THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR                           117

disbursement by the Treasury De-
partment to the thirty-five (35) in-
stitutions listed in the program and
performance statement on trans-
mittal from the State Department of
Health. Eligibility for State aid for
hospital in-patient care of individ-
uals in the named institutions shall
be determined by the local Depart-
ment of Public Welfare under poli-
cies established jointly by the State
Department of Public Welfare and
the State Department of Health.
General Hospitals shall be reim-
bursed at the lesser of billings to
other patients for like services or a
rate determined as follows: 80% of
per diem cost not to exceed 60% of
the State-wide weighted average
cost, except that hospitals having
a per diem cost above $13.00, of
which 80% would be less than
$13.00 shall be reimbursed at
$13.00, and hospitals having a
per diem cost of less than $13.00
shall be reimbursed at cost. In the
event that the Federal Government
makes funds available to the State
for hospitalization of the indigent
any part of this appropriation may
be used for matching purposes by
mutual consent of the institutions
and the State Department of Health 3,422,899

General Fund Appropriation to Special
Hospitals providing funds for long
term illness for disbursement by
the Treasury Department to the ten
(10) institutions listed in the pro-
gram and performance statement
on transmittal from the State De-
partment of Health. Eligibility for
State aid for hospital in-patient
care of individuals in the named
institutions shall be determined by
the local Department of Public Wel-
fare under policies established
jointly by the State Department of
Public Welfare and the State De-
partment of Health. Payments to
Special Hospitals shall be at the
lesser of (a) $5.50 per patient day,
or (b) cost per patient day; except
that Tuberculosis Hospitals shall be
paid the lesser of (a) the average
cost in State-owned tuberculosis