# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions

### Subtitle 10. Hospitals and Related Facilities

#### Section 1-1001

(a) A county or municipality may establish a hospital or other facility for the care of the sick by:

  (1) building or contracting for the use of a facility; or

  (2) joining with another county or municipality to establish a joint facility.

(b) A county or municipality may recover the expenses incurred by a hospital or another facility in caring for a patient who is not indigent:

  (1) from the patient, within 3 years after the patient is discharged from the facility; or

  (2) from the estate of the patient, if the patient dies in the facility.

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Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)