- 1. All tuberculosis hospitals owned and operated by any city under special charter or by any city organized and operating under a constitutional charter shall receive the same support for charity patients and for patients able to pay only part of the total cost for their support and maintenance therein as is now provided for patients in county tuberculosis hospitals under the provisions of sections 205.380 to 205.450.
- 2. The director of the department of public health of the city shall make a report to the city treasurer once per month giving the names, addresses, and hospital numbers of such patients in the hospital and the amount necessary for the state to pay.
- 3. The city treasurer shall issue a voucher to the commissioner of administration giving this information and a warrant shall be issued on the state treasurer for the amount shown by the statement and the state treasurer shall pay the warrant to the treasurer of the city, who shall deposit and credit the same to the credit of the hospital for the support of such patients, and for no other purpose.
- 4. Every such hospital, so long as the state shall pay not less than fifteen dollars per day per patient for the support of charity patients therein, shall receive patients from any county in this state, in which case every such county shall pay to the hospital the difference between the sum of fifteen dollars per day per patient and the cost of the care and support of such patient in the hospital, such cost not to exceed the per capita cost, for the year next preceding, for the care and support of patients in the state rehabilitation center at Mt. Vernon.
(RSMo 1939 § 15181, A. 1949 S.B. 1061, A.L. 1965 p. 349, A.L. 1967 1st Ex. Sess. p. 898)