If the county executive and county fiscal body of a county without a general county hospital determine that the county has insufficient hospital facilities, the county may give financial aid for the construction, equipment, and improvement of a nonprofit hospital that meets the following conditions:

1. (1) Is operated for charitable purposes.
2. (2) Is owned and operated by at least one (1) hospital association or owned by a governmental unit in the county and operated by a hospital association.
3. (3) Does not limit the membership and officers of the hospital association to residents of a certain section of the county.

4. (4) Has a governing board of the hospital association that meets the following conditions:

   1. (A) Is nonsectarian and nonpolitical.
   2. (B) Is chosen by election by the members of the association.

   3. (C) Includes the following:

      1. (i) One (1) member designated by the county executive.
      2. (ii) One (1) member designated by the county fiscal body.

      3. (iii) One (1) member who may be a licensed physician.

         [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-17-1(a) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.