30:9-12.8. Persons who may be treated
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/nj/title-30/chapter-9/30-9-12-8A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
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.