Question

What are some of the conditions Hill-Burton Act imposed on hospitals that accepted federal funds?

Answer 1

Hill burton act was passed in1946 by US congress. it started in order to provide staffed hospital per 1000 people throughout country. hospitals accepted requirement and received federal funds  on mutual agreement for constructing facilities and hospitals.

here are some of the conditions:

• Eventhough separte and equal facilities were allowed Patient must be received to facilities without dicrimination of their color, race,creed or national origin
• patient once got admitted to the hospital , must have obtained all portions of facility and services without discrimination.they may not discrimated in any portion of facilityor behave differently or providing a different service, restricting their enjoyment or any privilege because of their race,color, creed or national origin.
• professional qualified perssonnel may not be denied for their delivery of care in the facility because of their color, race, creed,or national origin.
• residents,staff nurses, medical technician, internrs may not be denied training opportunities in the facility on the account of their color, creed, race or national origin
• any facility whether hill burton or Hilburton facility may, directly or indirectly, use criteria or methods of administration which would damage completion of the program objectives for individual of a particular race,color, creed or national origin.
• facilities that  received funds, should give free of care for people who cannot pay themselves and need services. free of care for 20 years every year were to be provided by hospitals and facilities in an amount of matching the lessor of 3% of its annual opertaing costs