{"law_id":"785464","section_number":"32.1-54","catch_line":"Commissioner authorized to charge patients for care","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 32-312.1; 1954, c. 698; 1956, c. 499; 1979, c. 711.","order_by":null,"metadata":false,"court_decisions":{},"official_url":"http:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/32.1-54\/","refers_to":false,"url":"\/32.1-54\/","token":"32.1\/2\/4\/32.1-54","structure":{"1":{"id":"230","name":"Tuberculosis","identifier":"4","label":"article","url":"\/32.1\/2\/4\/"},"2":{"id":"184","name":"Disease Prevention And Control","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","url":"\/32.1\/2\/"},"3":{"id":"15","name":"Health","identifier":"32.1","label":"title","url":"\/32.1\/"}},"referred_to_by":false,"edition_id":"11","section_id":"785464","structure_id":"230","full_text":"When a tuberculosis patient is admitted to a facility operated by the Board or under contract with the Board, the Commissioner shall determine whether such patient or any person legally liable for such patient’s support is able to pay in whole or in part for such patient’s care. In making such determination, the Commissioner shall consider whether such patient or other person can make such payment and meet his other financial responsibilities for the support of himself and his family. Such determination may be made from time to time according to the circumstances of each case. If the Commissioner determines that a patient or person legally liable for his support can pay for the cost of his care or a portion thereof, the Commissioner shall collect for the cost of such care the actual average per diem cost or such portion thereof as the Commissioner may determine the patient should pay. The Commissioner shall also collect any third-party payments as may be available for the care and treatment of such patient unless other contractual arrangements are made.","text":{"0":{"id":"2533613","text":"When a tuberculosis patient is admitted to a facility operated by the Board or under contract with the Board, the Commissioner shall determine whether such patient or any person legally liable for such patient’s support is able to pay in whole or in part for such patient’s care. In making such determination, the Commissioner shall consider whether such patient or other person can make such payment and meet his other financial responsibilities for the support of himself and his family. Such determination may be made from time to time according to the circumstances of each case. If the Commissioner determines that a patient or person legally liable for his support can pay for the cost of his care or a portion thereof, the Commissioner shall collect for the cost of such care the actual average per diem cost or such portion thereof as the Commissioner may determine the patient should pay. The Commissioner shall also collect any third-party payments as may be available for the care and treatment of such patient unless other contractual arrangements are made.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":{"1":{"id":"230","name":"Tuberculosis","identifier":"4","label":"article","url":"\/32.1\/2\/4\/"},"2":{"id":"184","name":"Disease Prevention And Control","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","url":"\/32.1\/2\/"},"3":{"id":"15","name":"Health","identifier":"32.1","label":"title","url":"\/32.1\/"}},"structure_contents":{"0":{"id":"768593","structure_id":"230","section_number":"32.1-49","catch_line":"Tuberculosis required to be reported","url":"\/32.1-49\/","token":"32.1\/2\/4\/32.1-49"},"1":{"id":"788062","structure_id":"230","section_number":"32.1-49.1","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/32.1-49.1\/","token":"32.1\/2\/4\/32.1-49.1"},"2":{"id":"792653","structure_id":"230","section_number":"32.1-50","catch_line":"Examination of persons suspected of having active tuberculosis disease; reporting; report forms; report schedule; laboratory reports and required samples","url":"\/32.1-50\/","token":"32.1\/2\/4\/32.1-50"},"3":{"id":"790894","structure_id":"230","section_number":"32.1-50.1","catch_line":"Treatment plan; submission of plan and mediation of disagreements; determination of cure","url":"\/32.1-50.1\/","token":"32.1\/2\/4\/32.1-50.1"},"4":{"id":"792410","structure_id":"230","section_number":"32.1-50.2","catch_line":"Administration of tuberculin purified protein derivative by nurses; policies and guidelines","url":"\/32.1-50.2\/","token":"32.1\/2\/4\/32.1-50.2"},"5":{"id":"771308","structure_id":"230","section_number":"32.1-51","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/32.1-51\/","token":"32.1\/2\/4\/32.1-51"},"6":{"id":"765115","structure_id":"230","section_number":"32.1-53","catch_line":"Facilities and contracts for treatment of tuberculosis patients","url":"\/32.1-53\/","token":"32.1\/2\/4\/32.1-53"},"7":{"id":"785464","structure_id":"230","section_number":"32.1-54","catch_line":"Commissioner authorized to charge patients for care","url":"\/32.1-54\/","token":"32.1\/2\/4\/32.1-54"}},"previous_section":{"id":"765115","structure_id":"230","section_number":"32.1-53","catch_line":"Facilities and contracts for treatment of tuberculosis patients","url":"\/32.1-53\/","token":"32.1\/2\/4\/32.1-53"},"references":false,"formats":{"txt":"\/32.1-54.txt","json":"\/32.1-54.json","xml":"\/32.1-54.xml"},"dublin_core":{"Title":"Commissioner authorized to charge patients for care","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-54","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSIONER AUTHORIZED TO CHARGE PATIENTS FOR CARE (\u00a7 32.1-54)\n\nWhen a tuberculosis patient is admitted to a facility operated by the Board or\nunder contract with the Board, the Commissioner shall determine whether such\npatient or any person legally liable for such patient’s support is able to\npay in whole or in part for such patient’s care. In making such\ndetermination, the Commissioner shall consider whether such patient or other\nperson can make such payment and meet his other financial responsibilities for\nthe support of himself and his family. Such determination may be made from time\nto time according to the circumstances of each case. If the Commissioner\ndetermines that a patient or person legally liable for his support can pay for\nthe cost of his care or a portion thereof, the Commissioner shall collect for\nthe cost of such care the actual average per diem cost or such portion thereof\nas the Commissioner may determine the patient should pay. The Commissioner shall\nalso collect any third-party payments as may be available for the care and\ntreatment of such patient unless other contractual arrangements are made.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-312.1; 1954, c. 698; 1956, c. 499; 1979, c. 711."}