Columbia Clinical treatment of indigent persons; registration ordinance (§ 11-16)
Chapter 11: Health and Sanitation · Article II. Administration
In short: The city's health director may run a clinic offering observation, care and medical treatment to indigent city residents when the public interest and community health require it, and must keep a registration of everyone treated there.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
As may be required in the public interest and for the protection of the health of the community, the director of health services may maintain a clinic for the observation, care and medical treatment of indigent persons who are residents of the city. The director shall maintain a registration of all such persons receiving observation, care and treatment at such clinic.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 11-16
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.