Bill Text: IN SB0292 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: County hospitals operating health facilities.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-26 - Senator Breaux added as coauthor [SB0292 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2010-SB0292-Amended.html
Citations Affected: IC 16-22.
Synopsis: County hospitals operating health facilities. Allows a county
hospital to own, operate, or contract with a person to operate a health
facility. Specifies the quality assessment fee rate to be paid by certain
county hospitals, including health and hospital corporation, that are
operate a health facility.
Effective: July 1, 2010.
January 11, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
Services.
January 21, 2010, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
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(b) The governing board has the powers granted to boards of nonprofit corporations under IC 23-17, including the powers to:
(1) join or sponsor membership in organizations and associations that benefit hospitals;
(2) enter into partnerships and joint ventures;
(3) incorporate other corporations;
(4) offer to the general public products and services of any organization, association, partnership, or corporation described under this subsection; and
(5) own or operate health facilities located inside or outside the county;
except to the extent the powers are inconsistent with this article or are
specifically prohibited by law.
(c) In construing subsection (b), the existence of the authority or a
power shall be determined in favor of the hospital if generally
authorized or existing under IC 23-17. A resolution of the governing
board is presumptive evidence of the existence of the hospital's power
under IC 23-17.
(d) The governing board may appoint and specify the privileges of
the medical staff, with the advice and recommendations of the medical
staff in accordance with section 9 of this chapter. The medical staff is
responsible to the board for the clinical and scientific work of the
hospital and shall advise the board regarding professional problems and
policies.
(e) Beginning October 1, 2009, a health facility that became
owned or operated by or on behalf of a county hospital after June
30, 2003, shall pay the health facility quality assessment fee at the
same rate as a health facility that is not operated by a nonstate
government owned or operated entity.
(1) The services of consultants, architects, engineers, or other professionals, including shared services or purchasing organizations.
(2) Services reasonably required to operate and maintain the hospital, including the management of the hospital.
(3) The operation of a health facility located inside or outside the county under an agreement with a qualified person or entity.
(b) A patient who is able to pay shall pay to the corporation a reasonable compensation for medicine or hospital services according to the rules prescribed by the board. The board or the board's authorized representative may exclude from the hospital a person who willfully violates the rules. On terms and conditions the board prescribes, the corporation may:
(1) extend the privileges and use of the hospital, the corporation's health care programs, and health care facilities to persons residing
outside of the county; and
(2) own or operate nursing health facilities located inside or
outside of the county.
(c) There may not be discrimination against practitioners of any
school of medicine holding unlimited licenses to practice medicine
recognized in Indiana. The licensed practitioners are entitled to equal
privileges in treating patients in the hospital.
(d) Beginning October 1, 2009, a health facility that became
owned or operated under subsection (b) after June 30, 2003, shall
pay the health facility quality assessment fee at the same rate as a
health facility that is not owned or operated by a nonstate
government owned or operated entity.
