Mississippi § 41-7-35 - Hospitals may not exact additional payments from patients.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 41-7-35 — Hospitals may not exact additional payments from patients., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-7-35. Hospitals may not exact additional payments from patients.
No hospital shall be allowed to charge, accept or retain any additional payment from or in behalf of any indigent patient for hospital services rendered while being cared for under the terms of Sections 41-7-1 through 41-7-45, unless it appears that the patient was wrongfully or mistakenly qualified or admitted as an indigent patient. This section shall not be construed, however, to prohibit any hospital from charging, accepting or retaining lawful payments or contributions from governmental or other public sources or from philanthropic or charitable sources having an impersonal interest in the patients involved.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 41-7-35 cover?
Section 41-7-35 ("Hospitals may not exact additional payments from patients.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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