Research


Scope and Content Note

Files contain the incoming and outgoing correspondence of the bureau director, Julius A. Katzive, M.D., concerning interpretation and amendment of the State Hospital Code. There are inquiries from hospital administrators and public health officials; internal memoranda and responses to inquiries; proposed revisions of the code; and reaction to such proposals from the professional medical community. Issues provoking the strongest reactions were introduction of a mandatory uterine cytology program for certain hospital admissions; changes in the chest x-ray tuberculosis screening program for general hospital admissions; and determinations of hospital compliance with Code standards for adequate facilities and qualified professional personnel.