30:9-12.8 - Persons who may be treated - New Jersey Statutes

30:9-12.8.  Persons who may be treated
    A county hospital or hospitals established under this act shall be devoted to the care and treatment of:

    (a) Persons suffering from communicable diseases;

     (b) Mentally ill persons;

     (c) Sick, disabled, or aged persons of the low-wage group, who are hereby defined to be those persons who are unable to pay prevailing semi-private hospital charges.

     L.1947, c. 34, p. 91, s. 8.  Amended by L.1977, c. 63, s. 15, eff. April 15, 1977.