Opinion No. Oag 7-81, (1981)

DAVID H. RAIHLE, Corporation Counsel Chippewa County

You have submitted questions relating to the relative rights and obligations of hospitals, counties, and individual patients under the Federal Hill-Burton Act and the state emergency medical relief program under sec. 49.02 (5), Stats.

QUESTIONS

Your questions are:

1. May a hospital that has received funds under the Hill-Burton Act charge the cost of emergency medical care for a dependent person to a county pursuant to sec. 49.02 (5), Stats., or must the hospital absorb the cost in satisfaction of assurances made under the Hill-Burton Act?

2. In…