Title 11, Counties

A. Unless this requirement is waived under section 11-1404, subsection A, the nonprofit corporation with which the board of supervisors enters into an operating agreement shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of eleven voting members including: 1. The chief executi…

Section 38-511 does not apply to this chapter, the nonprofit corporation or an operating agreement entered into under this chapter unless a person who was directly responsible for reaching a settlement of terms or making a recommendation for action to the board of supervisors wit…

A nonprofit corporation that is organized as provided by this article and that enters into an operating agreement with a sponsoring county: 1. Is considered to: (a) Exercise its powers for the benefit of the people, to improve their health and welfare and to increase their prospe…

This chapter does not restrict, limit or preclude the nonprofit corporation from exercising any rights or powers or performing any duties provided or prescribed by any other law of this state. This chapter provides a complete, additional and alternative method for doing the thing…

This chapter does not relieve a county of its statutory residual responsibility relating to the indigent sick pursuant to section 11-291.

The board of supervisors may enter into an operating agreement only with a nonprofit corporation with articles of incorporation or bylaws that provide that the primary purposes of the corporation under this chapter are to: 1. Provide quality, cost-effective health care services f…

A. As part of the operating agreement, the board of supervisors of the sponsoring county may agree to lease health system assets to the nonprofit corporation for purposes prescribed in section 11-1402. B. If the board of supervisors leases the health system assets to the corporat…

A. The nonprofit corporation may acquire, by purchase, lease or otherwise, and operate the community health system, other health care institutions and real and personal property, both in and outside the sponsoring county. B. Acquiring or operating other health care institutions a…

A. An operating agreement under this chapter shall include the following provisions: 1. The nonprofit corporation's assumption of responsibility for managing, maintaining and operating the health system assets that are leased or transferred pursuant to the lease agreement. 2. The…

A. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation has all of the powers that are necessary to perform or comply with the obligations of the board of supervisors or the sponsoring county under an operating agreement under this chapter. B. The operating agreement, and all amen…

A. The operating agreement shall provide that: 1. If the state or federal government amends, modifies, alters or changes the law to reduce the county's financial or programmatic responsibility for health care for the indigent sick of the county, any agreement for compensation or …

A. The operating agreement: 1. Shall include provisions to ensure that all employees of the county health system are considered for employment by the nonprofit corporation. 2. May include provisions with respect to the transfer of county health system employees, including appropr…

The nonprofit corporation shall assume and agree to pay the sponsoring county the amounts remaining to be paid on all uncompleted construction contracts entered into by the county before the transfer date for constructing additions to or improvements or modifications of the healt…

A. Debts and other liabilities of the nonprofit corporation are not liabilities or responsibilities of the sponsoring county. Unless expressly authorized by this chapter: 1. Public monies of the county shall not be appropriated to pay the debts or obligations of the corporation. …

A. The nonprofit corporation may issue its corporate bonds in principal amounts as the board of directors determines to be necessary to provide sufficient monies for purposes of the community health system. B. Bonds issued by the nonprofit corporation: 1. Are entitled to all of t…

A. The operating agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter shall require the nonprofit corporation to: 1. Honor all covenants and obligations made by the sponsoring county pursuant to title 35, chapter 3, article 7 with respect to the county health system. 2. Assume and per…

The operating agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter shall require: 1. The board of directors to cause an audit to be made of the funds, revenues and expenditures of the nonprofit corporation. The audit shall be conducted within sixty days after the close of the corporat…