As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Authority” or “hospital authority” means a public body and a body corporate and public organized in accordance with this chapter for the purposes, with the powers, and subject to the restrictions set forth in this chapter;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-57-103

  • Board: means the board of trustees of an authority. See Tennessee Code 7-57-103
  • chief legislative body: means the county legislative body. See Tennessee Code 7-57-103
  • County mayor: means and includes "county executive" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Creating municipality: means any city or metropolitan government having a population of not less than two hundred thousand (200,000), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, or any county in which any such city shall be situated, that shall create an authority pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 7-57-103
  • Executive officer: means the mayor, county mayor, or other chief executive officer of any creating or participating municipality. See Tennessee Code 7-57-103
  • Governing body: means the chief legislative body of any creating or participating municipality. See Tennessee Code 7-57-103
  • Metropolitan government: means the political entity created by consolidation of all, or substantially all, of the political and corporate functions of a county and a city or cities. See Tennessee Code 7-1-101
  • Ordinance: means any ordinance adopted by governing bodies pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 7-57-103
  • Participating municipality: means any city, town or county, which city, town or county, pursuant to a resolution of its governing body and an agreement with the creating municipality, shall have sold, leased, dedicated, donated or otherwise conveyed its hospitals to the authority for operation by the authority in order to make such hospital an operational part of its health care system. See Tennessee Code 7-57-103
  • Resolution: means any resolution adopted by governing bodies pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 7-57-103
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 7-57-103
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) “Board” means the board of trustees of an authority;
(3) “Creating municipality” means any city or metropolitan government having a population of not less than two hundred thousand (200,000), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, or any county in which any such city shall be situated, that shall create an authority pursuant to this chapter;
(4) “Executive officer” means the mayor, county mayor, or other chief executive officer of any creating or participating municipality;
(5) “Federal government” includes the United States or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States;
(6) “Governing body” means the chief legislative body of any creating or participating municipality; in counties having the commission form of government “chief legislative body” means the county legislative body;
(7) “Hospital” and “hospital project” means and includes any one (1) or more hospitals and related facilities, including, but not limited to, land and interests in land, facilities and equipment for the treatment of all classes of patients, laboratories, clinics, treatment centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, extended care facilities, dormitories, training facilities for medical students, doctors, nurses and all other medical or paramedical personnel, administration and office buildings, garages, parking lots and such other structures, facilities and improvements necessary or convenient to the development and maintenance of hospitals, and for the provision of health care;
(8) “Ordinance” means any ordinance adopted by governing bodies pursuant to this chapter;
(9) “Participating municipality” means any city, town or county, which city, town or county, pursuant to a resolution of its governing body and an agreement with the creating municipality, shall have sold, leased, dedicated, donated or otherwise conveyed its hospitals to the authority for operation by the authority in order to make such hospital an operational part of its health care system;
(10) “Resolution” means any resolution adopted by governing bodies pursuant to this chapter;
(11) “State” means the state of Tennessee; and
(12) “Trustee” means one (1) of the members of the board of an authority appointed in accordance with this chapter.
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