Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

Such facilities as
referred to in section 31-3503(2), Idaho Code, may suitably provide for and
accept other patients and must charge and accept payments from such other
patients as are able to make payments for services rendered and care given.
The board of county commissioners may make suitable rules and regulations for
the management and operation of such property by a suitable board of control,
or otherwise, or for carrying out such hospital uses and purposes under a
lease of the same.
The boards or officers or lessees of such hospital property shall render
accounts and reports to the county commissioners as may be required by the
board; and shall render accounts and deliver over any and all moneys received
by them for the county to the county treasurer to be credited to the operation
expense of hospitals and indigent sick and otherwise dependent poor of the
county in such manner as provided by law for the handling of funds of this
kind.
Said board of control may permit persons from out of the county where such
hospital is located to be admitted for hospitalization to such hospital. As to
such cases special rates for the use and service of such hospital may be
provided which rates shall apply equally to all such patients who do not pay
taxes within the county where such hospital is located. The purpose of
providing such special rates shall be to compel persons living out of the
county where such hospital is located, and who receive hospitalization in such
hospital, to bear a just burden of the cost of construction and maintenance of
such hospital.

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