As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Authority or hospital authority means a public body and a body corporate and public organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the purposes, with the powers, and subject to the restrictions set forth in this chapter;
(2) Board means the board of trustees of an authority;
(3) Creating municipality means any city or metropolitan government having a population of not less than two hundred thousand (200,000), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, or any county in which any such city shall be situated, that shall create an authority pursuant to this chapter;
(4) Executive officer means the mayor, county mayor, or other chief executive officer of any creating or participating municipality;
(5) Federal government includes the United States or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States;
(6) Governing body means the chief legislative body of any creating or participating municipality; in counties having the commission form of government chief legislative body means the county legislative body;
(7) Hospital and hospital project means and includes any one (1) or more hospitals and related facilities, including, but not limited to, land and interests in land, facilities and equipment for the treatment of all classes of patients, laboratories, clinics, treatment centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, extended care facilities, dormitories, training facilities for medical students, doctors, nurses and all other medical or paramedical personnel, administration and office buildings, garages, parking lots and such other structures, facilities and improvements necessary or convenient to the development and maintenance of hospitals, and for the provision of health care;
(8) Ordinance means any ordinance adopted by governing bodies pursuant to this chapter;
(9) Participating municipality means any city, town or county, which city, town or county, pursuant to a resolution of its governing body and an agreement with the creating municipality, shall have sold, leased, dedicated, donated or otherwise conveyed its hospitals to the authority for operation by the authority in order to make such hospital an operational part of its health care system;
(10) Resolution means any resolution adopted by governing bodies pursuant to this chapter;
(11) State means the state of Tennessee; and
(12) Trustee means one (1) of the members of the board of an authority appointed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Authority or hospital authority means a public body and a body corporate and public organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the purposes, with the powers, and subject to the restrictions set forth in this chapter;
(2) Board means the board of trustees of an authority;
(3) Creating municipality means any city or metropolitan government having a population of not less than two hundred thousand (200,000), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, or any county in which any such city shall be situated, that shall create an authority pursuant to this chapter;
(4) Executive officer means the mayor, county mayor, or other chief executive officer of any creating or participating municipality;
(5) Federal government includes the United States or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States;
(6) Governing body means the chief legislative body of any creating or participating municipality; in counties having the commission form of government chief legislative body means the county legislative body;
(7) Hospital and hospital project means and includes any one (1) or more hospitals and related facilities, including, but not limited to, land and interests in land, facilities and equipment for the treatment of all classes of patients, laboratories, clinics, treatment centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, extended care facilities, dormitories, training facilities for medical students, doctors, nurses and all other medical or paramedical personnel, administration and office buildings, garages, parking lots and such other structures, facilities and improvements necessary or convenient to the development and maintenance of hospitals, and for the provision of health care;
(8) Ordinance means any ordinance adopted by governing bodies pursuant to this chapter;
(9) Participating municipality means any city, town or county, which city, town or county, pursuant to a resolution of its governing body and an agreement with the creating municipality, shall have sold, leased, dedicated, donated or otherwise conveyed its hospitals to the authority for operation by the authority in order to make such hospital an operational part of its health care system;
(10) Resolution means any resolution adopted by governing bodies pursuant to this chapter;
(11) State means the state of Tennessee; and
(12) Trustee means one (1) of the members of the board of an authority appointed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Authority or hospital authority means a public body and a body corporate and public organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the purposes, with the powers, and subject to the restrictions set forth in this chapter;
(2) Board means the board of trustees of an authority;
(3) Creating municipality means any city or metropolitan government having a population of not less than two hundred thousand (200,000), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, or any county in which any such city shall be situated, that shall create an authority pursuant to this chapter;
(4) Executive officer means the mayor, county mayor, or other chief executive officer of any creating or participating municipality;
(5) Federal government includes the United States or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States;
(6) Governing body means the chief legislative body of any creating or participating municipality; in counties having the commission form of government chief legislative body means the county legislative body;
(7) Hospital and hospital project means and includes any one (1) or more hospitals and related facilities, including, but not limited to, land and interests in land, facilities and equipment for the treatment of all classes of patients, laboratories, clinics, treatment centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, extended care facilities, dormitories, training facilities for medical students, doctors, nurses and all other medical or paramedical personnel, administration and office buildings, garages, parking lots and such other structures, facilities and improvements necessary or convenient to the development and maintenance of hospitals, and for the provision of health care;
(8) Ordinance means any ordinance adopted by governing bodies pursuant to this chapter;
(9) Participating municipality means any city, town or county, which city, town or county, pursuant to a resolution of its governing body and an agreement with the creating municipality, shall have sold, leased, dedicated, donated or otherwise conveyed its hospitals to the authority for operation by the authority in order to make such hospital an operational part of its health care system;
(10) Resolution means any resolution adopted by governing bodies pursuant to this chapter;
(11) State means the state of Tennessee; and
(12) Trustee means one (1) of the members of the board of an authority appointed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
