Title 11 — Counties
15 chapters · 602 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 11-1401 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Adult day health services" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-401. 2. "Adult foster care services" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-401. 3. "Ambulance" has the same meaning prescribed in section 3…
A.R.S. § 11-1402 Operating agreement
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A. The board of supervisors of a county with a population of more than one million five hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census may enter into an operating agreement as provided by this chapter with a nonprofit corporation for purposes…
A.R.S. § 11-1403 Request for expressions of interest
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A. Before entering into an operating agreement, the board of supervisors shall publish, four times in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, a request for expressions of interest from existing nonprofit corporations and others. The request shall include the date on whi…
A.R.S. § 11-1404 Evaluation of expressions of interest
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A. The board of supervisors shall evaluate expressions of interest that are received and may award the operating agreement to a nonprofit corporation that is best qualified to perform the requirements of this chapter, except that the board of supervisors may agree to waive any or…
A.R.S. § 11-1405 Corporate board of directors; membership; terms of office of initial members
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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…
A.R.S. § 11-1406 Conflicts of interest
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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.R.S. § 11-1407 Corporate powers, immunities and limitations
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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…
A.R.S. § 11-1408 Other powers
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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…
A.R.S. § 11-1409 County responsibility for indigent sick
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This chapter does not relieve a county of its statutory residual responsibility relating to the indigent sick pursuant to section 11-291.
A.R.S. § 11-1431 Purposes of the nonprofit corporation
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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.R.S. § 11-1432 Lease of health system assets to nonprofit corporation
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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.R.S. § 11-1433 Power to acquire and operate community health system
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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.R.S. § 11-1434 Operating agreement; required provisions
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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.R.S. § 11-1435 Power to perform operating agreement
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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.R.S. § 11-1436 Renegotiation of agreements on change in county's health care duties
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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.R.S. § 11-1437 Transfer of county employees
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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…
A.R.S. § 11-1438 Existing construction contracts
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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.R.S. § 11-1439 Limitation of county liability
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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.R.S. § 11-1440 Corporate bonds
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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.R.S. § 11-1441 Honoring outstanding debt obligations of sponsoring county
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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…
A.R.S. § 11-1442 Annual audit and report
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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…