{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-5333","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-5333","heading":"Rules as to patients","body":"An authority shall have power to make rules governing the admission of patients to, and the care, conduct, and treatment of patients in, any hospital operated by the authority; to determine whether patients presented to the hospital for treatment are subjects for charity, to fix the compensation to be paid by patients other than those unable to assist themselves; and to maintain and operate isolation wards for the care and treatment of mental, contagious or other similar diseases.Code 1950, § 32-246; 1979, c. 719, § 15.1-1567; 1997, c. 587.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle IV. OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES","Chapter 53. HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES","Article 2. POWERS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-5333/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"682ed328d2dff790c1a7adf136f5c80bfedaf8abb3cb8cd22f4d7e0e5d46ab5e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-5332","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-5334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}