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NC Gen Stat § 131E-11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-11 - Federal and State aid.

 131E-11. Federal and State aid.Every municipality or nonprofit association is authorized to accept and disburse federal and State moneys, whether made available by grant, loan, gift or devise, to carry out the purposes of this Part. All federal moneys shall be accepted and disbursed upon the terms and conditions prescribed by the United States, if the terms and conditions are consistent with State law. All State moneys shall be accepted and disbursed upon the terms and conditions prescribed by either or both the State and the North Carolina Medical Care Commission. Unless the terms and conditions provide otherwise, the chief financial officer of the municipality shall deposit all moneys received under this section and keep them in separate trust funds. (1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-12 - Public purposes.

 131E-12. Public purposes.The exercise of the powers, privileges, and authorities conferred on municipalities by this Part are public and government functions, exercised for a public purpose and matters of public necessity. In the case of a county, the exercise of the powers, privileges and authorities conferred by this Part is a county function and purpose, as well as a public and governmental function. In the case of any municipality other than a county, the exercise of the powers, privileges, and authorities conferred by this Part is a municipal function and purpose, as well as a public and governmental function. (1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-14 - Lease or sale of hospital facilities to certain nonprofit corporations.

 131E-14. Lease or sale of hospital facilities to certain nonprofit corporations.If a municipality or hospital authority leases, sells, or conveys a hospital facility, or part, to a nonprofit corporation of which a majority of voting members of its governing body is not appointed or controlled by the municipality or hospital authority, the procedural requirements set forth in G.S. 131E-13(d) shall apply. (1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1066, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-14.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-14.1 - Branch facilities.

 131E-14.1. Branch facilities.Notwithstanding anything in this Article, any municipality owning and operating a hospital organized under the provisions of this Part or Part 3 or any nonprofit corporation which leases or operates a hospital facility pursuant to an agreement with the municipality may erect, remodel, enlarge, purchase, finance, and operate branches and related facilities within this State but outside the boundaries of the county subject to the following limitations:(1) No moneys derived from the exercise by the owning municipality of its power of taxation shall be expended on facilities located outside its boundaries;(2) No moneys derived from the issuance by the owning municipality of its bonds or notes shall be expended on facilities located outside its boundaries;(3) The owning municipality shall not possess the power of eminent domain or have the right of condemnation with respect to hospital facilities located outside its boundaries; and(4) The power conferred on counties by G.S. 153A-169 and G.S. 153A-170 to adopt ordinances regulating the use of county-owned property and parking on county-owned property shall not extend to hospital facilities located outside its boundaries unless the board of commissioners of the county in which the facility is located shall by resolution permit any such ordinance to be applicable within its jurisdiction.(5), (6) Repealed by Session Laws 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 676, s. 1. (1983, c. 578, s. 1; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 676, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-15 - Title and purpose.

 131E-15. Title and purpose.(a) This Part shall be known as the "Hospital Authorities Act."(b) The General Assembly finds and declares that in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, including that of low income persons, it is necessary that counties and cities be authorized to provide adequate hospital, medical, and health care and that the provision of such care is a public purpose. Therefore, the purpose of this Part is to provide an alternate method for counties and cities to provide hospital, medical, and health care. (1943, c. 780, ss. 1, 2; 1971, c. 799; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-17 - Creation of a hospital authority.

 131E-17. Creation of a hospital authority.(a) A hospital authority may be created whenever a city council or a county board of commissioners finds and adopts a resolution finding that it is in the interest of the public health and welfare to create a hospital authority.(b) After the adoption of a resolution creating a hospital authority, the mayor or the chairman of the county board of commissioners shall appoint commissioners in accordance with G.S. 131E-18.(c) The commissioners shall be a public body and a body corporate and politic upon the completion of the procedures described in G.S. 131E-19. (1943, c. 780, s. 4; 1971, c. 799; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-20 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-20 - Boundaries of the authority.

 131E-20. Boundaries of the authority.(a) The territorial boundaries of a hospital authority shall include the city or county creating the authority and the area within 10 miles from the territorial boundaries of that city or county. However, a hospital authority may engage in health care activities in a county outside its territorial boundaries pursuant to:(1) An agreement with a hospital facility if only one hospital currently exists in that county;(2) An agreement with any hospital if more than one hospital currently exists in that county; or(3) An agreement with any health care agency if no hospital currently exists in that county.In no event shall the territorial boundaries of a hospital authority include, in whole or in part, the area of any previously existing hospital authority. All priorities shall be determined on the basis of the time of issuance of the certificates of incorporation by the Secretary of State.  (b) After the creation of an authority, the subsequent existence within its territorial boundaries of more than one city or county shall in no way affect the territorial boundaries of the authority. (1943, c. 780, s. 4; 1971, c. 799; 1983, c. 775, s. 1; 1993, c. 529, s. 6.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-22 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-22 - Removal of commissioners.

 131E-22. Removal of commissioners.(a) The appointing authority, as stated in G.S. 131E-18, may remove a commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office. A commissioner may be removed only after he or she has been given a copy of the charges and provided the opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. A commissioner is entitled to at least 10 days after receipt of the notice to prepare for a hearing before the mayor or the chairman of the county.(b) An obligee of the authority may file with the mayor or the chairman of the county board of commissioners written charges that the authority is willfully violating the laws of the State or a term, provision, or covenant to any contract to which the authority is a party. The mayor or the chairman of the county board of commissioners shall give each of the commissioners a copy of the charges at least 10 days prior to the hearing on the charges. The commissioners shall be provided an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. The mayor or the chairman of the county board of commissioners shall, within 15 days after receipt of the charges, remove any commissioners of the authority who are found to have acquiesced in any willful violation. If a commissioner has not filed a written statement before the hearing with the authority stating his or her objections to or lack of participation in the violation, the commissioner shall be deemed to have acquiesced in a willful violation.(c) If, after due and diligent search, a commissioner to whom charges are required to be delivered cannot be found within the county where the authority is located, the charges shall be deemed to be served upon the commissioner when it is mailed to the commissioner at the commissioner's last known address as the same appears on the records of the authority.(d) In the event of the removal of any commissioner, the mayor shall file in the office of the city clerk, or the chairman of the county board of commissioners shall file with the county clerk, a record of the proceedings together with the charges against the commissioner and the findings. (1943, c. 780, s. 8; 1971, c. 799; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-24 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-24 - Eminent domain.

 131E-24. Eminent domain.(a) A hospital authority may acquire by eminent domain any real property, including fixtures and improvements, which it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Part. The hospital authority may exercise the power of eminent domain under the provisions of Chapter 40A of the General Statutes or any other statute now in force or subsequently enacted for the exercise of the power of eminent domain.(b) No property belonging to any city, town, or county, any government, religious or charitable organization, or to any existing hospital or clinic may be acquired without its consent. No property belonging to a public utility corporation may be acquired without the approval of the commission or other officer or agency, if any, having regulatory power over the corporation.(c) The right of eminent domain shall not be exercised unless and until a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the facility has been issued by the North Carolina Utilities Commission. The proceedings leading up to issuing of the certificate of public convenience and necessity, and the right of appeal from the proceedings shall be governed by the Public Utilities Act, Chapter 62 of the General Statutes, and the rights under that act are hereby expressly reserved to all interested parties in the proceedings. In addition to the powers now granted by law to the North Carolina Utilities Commission, the Utilities Commission is authorized to investigate and examine all facilities set up or attempted to be set up under this Part and to determine the question of public convenience and necessity for the facility. (1943, s. 780, s. 10; 1971, c. 799; 1981, c. 919, s. 18; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-25 - Zoning and building laws.

 131E-25. Zoning and building laws.All hospital facilities of the authority shall be subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary and building laws, ordinances and regulations applicable to the locality in which the hospital facility is situated. (1943, c. 780, s. 11; 1971, c. 799; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-26 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-26 - Revenue bonds and notes.

 131E-26. Revenue bonds and notes.(a) A hospital authority shall have the power to issue revenue bonds under the Local Government Revenue Bond Act, Chapter 159 of the General Statutes, Article 5, or the bond and revenue anticipation provisions of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes, Article 9, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, enlarging, bettering, equipping, extending or operating hospital facilities.(b) A hospital authority shall have the power to borrow for the purposes above enumerated upon its notes or other evidences of indebtedness, subject to the approval of the Local Government Commission as provided in G.S. 131E-32(c). Such approval shall be required regardless of the amount of any such borrowing. Any borrowing by a hospital authority before the date of ratification of Part 2 of Article 2 of this Chapter, whether or not approved by the Local Government Commission, is valid, ratified and confirmed. (1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-27 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-27 - Contracts with federal government.

 131E-27. Contracts with federal government.A hospital authority is authorized:(1) To borrow money and accept grants from the federal government for or to aid in the construction of a hospital facility;(2) To acquire any land acquired by the federal government for the construction of a hospital facility; and(3) To acquire, lease or manage any hospital facility constructed or owned by the federal government.To these ends, a hospital authority is authorized to enter into contracts, mortgages, trust indentures, leases or other agreements giving the federal government the right to supervise and approve the construction, maintenance and operation of the hospital facility. It is the purpose and intent of this Part to authorize every hospital authority to do any and all things necessary to secure the financial aid and cooperation of the federal government in the construction, maintenance, and operation of hospital facilities. (1943, c. 780, s. 19; 1971, c. 799; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-29 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-29 - Audits and recommendations.

 131E-29. Audits and recommendations.Each hospital authority shall file with the mayor of the city or the chairman of the county board of commissioners at least annually an audit report by a certified public accountant of its activities for the preceding year, and shall make any recommendations necessary to carry out the purposes of this Part. (1943, c. 780, s. 22; 1971, c. 799; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-30 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-30 - Appropriations.

 131E-30. Appropriations.Each year the governing body of a city or county in which the hospital authority is located may appropriate and transfer funds to the authority. The appropriations shall be from the General Fund and may not exceed five percent (5%) of the General Fund. Money appropriated and paid to the hospital authority by a city or county shall be deemed a necessary expense of the city or county. However, the appropriations shall not be deemed to be a revenue of the authority for the purpose of bonds of the hospital authority issued under the Local Government Revenue Bond Act, Chapter 159 of the General Statutes, Article 5. (1943, c. 780, s. 25; 1971, c. 780, s. 23; c. 799; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-31 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-31 - Transfers of property by a city or county to a hospital authority.

 131E-31. Transfers of property by a city or county to a hospital authority.(a) A city or county may lease, sell, convey, or otherwise transfer, with or without consideration or with nominal consideration, any property, whether real or personal or mixed, to a hospital authority whose territorial boundaries include at least part of the city or county. A hospital authority is authorized to accept such lease, transfer, assignment or conveyance and to bind itself to the performance and observation of any agreements and conditions required by the city or county.(b) If a city or county sells, conveys, or otherwise irrevocably transfers to a hospital authority property with a market value in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), and if the hospital authority accepts this property, the mayor of the city or the chairman of the county board of commissioners shall have the right to name additional commissioners to serve on the authority. The number of additional commissioners shall be such that the proportion of additional commissioners to existing commissioners is approximately equal to the proportion of the total value being transferred to the hospital authority to the total value of property already held by the authority. The determination of the ratios will be made solely by the governing body of the city or county transferring the property to the hospital authority; however, in no event shall fewer than two nor more than nine commissioners be added to the hospital authority. The total number of commissioners shall be increased by the number of commissioners added under this subsection. The times of commencement and expiration of the initial terms of the commissioners being added shall be determined by agreement between the hospital authority and the governing body of the city or county. After the expiration of the initial terms, subsequent terms will be three years. Copies of the agreement setting out the number of persons being added and the terms of each shall be filed with the clerk of the city or the clerk of the county board of commissioners making the transfer and, thereafter, copies of the reports referred to in G.S. 131E-29 shall be filed with the clerk of the city or the clerk of the county board of commissioners. (1943, c. 780, s. 26; 1961, c. 988, s. 2; 1971, c. 799; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-33 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-33 - Part controlling.

 131E-33. Part controlling.Insofar as the provisions of this Part are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this Part shall be controlling; however this Part shall not be construed as preventing a city, town, or county from establishing and operating a hospital under the authority of any other law now or hereafter in effect. (1943, c. 780, s. 28; 1971, c. 799; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-40 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-40 - Title and purpose.

 131E-40. Title and purpose.(a) This Part shall be known as the "Hospital District Act."(b) It is the purpose of this Part to authorize the creation of hospital districts to furnish hospital, clinical and similar services to the people of this State.(c) This Part provides an additional and alternative method for the provision of hospital, clinical and similar services.(d) This Part shall be construed liberally to effect its purposes. (1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-41 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-41 - Methods of creation of a hospital district.

 131E-41. Methods of creation of a hospital district.(a) The voters of an area may petition their county board of commissioners and the North Carolina Medical Care Commission for the creation of a hospital district. All of the area proposed to be included within a hospital district must be located within one county. The petition shall be signed by at least 500 voters of the area described in the petition. However, if the area has less than 1,100 voters, then the minimum number of petitioners shall be 250 voters. The petition shall set forth:(1) A description of the area to be included within the proposed hospital district;(2) The names of all municipalities located in whole or in part in the proposed hospital district;(3) The names of all publicly owned hospitals in the proposed hospital district;(4) The purpose or purposes sought to be accomplished by the creation of the hospital district; and(5) The proposed name of the hospital district.The petition shall be delivered to the county board of commissioners of the county in which the proposed hospital district would be located. If the county board of commissioners approves the creation of the hospital district, they shall have the petition delivered to the North Carolina Medical Care Commission for review under G.S. 131E-42.  (b) In the alternative, the county board of commissioners, in its discretion, may create a hospital district by resolution. This authority exists only when one hospital district already exists in the county, or when a special tax levy for hospital purposes has been authorized or is now authorized with respect to a portion of the county. This power is limited to establishing a hospital district in the area lying outside the existing hospital district or outside the portion of the county in which a hospital tax levy has been or is now authorized. When a county board of commissioners exercises its power under this subsection, all other provisions of this Part shall be applicable, except as modified by this subsection. (1949, c. 766, s. 5; 1953, c. 1045, s. 1; 1959, cc. 877, 1074; 1971, c. 780, s. 37.4; 1973, c. 476, s. 152; c. 494, s. 45; c. 1090, s. 1; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-43 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-43 - Limitation of actions.

 131E-43. Limitation of actions.Any action or proceeding in any court to set aside a resolution of the North Carolina Medical Care Commission creating any hospital district, or questioning the validity of the resolution, or the creation of any hospital district, or the inclusion in the district of any of the territory described in the resolution creating the district, must be commenced within 30 days after the first publication of the resolution and notice required by G.S. 131E-42(e). Thereafter, no right of action or defense founded upon the invalidity of a resolution or the creation of a district or the inclusion of any territory in the district shall be asserted, nor shall the validity of the resolution or the creation of the district or the inclusion of any territory be open to question in any court upon any ground, except in any action or proceeding commenced within the 30-day period. (1949, c. 766, s. 5; 1951, c. 805; 1953, c. 1045, s. 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 152; c. 1090, s. 1; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)