Section 24Sec./Art. 24

A new Section 34-A shall be added to read as follows:

"SEC. 34-A. Other Provider Payment Guidelines. No other fee or expense shall be charged to the indigent patient, subject to the guidelines issued by the Corporation.

"All payments for professional services rendered by salaried public providers shall be allowed to be retained by the health facility in which services are rendered and be pooled and distributed among health personnel. Charges paid to public facilities shall be retained by the individual facility in which services were rendered and for which payment was made. Such revenues shall be used to primarily defray operating costs other than salaries, to maintain or upgrade equipment, plant or facility, and to maintain or improve the quality of service in the public sector."