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VA Code § 15.2-5359 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Hospital Authorities|§ 15.2-5359. Moneys received deemed trust funds

All moneys received pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter. Any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, such moneys are deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes hereof, subject to the provisions of this chapter and the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or the trust indenture securing the same.Code 1950, § 32-271.3; 1973, c. 462, § 15.1-1594; 1979, c. 719; 1997, c. 587.
VA Code § 15.2-5360 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Hospital Authorities|§ 15.2-5360. Protection and enforcement of rights and duties under chapter

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, or of any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust indenture securing the same, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust indenture or any resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, injunction, mandamus or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of this Commonwealth or granted by this chapter or under such trust indenture or resolution and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this chapter or by such trust indenture or resolution to be performed by the authority or by any officer, employee or agent thereof, including the fixing, charging and collection of fees, rents and other charges.Code 1950, § 32-271.4; 1973, c. 462, § 15.1-1595; 1979, c. 719; 1997, c. 587.
VA Code § 15.2-5361 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Hospital Authorities|§ 15.2-5361. Exemption from taxation

The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter shall be in all respects for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Commonwealth and for the promotion of their safety, health, welfare, convenience and prosperity. The operation and maintenance of any hospital project which the authority is authorized to undertake will constitute the performance of an essential governmental function; therefore, the authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any hospital project acquired or constructed by it. The bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free and exempt from taxation by the Commonwealth and any political subdivision thereof.Code 1950, § 32-271.5; 1973, c. 462, § 15.1-1596; 1979, c. 719; 1997, c. 587.
VA Code § 15.2-5362 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Hospital Authorities|§ 15.2-5362. Bonds legal investments; deposit with public agencies

Bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this chapter are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the Commonwealth and all its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, investment companies, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. Such bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the Commonwealth for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations of the Commonwealth is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.Code 1950, § 32-271.6; 1973, c. 462, § 15.1-1597; 1979, c. 719; 1997, c. 587.
VA Code § 15.2-5363 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Hospital Authorities|§ 15.2-5363. Chapter supplemental; application of other laws; consent of local governing bodies or other agencies not required

The foregoing sections of this chapter shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional and alternative method for doing the things authorized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws; the issuance of revenue bonds and revenue refunding bonds under the provisions of this chapter need not comply with the requirements of any other laws applicable to the issuance of bonds. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, none of the powers granted to the authority under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the supervision or regulation or require the approval or consent of any locality or any commission, board, bureau or agency of any of the foregoing.Code 1950, § 32-271.7; 1973, c. 462, § 15.1-1598; 1979, c. 719; 1997, c. 587.
VA Code § 15.2-5364 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Hospital Authorities|§ 15.2-5364. Liberal construction

This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the Commonwealth and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.Code 1950, § 32-271.8; 1973, c. 462, § 15.1-1599; 1979, c. 719; 1997, c. 587; 2015, c. 709.
VA Code § 15.2-5365 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Hospital Authorities|§ 15.2-5365. Proceedings for dissolution

Whenever it appears to the commissioners of an authority that the need, as provided in § 15.2-5305, for such authority in the city in which it was created no longer exists, upon petition by the commissioners to the circuit court for such city, after giving to the city ten days' notice and upon the production of satisfactory evidence in support of such petition, the court may, in its discretion, enter an order declaring that the need for such authority in the city no longer exists and approving a plan for completing the business of the authority, the payment or assumption of its obligations, and the transfer of its assets.Code 1950, § 32-275.1; 1962, c. 395, § 15.1-1600; 1979, c. 719; 1997, c. 587.
VA Code § 15.2-5366 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Hospital Authorities|§ 15.2-5366. When powers and duties cease to exist

If the court enters an order, as provided in § 15.2-5365, that the need for such authority no longer exists, except for completing its affairs in accordance with the plan approved by the court, its authorities, powers and duties to transact business or to function shall cease to exist as of the date set forth in the order of the court.Code 1950, § 32-275.2; 1962, c. 395, § 15.1-1601; 1979, c. 719; 1997, c. 587.
VA Code § 15.2-5367 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Hospital Authorities|§ 15.2-5367. (Effective until January 1, 2022) Appeal

An appeal may be granted by the Supreme Court of Virginia, or any judge thereof, to either the authority or the city from the judgment of the court, and the appeal shall be heard and determined without reference to the principles of demurrer to evidence. The trial court shall certify the facts in the case to the Supreme Court and the evidence shall be considered as on appeal in proceedings under Chapter 2 (§ 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1. By consent of both parties of record, the petition may be dismissed at any time before final judgment on the appeal.Code 1950, § 32-275.3; 1962, c. 395, § 15.1-1602; 1979, c. 719; 1997, c. 587; 2003, c. 940.
VA Code § 15.2-5367 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Hospital Authorities|§ 15.2-5367. (Effective January 1, 2022) Appeal

An appeal may be granted by the Supreme Court of Virginia, or any judge thereof, to either the authority or the city from the judgment of the court, and the appeal shall be heard and determined without reference to the principles of demurrer to evidence. The trial court shall certify the facts in the case to the Supreme Court and the evidence shall be considered as on appeal in proceedings under Chapter 2 (§ 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1. By consent of both parties of record, the petition may be dismissed at any time before final judgment on the appeal.Code 1950, § 32-275.3; 1962, c. 395, § 15.1-1602; 1979, c. 719; 1997, c. 587; 2003, c. 940.
VA Code § 15.2-5368 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53.1 - Southwest Virginia Health Authority|§ 15.2-5368. Southwest Virginia Health Authority established

A. There is hereby established a Health Authority for the LENOWISCO and Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commissions, the Counties of Smyth and Washington, and the City of Bristol.B. The General Assembly recognizes that rural communities such as those served by the Authority confront unique challenges in the effort to improve health care outcomes and access to quality health care. It is important to facilitate the provision of quality, cost-efficient medical care to rural patients. The provision of care by local providers is important to enhancing, fostering, and creating opportunities that advance health status and provide health-related economic benefits. The Authority shall establish regional health goals directed at improving access to care, advancing health status, targeting regional health issues, promoting technological advancement, ensuring accountability of the cost of care, enhancing academic engagement in regional health, strengthening the workforce for health-related careers, and improving health entity collaboration and regional integration where appropriate.C. Technological and improved scientific methods have contributed to the improvement of health care in the Commonwealth. The cost of improved technology and improved scientific methods for the provision of hospital care, particularly in rural communities, contributes substantially to the increasing cost of hospital care. Cost increases make it increasingly difficult for hospitals in rural areas of the Commonwealth, including those areas served by the Authority, to offer care. Cooperative agreements among hospitals and between hospitals and others for the provision of health care services may foster improvements in the quality of health care, moderate increases in cost, improve access to needed services in rural areas of the Commonwealth, and enhance the likelihood that smaller hospitals in the Commonwealth will remain open in beneficial service to their communities.2007, c. 676; 2009, c. 464; 2014, c. 236; 2015, c. 741.
VA Code § 15.2-5371 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53.1 - Southwest Virginia Health Authority|§ 15.2-5371. Decisions of Authority

A majority of the Authority shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. Actions of the Authority shall receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the quorum to be effective. No vacancy on the Authority shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all the duties of the Authority. The Authority shall determine the times and places of its regular meetings. Special meetings of the Authority shall be held when requested by two or more members of the Authority. Any such request for a special meeting shall be in writing, and the request shall specify the time and place of the meeting and the matters to be considered at the meeting. A reasonable effort shall be made to provide each member with notice of any special meeting. No matter not specified in the notice shall be considered at such special meeting unless all the members of the Authority are present.2007, c. 676; 2010, c. 575.
VA Code § 15.2-5372 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53.1 - Southwest Virginia Health Authority|§ 15.2-5372. Payment to members of Authority

The members of the Authority may be paid for their services compensation in either (i) the amount provided in the general appropriation act for members of the General Assembly engaged in legislative business between sessions or (ii) a lesser amount as determined by the Authority. Members may be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825, if approved by the Authority. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Authority.2007, c. 676.
VA Code § 15.2-5373 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53.1 - Southwest Virginia Health Authority|§ 15.2-5373. Executive director; staff

The Authority shall appoint an executive director, who shall be authorized to employ such staff as necessary to enable the Authority to perform its duties as set forth in this chapter. No such person shall contemporaneously serve as a member of the Authority. The Authority is authorized to determine the duties of such staff and to fix salaries and compensation from such funds as may be received or appropriated.2007, c. 676.
VA Code § 15.2-5375 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53.1 - Southwest Virginia Health Authority|§ 15.2-5375. Appropriations to Authority

Any participating locality is authorized to make appropriations to the Authority from available funds or from funds provided for the purpose by bond issues for the acquisition of land or improvements to land or the construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of any hospital or health center operated or controlled or proposed to be operated or controlled by the Authority. The participating locality may also transfer to the Authority, with or without consideration, real or personal property for any or all of such purposes.2007, c. 676.
VA Code § 15.2-5376 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53.1 - Southwest Virginia Health Authority|§ 15.2-5376. Issuance of bonds by participating localities and validation thereof

Any participating locality may issue its general obligation bonds in the manner provided in the Public Finance Act (§ 15.2-2600 et seq.) in furtherance of the establishment, construction, or enlargement of a hospital or health center. The industrial development authority of any participating locality may issue its bonds in the manner provided in the Industrial Development and Revenue Bond Act (§ 15.2-4900 et seq.) in furtherance of the establishment, construction, enlargement, or operation of a nonprofit or not-for-profit hospital or health center with the concurrence of the governing body of the participating locality.2007, c. 676; 2013, c. 660.
VA Code § 15.2-5377 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53.1 - Southwest Virginia Health Authority|§ 15.2-5377. Issuance and sale of bonds

Any bonds issued by the Authority may be issued in one or more series, shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates payable at such time or times, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such registration privileges, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium, as the Authority by resolution may prescribe. Such bonds may be sold at public or private sale for such price or prices as the Authority determines.2007, c. 676.
VA Code § 15.2-5378 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53.1 - Southwest Virginia Health Authority|§ 15.2-5378. Provisions to secure payment of bonds

Any Authority resolution authorizing the issuance of any bonds may contain provisions, which shall be a part of the contract with the holders of the bonds, (i) pledging any or all revenues of the hospital or health center to secure the payment of the interest on such bonds and to create a sinking fund to retire the principal thereof at maturity; (ii) providing for the granting of a lien on or the creation of a security interest in any property, real or personal, of the Authority as security for the payment of the principal of, and interest on, such bonds and the due and punctual performance of any agreements made in connection therewith; (iii) providing for such schedule of fees and charges as will produce funds sufficient to pay operating costs and debt service until such bonds are retired; and (iv) prescribing the rights, obligations, powers, and duties of the Authority, the trustee under any trust indenture under which the bonds are issued, and the bondholders, in connection with or pertaining to such bonds.2007, c. 676.
VA Code § 15.2-5379 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53.1 - Southwest Virginia Health Authority|§ 15.2-5379. Bonds made legal investments

Any bonds issued pursuant to the authority of this chapter are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of this Commonwealth and all political subdivisions thereof, all insurance companies and associations, and all savings banks and savings institutions, including savings and loan associations, in the Commonwealth may properly and legally invest funds in their control.2007, c. 676.
VA Code § 15.2-5380 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53.1 - Southwest Virginia Health Authority|§ 15.2-5380. Bonds payable from revenues of hospital or health centers

Any bonds issued under this chapter shall be payable only from the revenues and receipts of the hospital or health center for the acquisition, establishment, or construction of which the bonds were issued and from any property the Authority has made subject to a lien to secure such bonds. The bonds and other obligations of the Authority shall not be a debt of any locality or of the Commonwealth, and neither the Authority members nor any person executing the bonds or other obligations shall be liable personally thereon by reason of the issuance thereof.2007, c. 676.
VA Code § 15.2-5381 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53.1 - Southwest Virginia Health Authority|§ 15.2-5381. Property of Authority exempt from foreclosure or execution sale and judgment lien

No interest of the Authority in any property, real or personal, shall be subject to sale by foreclosure of a mortgage, trust indenture, or any other instrument, either through judicial proceedings or the exercise of a power of sale contained in the instrument. All Authority property shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or judicial process shall issue against the Authority. No judgment against the Authority shall be a charge or lien upon its property, real or personal.Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the owner of a leasehold interest granted by the Authority from granting a lien or other security interest in his leasehold that would be subject to sale or foreclosure as provided in any instrument creating the lien or other security interest. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the Authority from granting a lien on or creating a security interest in Authority property, real or personal, to secure any bonds issued under this chapter, any of which property will be subject to sale or foreclosure as provided in the instrument granting such lien or creating such security interest.2007, c. 676.
VA Code § 15.2-5382 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53.1 - Southwest Virginia Health Authority|§ 15.2-5382. Receiver

The Authority may, by its trust indenture given to secure bond issues or other obligations, provide for the appointment of a receiver of the hospital or health center or that part thereof acquired or constructed from funds received from a sale of bonds secured by the pledge of its revenues. If a receiver is appointed, he may enter, take possession of, operate, and maintain such hospital or health center or part thereof; collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues, or other charges arising therefrom in the same manner as the Authority might do; keep such moneys in a separate account or accounts; and apply the moneys in accordance with the obligations of the Authority as the court directs.2007, c. 676.
VA Code § 15.2-5383 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53.1 - Southwest Virginia Health Authority|§ 15.2-5383. Eminent domain

The Authority shall have the right to acquire by eminent domain any real property, including fixtures and improvements, that it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter after it adopts a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the property described therein is in the public interest and necessary for public use. The Authority may exercise the power of eminent domain pursuant to the provisions of any applicable statutory provision now in force or hereafter enacted for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by any locality.Property already devoted to a public use may be acquired; however, no property belonging to any locality, government, religious corporation, unincorporated church, or charitable corporation may be acquired without its consent.2007, c. 676.
VA Code § 15.2-5384 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53.1 - Southwest Virginia Health Authority|§ 15.2-5384. Records and reports

The Authority shall keep and preserve complete records of its operations and transactions, which records shall be open to inspection by the participating subdivisions at all times. It shall make reports to such subdivisions annually and at such other times as they may require.2007, c. 676.
VA Code § 15.2-5385 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns|Chapter 53.1 - Southwest Virginia Health Authority|§ 15.2-5385. Chapter supplemental; application of other laws; consent of local governing bodies or other agencies not required

The provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional, and alternative method for doing the things authorized herein and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws; the issuance of revenue bonds and revenue refunding bonds under the provisions of this chapter need not comply with the requirements of any other laws applicable to the issuance of bonds. Activities conducted pursuant to cooperative agreements approved and supervised by the Commissioner are immunized from challenge or scrutiny under the Commonwealth's antitrust laws. It is the intention of the General Assembly that this chapter shall also immunize cooperative agreements approved and supervised by the Commissioner from challenge or scrutiny under federal antitrust law. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, none of the powers granted to the Authority under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the supervision or regulation or require the approval or consent of any locality or any authority, board, bureau, or agency of any of the foregoing. Nothing in this chapter shall affect the authority of the Attorney General to conduct appropriate reviews under Chapter 20 (§ 32.1-373 et seq.) of Title 32.1.2007, c. 676; 2015, c. 741.