[CC 1984 §13-30; Rev. M.C. 1963 §22.02; Ord. No. 3140 §13-18; Ord. No. 4235 §6, 9-6-1988]
A.
No person
shall operate a hospital, sanitarium, lying-in establishment, home,
retreat or other place or institution intended for the boarding, lodging,
nursing or care of the sick or such persons as are suffering from
or afflicted with bodily or mental infirmities or ailments, or for
pregnant women, or any institution for the care of orphans, vagrant
or destitute children, a foundling home or a dispensary within the
City without first obtaining a permit to do so from the City Manager.
B.
No permit
shall be issued if the hospital is to be established within two hundred
(200) feet of any residence.
[CC 1984 §13-31; Rev. M.C. 1963 §22.02; Ord. No. 3140 §13-19; Ord. No. 4235 §6, 9-6-1988]
A.
An applicant
for an institution permit shall file a written application addressed
to the City Manager.
B.
The application
shall contain the following information:
1.
The
name or names of all persons who are to control, operate or manage
the institution, including the matron, superintendent, resident physician
or surgeon, medical staff, including any and all physicians or surgeons
who are in any manner connected or identified with the institution;
the names of any midwives attached to or connected with the institution
and, if a corporation, the names of the officers and board of directors;
2.
The
location of the proposed institution, the name under which the institution
will be operated and a statement affirming that the institution will
not be within two hundred (200) feet of any residence;
3.
The
size and dimensions of the building and the number of rooms;
4.
The
maximum number of patients the institution can properly accommodate;
5.
The
character of business intended to be carried on in the institution
including the character of diseases, if any, which are to be treated;
6.
Whether
any business is or will be conducted or operated in the same building
or on the same premises and, if so, what other business; and
7.
A written
statement from each member of the medical staff, the resident physician
or surgeon, superintendent and matron certifying that he/she will
serve on the staff of the institution as stated by the applicant in
the application.
[CC 1984 §13-32; Rev. M.C. 1963 §22.04; Ord. No. 3140 §13-20; Ord. No. 4235 §6, 9-6-1988]
A.
A permit
may be issued to an institution when the City Manager determines that:
1.
The
building and premises conform to the requirements of this Article;
2.
The
building and premises are in all respects in a sanitary condition;
3.
The
applicant is a person of good character;
4.
The
statements in the application are true; and
5.
A State
and/or County license or permit, if required, has been secured.
B.
The permit
shall be issued for a period of one (1) year from the date of issuance.
C.
The permit
shall be subject to revocation by the City Manager at any time for
any cause specified herein or if the applicable State or County license
or permit shall have been revoked.
[CC 1984 §13-33; Rev. M.C. 1963 §22.05; Ord. No. 3140 §13-21; Ord. No. 4235 §6, 9-6-1988]
A.
The permit
issued under this Chapter may not be transferred by the person to
whom it is issued without the written consent and approval of the
City Manager.
B.
Any transfer
or attempted transfer or any change in the name or location of the
institution without the written approval of the City Manager shall
render such permit void and cause the immediate forfeiture of such
permit and all rights thereunder to operate such institution within
the City.
[CC 1984 §13-34; Rev. M.C. 1963 §22.03; Ord. No. 3140 §13-23; Ord. No. 4235 §6, 9-6-1988]
[CC 1984 §13-35; Rev. M.C. 1963 §22.09; Ord. No. 3140 §13-25; Ord. No. 4235 §6, 9-6-1988]
No permittee under this Article shall operate the institution
under any other name or at any other place than as stated in the application
for the permit without the written consent and approval of the City
Manager.
[CC 1984 §13-40; Rev. M.C. 1963 §22.10; Ord. No. 3140 §13-26]
A permittee under this Article shall keep a physician resident
at the institution who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery
in the State and who is actually engaged in the practice of medicine
and surgery.
[CC 1984 §13-41; Rev. M.C. 1963 §22.08; Ord. No. 3140 §13-27]
No permittee under this Article shall permit any person to practice
medicine, surgery or midwifery in the institution if such person is
not authorized by the laws of this State to practice medicine, surgery
or midwifery.
[CC 1984 §13-42; Rev. M.C. 1963 §22.12; Ord. No. 3140 §13-28; Ord. No. 4235 §6, 9-6-1988]
A.
For any
violation of this Code, the Building Code or the laws and regulations
prescribed by the State or County for the conduct or management of
any institution described in this Article, the City Manager may revoke
any permit granted by this Article.
B.
The City
Manager shall issue a notice to the person named in the permit advising
him/her of the time and place of the City Manager's intended action
and the ground therefor. The notice shall be served at least ten (10)
days prior to the hearing, either by delivering a copy of the notice
to the person named or by leaving a copy of the notice at the institution
named in the permit.
