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145A.2 DEFINITIONS.
As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:
1. "Area hospital" means a hospital established and operated
by a merged area.
2. "Board" means the board of trustees of an area hospital.
3. "Merged area" means a public corporation formed by the
residents of two or more contiguous or noncontiguous political
subdivisions which have merged resources to establish and operate an
area hospital.
4. "Officials" means the respective governing bodies of
political subdivisions.
5. "Political subdivision" means any county, township, school
district or city. Section History: Early Form
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 145A.2] Section History: Recent Form
85 Acts, ch 123, §1, 2
