195 - Medical care. - New York Statutes

§ 195. Medical care. 1. Each inmate shall be examined by the attending physician or physicians as soon after admission to the public home as practicable. 2. A medical record shall be kept for each inmate, in which shall be recorded his condition on admission, the physician's recommendation of the type of care to be given him and any medical attention given to the inmate subsequent to the examination on admission. 3. The physician shall be responsible for the medical care given inmates who are ill, and shall give such orders as he considers necessary for their welfare. He shall (a) visit the public home at regular intervals and shall re-examine the inmates periodically, as the need of the inmates may require, (b) also visit the public home, on call of the superintendent, in case of the illness of any inmate, (c) make such recommendations to the commissioner of public welfare as to changes, improvements and additional equipment as he may deem necessary for the adequate care of the inmates of such home. 4. Any physician who accepts an appointment as attending physician to the inmates of a public home shall be obligated to carry out the provisions of this section. The commissioner may dismiss an attending physician who fails to fulfill such duties.