Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't § 1-1001 – Hospitals and facilities for care of sick

(a) A county or municipality may establish a hospital or other facility for the care of the sick by:
1. (1) building or contracting for the use of a facility; or
2. (2) joining with another county or municipality to establish a joint facility.
(b) A county or municipality may recover the expenses incurred by a hospital or another facility in caring for a patient who is not indigent:
1. (1) from the patient, within 3 years after the patient is discharged from the facility; or
2. (2) from the estate of the patient, if the patient dies in the facility.

Added by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.