§ 391-a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of this article, or of any other general, special or local law, a county tuberculosis hospital may also admit for study and care persons with chronic nontuberculous diseases of the chest, subject to rules and regulations to be promulgated by the state commissioner of health with the advice and counsel of an advisory committee consisting of five members after consultation with the boards of managers of county tuberculosis hospitals; provided, however, that any person so admitted or the person or agency who or which accepts responsibility for payment for the care and treatment of such person shall be charged such amount as fixed by the board of managers of the hospital but at a rate not in excess of the daily cost per patient of operation of the hospital as determined by the state commissioner of health. Three of the members of such advisory committee shall be superintendents of county tuberculosis hospitals to be chosen by such commissioner, and two of the members thereof shall be representatives of the medical society of the state of New York to be designated by such society.