GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 725

Short Title:  Richmond Hospital Sale Exception.	(Local)

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Sponsors: Senators Conder and Plyler.

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Referred to:  Judiciary II/Election Laws

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April 13, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO EXEMPT RICHMOND COUNTY FROM CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS RELATING TO THE SALE OF HOSPITAL FACILITIES TO NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 131E-8(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	A municipality as defined in G.S. 131E-6(5) or hospital authority as defined in G.S. 131E-16(14), upon such terms and conditions as it deems wise, with or without monetary consideration, may sell or convey to a nonprofit corporation organized under Chapter 55A of the General Statutes any rights of ownership the municipality or hospital authority has in a hospital facility including the building, land and equipment associated with the hospital, if the nonprofit corporation is legally committed to continue to operate the facility as a community general hospital open to the general public, free of discrimination based upon race, creed, color, sex or national origin.  The nonprofit corporation shall also agree, as a condition of the municipality or hospital authority's conveying ownership, to provide such services to indigent patients as the municipality or hospital authority and the nonprofit corporation shall agree.  "
Sec. 2.  This act applies to Richmond County only.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.