N.Y. County Law § 391-a: Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of this article, or of any other general, special or local law, a county tuberculosis hospita...

§ 391-a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of this article,

or of any other general, special or local law, a county tuberculosis

hospital may also admit for study and care persons with chronic

nontuberculous diseases of the chest, subject to rules and regulations

to be promulgated by the state commissioner of health with the advice

and counsel of an advisory committee consisting of five members after

consultation with the boards of managers of county tuberculosis

hospitals; provided, however, that any person so admitted or the person

or agency who or which accepts responsibility for payment for the care

and treatment of such person shall be charged such amount as fixed by

the board of managers of the hospital but at a rate not in excess of the

daily cost per patient of operation of the hospital as determined by the

state commissioner of health. Three of the members of such advisory

committee shall be superintendents of county tuberculosis hospitals to

be chosen by such commissioner, and two of the members thereof shall be

representatives of the medical society of the state of New York to be

designated by such society.