§ 1-1001
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§1–1001.
(a)A county or municipality may establish a hospital or other facility for the care of the sick by:
(1)building or contracting for the use of a facility; or
(2)joining with another county or municipality to establish a joint facility.
(b)A county or municipality may recover the expenses incurred by a hospital or another facility in caring for a patient who is not indigent:
(1)from the patient, within 3 years after the patient is discharged from the facility; or
(2)from the estate of the patient, if the patient dies in the facility.