Sec. 40. Whenever the board determines that there is a need for an additional hospital or an addition or improvement to an existing hospital, the board may purchase suitable grounds, construct suitable buildings and improvements for hospital purposes, and do all that is necessary to acquire, establish, construct, erect, equip, and maintain the hospital, addition, or improvement.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-21-34.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.