IC 16-23.5-4-5: Patient eligibility

Sec. 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.