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1981 Colorado Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1981)

handle is hein.sag/sagco0019 and id is 1 raw text is: (EDI TED) January 9, 1981 Paula Herzmark Executive Director Department of Local Affairs 1313 Sherman Street, Room 518 Denver, Colorado 80203 RE: Compensation for licensed physicians performing services in a county hospital's emergency room AG Alpha No. LO LG AGACU AG File No. CHR/AGACU/MK (EDITED) Dear Ms. Herzmark: This is in response to your letter of May 7, 1980 requesting an attorney general's opinion regarding the authority of a county hospital to employ licensed physicians to perform services in the hospital's emergency room, with compensation to be paid physi- cians on a salary basis, an annual contract price, or a per-patient charge, QUESTIONS PRESENTED AND-CONCLUSIONS Your request for an attorney general's opinion raises two spe- cific areas of concern: 1. Do county hospitals have the right and authority to employ licensed physicians to perform services in the hospital's emer- gency room? My conclusion is that county hospitals do have such author- ity. 2, Whether compensation for such physicians should be on a salary basis, an annual contract price, or a per/patient charge? My conclusion is that compensation arrangements are con- trolled by C.R.S. 1973, 25-3-304(2) and 25-3-314. ANALYSIS It is my opinion that the boards of trustees of county hospitals have authority to contract with physicians for coverage of emer-