A.(1)  Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the sale of any hospital owned by a hospital service district in Jefferson Parish shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection.  The provisions of this Subsection shall apply to the sale of a hospital pursuant to authority granted by La. Rev. Stat. 33:4341 and any other authority granted by law.

(2)  The governing authority of the hospital service district shall submit a proposition to approve the sale of the hospital to the voters of the hospital service district in an election held for that purpose.

(3)  The hospital service district shall sell the hospital only if the proposed sale is approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the hospital service district voting on the proposition at an election held for that purpose and conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.

B.  The provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 33:4341 shall not apply to the lease of a hospital by a hospital service district in Jefferson Parish; the governing authority of the district may, by its own action, approve the lease of a hospital.

Acts 2001, No. 379, §2; Acts 2013, No. 111, §1, eff. June 5, 2013.