2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-3226. Leases from University Hospitals Authority to University Hospitals Trust.

A. Contingent upon the creation of the University Hospitals Trust as provided in Section 3224 of this title, the University Hospitals Authority is hereby authorized to lease, for a term of not more than fifty (50) years, renewable at the option of the Authority, all real property known as the University Hospitals and any other sites under the control of the Authority to the University Hospitals Trust. Any lease agreement made pursuant to this section shall be contingent upon:
1. Prior review by the Attorney General of any contractual agreement between the University Hospitals Trust and any entity authorized to transact business in the State of Oklahoma regarding the lease and operations of the University Hospitals. The Attorney General shall disapprove the agreement if it is determined that provisions of the agreement are not consistent with state law; and
2. The execution of an operating and lease agreement between the University Hospitals Trust and any entity authorized to transact business in the State of Oklahoma.
B. Concurrent with the execution of a lease of real property from the University Hospitals Authority to the University Hospitals Trust as provided in subsection A of this section, the Authority is authorized to transfer title to and possession of all tangible and intangible personal property under its control to the Trust. In any contractual agreement regarding the lease and operations of the University Hospitals between the University Hospitals Trust and any entity authorized to transact business in the State of Oklahoma, the Trust is authorized to sell or otherwise convey to such entity all tangible and intangible personal property the Trust may receive from the University Hospitals Authority. Any contract or other agreement which purports to exercise the powers authorized by this subsection is subject to review by the Contingency Review Board, as specified in Section 3225 of this title.
C. If a contracting entity fails to take possession of the leased premises or abandons or surrenders possession of the leased premises, other than to a state agency, at any time during the term of the lease between the University Hospitals Trust and the contracting entity, the interest in the real property leased to the University Hospitals Trust by the University Hospitals Authority shall revert to and be the sole and exclusive property of the University Hospitals Authority.
D. Contingent upon the execution of an agreement between the University Hospitals Trust and any entity authorized to transact business in the State of Oklahoma, as specified in subsection A of this section, the University Hospitals Authority is authorized to enter into an agreement for such entity to provide indigent care services and perform other related duties imposed upon the University Hospitals Authority by law. Such an agreement between the University Hospitals Authority and such entity is exempt from the requirements of the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act and any rules adopted by the University Hospitals Authority pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 263, § 5. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 321, § 7, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Laws 2000, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 8, § 12, eff. July 1, 2000.