CHAPTER 142

An Act to amend and reenact § 32-292 of the Code of Virginia, relating to
reimbursement of counties and cities for a portion of costs incurred for
hospitalization and treatment of certain indigent persons. 9 BB

[S 63]

Approved March 5, 1954
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 32-292 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
follows:

§ 32-292. (a) The State Board of Welfare and Institutions shall al-
locate semiannually to the counties and cities of the Commonwealth on the
basis of population as shown by the last preceding United States census,
such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assemblv for this pur-
pose, such funds for services so allocated to be used by such counties and
cities for meeting one-half of the cost to such localities of hospitalization
and treatment, excluding out-patient service, at hospitals approved by the
Board, of indigent persons residing therein. Any funds for services al-
located to a county or city which remain unused at the end of any six-month
period shall be subject to reallocation to the localities by the Board.

(b) All payments to counties and cities out of funds appropriated to
the Department of Welfare and Institutions and duly allocated for use by
such localities or for matching their costs in excess of such allocations
under the terms of this chapter shall be made by the State Treasurer on
warrants of the Comptroller issued on vouchers duly executed by the
Director of the Department of Welfare and Institutions on satisfactory
proof of the amounts expended by the respective localities for hospitaliza-
tion and treatment of indigent persons.

(c) In addition to the funds appropriated by the General Assembly for
allocation to the counties and cities of the Commonwealth as above pro-
vided, the State Board of Welfare and Institutions shall establish from
funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the purpose, a reserve
fund to be expended as hereinafter provided. Such reserve fund shall be
expended in meeting one-half the cost incurred by counties and cities for
hospitalization and treatment, excluding out-patient service, at hospitals
approved by the Board, of indigent persons residing therein provided that
such county or city seeking reimbursement from the reserve fund has ex-
hausted the allocation to it under paragraph (a) of this section.

2. This section as amended shall be in force on and after July 1, 1954.