Indiana Code Title 16. Health § 16-22-3-26

Sec. 26. (a) The governing board may obtain loans for hospital expenses in amounts and on terms and conditions agreeable to the board and may secure the loans by pledging accounts receivable or other security in hospital funds.  If the board enters into a loan agreement for the borrowing of funds from the state authority, the board may pledge as security for payment under the agreement the funds the board receives from a tax levy under section 27 of this chapter.

(b) The board may sell or factor accounts receivable on terms and conditions agreeable to the board.

(c) A county, city, or health and hospital corporation owning and maintaining or leasing at least one (1) hospital or related facilities, a county hospital association under IC 16-22-6, and a building authority under IC 36-9-13 may enter into an agreement with the United States or a department, an agency, or an instrumentality of the United States with respect to loans or guaranties for hospital or related purposes and may borrow money on the terms and conditions of the agreement.

(d) The loans may be:

(e) Bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued in connection with a federal loan under this section may be sold and delivered at private sale without the necessity of public sale or public offering.