N.Y. General Municipal Law Section 129
General powers and duties of superintendent


The superintendent shall be the chief executive officer of the hospital and, subject to the by-laws, rules and regulations thereof, and to the general control of the board of managers, shall:

1.

Equip the hospital with all necessary furniture, appliances, fixtures and other needed facilities for the care and treatment of patients and for the use of officers and employees thereof, and purchase all necessary supplies, unless the board of managers shall designate the purchasing agent of a municipality as the purchasing agent of said board as provided in subdivision five of section one hundred twenty-eight.

2.

Have general supervision and control of the records, accounts, and buildings of the hospital and all internal affairs, and maintain discipline therein, and enforce compliance with, and obedience to, all rules, by-laws, and regulations adopted by the board of managers for the government, discipline and management of said hospital, and the employees and inmates thereof. He shall make and enforce such further rules, regulations and orders as he may deem necessary, not inconsistent with law, or with the rules, regulations and directions of the board of managers.

3.

Appoint such employees as he may think proper and necessary for the efficient performance of the business of the hospital, and prescribe their duties; and discharge any such employee pursuant to the provisions of the civil service law.

4.

Cause proper accounts and records of the business and operations of the hospital to be kept regularly from day to day, in books and on forms provided for that purpose; and see that such accounts and records are correctly made up for the annual report to the governing board, as required by subdivision seven of § 128 (General powers and duties of managers)section one hundred and twenty-eight of this chapter, and present the same to the board of managers, who shall incorporate them in their annual report to the said governing board.

5.

Receive into the hospital, under the rules established by the board of managers, any person in the county, town, city or village who is sick or maimed or injured and who is in need of hospital care, irrespective of whether such person is able to pay for his care or not; and may also receive persons from without the county, town, city or village, provided there is a vacancy in the hospital, and provided the reception of such person does not interfere with the proper care and treatment of persons received from the county, town, city or village.

6.

Cause to be kept proper records of the admission of all patients, their name, age, sex, color, marital condition, residence, occupation, place of last employment and the names and addresses of their nearest relatives or friends. He shall also cause a careful examination to be made of the physical condition of all persons admitted to the hospital; and shall cause a record to be kept of the condition of each patient when admitted, and from time to time thereafter.

7.

Discharge from said hospital any patient who is found to have recovered from his illness sufficiently to be no longer in need of hospital care, or who shall wilfully or habitually violate the rules thereof, or who for any other reason is no longer a suitable patient for treatment therein; and shall make a full report thereof at the next meeting of the board of managers.

8.

Collect and receive all money due the hospital, keep an accurate account of the same, report the same at the ensuing monthly meeting of the board of managers, and transmit the same within ten days after such meeting to the treasurer of the county, town, city or village by which the hospital is maintained. When a treasurer has been appointed as herein provided, all moneys collected and received by the superintendent shall be transmitted to the treasurer who shall deposit the same in a bank or banks in the name of the hospital and he shall also at least once in each month transmit to the governing board an itemized statement thereof.

9.

Give a bond before entering upon the discharge of his duties, in such sum as the board of managers may determine, to secure the faithful performance of such duties.

10.

Notwithstanding any provisions of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the board of managers of the hospital may authorize the superintendents of said hospital to establish a system for the billing of patients for the care, maintenance or treatment received or furnished to patients in such facility. Payment of such charges by means of a credit card may be authorized pursuant to § 5 (Payment of fines, civil penalties, rent, rates, taxes, fees, charges and other amounts by credit card)section five of this chapter.

Source: Section 129 — General powers and duties of superintendent, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GMU/129 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Dec. 21, 2024).

120
Contracts for purification of water and sewerage
120‑A
Contracts for sewerage disposal
120‑AA
Source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials
120‑B
Supervision of sewage system
120‑BB
Town of Huntington solid waste management resource recovery facility
120‑C
Obligations and privileges relating to sewerage contracts
120‑CC
Enforcement of unpaid solid waste collection and/or disposal fee
120‑D
Officers of meeting
120‑E
By whom proposed district represented
120‑F
Contract
120‑G
Apportionment of cost
120‑H
Further provisions as to apportionment of cost
120‑I
Means of payment
120‑K
Payments
120‑L
Letting of contracts
120‑M
Application of other laws to procedure
120‑N
Maps and plans of sewers
120‑O
Definitions
120‑P
Referendum in cities and villages
120‑Q
Rules and regulations
120‑R
Cancellation of sewerage contracts for neglect
120‑S
Joint meeting for acquisition and operation of property
120‑T
Town and village may establish a joint water district
120‑U
Mutual aid for water service
120‑V
Contracts for disposal of sewage outside the state
120‑W
Contracts and agreements for solid waste management, collection and disposal
120‑X
Agreements for joint acquisition, construction and operation of public docks
120‑Z
Sewer hook-ups by private contractors
121
Establishment and maintenance of free public baths
121‑A
Creation of village and town police department in certain towns and villages
121‑B
Care of children admitted to certain places of amusement in certain cities, villages and towns under a local law or ordinance
122
Refusal to take persons to hospital prohibited
122‑B
General ambulance services
122‑C
Transport of police work dogs injured in the line of duty
123
Erection and operation of life-saving apparatus
124
Inspection of building elevators in Nassau county
125
Issuance of building permits
125‑A
Posting signs on dead-end roads
126
Establishment of public general hospitals
126‑A
Joint hospitals for cities, towns or villages
126‑B
Public hospitals for chronically ill
126‑B*2
Establishment of Broome county nursing home
126‑C
Appointment to board of managers of county hospital
127
Appointment and terms of office of managers
128
General powers and duties of managers
128‑A
Petty cash fund
129
General powers and duties of superintendent
129‑A
Erie county
130
Admission and maintenance of patients
131
Training school for nurses
132
Room for detention and examination of persons who are suspected of being mentally ill
133
Visitation and inspection
134
Existing county, town, city or village public general hospitals
135
Application of preceding sections
135‑A
Workshops in connection with hospitals and facilities for the aged
135‑B
Departments of occupational therapy in connection with public general hospitals and tuberculosis hospitals or sanatoria
135‑C
Prenatal and maternity care
136
Regulation of automobile junk yards
139‑C
Sheltered workshops
139‑D
Storage and display of firearms, ammunition and explosives
139‑E
Posting of sanitary inspection grade

Accessed:
Dec. 21, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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