New Jersey Statutes 30:4-68. Patients unable to pay cost of hospitalization supported by county of legal settlement
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-68
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
In all cases where a patient is found to have a legal settlement in any county in this State, and he and his legally responsible relatives are unable to pay the cost of his hospitalization, then the cost of his care and maintenance shall be borne by such county from the beginning of his confinement, as provided by law, except that part which may be collected on account of his board, as provided in section 30:4-60 of this Title.
Amended by L.1965, c. 59, s. 53.