§ 16-23-5-4-5

Any child:(1) less than sixteen (16) years of age;(2) having a legal settlement in any county of Indiana; and(3) either:(A) afflicted with a defect, disease or deformity, presumably curable or improvable by skilled medical and surgical treatment; or(B) needing special study for diagnosis;may be admitted to, treated at, and discharged from the hospital under the rules and regulations adopted by the management of the hospital and approved by the board of trustees.[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-31-3.]As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.191.