent and all other personnel the dutiesof the board's respective positions.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-5
Governing board; membership; terms of office
Sec. 5. (a) When the county executive establishes a hospital forthe care and treatment of persons with tuberculosis, the countyexecutive shall appoint a governing board of the hospital. The boardconsists of four (4) members who are residents of the county, and atleast two (2) of whom must be licensed physicians.
(b) The initial appointments are as follows:
(1) One (1) member for a term of four (4) years.
(2) One (1) member for a term of three (3) years.
(3) One (1) member for a term of two (2) years.
(4) One (1) member for a term of one (1) year.
(c) Appointments of successors are for terms of four (4) years.However, appointments to fill vacancies are for the unexpired term.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-6
Absences creating vacancy; excuse
Sec. 6. Failure of a member of the governing board to attend three(3) consecutive meetings of the board creates a vacancy in themember's office unless the absence is excused by formal action bythe governing board.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-7
Compensation; expenses
Sec. 7. The members of the governing board are not entitled tocompensation for their services and are allowed their actual and
necessary traveling and other expenses to be audited and paid in thesame manner as the other expenses at the hospital by the countyexecutive.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-8
Removal for cause; hearing
Sec. 8. A member of the governing board may be removed fromoffice by the county executive for cause after the manager is givenan opportunity to be heard.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-9
Counties over 300,000 and under 400,000 or over 200,000 andunder 300,000; board of managers; membership; terms of office
Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to a county having a population of:
(1) more than three hundred thousand (300,000) but less thanfour hundred thousand (400,000); or
(2) more than two hundred thousand (200,000) but less thanthree hundred thousand (300,000).
(b) The board of managers of the hospital consists of seven (7)members chosen by the county executive. The members must:
(1) be chosen without regard for political affiliation;
(2) be citizens of the county; and
(3) include at least two (2) licensed physicians.
(c) The term of office of each member of the board is four (4)years. The terms of not more than two (2) of the managers expireannually. The terms of the members of the board may not be altered.The initial appointments are for the respective terms of three (3)years, two (2) years, and one (1) year. Appointments of successorsare for terms of four (4) years. Appointments to fill vacancies are forthe unexpired term.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-10
Conflicts of interest
Sec. 10. A board member may not have a personal pecuniaryinterest in the furnishing of services to the hospital.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-11
President; vice president
Sec. 11. The board of managers shall elect from its members apresident and at least one (1) vice president.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-12
Powers and duties of board of managers
Sec. 12. The board of managers has the following powers andduties: (1) To appoint a superintendent of the hospital as an executiveofficer who shall manage the hospital on behalf of the board ofmanagers. A superintendent appointed:
(A) after January 1, 1982, must:
(i) be experienced in administration and qualified bytraining to manage the hospital;
(ii) have a baccalaureate degree and at least three (3) yearsexperience in administration in a hospital or related healthcare facility; and
(iii) have a graduate degree in health facilityadministration and have completed at least one (1) yearresidency in a hospital or equivalent experience; and
(B) on or before January 1, 1982, must:
(i) be experienced in administration and qualified bytraining to manage the hospital; and
(ii) have a graduate degree in health facility administrationand have completed at least one (1) year residency in ahospital or an equivalent experience, or have abaccalaureate degree and at least three (3) yearsexperience in administration in a hospital or related healthcare facility.
(2) To fix the salaries of the superintendent, the businessmanager, and other officers and employees within the limitsapproved by the county executive or the county fiscal body. Thesalaries are compensation in full for all services rendered.
(3) To determine the time required to be spent at the hospital bythe superintendent in the discharge of the superintendent'sduties.
(4) To supervise, manage, and control the hospital, and thehospital's grounds, buildings, officers, employees, and patients,and all matters relating to the government, discipline, contracts,and fiscal concerns of the hospital, and to make rules to carryout the purpose of the hospital.
(5) To inspect the hospital and be informed of the affairs andmanagement of the hospital.
(6) To keep a proper record of the board's proceedings open atall times to the inspection of members, the county executive, thecounty fiscal body, and authorized representatives of the statedepartment.
(7) To allow bills and accounts, including wages and salaries,without advertising the filing of claims, and to certify andtransmit the bills and accounts to the county auditor forpayment from appropriations made for that purpose by thecounty fiscal body.
(8) To make a detailed report to the county executive annually,and at the time as the executive directs, that includes thefollowing:
(A) Information on the operations of the hospital.
(B) The number of patients received and the methods andresults of treatment. (C) Detailed estimates of the money required during theensuing year for all purposes, including maintenance,direction of buildings, repairs, renewals, extensions,improvements, betterments, replacements, and othernecessary purposes.
(D) Other matters the county executive requires.
(9) To receive, administer, and hold for the benefit of thehospital, gifts, donations, bequests, and trusts of property of anynature or kind made or given to a hospital, and to agree toconditions and terms specified by the donor. The board is notrequired to account to any municipal, county, or state officialconcerning the disposition or use of this property or the incomederived from the property except that the funds are subject toexamination by the state board of accounts or the countyexecutive. Gifts, donations, bequests, or trusts made or givenbefore March 6, 1947, that are not administered by the board,come within the jurisdiction of the board for administration.Funds received from donors or income from gifts or bequestsshall not be taken into account for expenditure in thepreparation of the hospital budget.
(10) To determine, as of January 1 and July 1 of each year,whether the hospital is fully utilized by tuberculosis patients. Ifthe board finds that the demand for care of tuberculosis patientsdoes not warrant the full utilization of the hospital, the boardmay authorize the hospital to furnish care to persons sufferingfrom chronic illnesses other than tuberculosis, upon terms andconditions of admission, treatment, care, and payment as theboard prescribes.
(11) To meet at least one (1) time each month at a designatedplace in the county where the hospital is located, and at leastone (1) time each year on the hospital premises.
(12) To expend hospital funds, advance tuition payments, orestablish a tuition refund program for the education orprofessional improvement of nurses and other professional ortechnical employees for inservice training, seminars, or specialcourses of instruction, for the direct benefit to the hospital.
(13) To contract for the sharing or purchase of services withother hospitals when considered economically feasible by theboard.
(14) To contract for services reasonably required for theoperation and maintenance of the hospital, including themanagement of the hospital, on terms and conditions consideredreasonable by the board.
(15) Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, to fix thecompensation of hospital employees and adopt personnel andmanagement policies that may include the following:
(A) An employee benefit program that provides for paidvacations, sick leave, paid holidays, paid personal leave, andpaid leave for purposes of attending educational seminars.
(B) Payment of advertising and placement fees for personnel
and physicians.
(C) Programs for the benefit of the personnel, volunteers, orphysicians that directly contribute to productivity or morale,at an annual cost not to exceed the lesser of the following:
(i) One quarter of one percent (0.25%) of total hospitalrevenues for the preceding calendar year.
(ii) Four thousand dollars ($4,000).
(D) Except as provided in section 15 of this chapter, a planto provide coverage for the illness or accidental disability ofhospital employees and insurance plans for hospitalpersonnel from any insurance company licensed to transactbusiness in Indiana.
(E) Pension and retirement plans for hospital personnel fromany company authorized to do business in Indiana.
(F) Participation in the public employees' retirement fundsubject to IC 5-10.3-6.
(G) Deferred compensation agreements with employees andother personnel. Deferred obligations may be funded bycontracting with insurance companies licensed to transactbusiness in Indiana.
(H) Payment of dues of the superintendent and departmentheads for membership in local, state, or national hospital orprofessional organizations if the board determines that thoseexpenditures directly benefit the hospital.
(I) Operation of employee registries for part-time ortemporary hospital employees.
Planned expenditures and programs shall be incorporated in theannual hospital budget subject to the approval of the countyexecutive and the county fiscal body.
(16) To purchase insurance coverage for the protection of thehospital in amounts and under conditions the board considersreasonable and necessary, including liability or malpracticecoverage for board members, the officers, employees,volunteers, and members of medical staff committees foromissions or acts committed in the performance of services forthe hospital. The board may for the express purpose ofacquiring malpractice coverage assist in the formation of amutual insurance company that does not issue assessablepolicies.
(17) To expend hospital funds for the following:
(A) Reasonable expenses incurred by persons and theirspouses who are interviewed for employment or for medicalstaff appointment.
(B) Reasonable moving expenses if the persons areemployed or appointed.
(18) To use automated data processing systems to keep hospitalrecords and to purchase, lease, operate, or contract for the useof any automated data processing equipment subject toIC 5-17-1. Any major purchases or lease of data processingequipment or systems must be reviewed with the county data
processing board.
(19) To dispose of the following:
(A) By sale or otherwise, personal property of limited or nouse to the hospital without advertising, auctioning, orrequesting bids if the salvage value does not exceed twothousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(B) Other personal property that the board considers nolonger necessary for hospital purposes at public auction afteran appraisal by three (3) disinterested owners of taxable realproperty in the county.
The board shall publish notice of the sale one (1) time at leastseven (7) days before the date of the sale. The board shalldetermine the time, terms, and conditions of the sale.
(20) To enter into agreements with credit card companies ororganizations authorized to do business in Indiana and to acceptcredit card payments for services provided.
(21) To contract for services of consultants, architects, or otherprofessional persons or firms, including shared services orpurchasing organizations, when considered necessary by theboard or when not in conflict with this chapter.
(22) To purchase, construct, remodel, repair, enlarge, oracquire, including the leasing of county real property with leaseback provisions for carrying out this chapter, a building withinor outside the county for hospital purposes. If the building islocated outside of the county, the board must receive theapproval of the county executive and the county fiscal body ofthe county in which the hospital or building is located.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-13
Compliance with IC 36-1-12
Sec. 13. In the construction, alteration, remodeling, or repair ofany building or other structure, a governing board shall comply withIC 36-1-12.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-14
Bids, proposals, or quotations submitted by trusts; requirements
Sec. 14. If a board of managers disposes of real property orawards a contract for the procurement of property by acceptance ofbids, proposals, or quotations, a bid, proposal, or quotation submittedby a trust (as defined in IC 30-4-1-1(a)) must identify the following:
(1) The beneficiary of the trust.
(2) The settlor empowered to revoke or modify the trust.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-15
Group insurance
Sec. 15. (a) This section applies to a county having a populationof any of the following: (1) More than one hundred seventy thousand (170,000) but lessthan one hundred eighty thousand (180,000).
(2) More than one hundred thirty thousand (130,000) but lessthan one hundred forty-five thousand (145,000).
(3) More than one hundred eighty-two thousand seven hundredninety (182,790) but less than two hundred thousand (200,000).
(4) More than one hundred eighteen thousand (118,000) but lessthan one hundred twenty thousand (120,000).
(b) The board of managers of a hospital for the treatment ofpatients afflicted with tuberculosis or other diseases, includingchronic diseases and those requiring convalescent care, that contractswith other counties for the treatment of the citizens of other counties,may provide not more than one-half (1/2) of the cost of a program ofgroup life insurance and group health, accident, and hospitalizationinsurance for the hospital's employees. The members of the familiesand dependents of the employees may participate in a program ofgroup health, accident, and hospitalization insurance at no cost to thehospital.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.170-2002,SEC.108.
IC 16-24-1-16
Business manager
Sec. 16. (a) The governing board shall appoint a business managerfor a tuberculosis hospital located in the following counties:
(1) Having a consolidated city.
(2) Having a population of more than three hundred thousand(300,000) but less than four hundred thousand (400,000).
(3) Having a population of more than two hundred thousand(200,000) but less than three hundred thousand (300,000).
(b) The business manager is directly responsible to and serves atthe pleasure of the governing board. The governing board shallprescribe the duties of the business manager.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-17
Powers and duties of business manager
Sec. 17. A business manager has the following powers and duties:
(1) To do the following:
(A) Keep proper and accurate daily accounts and records ofthe business and operations of the hospital in books andrecords provided for that purpose.
(B) Present the accounts and records to the board ofmanagers, who shall incorporate the accounts and records inthe governing board's annual report to the county executives.
(2) To do the following:
(A) Collect, receive, and keep accounts for all money duethe hospital.
(B) Report these matters at the monthly meetings of theboard of managers. (C) Transmit the money to the treasurer of the county withinten (10) days after each monthly meeting.
(3) Before entering upon the business manager's duties, to givea bond in the amount and with the sureties that the governingboard determines to secure the faithful performance of thebusiness manager's duties.
(4) To purchase, from the lowest and best bidder and within thehospital budget, all items or articles used in the hospital for themaintenance and subsistence of the patients, including food,groceries, meat, milk, medicine, and medical supplies. Thegoverning board shall certify the bills for the purchases to thecounty executive and to the county auditor for payment as otherclaims against the county are paid. Payment shall be made fromthe funds appropriated for the hospital.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-18
Superintendent; powers and responsibilities
Sec. 18. The superintendent is the chief executive officer of thehospital and subject to the bylaws and rules of the hospital and to thepowers of the board of managers. The superintendent has thefollowing powers and responsibilities:
(1) To do the following:
(A) Equip the hospital and other necessary facilities for thefollowing:
(i) The care and treatment of patients.
(ii) Use of officers and employees.
(B) In counties without a business manager or purchasingagent for the hospital, to purchase all necessary supplies.
(2) To do the following:
(A) Supervise and control the records, accounts, andbuildings of the hospital and the hospital's internal affairs.
(B) Maintain discipline and enforce all rules, bylaws, andregulations adopted by the board of managers for thegovernment, discipline, and management of the hospital andthe hospital's employees and patients.
(3) To do the following:
(A) Appoint officers and employees for the efficientperformance of hospital business.
(B) Prescribe officer and employee duties.
(C) For cause stated in writing, after an opportunity to beheard, discharge any officer or employee.
(4) To do the following:
(A) Keep proper accounts and records of the business andoperations of the hospital.
(B) Make an annual report to the board of managers, whoshall incorporate the hospital records in the board's report tothe county executive.
(5) To receive into the hospital, under the general direction ofthe board of managers, in the order of application, a person with
tuberculosis in any form who meets either of the followingconditions:
(A) Has resided in the county for at least one (1) year beforeapplying for admission to the hospital.
(B) Is a resident of another county as provided in thischapter.
(6) To keep proper accounts and records of patient admissions,including name, age, sex, race, nationality, marital status,residence, occupation, and place of last employment.
(7) To do the following:
(A) Cause a careful examination to be made of the physicalcondition of persons admitted to the hospital.
(B) Provide for appropriate treatment of each patient.
(C) Keep records of the condition and treatment of eachpatient.
(8) To discharge from the hospital any patient who meets anyof the following conditions:
(A) The patient willfully or habitually violates the rules.
(B) The patient does not have tuberculosis or who hasrecovered.
(C) The patient is no longer a suitable patient for treatment.
The superintendent shall make a full report of a patient'sdischarge at the next meeting of the board of managers.
(9) Before discharging the superintendent's duties, to give abond in an amount and with sureties that the board of managersdetermines to secure the faithful performance of thesuperintendent's duties.
(10) If the hospital does not have a business manager, to do thefollowing:
(A) Collect and receive money due to the hospital, excepttaxes and state-aid funds.
(B) Keep an accurate account of money due to the hospitaland report the accounting at the monthly meetings of theboard of managers.
(C) Transmit the money to the treasurer of the county withinten (10) days after each board meeting.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-19
Custodian of hospital money; receipts and disbursements
Sec. 19. The county treasurer is custodian of hospital moneycollected by the treasurer or deposited with the treasurer by thesuperintendent and shall disburse the money only upon warrantissued by the county auditor. The hospital money shall be known asthe county tuberculosis hospital fund.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-20
Admission to hospital; applications; discrimination; payment forservices Sec. 20. (a) Any resident of the county in which the hospital islocated who desires treatment in the hospital may apply in person tothe superintendent or to a physician for examination. If the physicianfinds that the person has tuberculosis in any form, the physician mayapply to the superintendent of the hospital for the person's admission.The superintendent shall forward application forms without chargeto any physician in the county, upon request. If practicable,application for admission to the hospital shall be made upon theforms. Upon receipt of the application, if it appears that the patienthas tuberculosis and if there is a vacancy in the hospital, thesuperintendent shall notify the person to appear at the hospital. Thesuperintendent shall admit a person to the hospital if, after anexamination, the superintendent is satisfied that the person hastuberculosis.
(b) All applications must meet the following conditions:
(1) State whether, in the judgment of the physician, the personis able to pay in whole or in part for the person's care andtreatment.
(2) Be filed and recorded in a book kept for that purpose in theorder of receipt.
(c) When the hospital is completed and ready for the treatment ofpatients, or whenever there are vacancies, admission shall be madein the order in which the names of applicants who are certified by thesuperintendent to have tuberculosis appear in the application book.
(d) A patient shall not be discriminated against because the patientor the patient's relatives contribute to the cost of the patient'smaintenance, in whole or in part. A patient may not pay more for thepatient's maintenance than the average per capita cost ofmaintenance, including a reasonable allowance for the interest on thecost of the hospital. An officer or employee of the hospital may notaccept from any patient any fee, payment, or gratuity for services.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-21
Payment for care and treatment; liability
Sec. 21. (a) Whenever a patient is admitted to the hospital fromthe county in which the hospital is located, the superintendent shallinquire:
(1) as to the patient's circumstances; and
(2) of the relatives of the patient legally liable for the patient'ssupport.
(b) If the patient or the patient's relatives are able to pay for thepatient's care and treatment in whole or in part, the patient or thepatient's relatives shall be directed to pay the treasurer of the hospitalfor the patient's support in proportion to the patient's or relatives'financial ability, but not to exceed the actual per capita cost ofmaintenance.
(c) The superintendent has the same authority to collect the sumfrom the estate of the patient or the patient's relatives legally liablefor the patient's support as is possessed by the township trustee as
administrator of township assistance in similar circumstances. If thesuperintendent finds that the patient or the patient's relatives are notable to pay either in whole or in part the patient becomes a chargeupon the county.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.165.
IC 16-24-1-22
Care and treatment of county nonresidents
Sec. 22. (a) If a county does not have a county tuberculosishospital, the county executive may, by contract, arrange for the careand treatment of the county's citizens in a tuberculosis hospital inanother county. The contract must state the minimum number ofpatients to be sent to the institution for any one (1) year and theamount of compensation to be paid by the county executive.
(b) The county fiscal body contracting for the care and treatmentof tuberculosis patients shall appropriate out of that county's generalfund sufficient money for the care and treatment of tuberculosispatients. The fund constitutes a special fund for the care andtreatment of tuberculosis patients if the county has the right to levya tax for that purpose.
(c) Any person residing in a county without a tuberculosishospital who desires treatment in the hospital of another county mayapply in writing to the county auditor of the county in which theperson resides, on a form provided by the superintendent of theinstitution of the other county, with a physician's certificate statingthat the physician has within ten (10) days examined the person, andthat in the physician's judgment the person is suffering fromtuberculosis. The auditor shall forward the application and certificateto the county executive. If the county executive finds that the factsin the application are true, the county executive shall record thecounty executive's findings and send the application to thesuperintendent of a county tuberculosis hospital with whom thecounty executive has contracted. After the patient is accepted, thecounty executive shall provide for transportation to and maintenanceat the hospital.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-23
Care and treatment of county nonresidents; payment; liability
Sec. 23. (a) Whenever a superintendent receives an application forthe admission of a patient with tuberculosis from the countyexecutive of any other county, the superintendent shall notify theperson to appear at the hospital if there is:
(1) a vacancy; and
(2) no pending application from a resident of the county inwhich the hospital is located.
(b) If the superintendent is satisfied that the patient hastuberculosis, the superintendent shall admit the patient to thehospital. The patient is a charge against the county executive of thecounty sending the patient, at a rate to be fixed by the board of
managers. The rate may not exceed the per capita cost ofmaintenance, including a reasonable allowance for interest on thecosts of the hospital. The bill shall, when verified, be audited andpaid by the auditor of that county.
(c) The county executive shall investigate the circumstances of thepatient and of the patient's relatives legally liable for the patient'ssupport, and has the same authority as the township trustee asadministrator of township assistance to collect the cost of thepatient's maintenance according to the patient's relatives' financialability.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.166.
IC 16-24-1-24
Donations conditioned upon life annuity
Sec. 24. (a) This section applies as follows:
(1) Whenever the county executive of a county secures a site fora county tuberculosis hospital.
(2) When a citizen offers to donate United States bonds or othermarketable bonds or securities readily convertible into moneyto the county for the purpose of erection of proper buildings, orproviding equipment for the hospital upon the condition that thecounty pay an annuity to the donor or a designated member ofthe donor's family, annually, during the life of the donor or thedesignated member in an amount:
(A) equal to the annual interest on bonds or securitiesdonated; or
(B) not to exceed five percent (5%) interest, annually,money donated.
(b) The county executive, with the consent of the county fiscalbody, may contract with the donor, binding upon the county, for theannuity described in subsection (a) upon the delivery of the bonds,securities, or money to the county, if:
(1) the donor or designated family member is at least sixty (60)years of age at the time of the contract; and
(2) the county executive and county fiscal body finds that it isin the interest of the county to accept the donation and enterinto the contract.
(c) If the donation is made by husband and wife jointly, theannuity may be paid to the husband and wife jointly so long as theyboth live, and to continue to the survivor if either dies, and if both thehusband and wife were at least sixty (60) years of age at the time ofentering into the contract.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-25
Inspection of hospitals; duties of resident officers
Sec. 25. (a) The resident officer of the hospital shall do thefollowing:
(1) Admit the managers and the county executive orrepresentatives of the managers and the county executive into
every part of the hospital.
(2) Give the managers and the county executive access ondemand to all hospital accounts and records and shall furnishcopies, abstracts, and reports whenever required by themanagers and the county executive.
(b) Hospitals established or maintained under this chapter aresubject to inspection by an authorized representative of the countyexecutive of the county. The resident officers shall do the following:
(1) Admit these representatives into every part of the hospitaland the hospital's buildings.
(2) Give the representative access on demand to all records,reports, books, papers, and accounts pertaining to the hospital.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-26
Joint county hospitals; apportionment of costs; board; admissions
Sec. 26. (a) Two (2) or more counties may agree to establish andmaintain a tuberculosis hospital.
(b) The county executives of counties proposing to cooperate mayenter into an agreement to establish the hospital and shall apportionthe cost among the counties cooperating according to the ratio oftaxable property in the counties.
(c) The county executives of the counties constitute a board forthe control of the tuberculosis hospital. The admission of patientsmust be based upon the population of the respective counties, but ifthere are not as many applications for admission as a county isentitled to, admission must be made in the order in which theapplications are received.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7.
IC 16-24-1-27
Application of IC 5-4-1, IC 5-4-5, IC 5-22, and IC 36-1-10 throughIC 36-1-12
Sec. 27. IC 5-4-1, IC 5-4-5, IC 5-22, IC 36-1-10, IC 36-1-11, andIC 36-1-12 do not apply to this article unless this article specifies thatthe statute applies.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.49-1997, SEC.50.