Anti-pneumococcic serum may be supplied free by the said department to a physician licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey only after he has signed an application which shall contain a statement that the person to be treated is affected with pneumonia and is financially unable to purchase the serum, and such other facts as the State Department of Health may require, including the name and address of the patient, the type of pneumococci present, the duration of the disease and the amount of serum requested.
The said department may review any such application for serum and if it finds a false or misleading statement as to the ability of the person to pay for the serum, a bill therefor shall be presented to said person.