CHAPTER 7. HOSPITALS; TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS; AIDS PATIENTS

IC 16-21-7
     Chapter 7. Hospitals; Tuberculosis Patients; AIDS Patients

IC 16-21-7-1
Tuberculosis patient care or treatment; reimbursement
    
Sec. 1. The state shall reimburse a hospital, including a hospital operated under IC 16-22-8 that treats or cares for a patient with tuberculosis, an amount determined by the state department under section 2 of this chapter if no other sources of reimbursement are available for that patient, including the following:
        (1) Patient resources.
        (2) Health insurance.
        (3) Medical assistance payments.
        (4) Hospital care for the indigent.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4.

IC 16-21-7-2
Rules for payment
    
Sec. 2. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for payment to a hospital that treats or cares for a patient with tuberculosis as described in section 1 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4.

IC 16-21-7-3
Aid to county hospitals tuberculosis fund
    
Sec. 3. (a) The aid to county hospitals tuberculosis fund is established to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
    (b) The state department shall administer the fund.
    (c) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.146-1997, SEC.1.

IC 16-21-7-4
Counties' pro rata share of remaining funds at end of fiscal year
    
Sec. 4. With the approval of the budget director and upon the recommendation of the budget committee, each county that has incurred costs for a carrier under:
        (1) IC 16-41-1;
        (2) IC 16-41-2;
        (3) IC 16-41-3;
        (4) IC 16-41-5;
        (5) IC 16-41-6;
        (6) IC 16-41-7;
        (7) IC 16-41-8;
        (8) IC 16-41-9; or
        (9) IC 16-41-13;
is entitled to a pro rata share of the money remaining at the end of the state fiscal year in the fund established under this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.138-2006, SEC.4.
IC 16-21-7-5
Violations
    
Sec. 5. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
    (b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4.