33-12-01-03. Hospitalization.

The state department of health will authorize therapeutic admissions and the patients being treated for established tuberculosis are eligible for continued hospitalization as long as medically indicated; however, the state department of health will not pay for any patient care, treatment, maintenance, or transportation if assistance is available through other sources or that third-party payers are required to provide.

History: Amended effective November 1, 1980.

General Authority: NDCC 23-01-03, 23-07.1-04 Law Implemented: NDCC 23-01-03, 23-07.1-04