CHAPTER 7. HEALTH CENTERS IN ALLEN COUNTY AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY
IC 12-30-7
Chapter 7. Health Centers in Allen County and St. Joseph County
IC 12-30-7-1
Application of chapter
Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a county that meets the
following conditions:
(1) Has a population of more than three hundred thousand
(300,000) but less than four hundred thousand (400,000).
(2) Maintains, owns, or maintains and owns a county home for
the support and care of persons who are aged, blind, destitute,
homeless, infirm, chronically ill, or in need of nursing or
convalescent care, but who do not require hospitalization.
(3) Maintains, owns, or maintains and owns a hospital for the
treatment of patients afflicted with tuberculosis and other
chronic diseases that contracts with other counties for the
treatment of citizens of the other counties.
(b) This chapter applies to a county that meets the following
conditions:
(1) Has a population of more than two hundred thousand
(200,000) but less than three hundred thousand (300,000).
(2) Maintains or owns a county home for the support and care
of persons who are aged, blind, destitute, homeless, infirm,
chronically ill, or in need of nursing or convalescent care, but
who do not require hospitalization.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-2
Contracting county defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "contracting county" means a
county that contracts with the county having a health center for the
care of patients afflicted with tuberculosis or other chronic diseases.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-3
Fund defined
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the county health
center fund established by this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-4
Counties having population of more than 300,000 but less than
400,000; consolidation of property and supplies; health centers;
divisions
Sec. 4. (a) A county described in section 1(a) of this chapter shall
consolidate all real property, buildings, equipment, supplies,
employees, insurance, and equity of the county home and the hospital
and operate both as one (1) entity to be known as the
"________________ Health Center".
(b) The health center must include at least the following two (2)
divisions:
(1) The health care facility division.
(2) The hospital division.
(c) Other divisions may be added as necessary.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-5
Counties having population of more than 200,000 but less than
300,000; health centers; hospital divisions
Sec. 5. (a) A county described in section 1(b) of this chapter shall
name and operate the county's county home as the "___________
Health Center".
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the health
center does not have a hospital division.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-6
Taxation; support of health centers
Sec. 6. The board of commissioners of a county shall, with the
approval of the county council, cause to be assessed, levied, and
collected the amounts of money the board of commissioners
considers necessary for the following:
(1) Suitable lands, buildings, and improvements for the health
center.
(2) Maintenance of the health center.
(3) All other necessary expenditures.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-7
Borrowing money and issuing county obligations; support of health
centers
Sec. 7. The board of commissioners shall, with the approval of the
county fiscal body, borrow money by the issue of county obligations,
as the board of commissioners may do for other county purposes, for
the following:
(1) The erection, furnishing, refurnishing, equipping, or
reequipping of the health center.
(2) The purchase of a site for the health center.
(3) Additions to the site.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-8
Fixing levy and rate of taxation; additional appropriations
Sec. 8. The board of commissioners shall annually recommend to
the county fiscal body a tax rate and levy to provide the necessary
money for the operation and maintenance of the health center based
upon the estimates of the board of managers of the health center. The
county fiscal body shall adopt a budget and fix a levy and rate of
taxation that, when added to all estimated health center revenues, is
sufficient to provide the amounts appropriated for the health center.
The county fiscal body may make additional appropriations from the
county general fund to make up deficits in estimated revenue or for
emergencies.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-9
Health center board of managers; membership
Sec. 9. (a) The county executive shall appoint a board of
managers for the health center. The board of managers shall be
composed of eleven (11) county residents appointed on the basis of
the residents' recognized interest in and demonstrated knowledge of
the problems of the health center and the proper care and treatment
of the patients and residents. The board of managers must be
composed of any combination of the following:
(1) Physicians holding unlimited licenses to practice medicine
in Indiana.
(2) Licensed registered nurses, pharmacists licensed under
IC 25-26-13, or licensed dentists.
(3) Individuals appointed from business, industry, and the
health professions, or consumer representatives.
(4) Social workers.
(5) Dietitians.
(6) Professional engineers (as defined in IC 25-31-1-2).
(7) Any other resident of the county the board of commissioners
considers qualified.
(b) Not more than six (6) members of the board of managers may
be members of the same political party.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-10
Health center board of managers; term of office; successors
Sec. 10. (a) All appointments to the board of managers may be for
terms of four (4) years. A member of the board of managers may not
serve more than two (2) consecutive terms of four (4) years, except
that a member of the board of managers for a health center located
in a county described in section 1(b) of this chapter may serve
consecutive four (4) year terms without limitation.
(b) Each member of the board of managers serves until the
member's qualified successor is appointed.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.24-1997, SEC.61.
IC 12-30-7-11
Health center board of managers; vacancies
Sec. 11. A vacancy occurring for any reason in the membership
of the board of managers shall be filled for the unexpired term by an
individual appointed by the county executive.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-12
Health center board of managers; meetings; quorum
Sec. 12. (a) The board of managers shall hold one (1) regular
meeting each month at the health center or at some other location
designated by the board of managers and shall call as many other
meetings as may be prescribed by the rules of the board of managers.
The May meeting is the annual meeting.
(b) Six (6) members of the board of managers constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-13
Health center board of managers; election of president and vice
president; term of office; minute book
Sec. 13. At the annual meeting the board of managers shall elect
a president and vice president who serve for one (1) year terms. The
proceedings of the board of managers shall be recorded in an official
minute book maintained by the secretary.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-14
Health center board of managers; mileage payments
Sec. 14. Members of the board of mangers serve without salary,
but shall be entitled to the amount for mileage equal to the amount
per mile paid to state officers and employees according to the state
travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department
of administration and approved by the budget agency. Mileage shall
be paid for travel to and from official meetings of the board of
managers and for travel incurred in connection with official health
center business.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-15
Health center board of managers; center administrator;
appointment; qualifications; removal
Sec. 15. (a) The board of managers shall, with the advice and
consent of the board of commissioners, select and appoint an
administrator for the health center.
(b) The administrator shall be appointed solely on the basis of
merit and fitness for the position, without regard to the appointee's
political affiliation. The administrator must have the following
qualifications:
(1) Be a citizen of the United States.
(2) Possess good executive ability.
(3) Be qualified as an institutional administrative officer.
(4) Be a reputable citizen of good moral character.
(5) Have the proper experience and training to efficiently
manage the health center and to supervise or provide necessary
and proper care and treatment for the patients and residents in
the health center.
(c) The administrator may not be removed except for cause by a
majority vote of the board of commissioners, upon charges preferred
by a majority of the board of managers.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-16
Health center administrator; duties; membership on board of
managers
Sec. 16. (a) The administrator:
(1) is the chief executive and administrative officer of the health
center;
(2) shall serve as secretary of the board of managers; and
(3) shall perform all duties and functions of administrator as
provided by law under the direction and supervision of the
board of managers.
(b) The administrator is not a voting member of the board of
managers.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-17
Health center administrator; travel expenses reimbursement
Sec. 17. In addition to any other compensation, the administrator
is entitled to travel reimbursement on a per mile basis commensurate
with that paid to state officers and employees according to the state
travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department
of administration and approved by the budget agency for each mile
travelled in the discharge of the administrator's duties, but within the
lawfully established appropriation made for this purpose.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-18
Health center administrator; duties
Sec. 18. (a) The administrator, as chief executive and
administrative officer of the health center, has duties that, subject to
the bylaws, rules, regulations, and powers of the board of managers,
include the following:
(1) The administrator shall equip the health center with all
necessary furniture, appliances, fixtures, and other necessary
facilities for the care and treatment of patients and for the use
of the officers and employees of the health center as prescribed
by law. All necessary supplies and equipment shall be
purchased through and under the laws, rules, and regulations of
the central purchasing agency of the county. However, raw food
purchases are the responsibility of the health center
administrator. The administrator shall appoint the county
purchasing agent or other deputy purchasing agent of the county
purchasing agency to act as a health center central purchasing
manager.
(2) The administrator shall maintain control of the records,
accounts, and buildings of the health center.
(3) The administrator shall enforce all rules and regulations
adopted by the board of managers for the government,
discipline, and management of the health center and the health
center's employees and patients. The administrator may make
additional rules and regulations not inconsistent with the rules,
regulations, and directions of the board of managers.
(4) The administrator shall, with the approval of the board of
managers, appoint one (1) physician holding an unlimited
license to practice medicine, surgery, and obstetrics in Indiana
to the position of medical director of the health center or
appoint a medical director for each division. In addition, the
administrator shall do the following:
(A) Employ within the numbers and classes of employees
and salary limits established by the board of commissioners
and the county council in the annual budget the following:
(i) Physicians.
(ii) Department heads.
(iii) Nurses.
(iv) Other employees that the administrator considers
proper and necessary for the efficient performance of the
business of the health center.
(B) Prescribe the duties of each individual employed within
the guidelines established by the board of managers.
(5) The administrator shall do the following:
(A) Cause proper accounts and records of business and
operations of the health center to be kept regularly in books
and records prescribed by the chart of accounts for hospitals
and the state board of accounts.
(B) Use the accounts and records to prepare an annual report
for the board of managers.
(6) The administrator is responsible for receiving patients into
the health center as follows:
(A) A resident of the county who is suffering from
tuberculosis or another chronic disease designated by the
board of managers may be admitted to the hospital division.
(B) A resident of the county who is aged, blind, destitute,
homeless, infirm, chronically ill, or in need of nursing or
convalescent care may be admitted to the nursing home
division.
(C) A nonresident of the county may be admitted to the
health center only as prescribed in this section.
(7) The administrator shall do the following:
(A) Cause an examination to be made of the physical
condition of each person admitted to the health center.
(B) Provide for the care and treatment of each patient within
the resources and capabilities of the health center according
to the patient's needs.
(C) Cause a record to be kept of the condition of each patient
when admitted.
(D) See that each patient is reexamined periodically.
(8) The administrator shall discharge from the health center any
patient who:
(A) willfully or habitually violates the rules of the health
center;
(B) is found to have recovered from tuberculosis or other
chronic disease; or
(C) has been rehabilitated sufficiently not to require the
services of the health center.
(9) The administrator shall establish clinical and ancillary
services for inpatients and outpatients of the health center as the
board of managers may designate. Clinical and ancillary
services include the following:
(A) Outpatient tuberculosis clinic.
(B) Outpatient chronic disease clinic.
(C) Inhalation therapy.
(D) Physical therapy services.
(E) Podiatric medicine services.
(F) Dental services.
(G) Optometry services.
(H) Speech and hearing services.
(I) Social/psychiatric services.
(b) All clinical and ancillary services established under subsection
(a)(9) must be available to patients from all counties affiliated with
or having an interest in the health center.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-19
Health center fund; collection of money; premiums on bonds and
insurance
Sec. 19. (a) The administrator or the administrator's delegate shall
do the following:
(1) Collect and receive all money due the hospital.
(2) Deposit all checks for collection in the name of the hospital
in a bank designated by the board of commissioners of the
county owning the hospital.
(3) Keep an accurate account of the money collected and checks
deposited.
(4) Make a written report of the money collected and checks
deposited to the board of managers at the regular monthly
meeting of the board of managers.
(b) Within ten (10) days after a monthly meeting at which a report
is presented under subsection (a)(4) on money collected and checks
deposited, the board of managers shall cause the money to be
transmitted to the treasurer of the county owning the hospital. The
treasurer shall place the money in a special fund to be named the
county health center fund.
(c) The county health center fund is for the use of the hospital and
may not be used for any other purpose. Money from the fund may be
disbursed only upon warrant issued by the county auditor.
(d) The board of managers shall allow the bills and accounts
without advertising the filing of the claims and shall certify and
transmit the claims to the county auditor, who shall provide for
payment from appropriations made for that purpose by the county
council.
(e) The premiums on all bonds and insurance that are required by
this chapter, by law, or by the action of the board of commissioners
shall be paid in the same manner as other expenses of the health
center are paid out of the appropriation for fixed charges, unless
otherwise expressly provided by law.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-20
Procedures, rules, and regulations
Sec. 20. The board of managers shall adopt all policies,
procedures, rules, and regulations for the government of the health
center. The administrator shall discharge all administrative and
executive duties and responsibilities of the health center, subject to
the approval of the board of managers.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-21
Health center board of managers; recommendations for salaries
and benefits; officers and employees; bonds
Sec. 21. (a) The board of managers shall recommend in the budget
of the board of managers, subject to approval of the board of
commissioners and the county council, the number and classes of
employees of the health center and the salaries and fringe benefits of
the officers and employees of the health center. The salaries and
fringe benefits of the officers and employees shall be compensation
in full for all services provided, unless specifically provided for in
this chapter.
(b) The board of managers shall designate the officers and
employees who must, before entering upon the discharge of the
officers' or employees' duties, give a bond in an amount determined
by the board of managers to secure the faithful performance of the
officers' or employees' duties.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-22
Health center board of managers; duties
Sec. 22. The board of managers shall do the following:
(1) Supervise the maintenance and operation and services of the
health center.
(2) Supervise and safeguard the health, safety, welfare, and
comfort of the patients and residents of the health center.
(3) Review and approve the annual budget of the health center
before submission for final approval and request for
appropriation by the board of commissioners, using budget
forms and procedures prescribed by the state board of accounts
and the chart of accounts for hospitals.
(4) Approve payment of all bills and accounts.
(5) Adopt rules and regulations for admissions to the health
center as provided by law, subject to the approval of the board
of commissioners.
(6) Recommend to the board of commissioners necessary
additions, repairs, and improvements to the buildings and
grounds and physical plant of the health center.
(7) Review annual estimates and requests for foods, supplies,
and equipment for the health center.
(8) Plan for and interpret to the board of commissioners and the
county council the requirements of the health center.
(9) Cooperate with other public and private agencies and
facilities of the county and state.
(10) Improve and extend the services and facilities of the health
center that the board of managers considers necessary or
desirable.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-23
Health center board of managers; development plan; cooperation
with other agencies
Sec. 23. The board of managers shall plan for the effective
development of the health center for the public benefit and is
empowered to cooperate with all agencies of government to
accomplish this purpose.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-24
Health center board of managers; inspection of facilities
Sec. 24. The board of managers shall regularly inspect all
facilities of the health center. In the inspections, the board of
managers shall examine the following:
(1) The sufficiency and performance of the personnel.
(2) The health, medical care, and nursing care of patients and
residents.
(3) Drug handling and purchasing.
(4) Mechanical restraint and seclusion.
(5) Food service and food sanitation.
(6) Water supply.
(7) Sanitation and sewage disposal.
(8) Physical plant and equipment.
(9) Safety standards as required by federal and state law.
(10) Community clinical and ancillary services for inpatients
and outpatients.
(11) The handling of mail and assistance warrants of patients
and residents.
(12) Other items that the board of managers considers
necessary.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-25
Admissions; nondiscriminatory basis
Sec. 25. The board of managers shall ensure that admissions to the
health center are made on a nondiscriminatory basis.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-26
Health center board of managers; grants, devises, gifts, bequests,
and donations
Sec. 26. (a) The board of managers shall accept and hold in trust
for the health center the following:
(1) A grant or devise of real property.
(2) A gift or bequest of money or other property.
(3) Any other donation.
(b) The board of managers shall apply the grant, devise, gift,
bequest, or donation in accordance with the terms of the grant,
devise, gift, bequest, or donation and as the board of managers
considers beneficial to the health center.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-27
Tuberculosis defined; contracting for care of afflicted individuals;
utilization of hospital division; care for individuals suffering from
other chronic diseases
Sec. 27. (a) "Tuberculosis", as used in this section, includes other
chronic diseases within the limitations set forth in subsection (c),
unless the context clearly requires otherwise. However, the money
that the state contributes for tuberculosis cases is not available for
individuals not afflicted with tuberculosis.
(b) The board of managers may contract with persons,
municipalities, counties, and other agencies for the care and
treatment of individuals afflicted with tuberculosis or other chronic
diseases.
(c) The board of managers shall determine, as of January 1 and
July 1 of each year, whether the facilities of the hospital division are
fully utilized in the case of patients suffering from tuberculosis. If the
board of managers finds that:
(1) the facilities are not being fully utilized in the case of
patients suffering from tuberculosis; and
(2) the demand for care of tuberculosis patients does not
warrant the full utilization of the hospital division for that
purpose;
the board of managers may authorize the hospital division to furnish
nursing care and restorative services to individuals suffering from
chronic illness other than tuberculosis, so that the facilities of the
hospital division are fully utilized, upon the terms and conditions of
admission, treatment, care, and payment that the board of managers
prescribes.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-28
Health center budget; approval by county fiscal body
Sec. 28. The budget of a health center established under this
chapter is subject to approval of the county fiscal body in the same
manner as the budgets of other county offices and departments.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-29
Counties without health center; contracts for services
Sec. 29. (a) The board of commissioners of a county that does not
have a health center as provided in this chapter may contract for the
care and treatment of the county's residents afflicted with
tuberculosis and other chronic diseases with a county that has
established a health center under this chapter. The board of
commissioners of the county seeking care and treatment for the
county's residents may contract directly with the health center.
(b) The county fiscal body of a contracting county shall
appropriate out of the county's general fund an amount of money
sufficient to meet the terms of the contract, and the money
appropriated constitutes a special fund for that purpose. The:
(1) contracting county may levy a tax in an amount necessary to
meet the terms of the contract; or
(2) commissioners may pay the amount due the health center
out of the general fund.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-30
County contracting for health center services; official visitor;
appointment; term of office; duties; board of visitors
Sec. 30. (a) The board of commissioners of a contracting county
shall appoint an official visitor to the health center. The term of
office of the official visitor is three (3) years.
(b) The official visitor, in conjunction with the local board of
health, the tuberculosis and respiratory disease agencies of the
contracting county, or both, shall do the following:
(1) Prepare all of the papers and documents necessary for the
admission of the patient from the contracting county.
(2) Inspect and visit the patient in the patient's home and
investigate the patient's financial condition.
(3) Report the facts to the board of commissioners at the time
of the presentation of the admission papers for approval.
(c) The official visitor shall cause to be transported to and from
the health center the patients of the contracting county.
(d) The official visitors appointed by the boards of commissioners
of the contracting counties constitute the board of visitors. The
members of the board of visitors shall do the following:
(1) Meet at least annually at the health center.
(2) Transact the business of their respective counties.
(3) Report to their respective boards of commissioners.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-31
Tuberculosis and other chronic diseases; application for treatment
Sec. 31. (a) A resident of the county in which the health center is
situated who desires treatment and care of tuberculosis or other
chronic diseases in the health center may apply in person to the
health center or to any physician for examination. If found to be
suffering from tuberculosis or other chronic disease, the county
resident may apply to the administrator of the health center for
admission.
(b) The health center shall provide application forms for the
purposes of this section, and the administrator shall forward
application forms to a physician in the county upon request. Each
application submitted under this section must state facts showing
whether the applicant is able to pay, in whole or in part, for the care
and treatment the applicant will receive while at the health center.
(c) If it appears on an application submitted under this section that
the applicant is suffering from tuberculosis or other chronic disease
and if there is a vacancy in the health center, the administrator shall
notify the applicant named in the application to appear in person at
the health center. If, upon examination of the applicant, the
administrator is satisfied that:
(1) the applicant is suffering from tuberculosis or other chronic
disease; and
(2) the applicant has made financial arrangements for the
applicant's own care and treatment to the extent of the
applicant's ability;
the administrator shall admit the applicant to the health center as a
patient.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-32
Discrimination because of race, creed, national origin, or ability to
pay; prohibition
Sec. 32. Discrimination may not be made in accommodation, care,
or treatment of any patient at a health center established under this
chapter because of race, creed, national origin, or ability to pay.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-33
Financial investigation of patient; support order; liability of
patient's estate and relatives; reimbursement from public
assistance programs
Sec. 33. (a) Whenever a patient has been admitted to a health
center from the county in which the health center is situated, the
administrator shall cause an inquiry to be made as to the financial
circumstances of the patient and of any relatives of the patient who
may be legally liable for the patient's support. If the administrator
finds that the patient or the patient's relatives are able to pay for the
patient's care and treatment, in whole or in part, an order shall be
made directing the patient or the relative to pay a specified amount
per month to the health center for the support of the patient.
(b) The health center may collect the amount from the estate of
the patient or from relatives legally liable for the patient's support. If
the administrator finds that the patient or the patient's relatives are
not able to pay, the administrator may seek reimbursement from the
county office, Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance companies, the
township trustee as the administrator of township assistance, or the
county general fund, depending on the eligibility of the patient for
assistance from the county office or program.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.228;
P.L.5-1993, SEC.241; P.L.73-2005, SEC.164.
IC 12-30-7-34
Patients from counties without health centers; treatment for
tuberculosis or other chronic diseases; application; examination;
charges; financial investigation
Sec. 34. (a) An individual who:
(1) resides in a county where there is no health center; and
(2) desires treatment in a health center as provided for in this
chapter;
may apply for treatment to the county auditor or official visitor of the
county, on a form to be provided by the official visitor. An
application submitted under this section must be accompanied by a
signed certificate stating that the applicant has been examined by a
physician and that in the physician's opinion the patient is suffering
from tuberculosis or other chronic disease.
(b) The auditor shall, upon receipt of an application and certificate
filed under subsection (a), forward the certificate to the board of
commissioners. If the board of commissioners find that the facts
contained in the application are true, the board of commissioners
shall make a record of the application and forward the application to
the health center administrator. If the patient is accepted by the
health center, the board of commissioners shall provide
transportation for the patient and shall provide for the patient's
maintenance in the health center at the rate provided for in the
contract.
(c) Upon receiving an application for the admission of a patient
from the board of commissioners of any other county, the
administrator of a health center shall request that the patient appear
in person for an examination at the health center if:
(1) it appears from the application that the applicant is suffering
from tuberculosis or other chronic disease;
(2) there is a vacancy in the health center; and
(3) there is no pending application from a patient residing in the
county in which the health center is located.
(d) If upon examination of the patient by the medical staff of the
health center the administrator is satisfied that the patient is suffering
from tuberculosis or other chronic disease, the administrator shall
admit the patient to the health center.
(e) A patient admitted under this section is a charge against the
board of commissioners of the county sending the patient, at a rate
fixed by the board of commissioners, and the bill shall, when
verified, be paid by the auditor of the contracting county.
(f) The board of commissioners of the contracting county shall
cause an investigation to be made into the financial circumstances of
the patient and the relatives legally liable for the patient's support and
may collect from the relatives, in whole or in part, according to the
financial ability of the relatives, the cost of the maintenance of the
patient in the health center.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-35
Admissions; voluntary basis
Sec. 35. Admission of all health care facility patients and
residents in the health center shall be on a voluntary basis.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-36
Care outside scope of care provided by health center;
arrangements
Sec. 36. Whenever a patient or resident in the health center
requires hospitalization, medical care, nursing care, or other care
outside the scope of that provided by the health care facility division,
hospital division, or any other division of the health center,
arrangements shall be made promptly for furnishing necessary care.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-37
Rehabilitation work; voluntary basis
Sec. 37. Participation by patients or residents of the division in
work of the health center for rehabilitation purposes shall be on a
voluntary basis.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-38
Community life
Sec. 38. Effort shall be made to provide community life and
opportunities for activities, under the direction of a physician, that
are consistent with the mental and physical well-being of the
residents or patients.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-39
Amount of charges
Sec. 39. The amount to be charged for the care and treatment of
patients or residents in a health center established under this chapter
shall be an amount sufficient to cover the operating cost of the health
center. The board of managers shall set the per diem or room and
board rates for each division of the health center and the clinic or
ancillary service charges.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-40
Health center board of managers; prosecution and defense of suits
Sec. 40. The board of managers may prosecute and defend suits
in its own name. A suit may be brought against the board of
managers in any court with jurisdiction in the county. A notice or
summons concerning a suit against the board of managers shall be
served upon the administrator.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-41
Health center board of managers; other powers and duties
necessary to administration of chapter
Sec. 41. The board of managers has all other rights and powers
and shall perform all other duties that are necessary to administer this
chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
IC 12-30-7-42
Immunity from personal liability
Sec. 42. The:
(1) members of the board of managers;
(2) administrator; and
(3) the officers and employees of the health center;
are not personally liable, except to the county, for an official act
done or omitted in connection with the performance of their
respective duties under this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.