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714 Laws of Maryland [Ch. 454
approve a plan for continuing the programs of
medical care under the provisions of Article
43, Sections 42 and 43, of the Annotated Code
of Maryland, 1951 Edition.
10.01.03.04 Hospital Inpatient Program
General Fund Appropriation to General
Hospitals providing funds for dis-
bursement by the Treasury Depart-
ment to the 35 institutions listed in
the program and performance state-
ment for this program on trans-
mittals from the State Department
of Health. Eligibility for State Aid
for hospital inpatient care of indi-
viduals in the named institutions
shall be determined by the local De-
partments of Public Welfare under
policies established by the State
Department of Public Welfare. Pay-
ments to General Hospitals shall be
at the least of (a) $13.00 per patient
day; (b) hospital cost per patient
day; (c) billings to other patients for
like services. In the event that the
Federal Government makes funds
available to the State for hospital-
ization of the indigent any part of
this appropriation may be used for
matching purposes by mutual con-
sent of the institution and the State
Department of Health........................3,131,185
General Fund Appropriation to Special
Hospitals providing funds for long
term illnesses for disbursement by
the Treasury Department to the
eleven institutions listed in the pro-
gram and performance statement for
this program on transmittals from
the State Department of Health.
Eligibility for State aid for hospital
inpatient care of individuals in the
named institutions shall be deter-
mined by the local Departments of
Public Welfare under policies estab-
lished by the State Department of
Public Welfare. Payments to special
hospitals shall be at the lesser of (a)
$5.00 per day, or (b) cost per patient
day, except in the case of Tubercu-
losis Hospitals which shall be paid
the lesser of (a) the average cost in
State-owned tuberculosis hospitals,
or (b) cost per patient day, and ex-
cept for Children's Hospital School
and Kernan's Hospital which shall
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