Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 P.S. Counties § 5322. Use of hospital

Every hospital established under the provisions of this act  1 shall be used for the benefit of all inhabitants afflicted with tuberculosis resident within the county in which the hospital is located, and all such persons shall be entitled to occupancy, nursing, care, treatment and maintenance according to the rules and regulations prescribed by the county commissioners. The county commissioners may exclude from the use of the hospital any person who wilfully violates any rule or regulation adopted for the hospital by said county commissioners. The county commissioners may charge and collect, from persons admitted to the hospital or persons legally responsible for their maintenance, reasonable compensation for the care, treatment and maintenance of such persons, but free treatment shall be given to all such persons who are, after reasonable investigation, found to be unable to pay.