The authority shall require that use of hospital facilities assisted under this article shall be open to all regardless of race, religion, sex or creed, and that contractors and subcontractors engage in the construction or alteration of such hospital facilities shall provide an equal opportunity for employment, without discrimination as to race, religion, sex or creed. The hospital to which any hospital loan is made shall covenant with the authority that the nondiscrimination provision shall be enforced.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-29A-21

  • Authority: means the West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority created by section four of this article, the duties, powers, responsibilities and functions of which are specified in this article. See West Virginia Code 16-29A-3
  • Construction: means and includes new construction, reconstruction, enlargement, improvement and providing furnishings or equipment. See West Virginia Code 16-29A-3
  • Hospital: means a corporation, association, institution or establishment for the care of those who require medical treatment, which may be a public or private corporation or association, or state-owned or operated establishment and specifically includes nursing homes which are licensed under chapter sixteen of this code or those facilities certified under the Social Security Act as intermediate care facilities for individuals with an intellectual disability. See West Virginia Code 16-29A-3
  • Hospital facilities: means any real or personal property suitable and intended for, or incidental or ancillary to, use by a hospital and includes: Outpatient clinics. See West Virginia Code 16-29A-3
  • Hospital loan: means a loan made by the authority to a hospital and specifically includes financings by the authority for hospital facilities pursuant to lease-purchase agreements, installment sale or other similar agreements. See West Virginia Code 16-29A-3
  Previous
Next  
 Article 29A Contents