206.110. 1. A hospital district, both within and outside suchdistrict, except in counties of the third or fourth classification (otherthan within the district boundaries) where there already exists a hospitalorganized pursuant to chapters 96, 205, RSMo, or this chapter; provided,however, that this exception shall not prohibit the continuation orexpansion of existing activities otherwise allowed by law, shall have andexercise the following governmental powers, and all other powersincidental, necessary, convenient or desirable to carry out and effectuatethe express powers:
(1) To establish and maintain a hospital or hospitals and hospitalfacilities, and to construct, acquire, develop, expand, extend and improveany such hospital or hospital facility including medical office buildingsto provide offices for rental to physicians and dentists on the districthospital's medical or dental staff, and the providing of sites therefor,including offstreet parking space for motor vehicles;
(2) To acquire land in fee simple, rights in land and easements upon,over or across land and leasehold interest in land and tangible andintangible personal property used or useful for the location,establishment, maintenance, development, expansion, extension orimprovement of any hospital or hospital facility. The acquisition may beby dedication, purchase, gift, agreement, lease, use or adverse possessionor by condemnation;
(3) To operate, maintain and manage a hospital and hospitalfacilities, and to make and enter into contracts, for the use, operation ormanagement of a hospital or hospital facilities; to engage in health careactivities; and to make and enter into leases of equipment and realproperty, a hospital or hospital facilities, as lessor or lessee,regardless of the duration of such lease; and to provide rules andregulations for the operation, management or use of a hospital or hospitalfacilities. Any agreement entered into pursuant to this subsectionpertaining to the lease of the hospital shall have a definite terminationdate as negotiated by the parties, but this shall not preclude the trusteesfrom entering into a renewal of the agreement with the same or otherparties pertaining to the same or other subjects upon such terms andconditions as the parties may agree;
(4) To fix, charge and collect reasonable fees and compensation forthe use or occupancy of the hospital or any part thereof, or any hospitalfacility, and for nursing care, medicine, attendance, or other servicesfurnished by the hospital or hospital facilities, according to the rulesand regulations prescribed by the board from time to time;
(5) To borrow money and to issue bonds, notes, certificates, or otherevidences of indebtedness for the purpose of accomplishing any of itscorporate purposes, subject to compliance with any condition or limitationset forth in this chapter or otherwise provided by the Constitution of thestate of Missouri;
(6) To employ or enter into contracts for the employment of anyperson, firm, or corporation, and for professional services, necessary ordesirable for the accomplishment of the corporate objects of the districtor the proper administration, management, protection or control of itsproperty;
(7) To maintain the hospital for the benefit of the inhabitants ofthe area comprising the district who are sick, injured, or maimedregardless of race, creed or color, and to adopt such reasonable rules andregulations as may be necessary to render the use of the hospital of thegreatest benefit to the greatest number; to exclude from the use of thehospital all persons who willfully disregard any of the rules andregulations so established; to extend the privileges and use of thehospital to persons residing outside the area of the district upon suchterms and conditions as the board of directors prescribes by its rules andregulations;
(8) To police its property and to exercise police powers in respectthereto or in respect to the enforcement of any rule or regulation providedby the ordinances of the district and to employ and commission policeofficers and other qualified persons to enforce the same.
2. The use of any hospital or hospital facility of a district shallbe subject to the reasonable regulation and control of the district andupon such reasonable terms and conditions as shall be established by itsboard of directors.
3. A regulatory ordinance of a district adopted under any provisionof this section may provide for a suspension or revocation of any rights orprivileges within the control of the district for a violation of any suchregulatory ordinance.
4. Nothing in this section or in other provisions of this chaptershall be construed to authorize the district or board to establish orenforce any regulation or rule in respect to hospitalization or theoperation or maintenance of such hospital or any hospital facilities withinits jurisdiction which is in conflict with any federal or state law orregulation applicable to the same subject matter.
206.110. 1. A hospital district, both within and outside suchdistrict, except in counties of the third or fourth classification (otherthan within the district boundaries) where there already exists a hospitalorganized pursuant to chapters 96, 205, RSMo, or this chapter; provided,however, that this exception shall not prohibit the continuation orexpansion of existing activities otherwise allowed by law, shall have andexercise the following governmental powers, and all other powersincidental, necessary, convenient or desirable to carry out and effectuatethe express powers:
(1) To establish and maintain a hospital or hospitals and hospitalfacilities, and to construct, acquire, develop, expand, extend and improveany such hospital or hospital facility including medical office buildingsto provide offices for rental to physicians and dentists on the districthospital's medical or dental staff, and the providing of sites therefor,including offstreet parking space for motor vehicles;
(2) To acquire land in fee simple, rights in land and easements upon,over or across land and leasehold interest in land and tangible andintangible personal property used or useful for the location,establishment, maintenance, development, expansion, extension orimprovement of any hospital or hospital facility. The acquisition may beby dedication, purchase, gift, agreement, lease, use or adverse possessionor by condemnation;
(3) To operate, maintain and manage a hospital and hospitalfacilities, and to make and enter into contracts, for the use, operation ormanagement of a hospital or hospital facilities; to engage in health careactivities; and to make and enter into leases of equipment and realproperty, a hospital or hospital facilities, as lessor or lessee,regardless of the duration of such lease; and to provide rules andregulations for the operation, management or use of a hospital or hospitalfacilities. Any agreement entered into pursuant to this subsectionpertaining to the lease of the hospital shall have a definite terminationdate as negotiated by the parties, but this shall not preclude the trusteesfrom entering into a renewal of the agreement with the same or otherparties pertaining to the same or other subjects upon such terms andconditions as the parties may agree;
(4) To fix, charge and collect reasonable fees and compensation forthe use or occupancy of the hospital or any part thereof, or any hospitalfacility, and for nursing care, medicine, attendance, or other servicesfurnished by the hospital or hospital facilities, according to the rulesand regulations prescribed by the board from time to time;
(5) To borrow money and to issue bonds, notes, certificates, or otherevidences of indebtedness for the purpose of accomplishing any of itscorporate purposes, subject to compliance with any condition or limitationset forth in this chapter or otherwise provided by the Constitution of thestate of Missouri;
(6) To employ or enter into contracts for the employment of anyperson, firm, or corporation, and for professional services, necessary ordesirable for the accomplishment of the corporate objects of the districtor the proper administration, management, protection or control of itsproperty;
(7) To maintain the hospital for the benefit of the inhabitants ofthe area comprising the district who are sick, injured, or maimedregardless of race, creed or color, and to adopt such reasonable rules andregulations as may be necessary to render the use of the hospital of thegreatest benefit to the greatest number; to exclude from the use of thehospital all persons who willfully disregard any of the rules andregulations so established; to extend the privileges and use of thehospital to persons residing outside the area of the district upon suchterms and conditions as the board of directors prescribes by its rules andregulations;
(8) To police its property and to exercise police powers in respectthereto or in respect to the enforcement of any rule or regulation providedby the ordinances of the district and to employ and commission policeofficers and other qualified persons to enforce the same.
2. The use of any hospital or hospital facility of a district shallbe subject to the reasonable regulation and control of the district andupon such reasonable terms and conditions as shall be established by itsboard of directors.
3. A regulatory ordinance of a district adopted under any provisionof this section may provide for a suspension or revocation of any rights orprivileges within the control of the district for a violation of any suchregulatory ordinance.
4. Nothing in this section or in other provisions of this chaptershall be construed to authorize the district or board to establish orenforce any regulation or rule in respect to hospitalization or theoperation or maintenance of such hospital or any hospital facilities withinits jurisdiction which is in conflict with any federal or state law orregulation applicable to the same subject matter.
206.110. 1. A hospital district, both within and outside suchdistrict, except in counties of the third or fourth classification (otherthan within the district boundaries) where there already exists a hospitalorganized pursuant to chapters 96, 205, RSMo, or this chapter; provided,however, that this exception shall not prohibit the continuation orexpansion of existing activities otherwise allowed by law, shall have andexercise the following governmental powers, and all other powersincidental, necessary, convenient or desirable to carry out and effectuatethe express powers:
(1) To establish and maintain a hospital or hospitals and hospitalfacilities, and to construct, acquire, develop, expand, extend and improveany such hospital or hospital facility including medical office buildingsto provide offices for rental to physicians and dentists on the districthospital's medical or dental staff, and the providing of sites therefor,including offstreet parking space for motor vehicles;
(2) To acquire land in fee simple, rights in land and easements upon,over or across land and leasehold interest in land and tangible andintangible personal property used or useful for the location,establishment, maintenance, development, expansion, extension orimprovement of any hospital or hospital facility. The acquisition may beby dedication, purchase, gift, agreement, lease, use or adverse possessionor by condemnation;
(3) To operate, maintain and manage a hospital and hospitalfacilities, and to make and enter into contracts, for the use, operation ormanagement of a hospital or hospital facilities; to engage in health careactivities; and to make and enter into leases of equipment and realproperty, a hospital or hospital facilities, as lessor or lessee,regardless of the duration of such lease; and to provide rules andregulations for the operation, management or use of a hospital or hospitalfacilities. Any agreement entered into pursuant to this subsectionpertaining to the lease of the hospital shall have a definite terminationdate as negotiated by the parties, but this shall not preclude the trusteesfrom entering into a renewal of the agreement with the same or otherparties pertaining to the same or other subjects upon such terms andconditions as the parties may agree;
(4) To fix, charge and collect reasonable fees and compensation forthe use or occupancy of the hospital or any part thereof, or any hospitalfacility, and for nursing care, medicine, attendance, or other servicesfurnished by the hospital or hospital facilities, according to the rulesand regulations prescribed by the board from time to time;
(5) To borrow money and to issue bonds, notes, certificates, or otherevidences of indebtedness for the purpose of accomplishing any of itscorporate purposes, subject to compliance with any condition or limitationset forth in this chapter or otherwise provided by the Constitution of thestate of Missouri;
(6) To employ or enter into contracts for the employment of anyperson, firm, or corporation, and for professional services, necessary ordesirable for the accomplishment of the corporate objects of the districtor the proper administration, management, protection or control of itsproperty;
(7) To maintain the hospital for the benefit of the inhabitants ofthe area comprising the district who are sick, injured, or maimedregardless of race, creed or color, and to adopt such reasonable rules andregulations as may be necessary to render the use of the hospital of thegreatest benefit to the greatest number; to exclude from the use of thehospital all persons who willfully disregard any of the rules andregulations so established; to extend the privileges and use of thehospital to persons residing outside the area of the district upon suchterms and conditions as the board of directors prescribes by its rules andregulations;
(8) To police its property and to exercise police powers in respectthereto or in respect to the enforcement of any rule or regulation providedby the ordinances of the district and to employ and commission policeofficers and other qualified persons to enforce the same.
2. The use of any hospital or hospital facility of a district shallbe subject to the reasonable regulation and control of the district andupon such reasonable terms and conditions as shall be established by itsboard of directors.
3. A regulatory ordinance of a district adopted under any provisionof this section may provide for a suspension or revocation of any rights orprivileges within the control of the district for a violation of any suchregulatory ordinance.
4. Nothing in this section or in other provisions of this chaptershall be construed to authorize the district or board to establish orenforce any regulation or rule in respect to hospitalization or theoperation or maintenance of such hospital or any hospital facilities withinits jurisdiction which is in conflict with any federal or state law orregulation applicable to the same subject matter.
