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“Establishment expenses” and “patients' expenses.”
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29.—(1) For the purposes of this Act any expenses (other than patients' expenses) incurred by the hospital board under this Act shall be establishment expenses.
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(2) For the purposes of this Act each of the following expenses incurred by the hospital board under this Act shall be patients' expenses, namely—
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(a) the cost of conveying any patient to or from any institution (being a fever hospital or a convalescent home) for the time being managed and controlled by the hospital board,
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(b) the cost of disinfecting any patient resident in any such institution or the clothing and effects of any such patient and the cost of compensation in respect of damage caused to such clothing or effects by such disinfecting,
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(c) the cost of burying any patient who died in any such institution,
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(d) the cost of food and medicines provided for any patient resident in any such institution,
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(e) the cost of any other thing provided for any individual patient resident in any such institution.
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(3) If any question arises under this Act whether any particular expenses of the hospital board are establishment expenses or patients' expenses, the question shall be referred to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
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