Pennsylvania Act 1925-408 — CHILDRENS' HOSPITALS, ESTABLISHMENT

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CHILDRENS' HOSPITALS, ESTABLISHMENT
                  Act of May 14, 1925, P.L. 749, No. 408              Cl. 35
                                  AN ACT

     Providing for the establishing and maintenance of a State
        hospital and center to provide ambulatory and inpatient
        services for the diagnosis, evaluation, treatment and
        rehabilitation of children and youth under age twenty-one who
        have physical or neuro-developmental disabilities; and making
        an appropriation. (Title amended Dec. 10, 1974, P.L.850,
        No.286)
        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That a State hospital center
     is hereby established, to be known as the Elizabethtown Hospital
     for Children and Youth to provide comprehensive diagnostic and
     treatment services for children and youth under age twenty-one
     with physical and neuro-developmental disabilities amenable to
     medical, surgical and rehabilitative treatment.
        (1 amended Dec. 10, 1974, P.L.850, No.286)
        Section 1.1.  The Elizabethtown Hospital for Children and
     Youth may charge reasonable fees for its services determined in
     accordance with acceptable hospital practice but may not exclude
     any patient for lack of financial means to pay for services.
        (1.1 added Dec. 10, 1974, P.L.850, No.286)
        Section 1.2.  The Elizabethtown Hospital for Children and
     Youth may collect payments from any third party payor or other
     persons with financial responsibility for health payments on
     behalf of patients.
        (1.2 added Dec. 10, 1974, P.L.850, No.286)
        Section 1.3.  The Elizabethtown Hospital for Children and
     Youth shall give preference in admission to those patients whose
     family financial condition before or as the result of
     appropriate care might result in financial hardship as
     determined by criteria to be established by the Secretary of
     Health.
        (1.3 added Dec. 10, 1974, P.L.850, No.286)
        Section 2.  For this purpose the Department of Health, with
     the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized to acquire
     property, erect buildings, equip the same, and do all things
     necessary to accomplish such work. The management and control of
     said institution and the admission of inmates thereto and their
     discharge therefrom shall be under the direct supervision and
     control of the Department of Health.
        Section 3.  Should the Department of Health and the Governor
     select a site for such institution on lands already owned by the
     Commonwealth, and the department under whose control such land
     may be agrees thereto, so much of said land as may be necessary
     shall be set aside for such purpose.