14-647. Same; use of hospital; fees; rules and regulations.
14-647
14-647. Same; use of hospital; fees; rules and regulations.
Every hospital established under this act shall be for the benefit of
all the inhabitants of said city, and of any person falling sick or being
injured or maimed within its limits, but every such inhabitant or person
shall pay to the governing body of the city, or such officer as it shall
designate for such city hospital, a reasonable compensation for occupancy,
nursing, care, medicine or attendants, according to the rules and
regulations prescribed by said governing body, such hospital always being
subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as said governing body
shall adopt in order to render the use of such hospital of the greatest
benefit to the greatest number. Said governing body may waive the payment
to such governing body of compensation from any person who by reason of
misfortune is unable to pay therefor; and said governing body may exclude
from the use of such hospital any and all inhabitants and persons who shall
willfully violate such rules and regulations; and said governing body may
extend the privileges and use of such hospital to persons residing outside
of such city upon such terms and conditions as said governing body may from
time to time by its rules and regulations prescribe.
History: L. 1941, ch. 159, § 7; L. 1945, ch. 137, § 6; Feb. 23.