44:1-154.Ā  Hospitalization and other relief where treatment is urgent In all cases wherein medical or surgical treatment is urgent a person may beĀ  removed and admitted to a public or private hospital in the municipality inĀ  which he is found, and the director or those having charge of the hospital shall within a reasonable time ascertain from the sick person his name and place of residence, and if it shall appear that he is a poor person within the meaning of this chapter, a notice in writing shall immediately be sent to the overseer of the poor of the municipality from which the poor person was removedĀ  or where he resided prior to his removal. Upon receipt of the notice theĀ  overseer shall proceed and provide for the relief of the sick indigent personĀ  in the manner provided in this chapter, and the expense thereof shall be borneĀ  by the municipality in which he has gained a settlement.
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