Wis. Stat. § 49.71

This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 49.71, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.

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County hospitals; establishment.

Official statutory text

(1) Each county may establish a county hospital for the treatment of dependent persons, under s. 46.17 , and other persons authorized under s. 46.21 (4m) .

(2) In counties with a population of 750,000 or more, an institution established under sub. (1) shall be governed under s. 46.21 or 59.79 (10) , but in all other counties it shall be governed under ss. 46.18 , 46.19 , and 46.20 .

(3) The uniform accounting system established by s. 50.03 (10) shall be used by each county hospital and shall be subject to the conditions enumerated therein.

History: 1971 c. 125 ; 1975 c. 413 s. 18 ; 1977 c. 26 s. 75 ; 1985 a. 176 ; 1993 a. 186 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 2820 to 2823 ; Stats. 1995 s. 49.71; 1995 a. 201 ; 2015 a. 172 .

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