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Indiana Code Title 16. Health § 16-24-1-17

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 17. A business manager has the following powers and duties:

(1) To do the following:

(A) Keep proper and accurate daily accounts and records of the business and operations of the hospital in books and records provided for that purpose.

(B) Present the accounts and records to the board of managers, who shall incorporate the accounts and records in the governing board's annual report to the county executives.

(2) To do the following:

(A) Collect, receive, and keep accounts for all money due the hospital.

(B) Report these matters at the monthly meetings of the board of managers.

(C) Transmit the money to the treasurer of the county within ten (10) days after each monthly meeting.

(3) Before entering upon the business manager's duties, to give a bond in the amount and with the sureties that the governing board determines to secure the faithful performance of the business manager's duties.

(4) To purchase, from the lowest and best bidder and within the hospital budget, all items or articles used in the hospital for the maintenance and subsistence of the patients, including food, groceries, meat, milk, medicine, and medical supplies.  The governing board shall certify the bills for the purchases to the county executive and to the county auditor for payment as other claims against the county are paid.  Payment shall be made from the funds appropriated for the hospital.

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